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Northern Ireland News for January 2008 : Page 2
Northern Ireland News, Jan 30, 2008
Ireland's Immigrant Workers Wooed Home
Ireland's army of immigrant workers are to be beckoned homeward as economic conditions in Eastern Europe show signs of turnaround. The annual Opportunities Exhibition in Croke park will, for the firs...
Ireland's Immigrant Workers Wooed Home
Ireland's army of immigrant workers are to be beckoned homeward as economic conditions in Eastern Europe show signs of turnaround. The annual Opportunities Exhibition in Croke park will, for the firs...
UK National News, Jan 30, 2008
Victim's Evidence Heard At Suffolk Murder Trail
Jurors at the trial of the man accused of killing five women in Ipswich have heard evidence from 'beyond the grave'. A statement was read from one of the alleged victims of the accused, 49-year-old S...
Victim's Evidence Heard At Suffolk Murder Trail
Jurors at the trial of the man accused of killing five women in Ipswich have heard evidence from 'beyond the grave'. A statement was read from one of the alleged victims of the accused, 49-year-old S...
UK National News, Jan 30, 2008
Rowling Tops South Bank Awards
While the Arctic Monkeys took the Best Pop accolade at the South Bank Awards - presented by Kelly Osbourne – it was single mum-turned world-beating millionaire author JK Rowling who won the prize for ...
Rowling Tops South Bank Awards
While the Arctic Monkeys took the Best Pop accolade at the South Bank Awards - presented by Kelly Osbourne – it was single mum-turned world-beating millionaire author JK Rowling who won the prize for ...
UK National News, Jan 30, 2008
Price Fall Underlines Downward House Price Trend
It's official: House prices in England and Wales dropped by 0.4% in December, taking the average price down to £184,469. According to the latest figures from Land Registry, this is the first fall for...
Price Fall Underlines Downward House Price Trend
It's official: House prices in England and Wales dropped by 0.4% in December, taking the average price down to £184,469. According to the latest figures from Land Registry, this is the first fall for...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 30, 2008
Bus Drivers Shocked Over Light Rail Proposal
Those responsible for the more 'traditional' methods of public transport in Belfast are said to be outraged by outline proposals for a light railway system in the city. Translink's Metro bus drivers ...
Bus Drivers Shocked Over Light Rail Proposal
Those responsible for the more 'traditional' methods of public transport in Belfast are said to be outraged by outline proposals for a light railway system in the city. Translink's Metro bus drivers ...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 30, 2008
Wrap-up Warm As Winter Returns
Today's sunshine could be just a 'smoke-screen' as the early spring weather isn't going to last for long. Cold winter temperatures are due to return later this week with heavy snow showers forecast f...
Wrap-up Warm As Winter Returns
Today's sunshine could be just a 'smoke-screen' as the early spring weather isn't going to last for long. Cold winter temperatures are due to return later this week with heavy snow showers forecast f...
Recruitment News, Jan 29, 2008
Jobs Boost For Laois
Sixty new jobs are to be created at a major new Iarnrod Eireann Traincare maintenance facility in Co Laois. The National Traincare Maintenance facility, located on a 39 acre site to the west of Port...
Jobs Boost For Laois
Sixty new jobs are to be created at a major new Iarnrod Eireann Traincare maintenance facility in Co Laois. The National Traincare Maintenance facility, located on a 39 acre site to the west of Port...
UK National News, Jan 29, 2008
Government Departments Tap 1,000 Phones A Day
Police, government intelligence officials, and even councils are now tapping phones at a rate of up to 1,000 a day, according to a document released by a government Commissioner. Sir Paul Kennedy, I...
Government Departments Tap 1,000 Phones A Day
Police, government intelligence officials, and even councils are now tapping phones at a rate of up to 1,000 a day, according to a document released by a government Commissioner. Sir Paul Kennedy, I...
UK National News, Jan 29, 2008
Wife Guilty Of Anti-Freeze Murder Bid
A seventh wedding anniversary celebration with a difference has left a man blind and deaf. Lee Knight also suffered brain damage and kidney failure, after his wife, Kate, poisoned him with anti-freez...
Wife Guilty Of Anti-Freeze Murder Bid
A seventh wedding anniversary celebration with a difference has left a man blind and deaf. Lee Knight also suffered brain damage and kidney failure, after his wife, Kate, poisoned him with anti-freez...
UK National News, Jan 29, 2008
Diana Bodyguard Plea Ignored
A bodyguard once responsible for the protection of Princess Diana has revealed that he was frustrated that his call for extra security was ignored. Kieran Wingfield, a former Royal Marine, said his c...
