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Northern Ireland News for January 2010 : Page 2
Northern Ireland News, Jan 28, 2010
Derry Gets Major Seagate Investment
It has just been announced that a package of investments totalling approximately £60m is to be made in Londonderry. Centred on its plant at Springtown, Seagate Technology's investment of £47.3m will ...
Derry Gets Major Seagate Investment
It has just been announced that a package of investments totalling approximately £60m is to be made in Londonderry. Centred on its plant at Springtown, Seagate Technology's investment of £47.3m will ...
Business News, Jan 28, 2010
Hotel For Tillies Site Moves Closer
A top hotel chain - led by Indian-born peer, Lord Rana - is pressing ahead with plans for a multi million pound hotel on the vacant Tillie and Henderson's site in Londonderry. Andras House, the hotel...
Hotel For Tillies Site Moves Closer
A top hotel chain - led by Indian-born peer, Lord Rana - is pressing ahead with plans for a multi million pound hotel on the vacant Tillie and Henderson's site in Londonderry. Andras House, the hotel...
UK National News, Jan 28, 2010
UK-Ireland Wide Driving Bans
A new law to keep disqualified drivers off UK and Irish roads comes into force today. As a result of a groundbreaking agreement between the British, Irish and Northern Ireland Ministers, UK drivers d...
UK-Ireland Wide Driving Bans
A new law to keep disqualified drivers off UK and Irish roads comes into force today. As a result of a groundbreaking agreement between the British, Irish and Northern Ireland Ministers, UK drivers d...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 28, 2010
Drivers' Border Escape Route Blocked
A new law to keep disqualified drivers off both UK and Republic of Ireland roads has come into force. As a result of a ground breaking agreement between the British, Irish and Northern Ireland Minist...
Drivers' Border Escape Route Blocked
A new law to keep disqualified drivers off both UK and Republic of Ireland roads has come into force. As a result of a ground breaking agreement between the British, Irish and Northern Ireland Minist...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 28, 2010
City Hall Remembers Holocaust
Last night saw a sombre remembrance taking place. Stormont Junior Minister and East Belfast MLA Robin Newton (pictured) hosted the 9th regional Holocaust Memorial Day commemoration in Belfast City Ha...
City Hall Remembers Holocaust
Last night saw a sombre remembrance taking place. Stormont Junior Minister and East Belfast MLA Robin Newton (pictured) hosted the 9th regional Holocaust Memorial Day commemoration in Belfast City Ha...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 28, 2010
Largest Tesco For Portadown
The result of the judicial review on a planning application for Ireland's largest Tesco supermarket will be known this Friday. If it goes in favour of the developer, work could start almost immediate...
Largest Tesco For Portadown
The result of the judicial review on a planning application for Ireland's largest Tesco supermarket will be known this Friday. If it goes in favour of the developer, work could start almost immediate...
UK National News, Jan 28, 2010
Mum Held After Kids Found Dead
The bodies of two young children have been found in a car in Heathfield, East Sussex. The children's mother is receiving medical treatment for apparent self-harm injuries. It is believed she made th...
Mum Held After Kids Found Dead
The bodies of two young children have been found in a car in Heathfield, East Sussex. The children's mother is receiving medical treatment for apparent self-harm injuries. It is believed she made th...
UK National News, Jan 28, 2010
North Wales Gets Flood Relief Works
A £6.4m flood defence scheme to protect parts of north Wales has been given the green light. The Welsh Assembly has pledged £3.8m towards the project in Tywyn, Gwynedd, which will start later this m...
North Wales Gets Flood Relief Works
A £6.4m flood defence scheme to protect parts of north Wales has been given the green light. The Welsh Assembly has pledged £3.8m towards the project in Tywyn, Gwynedd, which will start later this m...
UK National News, Jan 28, 2010
Presenter Praises Community Police
GMTV presenter Andrew Castle has praised the police community support officer who recovered his stolen car. Mr Castle's car went missing from outside his home in Balham, South London on 6 January. ...
Presenter Praises Community Police
GMTV presenter Andrew Castle has praised the police community support officer who recovered his stolen car. Mr Castle's car went missing from outside his home in Balham, South London on 6 January. ...
UK National News, Jan 28, 2010
Elderly Man Sexually Assaulted
Police are hunting a man who sexually assaulted a pensioner in his own home. Between 7pm and 7.20pm on Friday 22 January, the offender went into the 87-year-old victim's flat on Trinity Street, Oldha...
Elderly Man Sexually Assaulted
Police are hunting a man who sexually assaulted a pensioner in his own home. Between 7pm and 7.20pm on Friday 22 January, the offender went into the 87-year-old victim's flat on Trinity Street, Oldha...
