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Northern Ireland News for April 2009 : Page 11
UK National News, Apr 8, 2009
Man Held Over 1983 Murder
A 50-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the murder of a teenager 26 years ago. Colette Aram's naked body was found in a field close to her home in October 1983. She had been sexually a...
Man Held Over 1983 Murder
A 50-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the murder of a teenager 26 years ago. Colette Aram's naked body was found in a field close to her home in October 1983. She had been sexually a...
Recruitment News, Apr 8, 2009
Bus Chaos Expected
Dublin is facing potentially chaotic scenes this weekend after drivers narrowly rejected Labour Court proposals on the cost-cutting plans put forward by Dublin Bus. The court, which mediates in indus...
Bus Chaos Expected
Dublin is facing potentially chaotic scenes this weekend after drivers narrowly rejected Labour Court proposals on the cost-cutting plans put forward by Dublin Bus. The court, which mediates in indus...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 8, 2009
Over 1,000 Untaxed Vehicles Clamped
Untaxed vehicles are being targeted in a major enforcement campaign. Over 1,000 untaxed vehicles were 'clamped' across Northern Ireland in a New Year operation, it was revealed today. NI Environment...
Over 1,000 Untaxed Vehicles Clamped
Untaxed vehicles are being targeted in a major enforcement campaign. Over 1,000 untaxed vehicles were 'clamped' across Northern Ireland in a New Year operation, it was revealed today. NI Environment...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 8, 2009
City Centre Shopping Boost For 'Twelfth' Parades
Spectators for this year's traditional Orange Order parades on the Twelfth of July will enjoy an added attraction - shopping An anticipated 250,000 people are again expected to either take part in th...
City Centre Shopping Boost For 'Twelfth' Parades
Spectators for this year's traditional Orange Order parades on the Twelfth of July will enjoy an added attraction - shopping An anticipated 250,000 people are again expected to either take part in th...
UK National News, Apr 8, 2009
Police Officer Found Guilty Of Teen's Death
A police officer has been found guilty of knocking down and killing a schoolgirl by dangerous driving. Pc John Dougal, 41, a qualified advanced driver, was travelling at 94mph without blue lights or ...
Police Officer Found Guilty Of Teen's Death
A police officer has been found guilty of knocking down and killing a schoolgirl by dangerous driving. Pc John Dougal, 41, a qualified advanced driver, was travelling at 94mph without blue lights or ...
UK National News, Apr 8, 2009
British Bosses Released By French Workers
Three British bosses held captive by workers at a French factory over plans to close the site have been released. According to European Finance Director, Ian Bushell, unions representing employees at...
British Bosses Released By French Workers
Three British bosses held captive by workers at a French factory over plans to close the site have been released. According to European Finance Director, Ian Bushell, unions representing employees at...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 8, 2009
Economic Recovery Is Irish Budget's Aim
The Irish Republic's second 'emergency budget' was announced yesterday, with the Finance Minister outlining six steps to recovery in the Daíl, (pictured). In an effort to get on top of a huge multi b...
Economic Recovery Is Irish Budget's Aim
The Irish Republic's second 'emergency budget' was announced yesterday, with the Finance Minister outlining six steps to recovery in the Daíl, (pictured). In an effort to get on top of a huge multi b...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 8, 2009
Economy Fails To Dampen Balmoral Show Enthusiasm
The countdown to Northern Ireland's largest agricultural Show officially got underway this week - with little sign of being hit by the recession. The Ulster Bank-backed Balmoral Show is long establis...
Economy Fails To Dampen Balmoral Show Enthusiasm
The countdown to Northern Ireland's largest agricultural Show officially got underway this week - with little sign of being hit by the recession. The Ulster Bank-backed Balmoral Show is long establis...
UK National News, Apr 8, 2009
Husband Remanded Over Kirsty Murder
The husband of a model whose body was found alongside a motorway has appeared in court today, charged with her murder. Kirsty Grabham, 24, of Mount Pleasant, Swansea, went missing on 28 March after a...
Husband Remanded Over Kirsty Murder
The husband of a model whose body was found alongside a motorway has appeared in court today, charged with her murder. Kirsty Grabham, 24, of Mount Pleasant, Swansea, went missing on 28 March after a...
Business News, Apr 8, 2009
Republic Takes 'Strenuous Steps' To Recovery
The Irish Republic's second 'emergency budget' was announced yesterday, with the Finance Minister outlining six steps to recovery. In an effort to get on top of a huge multi billion euro deficit the ...
