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Northern Ireland News for September 2008 : Page 13
Northern Ireland News, Sep 5, 2008
German Lessons For NI Businesses
Companies aiming to build business in Germany will now be able to access the advice and practical support available from a new Invest NI Trade Development Centre, this time in Dusseldorf. The decisi...
German Lessons For NI Businesses
Companies aiming to build business in Germany will now be able to access the advice and practical support available from a new Invest NI Trade Development Centre, this time in Dusseldorf. The decisi...
UK National News, Sep 5, 2008
PM Rules Out Fuel Payments
The Prime Minister's decision to rule out cash handouts to households struggling with rising fuel bills has been strongly criticised by trade unionists. Gordon Brown was expected to announce that eac...
PM Rules Out Fuel Payments
The Prime Minister's decision to rule out cash handouts to households struggling with rising fuel bills has been strongly criticised by trade unionists. Gordon Brown was expected to announce that eac...
UK National News, Sep 5, 2008
'Barrier' To Single Three-Nation Department Lifting?
A barrier to a merger of the Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland Office was removed yesterday as Downing Street promised to hand policing powers to Belfast "in the next few days". The idea of a sing...
'Barrier' To Single Three-Nation Department Lifting?
A barrier to a merger of the Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland Office was removed yesterday as Downing Street promised to hand policing powers to Belfast "in the next few days". The idea of a sing...
UK National News, Sep 5, 2008
Strange Hotel Welcome For UK Soldier?
A soldier injured in Afghanistan has been refused hotel accommodation - and while the incident has shocked politicians - it isn't the first such incident. Last year, an NCO was verbally abused by Mus...
Strange Hotel Welcome For UK Soldier?
A soldier injured in Afghanistan has been refused hotel accommodation - and while the incident has shocked politicians - it isn't the first such incident. Last year, an NCO was verbally abused by Mus...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 5, 2008
NI Plans Own Olympic Celebration
There's to be a series of high profile events to celebrate Northern Ireland's expected participation in the four-year Cultural Olympiad of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The Cultural O...
NI Plans Own Olympic Celebration
There's to be a series of high profile events to celebrate Northern Ireland's expected participation in the four-year Cultural Olympiad of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The Cultural O...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 5, 2008
Maternity Plans Conceived
Key proposals for an expansion of maternity services at Craigavon Area Hospital have been announced. NI Health Minister Michael McGimpsey revealed his plans to develop maternity services in the South...
Maternity Plans Conceived
Key proposals for an expansion of maternity services at Craigavon Area Hospital have been announced. NI Health Minister Michael McGimpsey revealed his plans to develop maternity services in the South...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 5, 2008
Wheelchair Tennis Is 'Ace'
As the gaze of the sporting world once again turns east, to the post-Olympics event, the long-established Paralympics which are also being held in Beijing, where some of the top wheelchair tennis play...
Wheelchair Tennis Is 'Ace'
As the gaze of the sporting world once again turns east, to the post-Olympics event, the long-established Paralympics which are also being held in Beijing, where some of the top wheelchair tennis play...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 5, 2008
Invest NI Has 'Designs' On 3D Architectural Firm
Derry-based Urban Art has received a boost from enterprise agency Invest NI, which could help win additional business for its innovative technology in the property and construction markets, outside No...
Invest NI Has 'Designs' On 3D Architectural Firm
Derry-based Urban Art has received a boost from enterprise agency Invest NI, which could help win additional business for its innovative technology in the property and construction markets, outside No...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 5, 2008
Further Housing Association Commitment To First-Time Buyer Scheme
The Government's latest first-time buyers scheme has been given a further boost with the announcement that the North and West Housing Association has committed £4m to the money pot. This comes hot ...
Further Housing Association Commitment To First-Time Buyer Scheme
The Government's latest first-time buyers scheme has been given a further boost with the announcement that the North and West Housing Association has committed £4m to the money pot. This comes hot ...
UK National News, Sep 4, 2008
Met Chief Blair Dismisses Ousting Reports
London's top police officers has dismissed reports he is getting the boot - saying "the report of my death is an exaggeration". A daily newspaper today suggested the city's Commissioner Sir Ian Blai...
Met Chief Blair Dismisses Ousting Reports
London's top police officers has dismissed reports he is getting the boot - saying "the report of my death is an exaggeration". A daily newspaper today suggested the city's Commissioner Sir Ian Blai...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 4, 2008
Other NI News In Brief
Flood Failure Slammed: DUP As high-level talks get underway this morning at Stormont between the DUP and Sinn Fein on devolution, answers to local issues are also being sought. A DUP MLA, Robin Newto...
