Northern Ireland News for November 2011 : Page 14

Northern Ireland News, Nov 8, 2011
Director Agrees To Disqualification
The Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment has accepted a disqualification undertaking for 11 years from the director of a Warrenpoint engineering firm. John Rooney, 46, of Bridge Road, Burre...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 8, 2011
Other NI News In Brief
Murders On Screen CCTV images described as "graphic" saw some members of the families of two murdered soldiers leaving the court as the footage was shown yesterday. Patrick Azimkar, 21, from n...
UK National News, Nov 8, 2011
£500m Fund To Help Get Britain Building
Communities who have had a lack of opportunity for economic growth could benefit from a multi-million pound boost to help get their building projects off the ground. The £500 million Growing Places F...
Recruitment News, Nov 8, 2011
Union Slams Teacher Cuts
A union, which represents teachers in Ireland, has spoken out against proposals to cut teacher posts by up to 1,000 next year. The Teachers Union of Ireland (TUI) has criticised plans which see "extr...
Recruitment News, Nov 8, 2011
Intel Staff Face US Transfer
Hundreds of staff at the Intel Ireland plant in Co. Kildare may be asked to transfer to the US. The move comes after the multi-national company decided to move production of its next generation compu...
UK National News, Nov 7, 2011
Other News In Brief
Man Injured In Kilcock Shooting A man has been injured during a shooting incident in Kilcock on Tuesday night. Gardai in Leixlip in Kildare are investigating the circumstances of a shooting in...
UK National News, Nov 7, 2011
M5 Re-Opens As Crash Probe Continues
A deadly section of motorway has today re-opened for traffic after the stretch of the M5 motorway was finally cleared of debris after one of the worst pile-ups in recent memory. Now as traffic flows ...
UK National News, Nov 7, 2011
Thousands Now Arrested After London Riots
Officers from the London police have now arrested more than 3,000 people in connection with the disorder across London in August. A statement from the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) said today tha...
UK National News, Nov 7, 2011
Home Secretary Summoned By Riots' Committee
As arrests over the August rioting in London tops the 3,000 mark, it has emerged that the Home Secretary Theresa May is to give evidence before an influential group of MPs as they probe the policing o...
UK National News, Nov 7, 2011
Armageddon Asteroid Set For 'Near Miss'
A chunk of space rock measuring 1,300ft wide rock across - called 2005 YU55 - will tonight miss the earth by over a quarter of a million miles - a near miss however, as that's closer than the Moon. ...
UK National News, Nov 7, 2011
London Child Heart Unit Defies Shut Down Bid
Children in London can 'take heart' with news today that a leading hospital has won its high court battle over a consultation exercise that led to proposals to close down its children's heart surgery ...
UK National News, Nov 7, 2011
Six In Every Ten With Dementia 'Undiagnosed'
Around 60% of people with dementia in England go undiagnosed. This means almost 400,000 people could be going without the vital support the NHS and social care services can offer. The National Audit ...
UK National News, Nov 7, 2011
Revenue Targets 'Evasive' Scrap Metal Dealers
Scrap dealers are in focus this week with news that a new taskforce targeting scrap merchants who are deliberately failing to pay the right amount of tax has been launched by H M Revenue & Customs, (H...
UK National News, Nov 7, 2011
'Liverpool' Sails Into Portsmouth From Libya
The Royal Navy warship HMS Liverpool has returned home to Portsmouth following more than seven months working as part of NATO operations off the coast of Libya. The Portsmouth-based Type-42 destroyer...
UK National News, Nov 7, 2011
Govt Pledges Support For Women In Business
The UK Government has announced new support for women's enterprise as part of a wider plan for economic recovery. On Friday, they published research that shows that women are almost half as likely as...
UK National News, Nov 7, 2011
Other News In Brief
Forces Wives Tune-up For the new series of his BAFTA-winning programme 'The Choir', musical maestro Gareth Malone has embarked on his most ambitious and emotional challenge to date - teaching ...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 7, 2011
Sappers' Murder Trial Due To Start Today
The trial of two men accused of murdering soldiers at Massereene barracks in 2009 is due to begin at Antrim Crown Court. After long delays and legal challenges the two NI men who are accused of killi...
Business News, Nov 7, 2011
Food For Thought At Ulster
Some of the UK's biggest food manufacturers are giving University of Ulster students the opportunity to develop new products for them. The innovative project, which is open to students on the Consume...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 7, 2011
Belfast Enjoys International MTV Spotlight
Lady GaGa has won the coveted Best Video award at the 2011 MTV EMA for Born This Way. In fact, the outlandish star dominated the Europe Music Awards in Belfast, collecting four prizes in a range of o...
Recruitment News, Nov 7, 2011
11% Increase In Professional Jobs
There has been an increase in professional job opportunities in the last seven months, a leading recruitment agency has revealed. The State has saw an 11% increase in the past month in the number of...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 7, 2011
MTV Awards Fans' Conduct 'Delightful'
The police have thanked all those who attended events linked to the MTV Europe Music Awards, which attracted thousands of visitors to Belfast. The awards and related events were attended by internat...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 7, 2011
East Belfast Blaze Kills Woman
There has been a tragic fire in east Belfast with a 55-year-old woman killed in a domestic house blaze. It was at a house on Castlereagh Place off the Woodstock Road on Saturday night with a neighbou...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 7, 2011
SDLP's New Leader Stumbles Over Speech
The new leader of the mainly Catholic constitutional nationalist party, the SDLP is stalwart, Dr Alasdair McDonnell. He beat three other candidates at the SDLP conference to succeed Margaret Ritchie ...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 7, 2011
'Keep Cool Head' On Pensioner Attacks: UUP
Last week's news that an 80-year-old man had been tied up in his own home during an aggravated burglary in County Antrim has been greeted with a plea for a cool-headed response. The man was the lates...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 7, 2011
NI Lottery Fund Winners Celebrated
A scheme offering support for deaf people across the North West has been announced as a winner at the National Lottery Awards 2011. Hands That Talk's 'Breaking down the barriers to Social Inclusion' ...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 7, 2011
Housing Minister In USA For Talks
Stormont has moved to the USA this week with news that the NI Social Development Minister Nelson McCausland has begun an intensive round of engagements in the country. He will meet with key people in...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 7, 2011
Support For NI Apprenticeships Welcomed
The Stormont Employment and Learning Minister, Dr Stephen Farry, has welcomed Schrader Electronics' ongoing support for Apprenticeships, at an Apprentice Team Building Event. The Minister visited 11 ...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 7, 2011
Food For Thought At Ulster
Some of the UK's biggest food manufacturers are giving University of Ulster students the opportunity to develop new products for them. The innovative project, which is open to students on the Consume...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 7, 2011
Other NI News In Brief
'Happy Birthday' Says Ford The NI Justice Minister David Ford has acknowledged the unprecedented changes that have taken place within policing over the past 10 years. Marking the anniversary o...
UK National News, Nov 4, 2011
Other News In Brief
End Demo, Says May The Home Secretary Theresa May has said the protesters camping outside St Paul's Cathedral should leave and said St Paul's was an important site for the image of the UK. The...