Republic Takes 'Strenuous Steps' To Recovery
The Irish Republic's second 'emergency budget' was announced yesterday, with the Finance Minister outlining six steps to recovery. In an effort to get on top of a huge multi billion euro deficit the ...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 8, 2009
Parties Unite To Slam MP's Expenses
The Ulster Unionists and SDLP have joined forces to attack the system for MPs claiming expenses. They have said that it should be reviewed immediately. Speaking as scrutiny of MPs' expenses intensif...
Parties Unite To Slam MP's Expenses
The Ulster Unionists and SDLP have joined forces to attack the system for MPs claiming expenses. They have said that it should be reviewed immediately. Speaking as scrutiny of MPs' expenses intensif...
UK National News, Apr 8, 2009
PM Marks 'New Era' Of Policing
The Prime Minister Gordon Brown today met with a party of chief constables at Downing Street. The meeting was to mark a "new era" of neighbourhood-based policing, established in response to the publi...
PM Marks 'New Era' Of Policing
The Prime Minister Gordon Brown today met with a party of chief constables at Downing Street. The meeting was to mark a "new era" of neighbourhood-based policing, established in response to the publi...
UK National News, Apr 8, 2009
Government Keeps Work Restrictions For Eastern Europeans
Strict working restrictions for Eastern Europeans will not be scrapped, the Government announced today. The Worker Registration Scheme enables the Government to monitor the work A8 nationals do, and ...
Government Keeps Work Restrictions For Eastern Europeans
Strict working restrictions for Eastern Europeans will not be scrapped, the Government announced today. The Worker Registration Scheme enables the Government to monitor the work A8 nationals do, and ...
UK National News, Apr 8, 2009
A Bigger Role For Communities In Inspiring Young People
Young people will get extra encouragement to unlock their talents as part of a £10m Inspiring Communities initiative, Communities Secretary Hazel Blears announced today. The Government's New Opportun...
A Bigger Role For Communities In Inspiring Young People
Young people will get extra encouragement to unlock their talents as part of a £10m Inspiring Communities initiative, Communities Secretary Hazel Blears announced today. The Government's New Opportun...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 8, 2009
Memorial To Murdered Scottish Soldiers Sought
There's a move underway to have a permanent memorial erected to a group of off-duty soldiers whose brutal murders shocked Northern Ireland nearly four decades ago. The Oldpark/Cavehill branch of the ...
Memorial To Murdered Scottish Soldiers Sought
There's a move underway to have a permanent memorial erected to a group of off-duty soldiers whose brutal murders shocked Northern Ireland nearly four decades ago. The Oldpark/Cavehill branch of the ...
UK National News, Apr 8, 2009
Other News In Brief
King In Court Over Alleged attack Middlesbrough striker Marlon King has appeared in court today accused of attacking a woman in a London nightclub. The 28-year-old allegedly sexually assaulted and pu...
Other News In Brief
King In Court Over Alleged attack Middlesbrough striker Marlon King has appeared in court today accused of attacking a woman in a London nightclub. The 28-year-old allegedly sexually assaulted and pu...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 8, 2009
NI Planners Praised
The Stormont Finance Minster has praised Northern Ireland's Planning Service for "its robust and efficient implementation" of the findings of a Performance Efficiency and Delivery Unit (PEDU) review o...
NI Planners Praised
The Stormont Finance Minster has praised Northern Ireland's Planning Service for "its robust and efficient implementation" of the findings of a Performance Efficiency and Delivery Unit (PEDU) review o...
Business News, Apr 8, 2009
Hegarty Companies Go Into Administration
A Co Londonderry-based business family has run into financial difficulties. Despite being listed in last year's Sunday Times Rich List with "a fortune of £40m" part of Patrick Hegarty's company is go...
Hegarty Companies Go Into Administration
A Co Londonderry-based business family has run into financial difficulties. Despite being listed in last year's Sunday Times Rich List with "a fortune of £40m" part of Patrick Hegarty's company is go...
Business News, Apr 8, 2009
SDLP's Economic 'Fix' Revealed
Recession-beating ideas are top of the NI agenda this week. Politicians, business leaders and unions met at Stormont on Monday to try to come up with ways of tackling the economic downturn in Norther...
SDLP's Economic 'Fix' Revealed
Recession-beating ideas are top of the NI agenda this week. Politicians, business leaders and unions met at Stormont on Monday to try to come up with ways of tackling the economic downturn in Norther...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 8, 2009
Belfast Mayor Welcomes New Polish Magazine
A monthly magazine aimed at the substantial Polish community now resident in Northern Ireland has been launched this week. Entitled Kropka PL, the publication's mission is said to be "the consolidati...
