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Northern Ireland News for June 2009 : Page 10
Northern Ireland News, Jun 16, 2009
Tenth Of Young Men Carry Weapons
One in 10 teenagers admit regularly carrying weapons in public, according to a new report launched today by the University of Ulster. The university revealed the main results of the research, ...
Tenth Of Young Men Carry Weapons
One in 10 teenagers admit regularly carrying weapons in public, according to a new report launched today by the University of Ulster. The university revealed the main results of the research, ...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 16, 2009
South Belfast Anti-Racism Rally Attacked
An anti-racism demonstration in South Belfast has came under attack from a mob pelting bottles. Abuse and insults were also hurled at those gathered on the Lisburn Road last night. The event was orga...
South Belfast Anti-Racism Rally Attacked
An anti-racism demonstration in South Belfast has came under attack from a mob pelting bottles. Abuse and insults were also hurled at those gathered on the Lisburn Road last night. The event was orga...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 16, 2009
Bombardier Takes Off
East Belfast-based aircraft company Bombardier has revealed it has signed a deal to sell another 15 planes to a Spanish airline. The agreement is with Air Nostrum and the company's base in Bel...
Bombardier Takes Off
East Belfast-based aircraft company Bombardier has revealed it has signed a deal to sell another 15 planes to a Spanish airline. The agreement is with Air Nostrum and the company's base in Bel...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 16, 2009
Aer Lingus Targets US For €80
Airfares from as low as €80 will be offered to American holidaymakers to lure them to Ireland. In conjunction with the part state-owned airline Aer Lingus, Tourism Ireland said the move was pa...
Aer Lingus Targets US For €80
Airfares from as low as €80 will be offered to American holidaymakers to lure them to Ireland. In conjunction with the part state-owned airline Aer Lingus, Tourism Ireland said the move was pa...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 16, 2009
Carryduff School Building Underway
The building work for a Co Antrim schools project has just commenced. Northern Ireland Education Minister Caitríona Ruane and Bishop McKeown joined forces to greet work getting underway at Our...
Carryduff School Building Underway
The building work for a Co Antrim schools project has just commenced. Northern Ireland Education Minister Caitríona Ruane and Bishop McKeown joined forces to greet work getting underway at Our...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 16, 2009
Summer Blood Donors Sought
A special 'Summer Essentials' initiative has just been launched targeting NI people and encouraging them to give blood. The Northern Ireland Blood Transfusion Service has highlighted the need ...
Summer Blood Donors Sought
A special 'Summer Essentials' initiative has just been launched targeting NI people and encouraging them to give blood. The Northern Ireland Blood Transfusion Service has highlighted the need ...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 16, 2009
Other NI News In Brief
Alleged Sex Attack Burglar Remanded A man has been remanded in custody accused of sexually assaulting a child during a burglary in north Belfast. Daniel Fullerton, 30, was arrested by detectiv...
Other NI News In Brief
Alleged Sex Attack Burglar Remanded A man has been remanded in custody accused of sexually assaulting a child during a burglary in north Belfast. Daniel Fullerton, 30, was arrested by detectiv...
Recruitment News, Jun 16, 2009
Wind Energy To Create 10,500 Jobs
Over 10,500 jobs could be created in the wind energy sector by 2020, according to a study by the consultancy firm Deloitte. The study says up to €15bn could be invested in the construction and devel...
Wind Energy To Create 10,500 Jobs
Over 10,500 jobs could be created in the wind energy sector by 2020, according to a study by the consultancy firm Deloitte. The study says up to €15bn could be invested in the construction and devel...
Recruitment News, Jun 16, 2009
Road Builders Jobs In Jeopardy
Some 10,000 Irish road builders may be facing the dole queues. According to the Civil Engineering Contractors Association, the Government is abandoning commitments made in its public capital programm...
Road Builders Jobs In Jeopardy
Some 10,000 Irish road builders may be facing the dole queues. According to the Civil Engineering Contractors Association, the Government is abandoning commitments made in its public capital programm...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 15, 2009
Woman Freed After More Coleraine Arrests
Police have released a women being questioned in connection with the murder of Coleraine father-of-four Kevin McDaid, and the attempted murder of critically injured Damian Fleming. A 20-year-o...
Woman Freed After More Coleraine Arrests
Police have released a women being questioned in connection with the murder of Coleraine father-of-four Kevin McDaid, and the attempted murder of critically injured Damian Fleming. A 20-year-o...
Recruitment News, Jun 15, 2009
Jobs Fillip From Randox
Randox Laboratories, has created 32 new jobs in Northern Ireland. The firm employs a total of 850 people in 26 countries worldwide. It created 230 new jobs in the past year. It makes medical diagnos...
