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Northern Ireland News for October 2013 : Page 5
Northern Ireland News, Oct 24, 2013
Other News In Brief
City Of Culture Venue To Be Taken Down Londonderry's concert space for the City of Culture year, the Venue, is to be dismantled at the end of the year. The £4m venue has been funded by the De...
Other News In Brief
City Of Culture Venue To Be Taken Down Londonderry's concert space for the City of Culture year, the Venue, is to be dismantled at the end of the year. The £4m venue has been funded by the De...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 23, 2013
Work Begins On Education Campus
Work on clearing a former Army base at Lisanelly in Omagh, County Tyrone has begun. The 126-acre site will eventually become a new shared education campus with a total of six schools with capacity fo...
Work Begins On Education Campus
Work on clearing a former Army base at Lisanelly in Omagh, County Tyrone has begun. The 126-acre site will eventually become a new shared education campus with a total of six schools with capacity fo...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 23, 2013
Protestors Gather At Exploris During MLA Fact-Finding Visit
Some 70 protestors gathered outside the Exploris aquarium in Portaferry during a fact-finding visit by assembly members. The aquarium has been marked for closure in March 2014 as a result of financia...
Protestors Gather At Exploris During MLA Fact-Finding Visit
Some 70 protestors gathered outside the Exploris aquarium in Portaferry during a fact-finding visit by assembly members. The aquarium has been marked for closure in March 2014 as a result of financia...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 23, 2013
Miss Ulster Competition No Longer To Be Held At Stormont
Two assembly members have withdrawn their support for the upcoming Miss Ulster competition, which had been due to take place at Stormont on Saturday. The MLA's had initially supported the staging of ...
Miss Ulster Competition No Longer To Be Held At Stormont
Two assembly members have withdrawn their support for the upcoming Miss Ulster competition, which had been due to take place at Stormont on Saturday. The MLA's had initially supported the staging of ...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 23, 2013
Police Appeal After Nuns Robbed In Convent
Police have appealed for information after a man assaulted and robbed two nuns in a west Belfast convent. According to reports the man, thought to be in his 40s, conned his way into the convent on th...
Police Appeal After Nuns Robbed In Convent
Police have appealed for information after a man assaulted and robbed two nuns in a west Belfast convent. According to reports the man, thought to be in his 40s, conned his way into the convent on th...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 23, 2013
Shankill Road Bombing Memorial Service Held
A service has been held to mark the 20th anniversary of the Shankill Road bombing that killed ten people. According to reports hundreds of people attended a service at West Kirk Presbyterian Church, ...
Shankill Road Bombing Memorial Service Held
A service has been held to mark the 20th anniversary of the Shankill Road bombing that killed ten people. According to reports hundreds of people attended a service at West Kirk Presbyterian Church, ...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 23, 2013
Pipe Bomb Thrown At Police
A viable pipe bomb has been thrown at a police vehicle in Londonderry. A number of people were evacuated during a security alert in the Bogside area on Wednesday morning after the device was thrown a...
Pipe Bomb Thrown At Police
A viable pipe bomb has been thrown at a police vehicle in Londonderry. A number of people were evacuated during a security alert in the Bogside area on Wednesday morning after the device was thrown a...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 23, 2013
Northern Ireland Is UK's Happiest Region
Northern Ireland has been found to have the happiest population in the UK, according to a new report by the ONS. Using data from the Annual Population Survey from April 2012 to March 2013, the Office...
Northern Ireland Is UK's Happiest Region
Northern Ireland has been found to have the happiest population in the UK, according to a new report by the ONS. Using data from the Annual Population Survey from April 2012 to March 2013, the Office...
UK National News, Oct 23, 2013
Couple Jailed For 18 Years For Trafficking And Rape Of Deaf Girl
A husband and wife have been jailed for a total of 18 years for the rape of a girl that they trafficked into the UK and kept as a servant in the basement of their home. A trial heard that 83-year-old...
Couple Jailed For 18 Years For Trafficking And Rape Of Deaf Girl
A husband and wife have been jailed for a total of 18 years for the rape of a girl that they trafficked into the UK and kept as a servant in the basement of their home. A trial heard that 83-year-old...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 23, 2013
Other News In Brief
Consultation Finds Support For Opt-Out Organ Donation System 82.42% of people support an opt-out system for organ donation, according to a Stormont assembly member. Under the current system t...
Other News In Brief
Consultation Finds Support For Opt-Out Organ Donation System 82.42% of people support an opt-out system for organ donation, according to a Stormont assembly member. Under the current system t...
UK National News, Oct 23, 2013
PM Announces Review Of Green Energy Taxes
A review of green energy taxes has been announced by the Prime Minister saying that they have helped push household bills to an "unacceptable" level. David Cameron announced to MPs that environmental...
