Northern Ireland News for February 2013 : Page 12
UK National News, Feb 8, 2013
Women Clergy Attend First Bishops' Meetings
Women clergy are to attend Church of England bishops’ meetings for the first time. It has been reported that at least eight senior women clergy, such as deans and archdeacons, are to participate as n...
Women Clergy Attend First Bishops' Meetings
Women clergy are to attend Church of England bishops’ meetings for the first time. It has been reported that at least eight senior women clergy, such as deans and archdeacons, are to participate as n...
UK National News, Feb 8, 2013
Other News In Brief
Harbour Storm Damage Fishing harbours affected by the recent storm damage are benefiting from an additional £1 million for emergency works. The storms, which were caused by an unusual combina...
Other News In Brief
Harbour Storm Damage Fishing harbours affected by the recent storm damage are benefiting from an additional £1 million for emergency works. The storms, which were caused by an unusual combina...
Recruitment News, Feb 7, 2013
ESB International To Create 80 New Jobs
ESB International is to create 80 new posts as part of an expansion plan. The company is to take on engineering and technical professionals in Dublin over the next five years. The new employees coul...
ESB International To Create 80 New Jobs
ESB International is to create 80 new posts as part of an expansion plan. The company is to take on engineering and technical professionals in Dublin over the next five years. The new employees coul...
Business News, Feb 7, 2013
Foster Highlights NI Proposition In London
Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster has told an audience of key influencers and potential investors in London why they should do business in Northern Ireland. The Minister was speaking at an event at t...
Foster Highlights NI Proposition In London
Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster has told an audience of key influencers and potential investors in London why they should do business in Northern Ireland. The Minister was speaking at an event at t...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 7, 2013
Willie Frazer Dropped As UPF Spokesman
Outspoken unionist and victims support worker Willie Frazer is no longer a representative of the Ulster People’s Forum (UPF), it has emerged. In a statement issued on Wednesday night, the UPF said Mr...
Willie Frazer Dropped As UPF Spokesman
Outspoken unionist and victims support worker Willie Frazer is no longer a representative of the Ulster People’s Forum (UPF), it has emerged. In a statement issued on Wednesday night, the UPF said Mr...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 7, 2013
Nine NI HMV Stores To Close
Nine HMV stores in Northern Ireland are to close as part of an operation which will see 66 stores UK-wide closed over the next two months. Administrators have revealed the shops due to shut in Northe...
Nine NI HMV Stores To Close
Nine HMV stores in Northern Ireland are to close as part of an operation which will see 66 stores UK-wide closed over the next two months. Administrators have revealed the shops due to shut in Northe...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 7, 2013
NI Universities Earn £100m Through Business Links
Northern Ireland’s universities earned over £100m through links with local business and the community in 2010/11. That was the message from Employment and Learning Minister Dr Stephen Farry following...
NI Universities Earn £100m Through Business Links
Northern Ireland’s universities earned over £100m through links with local business and the community in 2010/11. That was the message from Employment and Learning Minister Dr Stephen Farry following...
UK National News, Feb 7, 2013
Government Abandons GSCE-Scrap Plans
The UK government has abandoned plans to scrap GCSE subjects in England and Wales and replace them with English Baccalaureate Certificates. Education Secretary Michael Gove announced the changes in t...
Government Abandons GSCE-Scrap Plans
The UK government has abandoned plans to scrap GCSE subjects in England and Wales and replace them with English Baccalaureate Certificates. Education Secretary Michael Gove announced the changes in t...
UK National News, Feb 7, 2013
Stuart Hall Denies Rape Allegations
BBC broadcaster Stuart Hall has denied allegations of rape and indecent assault, saying the recent sex offence charges against have made his life a "living nightmare". The former It's A Knockout star...
Stuart Hall Denies Rape Allegations
BBC broadcaster Stuart Hall has denied allegations of rape and indecent assault, saying the recent sex offence charges against have made his life a "living nightmare". The former It's A Knockout star...
UK National News, Feb 7, 2013
Former Police Constable Charged Over Misconduct
A former police constable with Surrey Police is to be charged with two offences of committing misconduct in public office over allegations he sold information to the Sun newspaper. The charges are be...
Former Police Constable Charged Over Misconduct
A former police constable with Surrey Police is to be charged with two offences of committing misconduct in public office over allegations he sold information to the Sun newspaper. The charges are be...
UK National News, Feb 7, 2013
Scottish Doctors And Nurses Train On Robots
Scottish doctors and nurses are improving their skills by training on robot patients, at a new medical training centre opened today. The Scottish Clinical Simulation Centre based at the Forth Valley...
Scottish Doctors And Nurses Train On Robots
Scottish doctors and nurses are improving their skills by training on robot patients, at a new medical training centre opened today. The Scottish Clinical Simulation Centre based at the Forth Valley...
UK National News, Feb 7, 2013
High Street Rescue Plan Launched
The Government is setting up a national Future High Streets Forum to save retailers from collapse. Leaders from retail, property and business aim to find ways of revitalising town centres in England ...
High Street Rescue Plan Launched
The Government is setting up a national Future High Streets Forum to save retailers from collapse. Leaders from retail, property and business aim to find ways of revitalising town centres in England ...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 7, 2013
O'Dowd Criticises Gove Over GCSE Plans
NI Education Minister John O’Dowd has criticised UK Education Secretary Michal Gove over what he sees as a lack of communication between governments. The Minister’s announcement came as Mr Gove annou...