Diana Bodyguard Plea Ignored
A bodyguard once responsible for the protection of Princess Diana has revealed that he was frustrated that his call for extra security was ignored. Kieran Wingfield, a former Royal Marine, said his c...
UK National News, Jan 29, 2008
Tory MP Arrested For Assault On Own Teenagers
Nigel Waterson, Shadow Work and Pensions Frontbencher has been arrested after an alleged assault on his own children. The Eastbourne MP first called - and was later arrested by - the Metropolitan Pol...
Tory MP Arrested For Assault On Own Teenagers
Nigel Waterson, Shadow Work and Pensions Frontbencher has been arrested after an alleged assault on his own children. The Eastbourne MP first called - and was later arrested by - the Metropolitan Pol...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 29, 2008
Road Deaths Hit Seven
The death of a Co Londonderry road crash victim on Tuesday brings to seven the number of people killed on Irish roads inside the last 48 hours. The man died following a road accident at Legavallon Ro...
Road Deaths Hit Seven
The death of a Co Londonderry road crash victim on Tuesday brings to seven the number of people killed on Irish roads inside the last 48 hours. The man died following a road accident at Legavallon Ro...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 29, 2008
Best Statue 'Saved' By Private Developer
While public subscription failed to realise enough cash, the legendary NI player George Best is still set to be properly commemorated thanks to a private contribution. The George Best Memorial Trust ...
Best Statue 'Saved' By Private Developer
While public subscription failed to realise enough cash, the legendary NI player George Best is still set to be properly commemorated thanks to a private contribution. The George Best Memorial Trust ...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 29, 2008
Police Probe Newry Armed Robbery
Police are investigating after a man was held at gunpoint during a robbery in his home in Newry, County Down. Two masked men armed with shotguns entered the premises in Chapel Street at around 9.30 ...
Police Probe Newry Armed Robbery
Police are investigating after a man was held at gunpoint during a robbery in his home in Newry, County Down. Two masked men armed with shotguns entered the premises in Chapel Street at around 9.30 ...
UK National News, Jan 29, 2008
'Fanatic' Planned to Film Beheading
A Birmingham man has admitted to plotting the kidnapping of a British soldier and planning to cut his head off “like a pig” on camera. Islamist Parviz Khan, an unemployed charity worker, was ringlea...
'Fanatic' Planned to Film Beheading
A Birmingham man has admitted to plotting the kidnapping of a British soldier and planning to cut his head off “like a pig” on camera. Islamist Parviz Khan, an unemployed charity worker, was ringlea...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 29, 2008
Foster Rejects 'Sweeney' Causeway Centre
The Assembly's Environment Minister Arlene Foster has now refused an application for a planned visitors' centre at the Giant's Causeway. The initiative was already controversial, as last year, privat...
Foster Rejects 'Sweeney' Causeway Centre
The Assembly's Environment Minister Arlene Foster has now refused an application for a planned visitors' centre at the Giant's Causeway. The initiative was already controversial, as last year, privat...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 29, 2008
Ritchie 'Had No Choice' On Vote
There is no internal division within the SDLP over the NI Assembly's programme for government and the associated budget. Party leader Mark Durkan has denied his party is divided over whether to suppo...
Ritchie 'Had No Choice' On Vote
There is no internal division within the SDLP over the NI Assembly's programme for government and the associated budget. Party leader Mark Durkan has denied his party is divided over whether to suppo...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 29, 2008
Welcome For Queen's Quay Ruling
The Department for Social Development has welcomed the High Court's ruling on Queen's Quay. Sheridian Millenium Ltd had applied to the court to quash the Department's decision to end its status as pr...
Welcome For Queen's Quay Ruling
The Department for Social Development has welcomed the High Court's ruling on Queen's Quay. Sheridian Millenium Ltd had applied to the court to quash the Department's decision to end its status as pr...
UK National News, Jan 29, 2008
Row Over Football Leaves Man Dead
A row over a football has ended in tragedy with a man dead and a woman charged with grievous bodily harm with intent. David Martin, a local window cleaner, was found dead after a disturbance in Rutte...
Row Over Football Leaves Man Dead
A row over a football has ended in tragedy with a man dead and a woman charged with grievous bodily harm with intent. David Martin, a local window cleaner, was found dead after a disturbance in Rutte...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 29, 2008
Belfast Light-Rail System Would Be 'Beneficial'
A light-rail system would be 'very beneficial' to Belfast, Northern Ireland Minister for Regional Development Conor Murphy has announced. Speaking at a meeting with local traders in west Belfast, he ...