Belfast Mayor Welcomes New Polish Magazine
A monthly magazine aimed at the substantial Polish community now resident in Northern Ireland has been launched this week. Entitled Kropka PL, the publication's mission is said to be "the consolidati...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 8, 2009
Other NI News In Brief
Accident Girl 'Critical' Twin sisters are in hospital today with one of the 10-year-old girls described as being in a critical condition while the other is seriously ill after a road accident in Co A...
Other NI News In Brief
Accident Girl 'Critical' Twin sisters are in hospital today with one of the 10-year-old girls described as being in a critical condition while the other is seriously ill after a road accident in Co A...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 7, 2009
Bank Robber May Be 'Caught Red-Handed'
Staff at a downtown Belfast bank have been threatened by a robber armed with a machete. The robbery happened at 11.40am on Tuesday at the Northern Bank's premises on Victoria Street. However, as det...
Bank Robber May Be 'Caught Red-Handed'
Staff at a downtown Belfast bank have been threatened by a robber armed with a machete. The robbery happened at 11.40am on Tuesday at the Northern Bank's premises on Victoria Street. However, as det...
UK National News, Apr 7, 2009
Two Boys Charged With Attempted Murder
Two young boys have been charged with attempted murder following an attack on two youngsters in Doncaster. The Crown Prosecution Service said the suspects - aged 10 and 11 - are each charged with two...
Two Boys Charged With Attempted Murder
Two young boys have been charged with attempted murder following an attack on two youngsters in Doncaster. The Crown Prosecution Service said the suspects - aged 10 and 11 - are each charged with two...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 7, 2009
Irish Budget Targets Cross Border Shopping
The Irish Finance Minister Brian Lenihan (pictured) has begun to detail a series of radical spending cuts and tax increases. Looking north, he said that excise duties on petrol and alcohol would rema...
Irish Budget Targets Cross Border Shopping
The Irish Finance Minister Brian Lenihan (pictured) has begun to detail a series of radical spending cuts and tax increases. Looking north, he said that excise duties on petrol and alcohol would rema...
UK National News, Apr 7, 2009
Woodlands Body Identified As Missing Kirsty
The body of a woman found dumped in woodlands has been formally identified as missing model Kirsty Grabham. The 24-year-old, from Swansea, south Wales was found by police search teams yesterday along...
Woodlands Body Identified As Missing Kirsty
The body of a woman found dumped in woodlands has been formally identified as missing model Kirsty Grabham. The 24-year-old, from Swansea, south Wales was found by police search teams yesterday along...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 7, 2009
Councillors' Pay-Off Could Top £36,000
While members of the public are being invited to give their views on proposed severance arrangements for long serving district councillors - many will be surprised by reports that individual 'pay-offs...
Councillors' Pay-Off Could Top £36,000
While members of the public are being invited to give their views on proposed severance arrangements for long serving district councillors - many will be surprised by reports that individual 'pay-offs...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 7, 2009
Hegarty Companies Go Into Administration
A Co Londonderry-based business family has run into financial difficulties. Despite being listed in last year's Sunday Times Rich List with "a fortune of £40m" part of Patrick Hegarty's company is go...
Hegarty Companies Go Into Administration
A Co Londonderry-based business family has run into financial difficulties. Despite being listed in last year's Sunday Times Rich List with "a fortune of £40m" part of Patrick Hegarty's company is go...
UK National News, Apr 7, 2009
Teen Jailed Over Bottle Throwing Death
A teenager has been jailed for four-and-a-half years for throwing a bottle in a crowded pub, which killed a barmaid. Neil McNulty, 19, from Heywood, hurled the bottle through the Queen Anne Hotel, in...
Teen Jailed Over Bottle Throwing Death
A teenager has been jailed for four-and-a-half years for throwing a bottle in a crowded pub, which killed a barmaid. Neil McNulty, 19, from Heywood, hurled the bottle through the Queen Anne Hotel, in...
Recruitment News, Apr 7, 2009
Dublin Bus Workers Take Vital Vote
Workers for Dublin Bus are taking a vital vote today on recommendations from the Labour Court. The recommendations include increasing overtime work and scrapping 120 buses from Dublin's roads. Dubl...
Dublin Bus Workers Take Vital Vote
Workers for Dublin Bus are taking a vital vote today on recommendations from the Labour Court. The recommendations include increasing overtime work and scrapping 120 buses from Dublin's roads. Dubl...
UK National News, Apr 7, 2009
More Body Parts Found In Hertfordshire
Detectives investigating the discovery of human body parts have received a report that more remains have been uncovered in Hertfordshire. Police say a member of the public called them to a lay-by on...
More Body Parts Found In Hertfordshire
Detectives investigating the discovery of human body parts have received a report that more remains have been uncovered in Hertfordshire. Police say a member of the public called them to a lay-by on...
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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.
