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Northern Ireland News, Aug 12, 2011
Kelly's Eye Closes
A Belfast centenarian and life-long journalist has died. James Kelly, who was born in the Falls Road area in 1911, was regarded as a seminal figure within journalism in Northern Ireland and who virt...
Kelly's Eye Closes
A Belfast centenarian and life-long journalist has died. James Kelly, who was born in the Falls Road area in 1911, was regarded as a seminal figure within journalism in Northern Ireland and who virt...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 12, 2011
Downtown Banbridge Gets Major Fillip
A Co Down town is to get a major boost with news that the NI Minister for Social Development, Nelson McCausland has announced funding of £400,000 for the completion of a public realm scheme in Rathfri...
Downtown Banbridge Gets Major Fillip
A Co Down town is to get a major boost with news that the NI Minister for Social Development, Nelson McCausland has announced funding of £400,000 for the completion of a public realm scheme in Rathfri...
UK National News, Aug 12, 2011
Round Table Seeks Best Man Anecdotes
The most nervous person at a wedding is often not the blushing bride or awaiting groom, but the man who has the hardest act to deliver – the best man. Wedding breakfasts through the years have seen a...
Round Table Seeks Best Man Anecdotes
The most nervous person at a wedding is often not the blushing bride or awaiting groom, but the man who has the hardest act to deliver – the best man. Wedding breakfasts through the years have seen a...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 12, 2011
Belfast Rentals Rise, But Still UK's Cheapest
The cost of renting a home in and around Belfast edged up in the last year - but is still good value when compared with the rest of the UK. Still bolstered by a pick-up in demand from first-time buy...
Belfast Rentals Rise, But Still UK's Cheapest
The cost of renting a home in and around Belfast edged up in the last year - but is still good value when compared with the rest of the UK. Still bolstered by a pick-up in demand from first-time buy...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 12, 2011
Glasgow Benefits From Ulster Firm's Expertise
A Coleraine site remediation specialist has won a £300,000 contract central Glasgow. The contract for ATG Services, is the latest in a series of business successes in Great Britain and the Republic ...
Glasgow Benefits From Ulster Firm's Expertise
A Coleraine site remediation specialist has won a £300,000 contract central Glasgow. The contract for ATG Services, is the latest in a series of business successes in Great Britain and the Republic ...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 12, 2011
Teen Student's Child Benefits Continue: HMRC
Parents of NI teens who are carrying on with full time education next term need to act fast to ensure they continue to receive child benefits. The parents of any 16-year-olds who are remaining in edu...
Teen Student's Child Benefits Continue: HMRC
Parents of NI teens who are carrying on with full time education next term need to act fast to ensure they continue to receive child benefits. The parents of any 16-year-olds who are remaining in edu...
UK National News, Aug 12, 2011
Other UK News In Brief
Double Murder Probed In Greater London The Metropolitan Police have appealed for information about a double murder in the Hillingdon area of London. Police were called to an address in New Road, Harl...
Other UK News In Brief
Double Murder Probed In Greater London The Metropolitan Police have appealed for information about a double murder in the Hillingdon area of London. Police were called to an address in New Road, Harl...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 12, 2011
Other NI News In Brief
Disappeared Not Found It has emerged that the human remains exhumed from a cemetery in Co Monaghan do not belong to one of the so-called Disappeared - who are actually IRA murder victims. Fore...
Other NI News In Brief
Disappeared Not Found It has emerged that the human remains exhumed from a cemetery in Co Monaghan do not belong to one of the so-called Disappeared - who are actually IRA murder victims. Fore...
UK National News, Aug 11, 2011
PM Criticises Police Over Riots
Prime Minister David Cameron has admitted that there were too few police on the streets to deal with the recent spate of rioting across England. Speaking during an emergency recall of Parliament toda...
PM Criticises Police Over Riots
Prime Minister David Cameron has admitted that there were too few police on the streets to deal with the recent spate of rioting across England. Speaking during an emergency recall of Parliament toda...
UK National News, Aug 11, 2011
Scottish Road And Rail Network 'Flooded'
Heavy rain has caused disruption to rail services, closed roads and left houses flooded across Scotland. Glasgow has been badly affected, with commuters at Queen Street station facing long delays thi...
Scottish Road And Rail Network 'Flooded'
Heavy rain has caused disruption to rail services, closed roads and left houses flooded across Scotland. Glasgow has been badly affected, with commuters at Queen Street station facing long delays thi...
UK National News, Aug 11, 2011
Heart Disease Risk Greater For Female Smokers
Women who smoke have an increased risk of developing heart disease compared to men, a new study has found. The US study, which was published in the Lancet, found that women smokers had a 25% higher ...