PM Announces Review Of Green Energy Taxes
A review of green energy taxes has been announced by the Prime Minister saying that they have helped push household bills to an "unacceptable" level. David Cameron announced to MPs that environmental...
UK National News, Oct 23, 2013
Stuart Hall Rearrested On Further Charges Of Sexual Abuse
Former BBC presenter Stuart Hall has been rearrested in prison on futher charges of sexual abuse. Hall, 83, is currently serving a 30 month sentence after admitting 14 counts of abuse of girls aged f...
Stuart Hall Rearrested On Further Charges Of Sexual Abuse
Former BBC presenter Stuart Hall has been rearrested in prison on futher charges of sexual abuse. Hall, 83, is currently serving a 30 month sentence after admitting 14 counts of abuse of girls aged f...
UK National News, Oct 23, 2013
Ineos Announce Grangemouth Closure
The management of Grangemouth petrochemical plant have announced that it will close. Ineos, who run the plant, added that no decision on restarting operations would be taken until the "threat of stri...
Ineos Announce Grangemouth Closure
The management of Grangemouth petrochemical plant have announced that it will close. Ineos, who run the plant, added that no decision on restarting operations would be taken until the "threat of stri...
UK National News, Oct 23, 2013
Post Office Managers Announce First Industrial Action For 34 Years
New dispute has erupted at the Post Office, with managers now announcing that they will take their first industrial action in 34 years. Representing 900 Post Office managers, the Unite unions said th...
Post Office Managers Announce First Industrial Action For 34 Years
New dispute has erupted at the Post Office, with managers now announcing that they will take their first industrial action in 34 years. Representing 900 Post Office managers, the Unite unions said th...
UK National News, Oct 23, 2013
Woman Dies After Falling From The Third Floor In Primark
A woman has died after falling from the third floor of a Primark store in Liverpool. Merseyside Police have reported that a 57-year-old was found next to escalators on the ground floor of the store o...
Woman Dies After Falling From The Third Floor In Primark
A woman has died after falling from the third floor of a Primark store in Liverpool. Merseyside Police have reported that a 57-year-old was found next to escalators on the ground floor of the store o...
UK National News, Oct 23, 2013
MPs Call For Parking 'Grace Period'
The Commons Transport Committee has called for "five minutes grace" for drivers whose parking ticket has expired, warning that it was "neither acceptable nor legal" for councils to use fine to increas...
MPs Call For Parking 'Grace Period'
The Commons Transport Committee has called for "five minutes grace" for drivers whose parking ticket has expired, warning that it was "neither acceptable nor legal" for councils to use fine to increas...
UK National News, Oct 23, 2013
Other News In Brief
UK Regional Happiness Measured Northern Ireland has been found to have the happiest population in the UK, according to a new report by the ONS. Using data from the Annual Population Survey fr...
Other News In Brief
UK Regional Happiness Measured Northern Ireland has been found to have the happiest population in the UK, according to a new report by the ONS. Using data from the Annual Population Survey fr...
Business News, Oct 23, 2013
Call For Irish Firms To Be On High Alert
Liam Aylward MEP for Ireland East has warned Irish businesses to be on high alert following the increase in ‘directory scams’ and misleading advertising practices. Speaking in the European Parliament...
Call For Irish Firms To Be On High Alert
Liam Aylward MEP for Ireland East has warned Irish businesses to be on high alert following the increase in ‘directory scams’ and misleading advertising practices. Speaking in the European Parliament...
Recruitment News, Oct 23, 2013
Randox Teoranta Creates 30 New Jobs
Minister McGinley welcomed an announcement by Randox Teoranta that it has secured a multi-million euro deal with a leading healthcare distribution company in Mexico which will be worth €8 million over...
Randox Teoranta Creates 30 New Jobs
Minister McGinley welcomed an announcement by Randox Teoranta that it has secured a multi-million euro deal with a leading healthcare distribution company in Mexico which will be worth €8 million over...
Recruitment News, Oct 22, 2013
Construction Jobs Still Need To Be Created - McGlone
SDLP MLA and Chair of the All Party Group on Construction Patsy McGlone has responded to the announcement that the construction sector in Northern Ireland has 'exited' recession. Mr McGlone said: "Th...
Construction Jobs Still Need To Be Created - McGlone
SDLP MLA and Chair of the All Party Group on Construction Patsy McGlone has responded to the announcement that the construction sector in Northern Ireland has 'exited' recession. Mr McGlone said: "Th...
Business News, Oct 22, 2013
Flexjet, LLC Places New Orders For Learjet 85 Aircraft
Bombardier has announced that Flexjet, LLC has placed 30 new firm orders for Learjet 85 aircraft. The options were purchased on September 5, 2013 as part of Flexjet's historic order for up to 245 Bo...
