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Northern Ireland News for February 2006 : Page 10
Business News, Feb 9, 2006
EU funding for local horticultural company
Moy company, K Hughes, is one of 13 Northern Ireland food and horticulture companies to benefit from a £3.46 million in grant aid from the EU Agricultural Processing and Marketing Grant Scheme. The c...
EU funding for local horticultural company
Moy company, K Hughes, is one of 13 Northern Ireland food and horticulture companies to benefit from a £3.46 million in grant aid from the EU Agricultural Processing and Marketing Grant Scheme. The c...
UK National News, Feb 9, 2006
Food firms announce new labelling scheme
Five UK food firms have joined forces to launch their own food labelling system for their products. Danone, Kelloggs, Kraft, Nestle and PepsiCo will include details of the percentage of the daily int...
Food firms announce new labelling scheme
Five UK food firms have joined forces to launch their own food labelling system for their products. Danone, Kelloggs, Kraft, Nestle and PepsiCo will include details of the percentage of the daily int...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 9, 2006
Three fishermen rescued after explosion on boat
Three men have been rescued following a fire on board a fishing trawler off the coast of Kilkeel, Co. Down. The crew sent out a mayday signal yesterday afternoon, after a gas cylinder exploded while ...
Three fishermen rescued after explosion on boat
Three men have been rescued following a fire on board a fishing trawler off the coast of Kilkeel, Co. Down. The crew sent out a mayday signal yesterday afternoon, after a gas cylinder exploded while ...
UK National News, Feb 9, 2006
Parliament cleaners receive pay rise
Cleaners at the Houses of Parliament are to receive a pay rise, after settling their long-running pay dispute. The workers' rate of pay will increase in stages from £5.20 to £6.70 per hour by next Ja...
Parliament cleaners receive pay rise
Cleaners at the Houses of Parliament are to receive a pay rise, after settling their long-running pay dispute. The workers' rate of pay will increase in stages from £5.20 to £6.70 per hour by next Ja...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 9, 2006
Commissioner launches review into Asperger Syndrome
THE Commissioner for NICCY, Nigel Williams, has called for children, young people, parents, carers and professionals to tell him about their experiences of Asperger Syndrome. Mr Williams has commissi...
Commissioner launches review into Asperger Syndrome
THE Commissioner for NICCY, Nigel Williams, has called for children, young people, parents, carers and professionals to tell him about their experiences of Asperger Syndrome. Mr Williams has commissi...
UK National News, Feb 8, 2006
Police defend Hamza investigation
Police have defended the length of time taken to prosecute radical Muslim cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri. Egyptian-born Hamza, 47, was jailed for seven years on charges of inciting hatred and racial hatre...
Police defend Hamza investigation
Police have defended the length of time taken to prosecute radical Muslim cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri. Egyptian-born Hamza, 47, was jailed for seven years on charges of inciting hatred and racial hatre...
UK National News, Feb 8, 2006
Teenager in radiation overdose blunder
A teenager has received an overdose of radiation while undergoing treatment for a brain tumour at Scotland's largest cancer treatment centre. Lisa Norris, 15, had received 17 doses of radiation thera...
Teenager in radiation overdose blunder
A teenager has received an overdose of radiation while undergoing treatment for a brain tumour at Scotland's largest cancer treatment centre. Lisa Norris, 15, had received 17 doses of radiation thera...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 8, 2006
Postal workers will not return to work
Striking Royal Mail staff have today told representatives from the Communications Workers Union, that they are not going back to work. A spokesperson from the CWU said that after an early morning mee...
Postal workers will not return to work
Striking Royal Mail staff have today told representatives from the Communications Workers Union, that they are not going back to work. A spokesperson from the CWU said that after an early morning mee...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 8, 2006
Sinn Fein Westminster allowances restored
UPDATE: MPs voted to restore allowances to Sinn Fein's five MPs following a debate in the House of Commons on Wednesday afternoon. Although the Republican party's MPs do not sit in Westminster they a...
Sinn Fein Westminster allowances restored
UPDATE: MPs voted to restore allowances to Sinn Fein's five MPs following a debate in the House of Commons on Wednesday afternoon. Although the Republican party's MPs do not sit in Westminster they a...
Business News, Feb 8, 2006
EU Commission report finds movement of workers 'positive'
A European Commission report has revealed that workers’ mobility from the new EU member states in Central and Eastern Europe has had mostly positive effects and has been in most countries quantitative...