Jobs Fillip From Randox
Randox Laboratories, has created 32 new jobs in Northern Ireland. The firm employs a total of 850 people in 26 countries worldwide. It created 230 new jobs in the past year. It makes medical diagnos...
UK National News, Jun 15, 2009
Iraq War Inquiry To Be Held In Private, PM Announces
A Government enquiry into the Iraq war will be held in private, Prime Minister Gordon Brown has announced. Speaking to MPs in the Commons today, the PM said holding an inquiry in private would allow ...
Iraq War Inquiry To Be Held In Private, PM Announces
A Government enquiry into the Iraq war will be held in private, Prime Minister Gordon Brown has announced. Speaking to MPs in the Commons today, the PM said holding an inquiry in private would allow ...
UK National News, Jun 15, 2009
Pair Arrested In Internet Child Abuse Investigation
A man and woman have been arrested after British detectives uncovered a live online broadcast of a child being sexually abused. West Midlands Police found that a 30-year-old woman in Maine, USA was u...
Pair Arrested In Internet Child Abuse Investigation
A man and woman have been arrested after British detectives uncovered a live online broadcast of a child being sexually abused. West Midlands Police found that a 30-year-old woman in Maine, USA was u...
Recruitment News, Jun 15, 2009
Potential For 'Green' Jobs, Says De Brun
The green economy should be at the heart of government programmes, according to Sinn Féin's Bairbre de Brún, who said energy efficiency schemes could create much-needed jobs for the ailing construc...
Potential For 'Green' Jobs, Says De Brun
The green economy should be at the heart of government programmes, according to Sinn Féin's Bairbre de Brún, who said energy efficiency schemes could create much-needed jobs for the ailing construc...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 15, 2009
Dundonald Body Find 'Shattering' Says MP
A man's body has been found in a stream in east Belfast. It was discovered in the Upper Newtownards Road area around 8.30am on Monday by a member of the public who reported finding the body ne...
Dundonald Body Find 'Shattering' Says MP
A man's body has been found in a stream in east Belfast. It was discovered in the Upper Newtownards Road area around 8.30am on Monday by a member of the public who reported finding the body ne...
UK National News, Jun 15, 2009
Speaker Race Continues
Ten MPs contesting the office of Commons Speaker have debated their personal merits for the first time today. Earlier Labour's Frank Field dropped out of the running, leaving the eight men and two w...
Speaker Race Continues
Ten MPs contesting the office of Commons Speaker have debated their personal merits for the first time today. Earlier Labour's Frank Field dropped out of the running, leaving the eight men and two w...
UK National News, Jun 15, 2009
Man Arrested Over 'Brutal' Pensioner Murder
Police investigating the brutal murder of an elderly woman at her home in Hull have arrested a 20-year-old man. Joan Charlton, 85, was found dead at her home in West Parade on Thursday after a "susta...
Man Arrested Over 'Brutal' Pensioner Murder
Police investigating the brutal murder of an elderly woman at her home in Hull have arrested a 20-year-old man. Joan Charlton, 85, was found dead at her home in West Parade on Thursday after a "susta...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 15, 2009
Decision Reserved On Police Reserve
Proposed cuts in levels of police officers are on the agenda today as the PSNI Chief Constable, Sir Hugh Orde, insisted that abolishing the full-time police reserve will not put the public or his o...
Decision Reserved On Police Reserve
Proposed cuts in levels of police officers are on the agenda today as the PSNI Chief Constable, Sir Hugh Orde, insisted that abolishing the full-time police reserve will not put the public or his o...
Recruitment News, Jun 15, 2009
€6.7m Investment For Jobs In East
Ireland's eastern region will be receiving an investment of €6.7m for research and development initiatives and cutting-edge technology, it has been announced. Supported by the Industrial Development...
€6.7m Investment For Jobs In East
Ireland's eastern region will be receiving an investment of €6.7m for research and development initiatives and cutting-edge technology, it has been announced. Supported by the Industrial Development...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 15, 2009
Lisburn Murder Inquiry Launched
Police have launched a murder investigation following the death of a 20-year-old man in Lisburn at the weekend. Darren Roberts was fatally stabbed while in the Millbrook Road area of city dur...
Lisburn Murder Inquiry Launched
Police have launched a murder investigation following the death of a 20-year-old man in Lisburn at the weekend. Darren Roberts was fatally stabbed while in the Millbrook Road area of city dur...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 15, 2009
Robinson Should Step Aside, Says Sir Reg
First Minister Peter Robinson should include himself in the DUP Executive reshuffle, expected to be unveiled within the next 24 hours - that's according to UUP Leader Sir Reg Empey. Employment...
