Northern Ireland News for February 2015

Business News, Feb 27, 2015
Airbnb Announces Expansion Plans
Hospitality firm, Airbnb, has confirmed a lease for 'The Warehouse', a planned 40,000 square foot contemporary office space at Hanover Quay in Dublin. The 19th century derelict warehouse will restore...
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Northern Ireland News, Feb 27, 2015
SSE Airtricity Confirms Price Cuts
SSE Airtricity has confirmed it is to cut its gas and electricity prices for homes and small businesses in Northern Ireland. Natural gas prices will be reduced by 7.8% and electricity prices by 8%. ...
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Recruitment News, Feb 27, 2015
220 Job Losses In Dublin And Kerry
Fianna Fáil spokesperson on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Dara Calleary TD, has said the loss of more than 220 jobs in Dublin and Kerry is a major setback. Deputy Calleary made the comments as it ...
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UK National News, Feb 27, 2015
Man Jailed For Nursery Rape
A man has been jailed for eight years for the rape of a young boy at a nursery in Scotland. 30-year-old Mark Maclennan, of Bath, was found guilty of raping the boy, who was aged 3 at the time, at a n...
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UK National News, Feb 27, 2015
Police Divers Searching Lake For Missing Bristol Teenager
Specialist police divers are searching a lake in St George's Park for missing Bristol teenager, Rebecca Watts. The 16-year-old has been missing for eight days, sparking a major search operation, invo...
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UK National News, Feb 27, 2015
Prime Minister Defends Security Services Over 'Jihadi John' Criticism
David Cameron has defended the UK security services after it was revealed that the Londoner identified as 'Jihadi John' was known to them. The man known as 'Jihadi John', who has appeared in a number...
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UK National News, Feb 27, 2015
Royal Mail Announce Stamp Price Rise
Royal Mail has announced a price increase on first and second class stamps, to be introduced on 30 March. First class stamps will cost 63p each, with second class costing 54p. The firm also announce...
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Northern Ireland News, Feb 27, 2015
Man Jailed For Possessing Explosives
A 23-year-old man from Belfast has been jailed after he was caught with a bomb in the city last year. Connor Hughes, 23, from Altan Close in Dunmurry, was arrested in the Shaws Road area of west Bel...
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UK National News, Feb 27, 2015
Labour Pledge To Cut Tuition Fees To £6,000
Labour has pledged to cut tuition fees in England to £6,000 if it wins the next General Election. Announcing the pledge, party leader Ed Miliband, said the change would be paid for by reducing tax re...
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Northern Ireland News, Feb 27, 2015
Warning Of 'Treacherous Driving Conditions' On M1
Police have issued a warning of "treacherous driving conditions" on the M1 motorway following numerous crashes on Friday morning. It is understood a number of vehicles have been involved in accidents...
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UK National News, Feb 27, 2015
Gary Glitter Sentenced To 16 Years
Paul Gadd, better known by his stage name, Gary Glitter, has been sentenced to 16 years in jail for the sexual abuse of three girls between 1975 and 1980. Gadd was convicted of attempted rape, four c...
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Northern Ireland News, Feb 27, 2015
Man Charged With Murder Of Pauline Carmichael
Police investigating the death of Pauline Carmichael have charged a 37-year-old man with her murder. Ms Carmichael's body was found on the shore of Lough Neagh on Wednesday. A search operation was ...
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UK National News, Feb 27, 2015
MP Claims LU Worker Sacked For 'Having Epilepsy'
A 29-year-old female Tube worker has been sacked for having epilepsy, Labour MP Kate Hoey has claimed. The former minister claims that Karen Guyott has been "dismissed due to her epilepsy", around fi...
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UK National News, Feb 27, 2015
Other News In Brief
Council Wants Locals To Take Over Toilet Cleaning North Devon Council are hoping to save money by asking locals to clean public toilets in their areas. The council said it costs £320,000 a ...
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Northern Ireland News, Feb 27, 2015
NI's Most Popular Baby Names Revealed
The most popular baby names for Northern Ireland in 2014 have been released in a new report. The information, published by the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), revealed that ...