EU Commission report finds movement of workers 'positive'
A European Commission report has revealed that workers’ mobility from the new EU member states in Central and Eastern Europe has had mostly positive effects and has been in most countries quantitative...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 8, 2006
Northern Ireland schools to get major funding boost
Education Minister Angela Smith has today announced an increase in funding for schools and Education & Library Boards for the next financial year. A total of £1.36 billion is being allocated to schoo...
Northern Ireland schools to get major funding boost
Education Minister Angela Smith has today announced an increase in funding for schools and Education & Library Boards for the next financial year. A total of £1.36 billion is being allocated to schoo...
UK National News, Feb 8, 2006
Four more die as cartoon protests continue
Four more protestors have been killed in Afghanistan as protests continue over the publication of cartoons satirising the Prophet Muhammad. The demonstrators were killed as police attempted to stop a...
Four more die as cartoon protests continue
Four more protestors have been killed in Afghanistan as protests continue over the publication of cartoons satirising the Prophet Muhammad. The demonstrators were killed as police attempted to stop a...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 8, 2006
Man remanded over McKay murder
A Belfast man has been remanded in custody following an appearance in Belfast Magistrates Court charged with murder of his cousin 21-year-old Brendan McKay. Gavin Maguire, 21, from Gransha Green, exp...
Man remanded over McKay murder
A Belfast man has been remanded in custody following an appearance in Belfast Magistrates Court charged with murder of his cousin 21-year-old Brendan McKay. Gavin Maguire, 21, from Gransha Green, exp...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 8, 2006
Arson attacks in Ballymurphy linked to unrest
Police in West Belfast were alerted to more outbreaks of trouble in the Ballymurphy area last night. Police believe that these attacks are linked to the ongoing violence in the Ballymurphy area on fi...
Arson attacks in Ballymurphy linked to unrest
Police in West Belfast were alerted to more outbreaks of trouble in the Ballymurphy area last night. Police believe that these attacks are linked to the ongoing violence in the Ballymurphy area on fi...
UK National News, Feb 8, 2006
Reid suggests UK troops could soon leave Iraq
Defence Secretary John Reid has suggested that UK troops could begin withdrawing from Iraq this year. In a speech to the Foreign Press Association in London yesterday, Mr Reid said that the "time is ...
Reid suggests UK troops could soon leave Iraq
Defence Secretary John Reid has suggested that UK troops could begin withdrawing from Iraq this year. In a speech to the Foreign Press Association in London yesterday, Mr Reid said that the "time is ...
Recruitment News, Feb 8, 2006
Enterprise Ireland make €1m investment in Delta Off-Site Solutions
Minister for Enterprise Trade and Employment, Micheál Martin has announced a €1 million investment from Enterprise Ireland in Delta Off-Site Solutions, Ireland’s leading off-site manufacturer of quali...
Enterprise Ireland make €1m investment in Delta Off-Site Solutions
Minister for Enterprise Trade and Employment, Micheál Martin has announced a €1 million investment from Enterprise Ireland in Delta Off-Site Solutions, Ireland’s leading off-site manufacturer of quali...
UK National News, Feb 8, 2006
Violent crime drops despite drinking legislation change
Violent crime in England and Wales dropped by 11% at the end of last year, according to the latest figures from the Home Office. The figures, the first since legislation allowing extended drinking ho...
Violent crime drops despite drinking legislation change
Violent crime in England and Wales dropped by 11% at the end of last year, according to the latest figures from the Home Office. The figures, the first since legislation allowing extended drinking ho...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 8, 2006
Police appeal over jewellery robbery in Coleraine
Police in Coleraine have appealed for information following a robbery at a jewellery store at around 4pm yesterday. A man, wearing either a hooded top or a beanie hat, entered the shop on Queen Stree...
Police appeal over jewellery robbery in Coleraine
Police in Coleraine have appealed for information following a robbery at a jewellery store at around 4pm yesterday. A man, wearing either a hooded top or a beanie hat, entered the shop on Queen Stree...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 8, 2006
New Presbyterian moderator is named
The Reverend David Clarke of Terrace Row Church in Coleraine has been named as the new moderator of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland. The 59-year-old, who is originally from Ballymena, received 14...
New Presbyterian moderator is named
The Reverend David Clarke of Terrace Row Church in Coleraine has been named as the new moderator of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland. The 59-year-old, who is originally from Ballymena, received 14...
UK National News, Feb 8, 2006
Four arrests in missing baby case
West Midland Police have arrested four people following the disappearance of a six-month-old baby. Troy Simpson, who is of mixed race, disappeared from his home in Smethwick on Monday night. He was r...
Four arrests in missing baby case
West Midland Police have arrested four people following the disappearance of a six-month-old baby. Troy Simpson, who is of mixed race, disappeared from his home in Smethwick on Monday night. He was r...
