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Northern Ireland News for December 2009 : Page 7
Business News, Dec 9, 2009
NIB Cuts Jobs As Branches Close
The National Irish Bank has announced plans to axe 150 jobs and close 25 branches of its 58 branches. The cuts represent a quarter of the Danish-owned bank's 634-strong workforce, while the branch cl...
NIB Cuts Jobs As Branches Close
The National Irish Bank has announced plans to axe 150 jobs and close 25 branches of its 58 branches. The cuts represent a quarter of the Danish-owned bank's 634-strong workforce, while the branch cl...
UK National News, Dec 9, 2009
Salmond's Class Size Claim Investigated
Two former presiding officers of the Scottish government are to investigate opposition claims that First Minister Alex Salmond misled parliament over class sizes. Back in autumn 2007, Mr Salmond told...
Salmond's Class Size Claim Investigated
Two former presiding officers of the Scottish government are to investigate opposition claims that First Minister Alex Salmond misled parliament over class sizes. Back in autumn 2007, Mr Salmond told...
UK National News, Dec 9, 2009
Quad Bikers Die In Train Collision
Two men have been killed in Cardiff after their quad bike was hit by a train. The incident happened on tracks near the Rumney River Bridge at just after 4am. The two men are thought to have been in t...
Quad Bikers Die In Train Collision
Two men have been killed in Cardiff after their quad bike was hit by a train. The incident happened on tracks near the Rumney River Bridge at just after 4am. The two men are thought to have been in t...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 9, 2009
Gaelic Commitment Welcomed
The Stormont Culture Minister has been challenged over the promotion of the Irish language. The SDLP's party spokesperson on Gaelic, Dominic Bradley, has welcomed the commitment to Irish language leg...
Gaelic Commitment Welcomed
The Stormont Culture Minister has been challenged over the promotion of the Irish language. The SDLP's party spokesperson on Gaelic, Dominic Bradley, has welcomed the commitment to Irish language leg...
UK National News, Dec 9, 2009
Nine UK Children's Services Rated 'Poor'
Ofsted has rated children’s services in nine local authority areas across the UK as “poor”. The nine areas highlighted include the borough of Haringey, where Baby P died. The inspectorate's annual r...
Nine UK Children's Services Rated 'Poor'
Ofsted has rated children’s services in nine local authority areas across the UK as “poor”. The nine areas highlighted include the borough of Haringey, where Baby P died. The inspectorate's annual r...
UK National News, Dec 9, 2009
Croydon Bus Death Driver Found Guilty
A bus driver involved in a crash that killed one person and left six others injured has been convicted in his absence. Raouf Mraidi, 30, of south London, did not turn up to the trial after his double...
Croydon Bus Death Driver Found Guilty
A bus driver involved in a crash that killed one person and left six others injured has been convicted in his absence. Raouf Mraidi, 30, of south London, did not turn up to the trial after his double...
UK National News, Dec 9, 2009
Arrested Over Missing Lancashire Girl
Police investigating the disappearance of a Lancashire teenager girl who disappeared two years have arrested a man on suspicion of murder. Paige Chivers, who would now be 17, has been missing from he...
Arrested Over Missing Lancashire Girl
Police investigating the disappearance of a Lancashire teenager girl who disappeared two years have arrested a man on suspicion of murder. Paige Chivers, who would now be 17, has been missing from he...
UK National News, Dec 9, 2009
Reward Offer Follows Cash Robbery
A private security firm has put up a reward of £10,000 for information leading to the prosecution of robbers who stole from guards in Leeds last month. Two guards were delivering money to cash machi...
Reward Offer Follows Cash Robbery
A private security firm has put up a reward of £10,000 for information leading to the prosecution of robbers who stole from guards in Leeds last month. Two guards were delivering money to cash machi...
UK National News, Dec 9, 2009
Appeal Over Missing Star Athlete
Police have launched an appeal after a promising young athlete, who is said to be a potential competitor for the 2012 Olympics, disappeared. Ross Clarke, 21, has not been seen since he left his home ...
Appeal Over Missing Star Athlete
Police have launched an appeal after a promising young athlete, who is said to be a potential competitor for the 2012 Olympics, disappeared. Ross Clarke, 21, has not been seen since he left his home ...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 9, 2009
EC Farm Penalties Increased
Farmers who fail to comply with European Commission directives are to face harsher punishments. The Stormont Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Michelle Gildernew announced today that the...
