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Northern Ireland News for April 2009 : Page 4
UK National News, Apr 27, 2009
Corby's First Rail Link In A Generation Unveiled
Transport links at one of the UK's fastest growing towns have been boosted thanks to a £9 million railway station which was officially opened today by Transport Secretary Geoff Hoon. Initial services...
Corby's First Rail Link In A Generation Unveiled
Transport links at one of the UK's fastest growing towns have been boosted thanks to a £9 million railway station which was officially opened today by Transport Secretary Geoff Hoon. Initial services...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 27, 2009
Conlig Art Project Lauded By Local MP
Residents in a Co Down village are celebrating the completion of an art project that has transformed a run-down area. The project - in Conlig - which was funded as part of an external maintenance sch...
Conlig Art Project Lauded By Local MP
Residents in a Co Down village are celebrating the completion of an art project that has transformed a run-down area. The project - in Conlig - which was funded as part of an external maintenance sch...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 27, 2009
'Seedcorn' Cash Up For Grabs
Entrepreneurs from Northern Ireland could get a huge cash boost for their business, thanks to a record prize fund of €360,000 being offered by InterTradeIreland's Seedcorn Business Competition 2009. ...
'Seedcorn' Cash Up For Grabs
Entrepreneurs from Northern Ireland could get a huge cash boost for their business, thanks to a record prize fund of €360,000 being offered by InterTradeIreland's Seedcorn Business Competition 2009. ...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 27, 2009
Other NI News In Brief
UCF Backs 'Hide Tobacco' Legislation The Ulster Cancer Foundation (UCF) is one of 100 national, regional and local organisations and medical and scientific experts that have signed a full-page advert...
Other NI News In Brief
UCF Backs 'Hide Tobacco' Legislation The Ulster Cancer Foundation (UCF) is one of 100 national, regional and local organisations and medical and scientific experts that have signed a full-page advert...
UK National News, Apr 27, 2009
Other News In Brief
Two Die In House Fire Roof Collapse A couple have died in a house fire in Greater Manchester when the ceiling collapsed, it has been confirmed. Six firefighters entered the house on Wibbersley Park, ...
Other News In Brief
Two Die In House Fire Roof Collapse A couple have died in a house fire in Greater Manchester when the ceiling collapsed, it has been confirmed. Six firefighters entered the house on Wibbersley Park, ...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 24, 2009
Ten Year Sentence For Northern Bank Robbery
The man convicted of laundering some of the proceeds of the £26.5m Northern Bank robbery in Belfast has been handed down a 10-year sentence by the Irish courts. Cunningham's 34-year-old son, Timothy,...
Ten Year Sentence For Northern Bank Robbery
The man convicted of laundering some of the proceeds of the £26.5m Northern Bank robbery in Belfast has been handed down a 10-year sentence by the Irish courts. Cunningham's 34-year-old son, Timothy,...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 24, 2009
McGuinness Receives Death Threat
A fresh death threat has been issued to Martin McGuinness by dissident republican terrorists. The Sinn Feín Deputy First Minister at the Stormont Assembly has been warned of the threat against his l...
McGuinness Receives Death Threat
A fresh death threat has been issued to Martin McGuinness by dissident republican terrorists. The Sinn Feín Deputy First Minister at the Stormont Assembly has been warned of the threat against his l...
UK National News, Apr 24, 2009
UK Economy Shrinks At Fastest Rate In 30 Years
The British economy shrank by 1.9% in the first three months this year, according to gross domestic product (GDP) data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The contraction, which is the wor...
UK Economy Shrinks At Fastest Rate In 30 Years
The British economy shrank by 1.9% in the first three months this year, according to gross domestic product (GDP) data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The contraction, which is the wor...
UK National News, Apr 24, 2009
'Body Parts' Victim Named By Police
The man whose dismembered body was discovered across two counties has been named as Jeffrey Howe. The 49-year-old kitchen salesman from Southgate in north London has been described by his family as a...
'Body Parts' Victim Named By Police
The man whose dismembered body was discovered across two counties has been named as Jeffrey Howe. The 49-year-old kitchen salesman from Southgate in north London has been described by his family as a...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 24, 2009
NI Remembers Gallipoli Bloodshed
The 21,000 British and Irish troops who died with the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force in the Gallipoli campaign during WWI will be remembered tomorrow in Northern Ireland. Celebrated as part of Anz...
NI Remembers Gallipoli Bloodshed
The 21,000 British and Irish troops who died with the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force in the Gallipoli campaign during WWI will be remembered tomorrow in Northern Ireland. Celebrated as part of Anz...