Heart Disease Risk Greater For Female Smokers
Women who smoke have an increased risk of developing heart disease compared to men, a new study has found. The US study, which was published in the Lancet, found that women smokers had a 25% higher ...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 11, 2011
Quick Arrest After Belfast Stabbing
Police have moved fast and arrested a man on suspicion of attempted murder in Co Down just over an hour after a woman was stabbed at a medical centre in north Belfast. The attack happened at the Gro...
Quick Arrest After Belfast Stabbing
Police have moved fast and arrested a man on suspicion of attempted murder in Co Down just over an hour after a woman was stabbed at a medical centre in north Belfast. The attack happened at the Gro...
UK National News, Aug 11, 2011
Shot Belfast Man Recovering
A 35-year-old man has been shot twice in the leg inside a house in Twinbrook in Co Antrim on the outskirts of Belfast. A young girl and a woman were in the house in the Summerhill Drive area when the...
Shot Belfast Man Recovering
A 35-year-old man has been shot twice in the leg inside a house in Twinbrook in Co Antrim on the outskirts of Belfast. A young girl and a woman were in the house in the Summerhill Drive area when the...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 11, 2011
Firm Plans Strategy For Mournes' Towns
Some of NI's most picturesque areas are to be given an economic fillip with news this week that the local offices of the international firm, URS Scott Wilson has been successful in winning a Governmen...
Firm Plans Strategy For Mournes' Towns
Some of NI's most picturesque areas are to be given an economic fillip with news this week that the local offices of the international firm, URS Scott Wilson has been successful in winning a Governmen...
UK National News, Aug 11, 2011
Bus Passengers Face Fare Rises Due To Spending Cuts
Bus passengers are facing fare rises and cuts to services as a result of Government spending cuts, a group of MPs has warned. A report published by the Transport Select Committee found that 70% of c...
Bus Passengers Face Fare Rises Due To Spending Cuts
Bus passengers are facing fare rises and cuts to services as a result of Government spending cuts, a group of MPs has warned. A report published by the Transport Select Committee found that 70% of c...
UK National News, Aug 11, 2011
Ulster Justice Boss Avoids Republican Protests
Irish Republicans have this morning staged a protest in support of prisoners at the Alliance Party headquarters in south Belfast. The Alliance Leader David Ford who is also the Justice Minister - but...
Ulster Justice Boss Avoids Republican Protests
Irish Republicans have this morning staged a protest in support of prisoners at the Alliance Party headquarters in south Belfast. The Alliance Leader David Ford who is also the Justice Minister - but...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 11, 2011
Protestors Fail To Confront Alliance Leader
Republicans have this morning missed their target and failed to confront the NI Justice Minister over a prison dispute. They staged their protest in support of prisoners at the Alliance Party headqua...
Protestors Fail To Confront Alliance Leader
Republicans have this morning missed their target and failed to confront the NI Justice Minister over a prison dispute. They staged their protest in support of prisoners at the Alliance Party headqua...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 11, 2011
Hospital Bed Space Availability 'Still Falling'
There are less and less bed spaces available across all services in NI hospitals. As pressure mounts on the availability of accident & emergency facilities in south Belfast and also in Lisburn, data ...
Hospital Bed Space Availability 'Still Falling'
There are less and less bed spaces available across all services in NI hospitals. As pressure mounts on the availability of accident & emergency facilities in south Belfast and also in Lisburn, data ...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 11, 2011
Shot Man's Wounds 'Not Life Threatening'
A 35-year-old man has been shot twice in the leg inside a house in Twinbrook on the outskirts of Belfast. A young girl and a woman were in the house in the Summerhill Drive area when the attack happe...
Shot Man's Wounds 'Not Life Threatening'
A 35-year-old man has been shot twice in the leg inside a house in Twinbrook on the outskirts of Belfast. A young girl and a woman were in the house in the Summerhill Drive area when the attack happe...
Recruitment News, Aug 11, 2011
Start-up Companies To Create 445 New Jobs
Minister for Jobs Richard Bruton has announced that 445 jobs will be created in 24 new start-up companies in the second quarter of this year. The jobs will be created in the companies which have been...
Start-up Companies To Create 445 New Jobs
Minister for Jobs Richard Bruton has announced that 445 jobs will be created in 24 new start-up companies in the second quarter of this year. The jobs will be created in the companies which have been...