EC Farm Penalties Increased
Farmers who fail to comply with European Commission directives are to face harsher punishments. The Stormont Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Michelle Gildernew announced today that the...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 9, 2009
UTV Media Helps Launch 'Wales Live'
One of the UK's leading regional television news provider has teamed up with Welsh news publisher NWN Media to apply for the Government's recently announced Independently Funded News Consortium (IFNC)...
UTV Media Helps Launch 'Wales Live'
One of the UK's leading regional television news provider has teamed up with Welsh news publisher NWN Media to apply for the Government's recently announced Independently Funded News Consortium (IFNC)...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 9, 2009
Homecoming Gig For Snow Patrol
Snow Patrol have announced a homecoming gig in Co Down, next year. With the band set to finish their UK & Ireland Tour in Belfast on Wednesday, Snow Patrol have announced that will return to Northe...
Homecoming Gig For Snow Patrol
Snow Patrol have announced a homecoming gig in Co Down, next year. With the band set to finish their UK & Ireland Tour in Belfast on Wednesday, Snow Patrol have announced that will return to Northe...
Recruitment News, Dec 9, 2009
Jobs Boost For Waterford
Telecoms company Talk Talk have announced plans recruit an additional 60 staff at its customer service and sales centre in Waterford. The company already employs 700 people at the centre, which was e...
Jobs Boost For Waterford
Telecoms company Talk Talk have announced plans recruit an additional 60 staff at its customer service and sales centre in Waterford. The company already employs 700 people at the centre, which was e...
UK National News, Dec 9, 2009
Other News In Brief
RAF Smuggling Charges Four RAF servicemen have been charged over smuggling cigarettes on military flights into two English RAF bases. HM Revenue & Customs said inquiries suggested huge quantities wer...
Other News In Brief
RAF Smuggling Charges Four RAF servicemen have been charged over smuggling cigarettes on military flights into two English RAF bases. HM Revenue & Customs said inquiries suggested huge quantities wer...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 9, 2009
Other NI News In Brief
Asbestos Dumping Slammed An SDLP councillor, John Feehan, has condemned the dumping of five tonnes of asbestos waste at Red Bridge/Chancellors Road close to Newry. "The asbestos was dumped close to w...
Other NI News In Brief
Asbestos Dumping Slammed An SDLP councillor, John Feehan, has condemned the dumping of five tonnes of asbestos waste at Red Bridge/Chancellors Road close to Newry. "The asbestos was dumped close to w...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 8, 2009
McElhill Started Horror Blaze
The man at the heart of a sordid sex scandal has been ruled as having killed himself and his family in a tragic house fire in Omagh. Coroner Suzanne Anderson said this morning that convicted sex offe...
McElhill Started Horror Blaze
The man at the heart of a sordid sex scandal has been ruled as having killed himself and his family in a tragic house fire in Omagh. Coroner Suzanne Anderson said this morning that convicted sex offe...
UK National News, Dec 8, 2009
Afghanistan Fatalities Hit 100
A soldier was killed yesterday in Afghanistan bringing the death toll of British troops to 100. The latest casualty that marked this bloody milestone came when a soldier from the 1st Battalion The Ro...
Afghanistan Fatalities Hit 100
A soldier was killed yesterday in Afghanistan bringing the death toll of British troops to 100. The latest casualty that marked this bloody milestone came when a soldier from the 1st Battalion The Ro...
UK National News, Dec 8, 2009
Baby P Clinic "Understaffed"
A senior doctor who claimed that the clinic that treated Baby P was "understaffed", has been "taken seriously" for her views, according to an official report. Peter Connolly, known for so long to th...
Baby P Clinic "Understaffed"
A senior doctor who claimed that the clinic that treated Baby P was "understaffed", has been "taken seriously" for her views, according to an official report. Peter Connolly, known for so long to th...
UK National News, Dec 8, 2009
Man Jailed Over Girl's Fire Death
A man who killed a three-year-old girl in an arson attack on her own home has been jailed for a minimum of 28 years. Graham Heaps, 44, from Woodside Terrace, Crumlin, South Wales, set fire to house E...
Man Jailed Over Girl's Fire Death
A man who killed a three-year-old girl in an arson attack on her own home has been jailed for a minimum of 28 years. Graham Heaps, 44, from Woodside Terrace, Crumlin, South Wales, set fire to house E...
UK National News, Dec 8, 2009
Roberts Charged With Wife's Murder
A man has been charged over the death of his wife in Cheshire . Vicky Roberts, 25, was found dead in her home last Thursday. Police discovered her remains in the garage of a property on Partington ...