Flexjet, LLC Places New Orders For Learjet 85 Aircraft
Bombardier has announced that Flexjet, LLC has placed 30 new firm orders for Learjet 85 aircraft. The options were purchased on September 5, 2013 as part of Flexjet's historic order for up to 245 Bo...
Business News, Oct 22, 2013
Minister Launches A Nationwide Network Of Technology Gateways
A nationwide network of Technology Gateways, capable of delivering technology-based solutions for companies in Ireland was launched by Seán Sherlock T.D. Minister for Research & Innovation in Thomond ...
Minister Launches A Nationwide Network Of Technology Gateways
A nationwide network of Technology Gateways, capable of delivering technology-based solutions for companies in Ireland was launched by Seán Sherlock T.D. Minister for Research & Innovation in Thomond ...
UK National News, Oct 22, 2013
Home Office Not To Extend 'Go Home' Advertising Van
The Home Office has ruled out extending its controversial "go home" advertising vans to the rest of the UK. It is understood that while the initial trial of the vans, which encouraged illegal immigra...
Home Office Not To Extend 'Go Home' Advertising Van
The Home Office has ruled out extending its controversial "go home" advertising vans to the rest of the UK. It is understood that while the initial trial of the vans, which encouraged illegal immigra...
UK National News, Oct 22, 2013
Man Jailed Over Wedding Venue Bomb Threat
A man has been jailed for 12 months over a hoax bomb threat he made to a wedding venue to try and cover up for forgetting to confirm his booking. 36-year-old Neil McArdle, of Melbourne Crescent, Live...
Man Jailed Over Wedding Venue Bomb Threat
A man has been jailed for 12 months over a hoax bomb threat he made to a wedding venue to try and cover up for forgetting to confirm his booking. 36-year-old Neil McArdle, of Melbourne Crescent, Live...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 22, 2013
NI Construction Sector Out Of Recession
A new survey has said Northern Ireland's construction industry is out of recession, with an increase in workloads being reported for the first time in more than five years. The survey, from the Roya...
NI Construction Sector Out Of Recession
A new survey has said Northern Ireland's construction industry is out of recession, with an increase in workloads being reported for the first time in more than five years. The survey, from the Roya...
UK National News, Oct 22, 2013
IPCC Uphold Complaint Against Police Over Taser Use
The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) have upheld a complaint against two police officers, who were dismissed from the force over an incident in which they Tasered a man five times. PC...
IPCC Uphold Complaint Against Police Over Taser Use
The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) have upheld a complaint against two police officers, who were dismissed from the force over an incident in which they Tasered a man five times. PC...
UK National News, Oct 22, 2013
Ofgem Rule Scottish Power To Pay £8.5m Compensation To Customers
Energy industry regulator Ofgem has ordered Scottish Power to pay £8.5 million in compensation to its customers. An investigation into Scottish Powers doorstep and telephone selling found the company...
Ofgem Rule Scottish Power To Pay £8.5m Compensation To Customers
Energy industry regulator Ofgem has ordered Scottish Power to pay £8.5 million in compensation to its customers. An investigation into Scottish Powers doorstep and telephone selling found the company...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 22, 2013
Third Man Arrested In Connection With 1993 UVF Murder
A 46-year-old man has been arrested I England by officers investigating the 1993 murder of Joseph Reynolds in east Belfast. Mr Reynold was travelling to work on 12 October 1993 when his van was ambus...
Third Man Arrested In Connection With 1993 UVF Murder
A 46-year-old man has been arrested I England by officers investigating the 1993 murder of Joseph Reynolds in east Belfast. Mr Reynold was travelling to work on 12 October 1993 when his van was ambus...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 22, 2013
New Ferries For Strangford And Rathlin
Regional Development Minister Danny Kennedy has secured £2m in funding to allow a project for two new ferries to operate in Northern Ireland. One will operate on the Ballycastle/Rathlin Island route...
New Ferries For Strangford And Rathlin
Regional Development Minister Danny Kennedy has secured £2m in funding to allow a project for two new ferries to operate in Northern Ireland. One will operate on the Ballycastle/Rathlin Island route...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 22, 2013
Specialist Drug Rehab Unit For Maghaberry
A new drug rehabilitation unit is to be opened at Maghaberry jail next year. The specialist unit is the first of its kind in the UK, according to prison service officials. The facility will allow 15...
Specialist Drug Rehab Unit For Maghaberry
A new drug rehabilitation unit is to be opened at Maghaberry jail next year. The specialist unit is the first of its kind in the UK, according to prison service officials. The facility will allow 15...
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Northern Ireland WeatherThis Evening and Tonight:Rain clearing away east by early evening with some clear spells but a few showers likely to affect the North coast and other areas towards dawn, remaining breezy and mild overnight. Minimum temperature 9 °C.