UK National News, Apr 24, 2009
Man Jailed For 10 Years for Raping Two Prostitutes
A man has today been sentenced to 10 years' imprisonment after being convicted of the rape of two prostitutes. Jakub Luniewski, 26, of Crosby Place, committed the two offences during the early hours ...
Man Jailed For 10 Years for Raping Two Prostitutes
A man has today been sentenced to 10 years' imprisonment after being convicted of the rape of two prostitutes. Jakub Luniewski, 26, of Crosby Place, committed the two offences during the early hours ...
UK National News, Apr 24, 2009
Fabregas And Brown Charged With Improper Conduct
Arsenal midfielder Cesc Fabregas and Hull City manager, Phil Brown, have both been charged with improper conduct by the Football Association (FA), following an incident at an FA cup match last month. ...
Fabregas And Brown Charged With Improper Conduct
Arsenal midfielder Cesc Fabregas and Hull City manager, Phil Brown, have both been charged with improper conduct by the Football Association (FA), following an incident at an FA cup match last month. ...
Recruitment News, Apr 24, 2009
Textile Jobs Losses Loom In Tralee
While staff at the German-owned Amann specialist textile plant in Tralee are expected bad news on their future employment prospects today, in Northern Ireland, 70 jobs will go today in a construction ...
Textile Jobs Losses Loom In Tralee
While staff at the German-owned Amann specialist textile plant in Tralee are expected bad news on their future employment prospects today, in Northern Ireland, 70 jobs will go today in a construction ...
UK National News, Apr 24, 2009
Crimestoppers Reward Offered In Claudia Search
A £10,000 reward has been offered for information about missing university chef Claudia Lawrence, as Yorkshire Police have announced her disappearance is being treated as suspected murder. The Crimes...
Crimestoppers Reward Offered In Claudia Search
A £10,000 reward has been offered for information about missing university chef Claudia Lawrence, as Yorkshire Police have announced her disappearance is being treated as suspected murder. The Crimes...
UK National News, Apr 24, 2009
Mother Pays Tribute To Road Crash Son
The mother of a young man killed in a Manchester road collision has described her son as a "big softie, with a heart of gold". Mark Cowley, aged 20, died as a result of serious head and chest injuri...
Mother Pays Tribute To Road Crash Son
The mother of a young man killed in a Manchester road collision has described her son as a "big softie, with a heart of gold". Mark Cowley, aged 20, died as a result of serious head and chest injuri...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 24, 2009
Driver Charged With Attempting To Murder PSNI Man
A north Belfast man has been remanded in custody after allegedly trying to run over a police officer in Co Down. Michael Ferguson, of Cliftonville Avenue, is being kept in custody on a charge of atte...
Driver Charged With Attempting To Murder PSNI Man
A north Belfast man has been remanded in custody after allegedly trying to run over a police officer in Co Down. Michael Ferguson, of Cliftonville Avenue, is being kept in custody on a charge of atte...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 24, 2009
Visteon Eviction Bid Delayed
A hearing to resolve an eviction application against sit-in workers in Belfast will not now take place until next month. The legal moves to force the eviction of former workers from the car parts fac...
Visteon Eviction Bid Delayed
A hearing to resolve an eviction application against sit-in workers in Belfast will not now take place until next month. The legal moves to force the eviction of former workers from the car parts fac...
UK National News, Apr 24, 2009
Government 'Abandons' Proposed Titan Prisons
Plans for a massive prison scheme are to be abandoned by the Ministry of Justice, according to media reports. Three 'Titan' prisons facilities, with the capacity for 2,500 offenders, will now not pr...
Government 'Abandons' Proposed Titan Prisons
Plans for a massive prison scheme are to be abandoned by the Ministry of Justice, according to media reports. Three 'Titan' prisons facilities, with the capacity for 2,500 offenders, will now not pr...
Business News, Apr 24, 2009
Patton Group Picks Up Top Innovation Award
Ballymena-based Patton Group has been commended for its innovation at a recent awards ceremony. The firm scooped the Excellence in Innovation title at the 2009 Belfast Telegraph Northern Ireland Bus...
Patton Group Picks Up Top Innovation Award
Ballymena-based Patton Group has been commended for its innovation at a recent awards ceremony. The firm scooped the Excellence in Innovation title at the 2009 Belfast Telegraph Northern Ireland Bus...
Business News, Apr 24, 2009
SF Issues SOS For Sinking Ferry Service
As a scenic cross border transport link remains in jeopardy, a Coleraine Sinn Féin councillor has urged NI Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster to take action to save the ferry. Billy Leonard wants the ...
SF Issues SOS For Sinking Ferry Service
As a scenic cross border transport link remains in jeopardy, a Coleraine Sinn Féin councillor has urged NI Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster to take action to save the ferry. Billy Leonard wants the ...