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Northern Ireland News, Feb 27, 2015
First Minister's Visit Described As 'Historic'
Sinn Féin has described a visit to the Kennedy Centre on the Falls Road by First Minister Peter Robinson as "historic". It is the first time Mr Robinson has ever visited the centre, where is speaking...
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Northern Ireland News, Feb 27, 2015
Masked Men Force Gritter Lorry To Carry 'Device' To Police Station
An investigation is underway after a group of masked men forced a gritter lorry driver to take a "device" to Strand Road Police Station in L'Derry. It is understood the driver was stopped by a group ...
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Northern Ireland News, Feb 27, 2015
Other News In Brief
Carl Frampton Set To Defend Title Carl Frampton is preparing to defend his IBF world Super Bantamweight title this weekend. The boxer, who is from Tiger's Bay, is due to go up against Chris ...
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Business News, Feb 26, 2015
Over 400 New Jobs For Belfast And L'Derry
First Minister Peter Robinson and deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness have announced Kainos Software Ltd is to create 403 new jobs in Belfast and Londonderry. Kainos is a leading digital technolo...
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Northern Ireland News, Feb 26, 2015
Ulster Bank Reports £600m Profit
Ulster Bank has recorded its first annual profit since 2008. The bank welcomed the figures, which revealed an operating profit of just over £600m last year. In 2013, the bank recorded a loss of £1...
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Northern Ireland News, Feb 26, 2015
£2.5m Investment For New Sports Pitches
The Department for Social Development (DSD) has announced a £2.5m investment to build seven new sports pitches across Northern Ireland. Four of the new pitches will be built at four Orange Lodge grou...
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Northern Ireland News, Feb 26, 2015
Man Injured After Bomb Explodes
A man has been injured in Co Armagh after a bomb exploded. It is understood the man was attempting to remove a poster from a lamppost in the Corliss Road area of Crossmaglen a device exploded. He ...
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Northern Ireland News, Feb 26, 2015
More Than 400 New Jobs Announced By Kainos
More than 400 new jobs are to be created by Belfast-based IT firm Kainos. The company has announced that 403 new jobs will be created as part of a "major expansion". A number of the new roles are un...
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Northern Ireland News, Feb 26, 2015
Masked Men Threaten NIE Workers
A group of masked men threatened staff from Northern Ireland Electricity (NIE) in L'Derry on Wednesday night. The gang also set fire to an NIE van in the Linsfort Drive area. Sinn Féin councillor Ca...
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UK National News, Feb 26, 2015
Identity Of 'Jihadi John' Revealed
"Jihadi John", the moniker given to an Islamic State militant seen in a number of beheading videos, has been named as Mohammed Emwazi. According to a report by the BBC, UK security forces have known ...
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UK National News, Feb 26, 2015
Police Continue Search For Missing Bristol Teenager
Police have renewed their appeal for help in tracing missing Bristol teenager, Rebecca Watts. The 16-year-old has been missing since last Thursday, when she failed to return home. Police said that t...
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UK National News, Feb 26, 2015
New Rochdale Council Leaders Named
Communities Secretary Eric Pickles has named five government commissioners who will take over the running of Rotherham Council. After an investigation into allegations of child sexual exploitation in...
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UK National News, Feb 26, 2015
62-Year-Old Admits Possession Of Bomb-Making Materials
Firefighters tackling a blaze at a tower block in Edinburgh uncovered bomb-making equipment. The man who lived at the flat, 62-year-old Faris al-Khori, pleaded guilty to possessing explosive ingredie...
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UK National News, Feb 26, 2015
60 New Jobs In Aerospace Company Expansion
Sixty new jobs are to be created in Deeside, north Wales, by American aerospace company, the Triumph Group. The company is creating the jobs with a £5m investment in an expansion of its current site,...
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UK National News, Feb 26, 2015
Man Arrested Over Kieran McGrath Murder
Detectives investigating the death of a man outside a police station in Greater Manchester have arrested three men. Kieran McGrath, 26, was shot outside the Sheldon Arms pub on 04 October last year. ...
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