Business News, Aug 11, 2011
Firm Plans Strategy For Mournes' Towns
Some of NI's most picturesque areas are to be given an economic fillip with news this week that the local offices of the international firm, URS Scott Wilson has been successful in winning a Governmen...
Firm Plans Strategy For Mournes' Towns
Some of NI's most picturesque areas are to be given an economic fillip with news this week that the local offices of the international firm, URS Scott Wilson has been successful in winning a Governmen...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 11, 2011
Poots Meets MLAs Over Casualty Services
The growing controversy about accident and emergency (A&E) facilities in local hospitals has been addressed at Stormont. The NI Health Minister Edwin Poots has now met a delegation of MLAs from the S...
Poots Meets MLAs Over Casualty Services
The growing controversy about accident and emergency (A&E) facilities in local hospitals has been addressed at Stormont. The NI Health Minister Edwin Poots has now met a delegation of MLAs from the S...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 11, 2011
NI Hopefuls 'Through To X-Factor Bootcamp'
At the ongoing X-Factor auditions, three NI hopefuls have made it through the first round, according to reports this week. Jolene Burns, 23, from north Belfast successfully auditioned for the compet...
NI Hopefuls 'Through To X-Factor Bootcamp'
At the ongoing X-Factor auditions, three NI hopefuls have made it through the first round, according to reports this week. Jolene Burns, 23, from north Belfast successfully auditioned for the compet...
UK National News, Aug 11, 2011
Other UK News In Brief
Couple Charged With Baby Murder A couple from Lancaster have been charged with the murder of a four-month-old baby boy. The baby was admitted to Royal Lancaster Infirmary on November 17, 2010, after ...
Other UK News In Brief
Couple Charged With Baby Murder A couple from Lancaster have been charged with the murder of a four-month-old baby boy. The baby was admitted to Royal Lancaster Infirmary on November 17, 2010, after ...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 11, 2011
Other NI News In Brief
Latest Shankill Murder Arrest Another man has been arrested in connection with the murder of Bobby Moffett on the loyalist Shankill (pictured) in May 2010. The 26-year-old was detained in the ...
Other NI News In Brief
Latest Shankill Murder Arrest Another man has been arrested in connection with the murder of Bobby Moffett on the loyalist Shankill (pictured) in May 2010. The 26-year-old was detained in the ...
Business News, Aug 11, 2011
Scenic Mourne's Coastal Towns Set For Fillip
A strategic plan for the regeneration of three picturesque towns on Northern Ireland's south east coast has been unveiled. A well-known consultancy, URS Scott Wilson, has been chosen to produce the p...
Scenic Mourne's Coastal Towns Set For Fillip
A strategic plan for the regeneration of three picturesque towns on Northern Ireland's south east coast has been unveiled. A well-known consultancy, URS Scott Wilson, has been chosen to produce the p...
Recruitment News, Aug 11, 2011
Colleges Freed-up To Deliver Employment Skills
Skills Minister John Hayes has announced greater freedoms for colleges to deliver fully subsidised training to help people on benefits enter employment. Under new rules that come into force for the 2...
Colleges Freed-up To Deliver Employment Skills
Skills Minister John Hayes has announced greater freedoms for colleges to deliver fully subsidised training to help people on benefits enter employment. Under new rules that come into force for the 2...
Business News, Aug 11, 2011
Boston Scientific Invests In Clonmel
Boston Scientific Corporation and Irish Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Bruton TD, has announced that the company is investing €26 million in research and development at its Clon...
Boston Scientific Invests In Clonmel
Boston Scientific Corporation and Irish Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Bruton TD, has announced that the company is investing €26 million in research and development at its Clon...
Business News, Aug 11, 2011
Giant's Causeway Centre Gets Top Eco Rating
The new Giant's Causeway Visitor Centre in Northern Ireland has achieved an 'excellent' rating of 74% in accordance with the UK's BREEAM (BRE Environmental Assessment Method). Engineering specialists...
Giant's Causeway Centre Gets Top Eco Rating
The new Giant's Causeway Visitor Centre in Northern Ireland has achieved an 'excellent' rating of 74% in accordance with the UK's BREEAM (BRE Environmental Assessment Method). Engineering specialists...
Business News, Aug 11, 2011
Heuston Station Redevelopment On Track
The master plan for the redevelopment of Heuston Station in Dublin has taken a major step forward. Renowned architects Terry Farrell & Partners have been appointed to lead a team of planning experts,...
Heuston Station Redevelopment On Track
The master plan for the redevelopment of Heuston Station in Dublin has taken a major step forward. Renowned architects Terry Farrell & Partners have been appointed to lead a team of planning experts,...
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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.
