Northern Ireland News for October 2012 : Page 6
Northern Ireland News, Oct 23, 2012
Cross Border Education Survey Launched
A cross-border education survey will take place next week, it has been announced. The survey will aim to gauge the level of demand among parents living near the border in securing a place for their c...
Cross Border Education Survey Launched
A cross-border education survey will take place next week, it has been announced. The survey will aim to gauge the level of demand among parents living near the border in securing a place for their c...
Recruitment News, Oct 23, 2012
Officials Asked To Reveal What Plans They Have For Job Creation
The Irish Congress of Trade Unions have asked Troika officials to reveal what plans they have for growth and job creation, given the failure of austerity to generate recovery. Speaking ahead of an off...
Officials Asked To Reveal What Plans They Have For Job Creation
The Irish Congress of Trade Unions have asked Troika officials to reveal what plans they have for growth and job creation, given the failure of austerity to generate recovery. Speaking ahead of an off...
Recruitment News, Oct 23, 2012
New Board Members Appointed To Labour Relations Agency
The Minister for Employment and Learning, Dr Stephen Farry MLA, has today announced the appointment of Mr Albert Mills and Ms Pauline Shepherd as members of the Board of the Labour Relations Agency (L...
New Board Members Appointed To Labour Relations Agency
The Minister for Employment and Learning, Dr Stephen Farry MLA, has today announced the appointment of Mr Albert Mills and Ms Pauline Shepherd as members of the Board of the Labour Relations Agency (L...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 23, 2012
Teenagers Arrested Over Omagh Kidnapping
Two teenagers have been arrested over the Omagh kidnapping which occurred at the beginning of October. A 17-year-old boy and an 18-year-old man have been arrested, according to the PSNI. The case ha...
Teenagers Arrested Over Omagh Kidnapping
Two teenagers have been arrested over the Omagh kidnapping which occurred at the beginning of October. A 17-year-old boy and an 18-year-old man have been arrested, according to the PSNI. The case ha...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 23, 2012
Man Escapes L'Derry Gun Attack
A man has been the victim of a gun attack on a house in L’Derry. The man, who is reported to be in his twenties, escaped injury after shots were fired through the front door and upstairs window of th...
Man Escapes L'Derry Gun Attack
A man has been the victim of a gun attack on a house in L’Derry. The man, who is reported to be in his twenties, escaped injury after shots were fired through the front door and upstairs window of th...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 23, 2012
Other News In Brief
Man Arrested Over Simon Tang Murder A man has been arrested in connection with the murder of Simon Tang in Carrickfergus in 1996. The 45-year-old man was arrested in north Belfast this mornin...
Other News In Brief
Man Arrested Over Simon Tang Murder A man has been arrested in connection with the murder of Simon Tang in Carrickfergus in 1996. The 45-year-old man was arrested in north Belfast this mornin...
UK National News, Oct 23, 2012
Majority Favours Wind Turbines Over Gas Wells
A new opinion poll published on Tuesday has shown that more than two-thirds of people would rather have a wind turbine than a shale gas well near their home. Respondents were asked to choose between ...
Majority Favours Wind Turbines Over Gas Wells
A new opinion poll published on Tuesday has shown that more than two-thirds of people would rather have a wind turbine than a shale gas well near their home. Respondents were asked to choose between ...
UK National News, Oct 23, 2012
Birmingham City Council Announce £600m In Cuts
Birmingham City Council must make £600m in savings by 2017, with £120m in the next financial year, council bosses have said. This comes after cuts of £62m to the Labour-run authority's 2012-13 budget...
Birmingham City Council Announce £600m In Cuts
Birmingham City Council must make £600m in savings by 2017, with £120m in the next financial year, council bosses have said. This comes after cuts of £62m to the Labour-run authority's 2012-13 budget...
UK National News, Oct 23, 2012
Other News In Brief
Ceefax Comes To An With Digital Switchover The world's first teletext service, BBC Ceefax, will come to an end as the UK's digital switchover is completed. Olympic champion Dame Mary Peters w...
Other News In Brief
Ceefax Comes To An With Digital Switchover The world's first teletext service, BBC Ceefax, will come to an end as the UK's digital switchover is completed. Olympic champion Dame Mary Peters w...
UK National News, Oct 22, 2012
Children And Young People Warned About Posting Videos And Images
An internet safety organisation has warned that children and young people are posting thousands of sexually explicit images of themselves and their peers online. These are then being stolen by porn we...
Children And Young People Warned About Posting Videos And Images
An internet safety organisation has warned that children and young people are posting thousands of sexually explicit images of themselves and their peers online. These are then being stolen by porn we...
UK National News, Oct 22, 2012
Birmingham Men On Trial For 'Mass Suicide' Terrorist Plot
Three Birmingham men have gone on trial accused of planning a bomb campaign which, prosecutors say, may have been bigger than the 7 July London attacks. 31-year-old Irfan Naseer, and Irfan Khalid and...
