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Northern Ireland News for June 2007 : Page 2
Northern Ireland News, Jun 28, 2007
Appeal on south Belfast robbery and imprisonment
Detectives in south Belfast are investigating reports of a robbery and false imprisonment in the Dunluce Avenue area. Shortly after 7:30pm on Saturday 9 May a man in his late teens approached two you...
Appeal on south Belfast robbery and imprisonment
Detectives in south Belfast are investigating reports of a robbery and false imprisonment in the Dunluce Avenue area. Shortly after 7:30pm on Saturday 9 May a man in his late teens approached two you...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 28, 2007
NI ‘must learn’ from world business practices
The Northern Ireland Employment and Learning Minister Sir Reg Empey, has begun a seven day trip to the USA with a fact finding mission in North Carolina. The Minister was keen to learn more about the...
NI ‘must learn’ from world business practices
The Northern Ireland Employment and Learning Minister Sir Reg Empey, has begun a seven day trip to the USA with a fact finding mission in North Carolina. The Minister was keen to learn more about the...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 28, 2007
Marriage increase in Northern Ireland
Latest figures have revealed that there has been an increase in the number of marriages in Northern Ireland. The number for 2006 was just 8,300, a small increase on the 8,100 marriages registered in ...
Marriage increase in Northern Ireland
Latest figures have revealed that there has been an increase in the number of marriages in Northern Ireland. The number for 2006 was just 8,300, a small increase on the 8,100 marriages registered in ...
Recruitment News, Jun 27, 2007
25 Jobs Created By Insurance Firm
Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Micheál Martin has welcomed the announcement by Assurant Solutions that it is expanding its operations in Cork with the creation of 25 new jobs. Ministe...
25 Jobs Created By Insurance Firm
Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Micheál Martin has welcomed the announcement by Assurant Solutions that it is expanding its operations in Cork with the creation of 25 new jobs. Ministe...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 27, 2007
Crymble wife sentenced to 20 years
A County Armagh woman found guilty of murdering her husband has been sentenced to at least 20-years imprisonment. Jacqueline Crymble, 35, and Roger Ferguson, 31, were found guilty of murdering Paul C...
Crymble wife sentenced to 20 years
A County Armagh woman found guilty of murdering her husband has been sentenced to at least 20-years imprisonment. Jacqueline Crymble, 35, and Roger Ferguson, 31, were found guilty of murdering Paul C...
UK National News, Jun 27, 2007
Brown becomes Britain's Prime Minister
Gordon Brown has arrived at No 10 Downing Street after being asked to lead a new government as Britain's Prime Minister following his meeting with the Queen in Buckingham Palace. Standing outside No ...
Brown becomes Britain's Prime Minister
Gordon Brown has arrived at No 10 Downing Street after being asked to lead a new government as Britain's Prime Minister following his meeting with the Queen in Buckingham Palace. Standing outside No ...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 27, 2007
County Armagh man dies following road accident
A County Armagh man has died after he fell from the back of a jeep in County Louth. Stephen Rice, aged 27, from Crossmaglen, died in hospital following the accident which occured at around 10:30am on...
County Armagh man dies following road accident
A County Armagh man has died after he fell from the back of a jeep in County Louth. Stephen Rice, aged 27, from Crossmaglen, died in hospital following the accident which occured at around 10:30am on...
UK National News, Jun 27, 2007
Blair resigns as Prime Minister
Tony Blair has stepped down today as Prime Minister of Britain after 10 years. MPs gave Mr Blair a standing ovation after his last session of Prime Minister's Questions today. Mr Blair, his wife Che...
Blair resigns as Prime Minister
Tony Blair has stepped down today as Prime Minister of Britain after 10 years. MPs gave Mr Blair a standing ovation after his last session of Prime Minister's Questions today. Mr Blair, his wife Che...
UK National News, Jun 27, 2007
'Remarkable achievement' praised by Cameron
Conservative leader David Cameron led the tributes to outgoing Prime Minister Tony Blair in the House of Commons today, praising his "remarkable achievement" in ten years in Downing Street. Following...
'Remarkable achievement' praised by Cameron
Conservative leader David Cameron led the tributes to outgoing Prime Minister Tony Blair in the House of Commons today, praising his "remarkable achievement" in ten years in Downing Street. Following...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 27, 2007
Status of UVF ceasefire to be reviewed
The Secretary of State Peter Hain has ordered a review of the Ulster Volunteer Force’s ceasefire. Chief Constable Sir Hugh Orde will carry out the reappraisal following the loyalist group’s statement...
Status of UVF ceasefire to be reviewed
The Secretary of State Peter Hain has ordered a review of the Ulster Volunteer Force’s ceasefire. Chief Constable Sir Hugh Orde will carry out the reappraisal following the loyalist group’s statement...
