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Northern Ireland News for August 2011 : Page 9
Northern Ireland News, Aug 15, 2011
Derry Violence Flares After Peaceful March
The SDLP Foyle MLA Mark H Durkan has said those responsible for serious trouble in Derry following the otherwise peaceful Apprentice Boys' march at the weekend are only disrupting the lives of the loc...
Derry Violence Flares After Peaceful March
The SDLP Foyle MLA Mark H Durkan has said those responsible for serious trouble in Derry following the otherwise peaceful Apprentice Boys' march at the weekend are only disrupting the lives of the loc...
UK National News, Aug 15, 2011
Derry Violence 'Not On London Scale'
Street violence that erupted after an otherwise peaceful Apprentice Boys' march at the weekend in Londonderry, Northern Ireland was serious, but nowhere near the scale of unconnected London violence t...
Derry Violence 'Not On London Scale'
Street violence that erupted after an otherwise peaceful Apprentice Boys' march at the weekend in Londonderry, Northern Ireland was serious, but nowhere near the scale of unconnected London violence t...
Recruitment News, Aug 15, 2011
Female Business Champions Sought
Entries are now open for the inaugural Women in Business NI Awards, supported by Deloitte. Thee awards are open to all businesswomen across the province, whether they anchor an international operat...
Female Business Champions Sought
Entries are now open for the inaugural Women in Business NI Awards, supported by Deloitte. Thee awards are open to all businesswomen across the province, whether they anchor an international operat...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 15, 2011
Overturned Bus Passengers Recovering
A double-decker bus overturned in Belfast on Sunday injuring around 30 people, including two children and a pregnant woman. Cutting equipment was used to free the badly injured driver from the bus an...
Overturned Bus Passengers Recovering
A double-decker bus overturned in Belfast on Sunday injuring around 30 people, including two children and a pregnant woman. Cutting equipment was used to free the badly injured driver from the bus an...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 15, 2011
SF Calls For Police Ombudsman's Removal
A weekend newspaper report has put pressure on the NI Police Ombudsman's office after it outlined a number of criticisms over its performance. The draft Criminal Justice Inspectorate (CJI) report, le...
SF Calls For Police Ombudsman's Removal
A weekend newspaper report has put pressure on the NI Police Ombudsman's office after it outlined a number of criticisms over its performance. The draft Criminal Justice Inspectorate (CJI) report, le...
UK National News, Aug 15, 2011
Merseyside Stabbing Victim Named
Police have identified a woman who was stabbed to death at a house in Merseyside on Sunday. Anne-Marie Cleary, a 41-year-old mother-of-two, was found at an address in Oarside Drive, Wallasey by param...
Merseyside Stabbing Victim Named
Police have identified a woman who was stabbed to death at a house in Merseyside on Sunday. Anne-Marie Cleary, a 41-year-old mother-of-two, was found at an address in Oarside Drive, Wallasey by param...
Business News, Aug 15, 2011
A8 Safety Measures Welcomed
Ulster Unionist Roy Beggs Jnr has welcomed news that safety features are to be added to the A8. Speaking after a meeting with Roads Service and PSNI Traffic personnel he said: "I have had a series o...
A8 Safety Measures Welcomed
Ulster Unionist Roy Beggs Jnr has welcomed news that safety features are to be added to the A8. Speaking after a meeting with Roads Service and PSNI Traffic personnel he said: "I have had a series o...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 15, 2011
Derry PSNI Attacked With Petrol Bombs
There has been further trouble in Londonderry this past weekend with petrol bombs thrown at police in the Milltown Crescent area of lower Tullyally at around 11.35pm on Sunday. The violence broke out...
Derry PSNI Attacked With Petrol Bombs
There has been further trouble in Londonderry this past weekend with petrol bombs thrown at police in the Milltown Crescent area of lower Tullyally at around 11.35pm on Sunday. The violence broke out...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 15, 2011
Guarded Welcome For NI Broadband Fund
The Stormont Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster has welcomed additional money to help get NI firmly on the Internet highway - but has also said that it falls short of the level of help expected. The D...