UK National News, Feb 8, 2006
Children to receive new vaccine
Children in the UK are to receive a vaccine against a disease, which causes blood poisoning, meningitis, pneumonia, under new plans announced today. A routine pneumococcal vaccine is being introduced...
Children to receive new vaccine
Children in the UK are to receive a vaccine against a disease, which causes blood poisoning, meningitis, pneumonia, under new plans announced today. A routine pneumococcal vaccine is being introduced...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 8, 2006
O2 to reduce cross-border roaming charges
Mobile Phone Company O2 has today announced that it is to abolish roaming charges for mobile phone users living close to the border. This means that from April this year, the 1.6 million O2 customers...
O2 to reduce cross-border roaming charges
Mobile Phone Company O2 has today announced that it is to abolish roaming charges for mobile phone users living close to the border. This means that from April this year, the 1.6 million O2 customers...
Recruitment News, Feb 8, 2006
EU Commission Report Finds Free Movement Of Workers 'Positive'
A European Commission report has revealed that workers’ mobility from the new EU member states in Central and Eastern Europe has had mostly positive effects and has been in most countries quantitative...
EU Commission Report Finds Free Movement Of Workers 'Positive'
A European Commission report has revealed that workers’ mobility from the new EU member states in Central and Eastern Europe has had mostly positive effects and has been in most countries quantitative...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 8, 2006
Redeveloper appointed for £5m Shankill Mill site
The Department for Social Development has announced the preferred developer to transform the former Lawnbrook Mill site off Belfast's Shankill Road. The Brownfield site will be redeveloped by ADH (NI...
Redeveloper appointed for £5m Shankill Mill site
The Department for Social Development has announced the preferred developer to transform the former Lawnbrook Mill site off Belfast's Shankill Road. The Brownfield site will be redeveloped by ADH (NI...
UK National News, Feb 8, 2006
Clarke announces nationwide knife amnesty
A nationwide knives amnesty will be begin at the end of May, Home Secretary Charles Clarke has announced. The amnesty, which will run between May 24 and June 30, will target those who carry knives an...
Clarke announces nationwide knife amnesty
A nationwide knives amnesty will be begin at the end of May, Home Secretary Charles Clarke has announced. The amnesty, which will run between May 24 and June 30, will target those who carry knives an...
UK National News, Feb 8, 2006
New Thameslink station to be completed
The government has announced plans to complete work at the new Thameslink station at King's Cross St Pancras. The first phase of the construction was completed last May, when an eight-month blockade ...
New Thameslink station to be completed
The government has announced plans to complete work at the new Thameslink station at King's Cross St Pancras. The first phase of the construction was completed last May, when an eight-month blockade ...
UK National News, Feb 8, 2006
Graduate vacancies set to grow this year
The Association of Graduate Recruiters (AGR) has revealed that graduate vacancies will continue to grow in 2006 for the third consecutive year. However, almost half of the recruiters are not confiden...
Graduate vacancies set to grow this year
The Association of Graduate Recruiters (AGR) has revealed that graduate vacancies will continue to grow in 2006 for the third consecutive year. However, almost half of the recruiters are not confiden...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 8, 2006
Queen's University to be awarded Fair-trade status
Queen's University in Belfast has been awarded Fair-trade status, becoming one of the growing number of universities in the UK to be rewarded this recognition. The certificate will be presented to th...
Queen's University to be awarded Fair-trade status
Queen's University in Belfast has been awarded Fair-trade status, becoming one of the growing number of universities in the UK to be rewarded this recognition. The certificate will be presented to th...
UK National News, Feb 7, 2006
Hamza found guilty of race hate charges
Radical Muslim cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri has been sentenced to seven years in prison after being found guilty of soliciting to murder and race hate charges at the Old Bailey. Egyptian-born Hamza, 47,...
Hamza found guilty of race hate charges
Radical Muslim cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri has been sentenced to seven years in prison after being found guilty of soliciting to murder and race hate charges at the Old Bailey. Egyptian-born Hamza, 47,...
UK National News, Feb 7, 2006
Blair defends school reform concessions
Prime Minister Tony Blair has defended his controversial school reform plans after proposing a series of concessions in a bid to appease rebel Labour MPs. The government on Monday offered a series of...
Blair defends school reform concessions
Prime Minister Tony Blair has defended his controversial school reform plans after proposing a series of concessions in a bid to appease rebel Labour MPs. The government on Monday offered a series of...
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Northern Ireland WeatherThis Evening and Tonight:A dry night, save for a few light showers around the coasts, with prolonged clear spells and light winds bringing a frosty dawn for many in central and southern parts. Minimum temperature -3 °C.