UK National News, Jun 27, 2007
Flood toll reaches four dead
Four people are known to have died and thousands of people have spent the night in emergency accommodation following the deluge that caused heavy flooding in parts of England. The body of a man was f...
Flood toll reaches four dead
Four people are known to have died and thousands of people have spent the night in emergency accommodation following the deluge that caused heavy flooding in parts of England. The body of a man was f...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 27, 2007
Taoiseach ‘disappointed’ over Finucane decision
Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern has described the decision not to charge any security force members over the murder of solicitor Pat Finucane as a “disappointing development.” The Public Prosecutio...
Taoiseach ‘disappointed’ over Finucane decision
Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern has described the decision not to charge any security force members over the murder of solicitor Pat Finucane as a “disappointing development.” The Public Prosecutio...
UK National News, Jun 27, 2007
Teen fatally stabbed in London
A teenager has been fatally stabbed in north London. Police responded to reports of a disturbance in Islington at around 8.30pm on Tuesday. Paramedics treated the victim, Martin Dinnegan, reported t...
Teen fatally stabbed in London
A teenager has been fatally stabbed in north London. Police responded to reports of a disturbance in Islington at around 8.30pm on Tuesday. Paramedics treated the victim, Martin Dinnegan, reported t...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 27, 2007
Police fire on car in north Belfast
Detectives in north Belfast opened fire at a car following what is understood to be an attempted robbery. One shot was fired, and believed to have struck a car when a patrol was called to Chichester ...
Police fire on car in north Belfast
Detectives in north Belfast opened fire at a car following what is understood to be an attempted robbery. One shot was fired, and believed to have struck a car when a patrol was called to Chichester ...
UK National News, Jun 27, 2007
Schoolboy killed by falling branch
A schoolboy who died when a tree branch collapsed on an adventure holiday has been named as Daniel Mullinger, 11, from Colchester in Essex. Daniel was with a party of schoolchildren from Heathlands P...
Schoolboy killed by falling branch
A schoolboy who died when a tree branch collapsed on an adventure holiday has been named as Daniel Mullinger, 11, from Colchester in Essex. Daniel was with a party of schoolchildren from Heathlands P...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 27, 2007
Zero Tolerance campaign to support medical staff
An awareness campaign has been launched today, to reinforce the message that attacks against healthcare staff will not be tolerated. The Zero Tolerance campaign will be promoted through a public awar...
Zero Tolerance campaign to support medical staff
An awareness campaign has been launched today, to reinforce the message that attacks against healthcare staff will not be tolerated. The Zero Tolerance campaign will be promoted through a public awar...
UK National News, Jun 27, 2007
Police shoot man in Wales
A man is in critical condition after he was shot by an armed officer in Ebbw Vale, south Wales. Negotiators and armed police had been investigating a report that an armed man was in a semi-detached h...
Police shoot man in Wales
A man is in critical condition after he was shot by an armed officer in Ebbw Vale, south Wales. Negotiators and armed police had been investigating a report that an armed man was in a semi-detached h...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 27, 2007
Irish teens crash dieting ‘to find love’
Seven out of ten Irish teenage girls are unhappy with their shape and regularly crash diet, according to a to a new survey. The findings were highlighted today at a University of Ulster conference to...
Irish teens crash dieting ‘to find love’
Seven out of ten Irish teenage girls are unhappy with their shape and regularly crash diet, according to a to a new survey. The findings were highlighted today at a University of Ulster conference to...
UK National News, Jun 27, 2007
Quinten Davies defects to Labour
Conservative MP Quinten Davies has been welcomed into the Labour party. Mr Davies the MP for the constituency of Grantham and Stamford wrote a scathing letter to Conservative party leader David Camer...
Quinten Davies defects to Labour
Conservative MP Quinten Davies has been welcomed into the Labour party. Mr Davies the MP for the constituency of Grantham and Stamford wrote a scathing letter to Conservative party leader David Camer...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 27, 2007
Illegal use of fuel in Tyrone and Derry
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) officers yesterday seized 12 vehicles in Counties Tyrone and Londonderry. They were seized in Strabane, Limavady and Derry by HMRC Officers testing for the illegal use of ...
Illegal use of fuel in Tyrone and Derry
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) officers yesterday seized 12 vehicles in Counties Tyrone and Londonderry. They were seized in Strabane, Limavady and Derry by HMRC Officers testing for the illegal use of ...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 26, 2007
Teenager in hospital following fire
A teenager is being treated in hospital after catching fire at a row of houses in north Belfast. The incident happened following vandalism at a row of derelict houses in Jamaica Street in north Belfa...