Belfast Light-Rail System Would Be 'Beneficial'
A light-rail system would be 'very beneficial' to Belfast, Northern Ireland Minister for Regional Development Conor Murphy has announced. Speaking at a meeting with local traders in west Belfast, he ...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 29, 2008
Aerospace Industry Highlights Way Forward: Dodds
A century of aerospace innovation has signaled the way forward to achieve sustained economic growth for Northern Ireland. Hosting a reception in Brussels, to celebrate 100 years of aerospace innovati...
Aerospace Industry Highlights Way Forward: Dodds
A century of aerospace innovation has signaled the way forward to achieve sustained economic growth for Northern Ireland. Hosting a reception in Brussels, to celebrate 100 years of aerospace innovati...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 29, 2008
Childcare Vital For Rural Women's Work Prospects
Women who live in the countryside need to make the most of new opportunities for vocational training and reskilling. According to Assembly Rural Development Minister Michelle Gildernew, rurally-based...
Childcare Vital For Rural Women's Work Prospects
Women who live in the countryside need to make the most of new opportunities for vocational training and reskilling. According to Assembly Rural Development Minister Michelle Gildernew, rurally-based...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 28, 2008
Wright Inquiry Quizzes MI5 'Spook'
A government 'spook' whose own friends don't even know his true profession will be the first witness to testify as the Billy Wright Inquiry resumes today. The serving MI5 officer will be known only a...
Wright Inquiry Quizzes MI5 'Spook'
A government 'spook' whose own friends don't even know his true profession will be the first witness to testify as the Billy Wright Inquiry resumes today. The serving MI5 officer will be known only a...
UK National News, Jan 28, 2008
'Spy' TV Camera Aided Securitas Robbery
TV-based technology allowed both the detailed planning of a multi-million pound robbery and ultimately led to the capture and conviction of the culprits. Among the five men convicted of kidnap, robbe...
'Spy' TV Camera Aided Securitas Robbery
TV-based technology allowed both the detailed planning of a multi-million pound robbery and ultimately led to the capture and conviction of the culprits. Among the five men convicted of kidnap, robbe...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 28, 2008
Paisely Defends Appointment Of Four Victims' Commissioners
Just days after the partner of a murdered IRA victim appealed for a rethink on the MOD's refusal to pay her and her daughter an army pension because the couple weren't actually married, news has emerg...
Paisely Defends Appointment Of Four Victims' Commissioners
Just days after the partner of a murdered IRA victim appealed for a rethink on the MOD's refusal to pay her and her daughter an army pension because the couple weren't actually married, news has emerg...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 28, 2008
Belfast Developer Blind To 'His Company's Deficiencies'
A Belfast developer has lost out on a multi million pound deal and been criticised by a judge after trying to overturn a government department decision. Sheridan Millennium failed to reverse the Dep...
Belfast Developer Blind To 'His Company's Deficiencies'
A Belfast developer has lost out on a multi million pound deal and been criticised by a judge after trying to overturn a government department decision. Sheridan Millennium failed to reverse the Dep...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 28, 2008
Crane Climb Accused In Court
Three men and a youth have appeared in Belfast's Magistrates Court charged with criminal damage and obstructing police. The court heard that the accused scaled a large crane on a construction site at...
Crane Climb Accused In Court
Three men and a youth have appeared in Belfast's Magistrates Court charged with criminal damage and obstructing police. The court heard that the accused scaled a large crane on a construction site at...
UK National News, Jan 28, 2008
Tea Break Row Led To Murder
A bakery worker stabbed a colleague through the heart in a row over tea breaks that went to extremes. A jury found Paul Steadward, 35, guilty of murdering father-of-two Steven McArdle, 26, at the War...
Tea Break Row Led To Murder
A bakery worker stabbed a colleague through the heart in a row over tea breaks that went to extremes. A jury found Paul Steadward, 35, guilty of murdering father-of-two Steven McArdle, 26, at the War...
UK National News, Jan 28, 2008
Welsh Police Recover Body From Tawe
A body has been recovered by police searching for a man who was last seen jumping from a bridge into a river. He was observed going into the River Tawe at Quay Parade in Swansea. The body has been t...
Welsh Police Recover Body From Tawe
A body has been recovered by police searching for a man who was last seen jumping from a bridge into a river. He was observed going into the River Tawe at Quay Parade in Swansea. The body has been t...
UK National News, Jan 28, 2008
UK Recession Risk
The UK economy is at risk of recession within the next two years according to an economic report. The downturn is mainly attributed to the housing market, with prices expected to plummet by around fi...
UK Recession Risk
The UK economy is at risk of recession within the next two years according to an economic report. The downturn is mainly attributed to the housing market, with prices expected to plummet by around fi...
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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.