Recruitment News, Apr 24, 2009
Jobs At Risk As Bay Trading Enters Administration
British fashion chain Bay Trading has gone into administration, putting around 1,000 jobs at risk. The retail outlet's parent company Alexon made the announcement today, and stressed that its other b...
Jobs At Risk As Bay Trading Enters Administration
British fashion chain Bay Trading has gone into administration, putting around 1,000 jobs at risk. The retail outlet's parent company Alexon made the announcement today, and stressed that its other b...
UK National News, Apr 24, 2009
200 Evacuated In Blackpool Blaze
Almost 200 people have been evacuated from their homes following a massive blaze in a residential area in Blackpool. Fire crews were called to the fire, which destroyed an unfinished block of flats i...
200 Evacuated In Blackpool Blaze
Almost 200 people have been evacuated from their homes following a massive blaze in a residential area in Blackpool. Fire crews were called to the fire, which destroyed an unfinished block of flats i...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 24, 2009
NI House Building Is Still On Target, Despite Recession
Despite post-Budget belt-tightening and the latest round of redundancies, the NI Finance Minister Nigel Dodds has told a leading housing body that ambitious house building projects remain on track. M...
NI House Building Is Still On Target, Despite Recession
Despite post-Budget belt-tightening and the latest round of redundancies, the NI Finance Minister Nigel Dodds has told a leading housing body that ambitious house building projects remain on track. M...
UK National News, Apr 24, 2009
Other News In Brief
Former Court Clerk In Court Over Fraud A former Edinburgh Sheriff Court Clerk had appeared on petition in his former place of work, charged with fraud. Graeme Wilson, 28, of Kirkcaldy, appeared in pr...
Other News In Brief
Former Court Clerk In Court Over Fraud A former Edinburgh Sheriff Court Clerk had appeared on petition in his former place of work, charged with fraud. Graeme Wilson, 28, of Kirkcaldy, appeared in pr...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 24, 2009
Life Sentence Release Report Welcomed
Existing procedures to release prisoners serving life sentences could be put under great strain if the number of such cases rise, a report has found. The Criminal Justice Inspectorate (CJI) Report on...
Life Sentence Release Report Welcomed
Existing procedures to release prisoners serving life sentences could be put under great strain if the number of such cases rise, a report has found. The Criminal Justice Inspectorate (CJI) Report on...
Business News, Apr 24, 2009
Boost For Border Traders As Budget Targets Booze
This week's UK Budget is being welcomed by many border traders in the Irish Republic. Retailers close to the land frontier in towns such as Dundalk have been badly affected by the long-running boom i...
Boost For Border Traders As Budget Targets Booze
This week's UK Budget is being welcomed by many border traders in the Irish Republic. Retailers close to the land frontier in towns such as Dundalk have been badly affected by the long-running boom i...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 24, 2009
Boost For Border Traders As Budget Targets Booze
This week's UK Budget is being welcomed by border traders in the Irish Republic. Retailers close to the land frontier in towns such as Dundalk have been badly affected by the long-running boom in cro...
Boost For Border Traders As Budget Targets Booze
This week's UK Budget is being welcomed by border traders in the Irish Republic. Retailers close to the land frontier in towns such as Dundalk have been badly affected by the long-running boom in cro...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 24, 2009
Replace Social 'Slums', Says North Belfast MLA
An Stormont assemblyman has raised concerns over the Housing Executive's shift in priority, from more building houses to improving current stock. Ulster Unionist Fred Cobain said he was troubled by t...
Replace Social 'Slums', Says North Belfast MLA
An Stormont assemblyman has raised concerns over the Housing Executive's shift in priority, from more building houses to improving current stock. Ulster Unionist Fred Cobain said he was troubled by t...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 24, 2009
SOS For Sinking Ferry Service
As a scenic cross border transport link remains in jeopardy, a Coleraine Sinn Féin councillor has urged NI Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster to take action to save the ferry. Billy Leonard wants the ...
SOS For Sinking Ferry Service
As a scenic cross border transport link remains in jeopardy, a Coleraine Sinn Féin councillor has urged NI Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster to take action to save the ferry. Billy Leonard wants the ...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 24, 2009
NI 'Green' Sector Job Opportunities Mooted
Stormont Energy Minister Arlene Foster has endorsed higher levels of power generation from renewable sources and development of the electricity grid. The Minister, speaking at the International Counc...
NI 'Green' Sector Job Opportunities Mooted
Stormont Energy Minister Arlene Foster has endorsed higher levels of power generation from renewable sources and development of the electricity grid. The Minister, speaking at the International Counc...
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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.
