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14/03/2012
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Man Arrested In Connection With Poleglass ‘Busjacking’
A 31-year-old man has been arrested in relation to the attempted hijacking of a Translink bus in Poleglass, on the outskirts of Belfast. Police are questioning the detained man. The incident happened on Tuesday night and it is understood the arrested man is helping police with their enquiries. There are no further details.
No Irish" Bricklayer Ad Causes Controversy
An ad on Gumtree in Australia looking for a bricklayer has come under fire for stating, “No Irish”. In what sounds like the start of a joke the ad was posted by an Englishman and an Irishman. The Irish Times rang the telephone number on the now deleted ad and spoke to a man with Northern Irish accent who wouldn’t give his name but admitted to placing the ad. “They were just not turning [up]. It’s a lot different over here, so it is,” he told the Irish Times. “Coming in hungover on a Monday morning is no good . . . I’m trying to run a business here. I know it sounds bad, but I haven’t meant anything bad by it.” A few minutes after the phone conversation ended the newspaper received a call from the same mobile number, this time from an Englishman who claimed responsibility for the ad, “I don’t have any problem with [the] Irish whatsoever.” Australia’s race discrimination commissioner Helen Szoke has said the advert amounted to discrimination.
NI House Prices Down 70%
House prices in Northern Ireland are continuing to plummet at an unprecedented rate according to recent figures. The Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) have revealed that NI house prices are down as much as 65%- 70% since the 2007 property market boom. Meanwhile RICS have said that the bottom of the housing market for the country may not be far off if prices continue to fall at this rate.A total of 53% of those who responded to the February survey reported that prices are the same and 47% reported them falling. The group did however report that the number of house sales was up reflecting the spring market when sales usually do start to improve. A spokesperson for RICS said:"I think the key theme for this year is not to expect the unexpected. "Average prices will continue to come under pressure, though the view is that this will be less so in the greater Belfast and Lisburn areas than elsewhere."
(LB/GK)
A 31-year-old man has been arrested in relation to the attempted hijacking of a Translink bus in Poleglass, on the outskirts of Belfast. Police are questioning the detained man. The incident happened on Tuesday night and it is understood the arrested man is helping police with their enquiries. There are no further details.
No Irish" Bricklayer Ad Causes Controversy
An ad on Gumtree in Australia looking for a bricklayer has come under fire for stating, “No Irish”. In what sounds like the start of a joke the ad was posted by an Englishman and an Irishman. The Irish Times rang the telephone number on the now deleted ad and spoke to a man with Northern Irish accent who wouldn’t give his name but admitted to placing the ad. “They were just not turning [up]. It’s a lot different over here, so it is,” he told the Irish Times. “Coming in hungover on a Monday morning is no good . . . I’m trying to run a business here. I know it sounds bad, but I haven’t meant anything bad by it.” A few minutes after the phone conversation ended the newspaper received a call from the same mobile number, this time from an Englishman who claimed responsibility for the ad, “I don’t have any problem with [the] Irish whatsoever.” Australia’s race discrimination commissioner Helen Szoke has said the advert amounted to discrimination.
NI House Prices Down 70%
House prices in Northern Ireland are continuing to plummet at an unprecedented rate according to recent figures. The Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) have revealed that NI house prices are down as much as 65%- 70% since the 2007 property market boom. Meanwhile RICS have said that the bottom of the housing market for the country may not be far off if prices continue to fall at this rate.A total of 53% of those who responded to the February survey reported that prices are the same and 47% reported them falling. The group did however report that the number of house sales was up reflecting the spring market when sales usually do start to improve. A spokesperson for RICS said:"I think the key theme for this year is not to expect the unexpected. "Average prices will continue to come under pressure, though the view is that this will be less so in the greater Belfast and Lisburn areas than elsewhere."
(LB/GK)
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Rise In NI House Prices
Northern Ireland house prices increased by 2.6% in the year to April 2014, according to the latest report from the Office for National Statistics. Although prices are rising again, the increase was still behind a 9.9% rise in the UK. House price annual inflation was 10.4% in England, 3.3% in Wales and 4.8% in Scotland.
12 February 2013
NI House Prices Continue To Fall
Northern Ireland house prices continue to fall despite an increase in transactions, according to a new report. The survey by the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyers (RICS) and Ulster Bank revealed the overall pattern of declination was likely to remain for the foreseeable future.
NI House Prices Continue To Fall
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22 August 2012
NI House Prices Down By More Than A Tenth
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NI House Prices Down By More Than A Tenth
Figures out today from the Northern Ireland Statistics & Research Agency show that house prices have fallen by 11% in the frst six months of this year. Land & Property Services released the Residential Property Price Index report for Quarter 2 of 2012, which is compiled from stamp duty information.
06 May 2011
Irish Property Prices Level Out After Fall
The fall in house prices across the Irish Republic is slowing and may even have levelled off - but no recovery is in sight. According to a European housing market report published by Standard & Poor's (S&P) Irish house prices have "completed their correction", but market activity is not expected to resume any time soon.
Irish Property Prices Level Out After Fall
The fall in house prices across the Irish Republic is slowing and may even have levelled off - but no recovery is in sight. According to a European housing market report published by Standard & Poor's (S&P) Irish house prices have "completed their correction", but market activity is not expected to resume any time soon.
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Northern Ireland WeatherToday:Staying cold. Any freezing fog that has formed overnight will slowly thin and disperse during the morning. Otherwise dry and bright much of the day with perhaps the odd coastal shower in the north and east. Maximum temperature 4 °C.Tonight:Dry at first with cloud thickening from the south through the evening. The odd shower, wintry over high ground, over northern counties, becoming more persistent rain over Down and Antrim. Minimum temperature 0 °C.