UK National News, Jan 28, 2010
Other UK News In Brief
Bridge Tragedies Probed A second construction worker has died after falling from a bridge. The latest victim fell onto a ledge while working on the Tay Bridge. Transport Police have said inquiries su...
Other UK News In Brief
Bridge Tragedies Probed A second construction worker has died after falling from a bridge. The latest victim fell onto a ledge while working on the Tay Bridge. Transport Police have said inquiries su...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 28, 2010
Reconstruction Planned For Dungannon
A new multi-million pound improvement proposal has been revealed that will boost both Dungannon town centre and the overall construction industry. Hundreds of building jobs are expected to flow from ...
Reconstruction Planned For Dungannon
A new multi-million pound improvement proposal has been revealed that will boost both Dungannon town centre and the overall construction industry. Hundreds of building jobs are expected to flow from ...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 28, 2010
TV Licence Evaders Are Targeted
Thousands more viewers were caught watching TV without a licence across the UK in the past year. TV Licensing today revealed that more than 417,000 people were detected and said this included more th...
TV Licence Evaders Are Targeted
Thousands more viewers were caught watching TV without a licence across the UK in the past year. TV Licensing today revealed that more than 417,000 people were detected and said this included more th...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 28, 2010
Donegal Shaken By Minor Earthquake
A minor earthquake measuring 1.6 on the Momentum Magnitude Scale has struck Donegal on Thursday night. The quake prompted a number of people to flee from their homes in the village of Kerrykeel, stri...
Donegal Shaken By Minor Earthquake
A minor earthquake measuring 1.6 on the Momentum Magnitude Scale has struck Donegal on Thursday night. The quake prompted a number of people to flee from their homes in the village of Kerrykeel, stri...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 28, 2010
Hotel For Tillies Site Moves Closer
A top hotel chain - led by Indian-born peer, Lord Rana (pictured) - is pressing ahead with plans for a multi million pound hotel on the vacant Tillie and Henderson's site in Londonderry. Andras House...
Hotel For Tillies Site Moves Closer
A top hotel chain - led by Indian-born peer, Lord Rana (pictured) - is pressing ahead with plans for a multi million pound hotel on the vacant Tillie and Henderson's site in Londonderry. Andras House...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 28, 2010
Other NI News In Brief
Necking At The Zoo The animals in the zoo can still provide that 'warm fuzzy feeling', particularly for those with a soft spot for giraffes. By adopting an animal in Belfast Zoo before Valentines Day...
Other NI News In Brief
Necking At The Zoo The animals in the zoo can still provide that 'warm fuzzy feeling', particularly for those with a soft spot for giraffes. By adopting an animal in Belfast Zoo before Valentines Day...
Recruitment News, Jan 28, 2010
Gaming Company Expansion To Create Jobs
An online Japanese gaming company has announced plans to expand its European database in Dublin. GALA has been based in the Irish capital since 2006, and says the expansion is a result of both the ex...
Gaming Company Expansion To Create Jobs
An online Japanese gaming company has announced plans to expand its European database in Dublin. GALA has been based in the Irish capital since 2006, and says the expansion is a result of both the ex...
UK National News, Jan 27, 2010
UK Haiti Victim Named
Authorities in Haiti have confirmed that a body pulled from the rubble is that of British woman Ann Barnes. Ms Barnes, 59, worked for the United Nations in the country's capital Port-au-Prince. She...
UK Haiti Victim Named
Authorities in Haiti have confirmed that a body pulled from the rubble is that of British woman Ann Barnes. Ms Barnes, 59, worked for the United Nations in the country's capital Port-au-Prince. She...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 27, 2010
PM Leaves NI Without Deal
Gordon Brown has left Hillsborough Castle after failing to secure a definite deal on the devolution of policing and justice powers to the local Assembly. He chaired fresh negotiations aimed at savin...
PM Leaves NI Without Deal
Gordon Brown has left Hillsborough Castle after failing to secure a definite deal on the devolution of policing and justice powers to the local Assembly. He chaired fresh negotiations aimed at savin...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 27, 2010
Sympathy As Body Recovered From River
Shortly after the police confirmed that a body recovered from a river in Omagh was that of missing local man, Mark Lynch, a local politician has moved to express his sympathy. SDLP Omagh Councillor D...
Sympathy As Body Recovered From River
Shortly after the police confirmed that a body recovered from a river in Omagh was that of missing local man, Mark Lynch, a local politician has moved to express his sympathy. SDLP Omagh Councillor D...