Birmingham Men On Trial For 'Mass Suicide' Terrorist Plot
Three Birmingham men have gone on trial accused of planning a bomb campaign which, prosecutors say, may have been bigger than the 7 July London attacks. 31-year-old Irfan Naseer, and Irfan Khalid and...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 22, 2012
Lisa Dorrian Search Yields No Results
An extensive search for evidence pertaining to the case of a missing woman has yielded no results, police have said. Detectives investigating the murder of Lisa Dorrian have completed a search of far...
Lisa Dorrian Search Yields No Results
An extensive search for evidence pertaining to the case of a missing woman has yielded no results, police have said. Detectives investigating the murder of Lisa Dorrian have completed a search of far...
UK National News, Oct 22, 2012
Man Charged With Murder In Cardiff Hit And Run
A 31-year-old man has been charged with murder and 13 counts of attempted murder following a series of hit-and-run collisions in Cardiff on Friday afternoon. Police have the as yet unnamed man was al...
Man Charged With Murder In Cardiff Hit And Run
A 31-year-old man has been charged with murder and 13 counts of attempted murder following a series of hit-and-run collisions in Cardiff on Friday afternoon. Police have the as yet unnamed man was al...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 22, 2012
Universal Credit Updates Announced
Nelson McCausland has updated the Assembly on the new Universal Credit system. Following discussions with Lord Freud, Conservative Minister for Welfare Reform, Social Development Minister McCausland ...
Universal Credit Updates Announced
Nelson McCausland has updated the Assembly on the new Universal Credit system. Following discussions with Lord Freud, Conservative Minister for Welfare Reform, Social Development Minister McCausland ...
UK National News, Oct 22, 2012
New Three Year Sanction For Jobseekers Who Refuse Work
Jobseekers who repeatedly refuse to take up job offers or quit work without good reason face losing their benefit for three years under tougher rules introduced on Monday. The announcement, to be ma...
New Three Year Sanction For Jobseekers Who Refuse Work
Jobseekers who repeatedly refuse to take up job offers or quit work without good reason face losing their benefit for three years under tougher rules introduced on Monday. The announcement, to be ma...
Business News, Oct 22, 2012
Ministers Meet With Fruit Growers Association
Ulster Unionist DRD Minister Danny Kennedy MLA and Agriculture Spokesperson Jo-Anne Dobson MLA have met with representatives of the Northern Ireland Fruit Growers Association at Parliament Buildings S...
Ministers Meet With Fruit Growers Association
Ulster Unionist DRD Minister Danny Kennedy MLA and Agriculture Spokesperson Jo-Anne Dobson MLA have met with representatives of the Northern Ireland Fruit Growers Association at Parliament Buildings S...
Recruitment News, Oct 22, 2012
Spokesperson Urges People To Support Teachers Protest
Sinn Féin Education Spokesperson Jonathan O’Brien, TD, has voiced his support for a protest outside Leinster House at 4.30pm on Wednesday the 24th of October involving the Association of Secondary Sch...
Spokesperson Urges People To Support Teachers Protest
Sinn Féin Education Spokesperson Jonathan O’Brien, TD, has voiced his support for a protest outside Leinster House at 4.30pm on Wednesday the 24th of October involving the Association of Secondary Sch...
Recruitment News, Oct 22, 2012
Extended Opening Hours For The Careers Resource Centre
Employment and Learning Minister Dr Stephen Farry has today launched additional opening hours each Thursday evening for the Careers Resource Centre, Ann Street, Belfast. Announcing that the Resource ...
Extended Opening Hours For The Careers Resource Centre
Employment and Learning Minister Dr Stephen Farry has today launched additional opening hours each Thursday evening for the Careers Resource Centre, Ann Street, Belfast. Announcing that the Resource ...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 22, 2012
19% Rise In L'Derry Burglaries
Police in L’Derry have reported a 19% rise in burglaries in the area. The increase of nearly a fifth has occurred since April 2012. In more than 50% of domestic burglaries, police say the criminal g...
19% Rise In L'Derry Burglaries
Police in L’Derry have reported a 19% rise in burglaries in the area. The increase of nearly a fifth has occurred since April 2012. In more than 50% of domestic burglaries, police say the criminal g...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 22, 2012
Republic Accused Of Neglecting NI
A Fianna Fáil TD has accused the Irish government of neglecting Northern Ireland over the peace process. Micheal Martin is the leader of the Republic's main opposition party, Fianna Fail. The commen...
Republic Accused Of Neglecting NI
A Fianna Fáil TD has accused the Irish government of neglecting Northern Ireland over the peace process. Micheal Martin is the leader of the Republic's main opposition party, Fianna Fail. The commen...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 22, 2012
New Lead In Pensioner Murder Inquiry
Detectives investigating the murder of Coleraine pensioner Bertie Acheson are following up a new lead. The focus of the investigation into the murder of the 72-year-old man has now shifted to Antrim....