Other NI News In Brief
Flood Failure Slammed: DUP As high-level talks get underway this morning at Stormont between the DUP and Sinn Fein on devolution, answers to local issues are also being sought. A DUP MLA, Robin Newto...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 4, 2008
Fresh Arrest Over Quinn Murder
The arrest of a man by the gardaí today is only the latest one to date in the investigation into the brutal killing of south Armagh man, Paul Quinn last year. It has just been revealed that the 50-ye...
Fresh Arrest Over Quinn Murder
The arrest of a man by the gardaí today is only the latest one to date in the investigation into the brutal killing of south Armagh man, Paul Quinn last year. It has just been revealed that the 50-ye...
UK National News, Sep 4, 2008
Other UK News In Brief
Lay-By Death Shock A lorry driver died yesterday in a roadside accident. The man, who came from the Yorkshire Dales, was killed in a single-vehicle accident in a local vehicle lay-by. The tragedy hap...
Other UK News In Brief
Lay-By Death Shock A lorry driver died yesterday in a roadside accident. The man, who came from the Yorkshire Dales, was killed in a single-vehicle accident in a local vehicle lay-by. The tragedy hap...
UK National News, Sep 4, 2008
No Charges Over Penhallow Hotel Blaze Deaths
Despite the death of three people in a blaze at a Cornwall hotel last year - which was one of the worst hotel fires in recent years - the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has decided not to bring any p...
No Charges Over Penhallow Hotel Blaze Deaths
Despite the death of three people in a blaze at a Cornwall hotel last year - which was one of the worst hotel fires in recent years - the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has decided not to bring any p...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 4, 2008
Dutch Arrests Thwart Irish Gun And Drug Operation
Dutch police have now arrested three men and a woman as part of an international investigation into an Irish crime gang. Coming after earlier news that Irish police have arrested two more men in what...
Dutch Arrests Thwart Irish Gun And Drug Operation
Dutch police have now arrested three men and a woman as part of an international investigation into an Irish crime gang. Coming after earlier news that Irish police have arrested two more men in what...
Recruitment News, Sep 4, 2008
Freight Firm Announces 100 Sandyford Jobs
Positive jobs news for south Dublin was announced today. Freightquote, a leading freight services provider, has said it intends to open a European headquarters in Sandyford. The new base is expecte...
Freight Firm Announces 100 Sandyford Jobs
Positive jobs news for south Dublin was announced today. Freightquote, a leading freight services provider, has said it intends to open a European headquarters in Sandyford. The new base is expecte...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 4, 2008
PM Pushes For 'Full' Devolution
The PM Gordon Brown has upped the ante substantially by telling Northern Ireland's politicians "they must complete the peace process now the IRA army council no longer operates". His high profile com...
PM Pushes For 'Full' Devolution
The PM Gordon Brown has upped the ante substantially by telling Northern Ireland's politicians "they must complete the peace process now the IRA army council no longer operates". His high profile com...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 4, 2008
'Raging Drunk' Set Wife Ablaze
A 'raging drunk' who set his wife alight has been jailed for eight years. Co Antrim man, Michael Graham, of Doagh, was found guilty of dousing his wife with lighter fuel and setting her on fire. Jai...
'Raging Drunk' Set Wife Ablaze
A 'raging drunk' who set his wife alight has been jailed for eight years. Co Antrim man, Michael Graham, of Doagh, was found guilty of dousing his wife with lighter fuel and setting her on fire. Jai...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 4, 2008
Teen Sea Rescue Is Only Latest Drama
A rescue that saw four teenagers plucked from a cold Irish Sea last night was only the most recent of such incidences. The four youngsters had to be rescued after their dinghies drifted out to sea wh...
Teen Sea Rescue Is Only Latest Drama
A rescue that saw four teenagers plucked from a cold Irish Sea last night was only the most recent of such incidences. The four youngsters had to be rescued after their dinghies drifted out to sea wh...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 4, 2008
Jailed Joyriders' Grave Record
Two car thieves with more than 150 convictions between them have each been jailed for two years - although that fate seems less dramatic than that of other so-called 'joyriders', several of whom have ...
Jailed Joyriders' Grave Record
Two car thieves with more than 150 convictions between them have each been jailed for two years - although that fate seems less dramatic than that of other so-called 'joyriders', several of whom have ...
UK National News, Sep 4, 2008
Fewer Women Hold Positions Of Power And Influence
'Sex and Power', the Equality and Human Rights Commission's annual report looking at women in top positions of power and influence across the public and private sectors, suggests a worrying trend of r...