Teenager in hospital following fire
A teenager is being treated in hospital after catching fire at a row of houses in north Belfast. The incident happened following vandalism at a row of derelict houses in Jamaica Street in north Belfa...
UK National News, Jun 26, 2007
Man killed in Gloucestershire car accident
A man has been killed in a serious car accident in Gloucestershire. The accident happened around 6:55pm on Monday evening on the A417 at Ampney St Peter, near Cirencester. The crash involved a black...
Man killed in Gloucestershire car accident
A man has been killed in a serious car accident in Gloucestershire. The accident happened around 6:55pm on Monday evening on the A417 at Ampney St Peter, near Cirencester. The crash involved a black...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 26, 2007
Woman bound with cables during robbery
Detectives in east Belfast are appealing for information following a robbery at a supermarket in the King’s Square area. A female member of staff was tied up during the armed robbery which took place...
Woman bound with cables during robbery
Detectives in east Belfast are appealing for information following a robbery at a supermarket in the King’s Square area. A female member of staff was tied up during the armed robbery which took place...
UK National News, Jun 26, 2007
Teen stabbed in the stomach
A 16-year-old boy who was killed during a street fight in south London at the weekend was stabbed in the stomach. A post-mortem revealed that Ben Hitchcock died from a stab wound to the abdomen. Ben...
Teen stabbed in the stomach
A 16-year-old boy who was killed during a street fight in south London at the weekend was stabbed in the stomach. A post-mortem revealed that Ben Hitchcock died from a stab wound to the abdomen. Ben...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 26, 2007
'Blair Chair' in Irish Studies marks retirement
A £5 million Tony Blair Chair in Irish Studies is to be established at the University of Liverpool. The announcement comes on the eve of the Prime Minister’s retirement. The Blair Chair has been awa...
'Blair Chair' in Irish Studies marks retirement
A £5 million Tony Blair Chair in Irish Studies is to be established at the University of Liverpool. The announcement comes on the eve of the Prime Minister’s retirement. The Blair Chair has been awa...
UK National News, Jun 26, 2007
Terror suspect hands himself into police
A man who went missing while subject to a terrorism control order has appeared in court after surrendering to police custody. Ceri Bullivant, who was previously known as 'AG', appeared at the Old Bai...
Terror suspect hands himself into police
A man who went missing while subject to a terrorism control order has appeared in court after surrendering to police custody. Ceri Bullivant, who was previously known as 'AG', appeared at the Old Bai...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 26, 2007
Taxi drivers face Environment Minister
A new law for taxi drivers in Northern Ireland has went through its second stage of Stormont, in an attempt to improve safety and standards in the industry. The Taxis Bill will make it easier to clam...
Taxi drivers face Environment Minister
A new law for taxi drivers in Northern Ireland has went through its second stage of Stormont, in an attempt to improve safety and standards in the industry. The Taxis Bill will make it easier to clam...
UK National News, Jun 26, 2007
Thomas Cook announces closure of 150 stores
Travel agent Thomas Cook has announced plans to close 150 stores and six offices, in a move, which is expected to cost around 2,800 jobs. According to reports, sites in Rochdale, Birmingham, Manchest...
Thomas Cook announces closure of 150 stores
Travel agent Thomas Cook has announced plans to close 150 stores and six offices, in a move, which is expected to cost around 2,800 jobs. According to reports, sites in Rochdale, Birmingham, Manchest...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 26, 2007
Largest cash gift for Lyric Theatre
An Irish businessman and his wife have donated £1 million towards the building of the new Lyric Theatre in Belfast. Martin Naughton, chairman of InterTradeIreland, heads up the Glen Dimplex Group, th...
Largest cash gift for Lyric Theatre
An Irish businessman and his wife have donated £1 million towards the building of the new Lyric Theatre in Belfast. Martin Naughton, chairman of InterTradeIreland, heads up the Glen Dimplex Group, th...
UK National News, Jun 26, 2007
Gay bullying 'endemic' in British schools
Almost two thirds of homosexual pupils in Britain's schools have been victims of homophobic bullying, a survey has claimed. The School Report, conducted by the Schools Health Education Unit on behalf...
Gay bullying 'endemic' in British schools
Almost two thirds of homosexual pupils in Britain's schools have been victims of homophobic bullying, a survey has claimed. The School Report, conducted by the Schools Health Education Unit on behalf...
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Northern Ireland WeatherToday:A showery start with outbreaks most frequent north of Lough Neagh and through the morning, before dwindling during the afternoon as the northwest breezes ease and brighter spells of weak sunshine prosper. Maximum temperature 8 °C.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.