New Lead In Pensioner Murder Inquiry
Detectives investigating the murder of Coleraine pensioner Bertie Acheson are following up a new lead. The focus of the investigation into the murder of the 72-year-old man has now shifted to Antrim....
Northern Ireland News, Oct 22, 2012
Families To Sue Over McAreavey Murder
The families of John and Michaela McAreavey are to sue the hotel in Mauritius where Michaela’s murder took place. The amount being claimed by the Harte and McAreavey families is thought to total £1.3...
Families To Sue Over McAreavey Murder
The families of John and Michaela McAreavey are to sue the hotel in Mauritius where Michaela’s murder took place. The amount being claimed by the Harte and McAreavey families is thought to total £1.3...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 22, 2012
Knife Crime Play Staged Before Prisoners
The staging of a play on knife crime before prisoners has been praised by the Prison Service Director General. 'Long Road' is a play by English dramatist Shelagh Stephenson which deals with the impac...
Knife Crime Play Staged Before Prisoners
The staging of a play on knife crime before prisoners has been praised by the Prison Service Director General. 'Long Road' is a play by English dramatist Shelagh Stephenson which deals with the impac...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 22, 2012
Poots In Boston For Innovation Trip
Edwin Poots leaves for Boston today on a mission to encourage investment in Northern Ireland. The Health Minister will be meeting European and US healthcare, political and business leaders when he sp...
Poots In Boston For Innovation Trip
Edwin Poots leaves for Boston today on a mission to encourage investment in Northern Ireland. The Health Minister will be meeting European and US healthcare, political and business leaders when he sp...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 22, 2012
£656,000 Pledged For L'Derry Sports Campus
A new L’Derry sports campus is to be given £656,000 funding by the government. Social Development Minister Nelson McCausland announced the funding for the new North West Regional Sports Campus. He s...
£656,000 Pledged For L'Derry Sports Campus
A new L’Derry sports campus is to be given £656,000 funding by the government. Social Development Minister Nelson McCausland announced the funding for the new North West Regional Sports Campus. He s...
Business News, Oct 22, 2012
Tánaiste And Minister To Address Over 120 Irish Firms
Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Eamon Gilmore T.D., will address representatives of more than 120 Irish companies today on trade and investment opportunities in Africa's agri-food...
Tánaiste And Minister To Address Over 120 Irish Firms
Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Eamon Gilmore T.D., will address representatives of more than 120 Irish companies today on trade and investment opportunities in Africa's agri-food...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 22, 2012
Other News In Brief
Man Tied Up During Robbery A man has been tied up during a robbery at Connswater Shopping Centre. The incident saw a substantial amount of money stolen from a shop at the east Belfast shoppin...
Other News In Brief
Man Tied Up During Robbery A man has been tied up during a robbery at Connswater Shopping Centre. The incident saw a substantial amount of money stolen from a shop at the east Belfast shoppin...
UK National News, Oct 22, 2012
Escalation In Working Families Relying On Housing Benefit
Since the recession began in 2008 the number of working households relying on housing benefit has doubled, according to a new report. The Home Truths study by the National Housing Federation found th...
Escalation In Working Families Relying On Housing Benefit
Since the recession began in 2008 the number of working households relying on housing benefit has doubled, according to a new report. The Home Truths study by the National Housing Federation found th...
UK National News, Oct 22, 2012
Black Cab Maker Enters Administration
The maker of London's black cabs has gone into administration, putting almost 300 British jobs at risk. Manganese Bronze, which has been making black cabs since 1948, said talks with various parties ...
Black Cab Maker Enters Administration
The maker of London's black cabs has gone into administration, putting almost 300 British jobs at risk. Manganese Bronze, which has been making black cabs since 1948, said talks with various parties ...
UK National News, Oct 22, 2012
Newsnight Producer Warned Of Savile Cover Up Accusations
The BBC was at risk of being accused of a cover-up, a producer tried to warn the editor of the dropped Newsnight investigation in the Jimmy Savile investigation. Meirion Jones told the Panorama progr...
Newsnight Producer Warned Of Savile Cover Up Accusations
The BBC was at risk of being accused of a cover-up, a producer tried to warn the editor of the dropped Newsnight investigation in the Jimmy Savile investigation. Meirion Jones told the Panorama progr...
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Northern Ireland WeatherToday:A sunny but frosty start for many. However cloud increases by midday with a few showers reaching the north coast, these mostly light but spreading inland this afternoon. Chilly. Maximum temperature 8 °C.Tonight:A rather cloudy evening with scattered showers. Becoming drier through the night with some good clear spells developing and a patchy frost away from coasts. Minimum temperature 0 °C.