Guarded Welcome For NI Broadband Fund
The Stormont Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster has welcomed additional money to help get NI firmly on the Internet highway - but has also said that it falls short of the level of help expected. The D...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 15, 2011
City Open Spaces Competition Launched
Belfast City Council is asking the public to vote for their favourite city park or open space to win a prestigious award. Seven Belfast parks and open spaces recently won a coveted Green Flag, the na...
City Open Spaces Competition Launched
Belfast City Council is asking the public to vote for their favourite city park or open space to win a prestigious award. Seven Belfast parks and open spaces recently won a coveted Green Flag, the na...
UK National News, Aug 15, 2011
Two Injured In Glasgow Shooting
A man has been shot and another seriously injured in a shooting incident in Glasgow. The incident happened outside a house in Barlia Drive in the Castlemilk area, around 2:45am on Sunday. Police wer...
Two Injured In Glasgow Shooting
A man has been shot and another seriously injured in a shooting incident in Glasgow. The incident happened outside a house in Barlia Drive in the Castlemilk area, around 2:45am on Sunday. Police wer...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 15, 2011
Female Business Champions Sought
Entries are now open for the inaugural Women in Business NI Awards, supported by Deloitte. Thee awards are open to all businesswomen across the province, whether they anchor an international operat...
Female Business Champions Sought
Entries are now open for the inaugural Women in Business NI Awards, supported by Deloitte. Thee awards are open to all businesswomen across the province, whether they anchor an international operat...
UK National News, Aug 15, 2011
Three Held Over Fatal Ulster Stabbing
As the island of Jersey comes to terms with a deadly multiple stabbing, three men are being questioned about the knife murder of a 21-year-old man in the Northern Ireland town of Portadown on Sunday. ...
Three Held Over Fatal Ulster Stabbing
As the island of Jersey comes to terms with a deadly multiple stabbing, three men are being questioned about the knife murder of a 21-year-old man in the Northern Ireland town of Portadown on Sunday. ...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 15, 2011
A8 Safety Measures Welcomed
Ulster Unionist Roy Beggs Jnr has welcomed news that safety features are to be added to the A8. Speaking after a meeting with Roads Service and PSNI Traffic personnel he said: "I have had a series of...
A8 Safety Measures Welcomed
Ulster Unionist Roy Beggs Jnr has welcomed news that safety features are to be added to the A8. Speaking after a meeting with Roads Service and PSNI Traffic personnel he said: "I have had a series of...
UK National News, Aug 15, 2011
Other UK News In Brief
Men Arrested Following Plymouth Stabbing Two 32-year-old men have been arrested in Plymouth following a stabbing incident in the city. The incident happened around 8am on Sunday at an address in Houn...
Other UK News In Brief
Men Arrested Following Plymouth Stabbing Two 32-year-old men have been arrested in Plymouth following a stabbing incident in the city. The incident happened around 8am on Sunday at an address in Houn...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 15, 2011
Other NI News In Brief
Europa Defies Bombers There's a birthday being celebrated shortly with Hastings Hotels putting on the world première of the BBCTV documentary 'The Europa Hotel - Bombs, Bullets and Business as...
Other NI News In Brief
Europa Defies Bombers There's a birthday being celebrated shortly with Hastings Hotels putting on the world première of the BBCTV documentary 'The Europa Hotel - Bombs, Bullets and Business as...
Business News, Aug 15, 2011
Contract Awarded For VEC Campus Extension
Dublin-based contractors John Sisk and Son has been appointed to undertake construction work on the a new education campus at the former Army barracks on the Armagh Road in Knockaconny in County Monag...
Contract Awarded For VEC Campus Extension
Dublin-based contractors John Sisk and Son has been appointed to undertake construction work on the a new education campus at the former Army barracks on the Armagh Road in Knockaconny in County Monag...
UK National News, Aug 12, 2011
Fifth English Riot Victim Dies
A pensioner badly injured in the London riots earlier this week has now died taking the death toll to five in the violent disorder that continues to sweep across England. Richard Mannington Bowes, 68...
Fifth English Riot Victim Dies
A pensioner badly injured in the London riots earlier this week has now died taking the death toll to five in the violent disorder that continues to sweep across England. Richard Mannington Bowes, 68...
UK National News, Aug 12, 2011
International Media Frenzy Over UK Riots
The intense international interest in the UK's riots can been seen from the number of foreign broadcasters using Associated Press video footage of the riots this week. So far, 249 stations (98% from...