Robinson Should Step Aside, Says Sir Reg
First Minister Peter Robinson should include himself in the DUP Executive reshuffle, expected to be unveiled within the next 24 hours - that's according to UUP Leader Sir Reg Empey. Employment...
UK National News, Jun 15, 2009
Two RAF Crew Dead After Glider Collision
An RAF reservist and an air cadet have died after their trainer plane collided mid-air with a glider. The two-seater RAF Tutor single-engined plane is thought to have taken off from RAF Benson in Oxf...
Two RAF Crew Dead After Glider Collision
An RAF reservist and an air cadet have died after their trainer plane collided mid-air with a glider. The two-seater RAF Tutor single-engined plane is thought to have taken off from RAF Benson in Oxf...
UK National News, Jun 15, 2009
Newsagent Dies After Luton Stabbing
A shopkeeper has died after being stabbed during a robbery in his shop. A man in his 30s has been arrested after the owner of Moon's Newsagents in Park Street, Luton, was attacked this morning. Bedf...
Newsagent Dies After Luton Stabbing
A shopkeeper has died after being stabbed during a robbery in his shop. A man in his 30s has been arrested after the owner of Moon's Newsagents in Park Street, Luton, was attacked this morning. Bedf...
UK National News, Jun 15, 2009
Boys Held Over Fawn's Death
Three boys have been arrested in relation to the apparent brutal killing of a newborn deer in a country park in Dorset. Three teenagers were seen to pick up the fawn, throw it to the ground and take ...
Boys Held Over Fawn's Death
Three boys have been arrested in relation to the apparent brutal killing of a newborn deer in a country park in Dorset. Three teenagers were seen to pick up the fawn, throw it to the ground and take ...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 15, 2009
'Bouncers' Get More Time For Registration
An anticipated deadline for the licensing of 'bouncers' across NI is to be extended. All in-house door supervisors working in the security industry in Northern Ireland were initially required to o...
'Bouncers' Get More Time For Registration
An anticipated deadline for the licensing of 'bouncers' across NI is to be extended. All in-house door supervisors working in the security industry in Northern Ireland were initially required to o...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 15, 2009
NI Takes Off At Paris Air Show
Seven local companies are aiming for take-off this week. They are exhibiting at the Paris International Air Show in a group backed by Invest Northern Ireland. Two companies, Blue Eagle Precis...
NI Takes Off At Paris Air Show
Seven local companies are aiming for take-off this week. They are exhibiting at the Paris International Air Show in a group backed by Invest Northern Ireland. Two companies, Blue Eagle Precis...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 15, 2009
Strandtown Primary Gets Boost
There was a double boost for a local school recently with both a high profile visitor praising pupils amid news that construction is due to begin soon on the refurbishment and rebuild of the facili...
Strandtown Primary Gets Boost
There was a double boost for a local school recently with both a high profile visitor praising pupils amid news that construction is due to begin soon on the refurbishment and rebuild of the facili...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 15, 2009
Art Therapy To Aid Cancer Patients
A new art therapy service has been launched for cancer patients. The Ulster Cancer Foundation has started the scheme in Carrickfergus and the surrounding area. Local mother of three, Janice F...
Art Therapy To Aid Cancer Patients
A new art therapy service has been launched for cancer patients. The Ulster Cancer Foundation has started the scheme in Carrickfergus and the surrounding area. Local mother of three, Janice F...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 15, 2009
Potential For 'Green' Jobs, Says De Brun
The green economy should be at the heart of government programmes, according to Sinn Féin's Bairbre de Brún, who said energy efficiency schemes could create much-needed jobs for the ailing construc...
Potential For 'Green' Jobs, Says De Brun
The green economy should be at the heart of government programmes, according to Sinn Féin's Bairbre de Brún, who said energy efficiency schemes could create much-needed jobs for the ailing construc...
UK National News, Jun 15, 2009
Drugs Worth Over £1m Seized During Operations
More than £1 million worth of drugs have been seized so far during a national 'tackling drugs' week. There have been approximately 65 arrests for various offences including cannabis cultivation, poss...
Drugs Worth Over £1m Seized During Operations
More than £1 million worth of drugs have been seized so far during a national 'tackling drugs' week. There have been approximately 65 arrests for various offences including cannabis cultivation, poss...
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Northern Ireland WeatherToday:A very mild, but mostly cloudy day, although with some bright or sunny spells. It will be mostly dry in the morning, but a little patchy light rain or drizzle at times in the afternoon. Maximum temperature 14 °C.Tonight:A band of heavier rain will move east during the evening before clearing eastwards after midnight. then mostly dry through the early hours, but a little rain towards dawn. Minimum temperature 8 °C.
