Northern Ireland News for March 2009 : Page 6

Northern Ireland News, Mar 23, 2009
Police Granted More Time Over Dissident Murder Probes
A further extension has been granted to the police investigating three dissident republican murders in Northern Ireland. The detectives have been granted a further seven days to question the suspects...
UK National News, Mar 23, 2009
Daily Mail Group Cuts 1,000 Jobs
The Daily Mail and General Trust (DMGT) has announced it will axe 1,000 jobs as its advertising revenue for the first quarter of 2009 fell significantly. The publisher, which owns the Daily Mail, the...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 23, 2009
Neeson's Saddest Role As He Carries Wifes' Coffin
The big screen star Liam Neeson has said a final farewell to his late wife at her funeral in New York. In the star's saddest role, he carried his own wife's coffin during the ceremony at the weekend....
UK National News, Mar 23, 2009
Met Joins CITS To Tackle Construction Equipment Theft
Major stakeholders within the construction and utilities industry have joined together with the Metropolitan Police in a bid to reduce plant theft. The Met's Plant and Agricultural National Intellige...
Recruitment News, Mar 23, 2009
New Water Apprenticeships Launched
A new employer-led water apprenticeship has been launched in Northern Ireland. The new apprenticeship, which forms part of the Employment and Learning Department's ApprenticeshipsNI provision, offers...
Business News, Mar 23, 2009
Derry Wood Energy Centre Praised
A wood energy centre in Londonderry has been lauded by the Rural Affairs Minister Michelle Gildernew. The scheme, located on the Brook Hall Estate, is managed by Rural Generation Ltd and is recognise...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 23, 2009
Rape Reduction Is Target For 'Be SMART' Campaign
Although the number of rapes being reported in Northern Ireland is falling, a new police campaign was launched this week to try to bring down the tally even further. Police have said there have been ...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 23, 2009
Secure Voting Rights Now, Says Commission
The Electoral Commission is calling on thousands of 'missing' voters to secure their vote in time for the European Parliamentary elections on 4 June. The appeal starts today - the start of 'Register ...
UK National News, Mar 23, 2009
Third Sector Taskforce On Climate Change And Environment Launched
A new taskforce launched today will help the government and the not-for-profit sector to tackle climate change and environmental issues. The group will be jointly chaired by Defra, Department of Ener...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 23, 2009
Grand Slam Victors Return To Ireland
After hundreds of thousands across Ireland watched in awe on Saturday as the historic 'Grand Slam' was won by the Irish national Rugby team, many thousands more turned out on Dublin's streets to welco...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 23, 2009
High Speed Broadband For Belfast
A suburb of south Belfast has been selected as one of 29 UK locations for the rollout of the £1.5bn super-fast broadband project The extra super-fast speeds are to be made available to close to 30,00...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 23, 2009
Tributes To SF Councillor
Tributes have been paid to a long serving Belfast councillor, who died at the weekend. Sinn Fein member Marie Moore passed away at the Royal Victoria Hospital on Saturday, having been ill for some ti...
UK National News, Mar 23, 2009
Other News In Brief
Teen Dies After Being Shot By Ail Rifle A 15-year-old boy has died after being shot with an air rifle during target practice in the garden of his house in Hayes, Greater London. He has been formally ...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 23, 2009
Press And Broadcast Awards Winners Honoured
Some of Northern Ireland's leading journalists have been honoured by the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR). A total of 20 awards were presented at the Coca-Cola-sponsored Press and Broad...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 23, 2009
Other NI News In Brief
Guilty Plea To Teen's Murder A 31-year-old man has pleaded guilty at Londonderry Crown Court to the murder of Limavady teenager Wendy Anne McAteer two years ago. The victim, aged just 17, was found d...
UK National News, Mar 20, 2009
Report Reveals Hospitals 'Catalogue Of Serious Feelings'
A specialist unit in a Birmingham hospital has been criticised by the Healthcare Commission (HC), in a damning report which revealed a catalogue of serious failings. Seriously ill boys and girls rece...
UK National News, Mar 20, 2009
Steven Gerrard Assault Charge Dropped
An assault charge against England footballer Steven Gerrard has been dropped, a court has today heard. The 28-year-old Liverpool Captain, however still faces a charge of affray following a bar room b...
UK National News, Mar 20, 2009
Loan Shark Who Raped Client Jailed
A loan shark who raped one of his customers has been jailed for seven years. Paul Nicholson, 39, was last month found guilty of an array of offences including blackmail, assault and rape. Warrington...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 20, 2009
Second Masserene Soldier Buried
The second of the two soldiers tragically murdered outside their barracks in Antrim was buried in London today. Sapper Patrick Azimkar, who is from the capital, was shot dead along with fellow soldie...
UK National News, Mar 20, 2009
Man Admits Double Killings
The Crown court is to pursue charges of murder against a 28-year-old man held over the deaths of two sisters. Mohammed Ali has already admitted the manslaughter of 22-year-old Yasmine Larbi-Cherif a...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 20, 2009
Coast Road Crash Victim Named
Police have reported that one man has died in a crash on the scenic Antrim Coast Road (pictured here) this morning. The victim, just named as Scott Brady, 29 and from nearby Larne, was killed when hi...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 20, 2009
Abortion Liberalisation 'Not On', Says DUP
A senior DUP politician has moved swiftly to quell any prospects of more liberal abortion laws in Northern Ireland. DUP MP Jeffrey Donaldson, who is a Stormont Junior Minister, (pictured here) was co...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 20, 2009
Fire Claims Two Lives In Co Donegal
Fire crews from the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service were last night called out to assist at the Irish Republic's second fatal house fire in days. District Commander Willie Lynch told the BB...
UK National News, Mar 20, 2009
Blumenthal Blames 'Norovirus' For Fat Duck Closure
Around 400 diners who fell ill after eating at The Fat Duck restaurant may have been affected by the highly contagious "norovirus" bug, the owner has said. Celebrity chef Heston Blumenthal temporaril...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 20, 2009
Cross-Border Shopping Bonanza Accelerates
There has been a prediction that cross-border shopper spending will hit a total of €700m this year. There's no stopping the flow of trade north as - despite the recession - the shopping exodus contin...
Recruitment News, Mar 20, 2009
Double Jobs Boost For North West Proposed
A double job's boost is heading for the North West area with news this week of both a planned supermarket extension and a separate bid to build a new north coast hotel. Sainsbury's first revealed pla...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 20, 2009
Double Jobs Boost For North West Proposed
A double jobs boost is heading for the North West area with news this week of two construction projects being planned in the area. There's a major supermarket extension project in the offing as well ...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 20, 2009
'Tele Broadsheet Format Abandoned
Next Tuesday's broadsheet Belfast Telegraph will be the last. The paper is replacing the traditional way of readers folding the large format paper to enjoy the days' news by making its entire range o...
UK National News, Mar 20, 2009
Three British Students Killed In Gap Year Crash
Three British students have been killed in a car accident during a gap year trip in South Africa. Nick Thompson, 19, Oli Mobsby and Ed Lowton, both 18, were returning from a safari when they were inv...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 20, 2009
'At Risk' Protection Strengthened
Further details of a new scheme which will put in place stronger safeguards to protect children and vulnerable adults were announced today by the Stormont Health Minister. The Vetting and Barring Sc...