Fewer Women Hold Positions Of Power And Influence
'Sex and Power', the Equality and Human Rights Commission's annual report looking at women in top positions of power and influence across the public and private sectors, suggests a worrying trend of r...
UK National News, Sep 4, 2008
Obesity Plan Presented
Leading Scottish medical professionals have put forward a five point plan to tackle the growing problem of obesity. In advance of a debate on obesity in the Scottish Parliament today, BMA Scotland ha...
Obesity Plan Presented
Leading Scottish medical professionals have put forward a five point plan to tackle the growing problem of obesity. In advance of a debate on obesity in the Scottish Parliament today, BMA Scotland ha...
UK National News, Sep 4, 2008
Boris Aims To Make London 'Greener'
The capital is 'going green' with news that Boris Johnson, Mayor of London, is setting a target-driven environmental agenda for the city. He revealed yesterday that a Director of Transport for London...
Boris Aims To Make London 'Greener'
The capital is 'going green' with news that Boris Johnson, Mayor of London, is setting a target-driven environmental agenda for the city. He revealed yesterday that a Director of Transport for London...
UK National News, Sep 4, 2008
Scottish Doctors Welcome 'Ban' On Private GPs
One of the UK's top doctors' representative bodies, the BMA, has warmly welcomed an announcement this week by the First Minister, Alex Salmond, that his Government is to block private companies settin...
Scottish Doctors Welcome 'Ban' On Private GPs
One of the UK's top doctors' representative bodies, the BMA, has warmly welcomed an announcement this week by the First Minister, Alex Salmond, that his Government is to block private companies settin...
UK National News, Sep 4, 2008
Bull Run Ends In Shooting
There were scenes worthy of the Pamplona Bull run yesterday as two crazed animals went on a terrifying rampage in a usually quiet seaside town. The two bulls - which broke free from a trailer which h...
Bull Run Ends In Shooting
There were scenes worthy of the Pamplona Bull run yesterday as two crazed animals went on a terrifying rampage in a usually quiet seaside town. The two bulls - which broke free from a trailer which h...
Recruitment News, Sep 4, 2008
Irish Dole Queues Now Longer Than 1998
Figures released by a Government statistics office have revealed another 10 year high has been reached on Ireland's dole queues The latest numbers from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) showed a to...
Irish Dole Queues Now Longer Than 1998
Figures released by a Government statistics office have revealed another 10 year high has been reached on Ireland's dole queues The latest numbers from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) showed a to...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 4, 2008
Craigavon Recyclers 'Planting' Success In Africa
The people of Craigavon have reached out a helping hand to families in Malawi, Africa - through the recycling of aluminium cans and foil. The council-led initiative has meant everyone in the boroug...
Craigavon Recyclers 'Planting' Success In Africa
The people of Craigavon have reached out a helping hand to families in Malawi, Africa - through the recycling of aluminium cans and foil. The council-led initiative has meant everyone in the boroug...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 3, 2008
Teen Trio Charged Over Coleraine Assault
While the victim of a brutal weekend attack remains in critical condition in hospital, a teen trio arrested by police investigating the incident yesterday have now been charged with attempted murder. ...
Teen Trio Charged Over Coleraine Assault
While the victim of a brutal weekend attack remains in critical condition in hospital, a teen trio arrested by police investigating the incident yesterday have now been charged with attempted murder. ...
Recruitment News, Sep 3, 2008
Job Losses Compound Gloomy Employment Reports
Two leading UK businesses have today compounded reports of a British employment slump, with the announcement of more jobs losses. The situation has been worsened with the news that private equity fi...
Job Losses Compound Gloomy Employment Reports
Two leading UK businesses have today compounded reports of a British employment slump, with the announcement of more jobs losses. The situation has been worsened with the news that private equity fi...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 3, 2008
Changes Loom On Health Care
News of a radical shake-up proposed for health and social care in Belfast is not the only changes afoot as the way that health promotion is delivered across Northern Ireland is also being changed. As...
Changes Loom On Health Care
News of a radical shake-up proposed for health and social care in Belfast is not the only changes afoot as the way that health promotion is delivered across Northern Ireland is also being changed. As...
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Northern Ireland WeatherToday:A chilly start with a widespread frost and some freezing fog, any freezing fog slow to clear. Otherwise bright with sunny spells and coastal showers. Light winds. Maximum temperature 6 °C.Tonight:Coastal showers dying out with a widespread frost developing along with freezing fog, which could become extensive. Winds remaining light. Minimum temperature -3 °C.