Roberts Charged With Wife's Murder
A man has been charged over the death of his wife in Cheshire . Vicky Roberts, 25, was found dead in her home last Thursday. Police discovered her remains in the garage of a property on Partington ...
UK National News, Dec 8, 2009
Manchester Gas Explosions
There were two gas explosions in south Manchester today. At around 8.50am this morning, police were called to the site of the old Withington Hospital following a report of an explosion. A second exp...
Manchester Gas Explosions
There were two gas explosions in south Manchester today. At around 8.50am this morning, police were called to the site of the old Withington Hospital following a report of an explosion. A second exp...
UK National News, Dec 8, 2009
Royal Harpist Had Stolen Goods
A former Royal harpist has been found guilty of handling stolen goods. Jemima Phillips, who played at the wedding of the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall, had previously pleaded guilty to ...
Royal Harpist Had Stolen Goods
A former Royal harpist has been found guilty of handling stolen goods. Jemima Phillips, who played at the wedding of the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall, had previously pleaded guilty to ...
UK National News, Dec 8, 2009
Family Jailed For Drugs Offences
Five men and one women - all members of the same London family - have been jailed for a total of 37 years for drug offences. All six appeared at Harrow Crown Court on December 4. On April 15, 100 Me...
Family Jailed For Drugs Offences
Five men and one women - all members of the same London family - have been jailed for a total of 37 years for drug offences. All six appeared at Harrow Crown Court on December 4. On April 15, 100 Me...
UK National News, Dec 8, 2009
Jail For Postal Drug Supplier
A man who used a parcel delivery franchise to transport drugs, has been sentenced to a total of four years in prison at Woolwich Crown Court. After pleading guilty to a string of drug and fraud offen...
Jail For Postal Drug Supplier
A man who used a parcel delivery franchise to transport drugs, has been sentenced to a total of four years in prison at Woolwich Crown Court. After pleading guilty to a string of drug and fraud offen...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 8, 2009
Businesses Blast Justice Wrangling
Constant wrangling by Stormont's most influential politicians over the devolution of policing and justice powers has been slammed by business leaders. NI Manufacturing said it was unacceptable for t...
Businesses Blast Justice Wrangling
Constant wrangling by Stormont's most influential politicians over the devolution of policing and justice powers has been slammed by business leaders. NI Manufacturing said it was unacceptable for t...
Recruitment News, Dec 8, 2009
An Post To Cut 1,300 Jobs By 2012
An Post has announced plans to reduce its workforce by more than 1,300 over the next three years. The company is seeking to cut 250 jobs from its Dublin headquarters in the first phase of the cuts fr...
An Post To Cut 1,300 Jobs By 2012
An Post has announced plans to reduce its workforce by more than 1,300 over the next three years. The company is seeking to cut 250 jobs from its Dublin headquarters in the first phase of the cuts fr...
Recruitment News, Dec 8, 2009
Auction House Brings New Jobs
A new state-of-the-art auction house has been opened in Dromore, Co Tyrone, creating ten jobs. Euro Auctions, a specialist in the sale of heavy plant and machinery, now boasts 18,000 square feet of ...
Auction House Brings New Jobs
A new state-of-the-art auction house has been opened in Dromore, Co Tyrone, creating ten jobs. Euro Auctions, a specialist in the sale of heavy plant and machinery, now boasts 18,000 square feet of ...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 8, 2009
Dissident Christmas Terror Campaign Feared
Retailers across Northern Ireland have been urged to step-up security procedures over the festive period, amid a heightened threat from dissident republicans. It is feared terror groups will exploi...
Dissident Christmas Terror Campaign Feared
Retailers across Northern Ireland have been urged to step-up security procedures over the festive period, amid a heightened threat from dissident republicans. It is feared terror groups will exploi...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 8, 2009
What's The Beef Over Flags?
There's a row brewing over labelling for Irish beef products - but it's a flag-flying exercise that's more about hard cash and profit than anything political. The National Beef Association warned Ass...
What's The Beef Over Flags?
There's a row brewing over labelling for Irish beef products - but it's a flag-flying exercise that's more about hard cash and profit than anything political. The National Beef Association warned Ass...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 8, 2009
Newry Flyover Junction Opens
Just in time for the predicted cross-border shopping invasion, a new flyover junction at Cloghogue, on the A1 Newry bypass, has been officially opened. As thousands of Christmas bargain-hunters floo...
Newry Flyover Junction Opens
Just in time for the predicted cross-border shopping invasion, a new flyover junction at Cloghogue, on the A1 Newry bypass, has been officially opened. As thousands of Christmas bargain-hunters floo...
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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.