UK National News, Jan 27, 2010
Rich-Poor Gap At 1970s Levels
The divide between Britain's rich and poor is at its widest in 40 years, a government-backed report has found. Pay and employment differences for men, women and minority groups remain "deep-seated a...
Rich-Poor Gap At 1970s Levels
The divide between Britain's rich and poor is at its widest in 40 years, a government-backed report has found. Pay and employment differences for men, women and minority groups remain "deep-seated a...
UK National News, Jan 27, 2010
Goldsmith Before Iraq Inquiry
The Government's former chief legal adviser Lord Goldsmith did change his stance on the legality of the Iraq war prior to the invasion, he admitted today. Lord Goldsmith, the ex-Attorney General, sai...
Goldsmith Before Iraq Inquiry
The Government's former chief legal adviser Lord Goldsmith did change his stance on the legality of the Iraq war prior to the invasion, he admitted today. Lord Goldsmith, the ex-Attorney General, sai...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 27, 2010
Dead Cattle Case 'Dreadful'
Twenty two severely neglected cattle have been found dead on a Co Armagh farm, and two more animals have had to be put down. The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD) revealed the in...
Dead Cattle Case 'Dreadful'
Twenty two severely neglected cattle have been found dead on a Co Armagh farm, and two more animals have had to be put down. The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD) revealed the in...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 27, 2010
Illegal Fuel-Laundering Plants Dismantled
Four fuel-laundering plants, with the capabilities of producing around seven million litres of illicit diesel have been dismantled across Northern Ireland. Officers from both Revenue and Customs and ...
Illegal Fuel-Laundering Plants Dismantled
Four fuel-laundering plants, with the capabilities of producing around seven million litres of illicit diesel have been dismantled across Northern Ireland. Officers from both Revenue and Customs and ...
UK National News, Jan 27, 2010
Robbers Jailed For 21 Years
Three men who committed a series of cash in transit robberies across north east London, amassing over £300,000, have been jailed for a total of 21 years. Richard Agyemang, 21, of Alfred Road W2 was s...
Robbers Jailed For 21 Years
Three men who committed a series of cash in transit robberies across north east London, amassing over £300,000, have been jailed for a total of 21 years. Richard Agyemang, 21, of Alfred Road W2 was s...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 27, 2010
UTV Welcomes NI Affairs Committee Call
Regional broadcaster, UTV has welcomed yesterday's Northern Ireland Affairs Committee report on Television Broadcasting in Northern Ireland. It called on the Government to set up a fund for non-news ...
UTV Welcomes NI Affairs Committee Call
Regional broadcaster, UTV has welcomed yesterday's Northern Ireland Affairs Committee report on Television Broadcasting in Northern Ireland. It called on the Government to set up a fund for non-news ...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 27, 2010
First Phase Of Conway Mill Opened
The first part of the major refurbishment of an iconic west Belfast building has been completed. The Stormont Social Development Minister, Margaret Ritchie, attended the opening of the first phase of...
First Phase Of Conway Mill Opened
The first part of the major refurbishment of an iconic west Belfast building has been completed. The Stormont Social Development Minister, Margaret Ritchie, attended the opening of the first phase of...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 27, 2010
Boiler Scrappage Could Boost Economy
There has been a call to bring a domestic boiler scrap-and-replace initiative to NI. The Stormont Social Development Committee Chair Simon Hamilton has suggested serious consideration be given to the...
Boiler Scrappage Could Boost Economy
There has been a call to bring a domestic boiler scrap-and-replace initiative to NI. The Stormont Social Development Committee Chair Simon Hamilton has suggested serious consideration be given to the...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 27, 2010
Tourism Matters In Focus
Whether it is 'flying your kite' surfing off Benone, (pictured) or enjoying cultural tourism in west Belfast, the way tourism is marketed has been in focus this week. Both an advance - and a more bac...
Tourism Matters In Focus
Whether it is 'flying your kite' surfing off Benone, (pictured) or enjoying cultural tourism in west Belfast, the way tourism is marketed has been in focus this week. Both an advance - and a more bac...
UK National News, Jan 27, 2010
Boris Resigns From Policing Role
London Mayor Boris Johnson is to renounce his chairmanship of the Metropolitan Police Authority (MPA). A spokesman for Mr Johnson said the decision was taken to allow the mayoral team to "refocus" on...
Boris Resigns From Policing Role
London Mayor Boris Johnson is to renounce his chairmanship of the Metropolitan Police Authority (MPA). A spokesman for Mr Johnson said the decision was taken to allow the mayoral team to "refocus" on...
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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.