International Media Frenzy Over UK Riots
The intense international interest in the UK's riots can been seen from the number of foreign broadcasters using Associated Press video footage of the riots this week. So far, 249 stations (98% from...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 12, 2011
Stabbed Belfast Health Centre Worker 'Stable'
A 40-year-old woman who was stabbed more than 20 times in the Grove Wellbeing Centre on the York Road remains in a stable condition in hospital today. Staff and members of the public who were in the ...
Stabbed Belfast Health Centre Worker 'Stable'
A 40-year-old woman who was stabbed more than 20 times in the Grove Wellbeing Centre on the York Road remains in a stable condition in hospital today. Staff and members of the public who were in the ...
UK National News, Aug 12, 2011
Ulster MP Wants NI Cops To Help Beat Riots
NI cops could help beat the rioting and wholesale looting taking place across London and other parts of England this week. That's according to the Lagan Valley MP Jeffrey Donaldson has called upon th...
Ulster MP Wants NI Cops To Help Beat Riots
NI cops could help beat the rioting and wholesale looting taking place across London and other parts of England this week. That's according to the Lagan Valley MP Jeffrey Donaldson has called upon th...
UK National News, Aug 12, 2011
London Tower Block Blaze Man 'Critical'
A man is in a critical condition following a fire at a block of flats in Wandsworth, south London. The fire service were called to the blaze at the 15-storey block in Linstead Way around 12.30am on F...
London Tower Block Blaze Man 'Critical'
A man is in a critical condition following a fire at a block of flats in Wandsworth, south London. The fire service were called to the blaze at the 15-storey block in Linstead Way around 12.30am on F...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 12, 2011
Job Seekers' Claims On The Rise
The number of people claiming benefits for being out of work is on the rise. The latest statistical reports entitled 'Jobseeker's Allowance Summary of Statistics' were published today by the Departme...
Job Seekers' Claims On The Rise
The number of people claiming benefits for being out of work is on the rise. The latest statistical reports entitled 'Jobseeker's Allowance Summary of Statistics' were published today by the Departme...
UK National News, Aug 12, 2011
'Excessive TV Viewing Could Shortern Life', says BMJ
Watching TV for an average of six hours a day could shorten the viewer’s life expectancy by almost five years, indicates research published online in the British Journal of Sports Medici...
'Excessive TV Viewing Could Shortern Life', says BMJ
Watching TV for an average of six hours a day could shorten the viewer’s life expectancy by almost five years, indicates research published online in the British Journal of Sports Medici...
Business 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 ...
Business News, Aug 12, 2011
Banbridge Infrastructure Wins Govt Boost
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...
Banbridge Infrastructure Wins Govt Boost
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
'Claim Teen Students' Benefits, Says HMRC
Parents of 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 educat...
'Claim Teen Students' Benefits, Says HMRC
Parents of 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 educat...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 12, 2011
Derry Shooting Probed By PSNI
Police officers in Londonderry are appealing for information after an incident where shots were fired at a house in the Quarry Street area of the border city. It happened on the evening of Wednesday ...
Derry Shooting Probed By PSNI
Police officers in Londonderry are appealing for information after an incident where shots were fired at a house in the Quarry Street area of the border city. It happened on the evening of Wednesday ...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 12, 2011
'Give NI Cops London Riot Role' Says DUP
Ulster cops could help beat the rioting and wholesale looting taking place across London and other parts of England this week, that's according to the Lagan Valley MP Jeffrey Donaldson. He has called...
'Give NI Cops London Riot Role' Says DUP
Ulster cops could help beat the rioting and wholesale looting taking place across London and other parts of England this week, that's according to the Lagan Valley MP Jeffrey Donaldson. He has called...
Business News, Aug 12, 2011
Job Seekers' Claims On The Rise
The number of people claiming benefits for being out of work is on the rise. The latest statistical reports entitled 'Jobseeker's Allowance Summary of Statistics' were published today by the Departme...
Job Seekers' Claims On The Rise
The number of people claiming benefits for being out of work is on the rise. The latest statistical reports entitled 'Jobseeker's Allowance Summary of Statistics' were published today by the Departme...
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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.