O'Dowd Criticises Gove Over GCSE Plans
NI Education Minister John O’Dowd has criticised UK Education Secretary Michal Gove over what he sees as a lack of communication between governments. The Minister’s announcement came as Mr Gove annou...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 7, 2013
IRFU Awarded £133k To Join Community Sports Programme
The Department of Social Development is to award the Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) £133,000 to join a partnership with the GAA and IFA in a community development programme. Social Development Min...
IRFU Awarded £133k To Join Community Sports Programme
The Department of Social Development is to award the Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) £133,000 to join a partnership with the GAA and IFA in a community development programme. Social Development Min...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 7, 2013
Police Concern Over Organised Fights
Police are concerned about a number of organised fights that have been taking place in north Belfast. The PSNI says groups of young people have been involved in fights in Brougham Street and the Wate...
Police Concern Over Organised Fights
Police are concerned about a number of organised fights that have been taking place in north Belfast. The PSNI says groups of young people have been involved in fights in Brougham Street and the Wate...
UK National News, Feb 7, 2013
Leicestershire Shooting Death Victim Was A Mother
A 30-year-old shooting victim in Leicestershire was the mother of two young children. Police have revealed Hayley Pointon, from Coventry, died from a single gunshot wound at an address in Hinckley on...
Leicestershire Shooting Death Victim Was A Mother
A 30-year-old shooting victim in Leicestershire was the mother of two young children. Police have revealed Hayley Pointon, from Coventry, died from a single gunshot wound at an address in Hinckley on...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 7, 2013
£3m Investment To Develop Sustainable Energy
£3m is being invested in research at Queen’s University Belfast to develop new methods of sustainable energy and create technologies to lower the cost of power. The team from Queen’s School of Chemis...
£3m Investment To Develop Sustainable Energy
£3m is being invested in research at Queen’s University Belfast to develop new methods of sustainable energy and create technologies to lower the cost of power. The team from Queen’s School of Chemis...
UK National News, Feb 7, 2013
Digital Music 'Becomes Mainstream'
Consumer take-up of digital music service is set to catapult to even greater heights, confirms a new report published today by recording industry trade body The BPI. Digital Music Nation 2013 sets ou...
Digital Music 'Becomes Mainstream'
Consumer take-up of digital music service is set to catapult to even greater heights, confirms a new report published today by recording industry trade body The BPI. Digital Music Nation 2013 sets ou...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 7, 2013
Ford Marks 1,000 Days Since Justice Devolution
David ford has been marking 1,000 days since the devolution of justice in Northern Ireland by setting out his successes and challenges over the period. The Justice Minister was speaking in Belfast to...
Ford Marks 1,000 Days Since Justice Devolution
David ford has been marking 1,000 days since the devolution of justice in Northern Ireland by setting out his successes and challenges over the period. The Justice Minister was speaking in Belfast to...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 7, 2013
Foster Highlights NI Business Potential
Enterprise Minister Arlene foster has been encouraging business leaders and potential investors in London to do business in Northern Ireland. She was speaking at an event at the City of London Corpor...
Foster Highlights NI Business Potential
Enterprise Minister Arlene foster has been encouraging business leaders and potential investors in London to do business in Northern Ireland. She was speaking at an event at the City of London Corpor...
UK National News, Feb 7, 2013
Monopoly Replace Iron Playing Piece
Fans of Monopoly will see the iron replaced with a cat-shaped playing piece. Hasbro, makers of the popular London-based board game, conducted a month-long online poll to find the new design. The cat...
Monopoly Replace Iron Playing Piece
Fans of Monopoly will see the iron replaced with a cat-shaped playing piece. Hasbro, makers of the popular London-based board game, conducted a month-long online poll to find the new design. The cat...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 7, 2013
Other News In Brief
Man Found Dead After Fight In L'Derry A 42-year-old man has been found dead following a fight in the centre of L’Derry. The man was allegedly punched by another man in the Shipquay Gate area ...
Other News In Brief
Man Found Dead After Fight In L'Derry A 42-year-old man has been found dead following a fight in the centre of L’Derry. The man was allegedly punched by another man in the Shipquay Gate area ...
UK National News, Feb 7, 2013
Search Begins For 'The World's Healthiest Workplace'
The average human being spends a third of their adult life at work. Now the workplace as a source of health and well-being comes under the spotlight at the world's first Global Healthy Workplace Awar...
Search Begins For 'The World's Healthiest Workplace'
The average human being spends a third of their adult life at work. Now the workplace as a source of health and well-being comes under the spotlight at the world's first Global Healthy Workplace Awar...
UK National News, Feb 7, 2013
Other News In Brief
Footballer Admits Death By Dangerous Driving A Manchester City footballer has admitted death by careless driving. Courtney Meppen-Walter, 18, of Middleton Road, Blackley, was charged over the...
Other News In Brief
Footballer Admits Death By Dangerous Driving A Manchester City footballer has admitted death by careless driving. Courtney Meppen-Walter, 18, of Middleton Road, Blackley, was charged over the...
Business News, Feb 6, 2013
Portadown Firm Secures Contracts In Paris
Portadown-based The Deluxe Group has secured two substantial contracts with a world renowned theme park in Paris worth over 2.5 million Euros following research and development (R&D) support from Inve...
Portadown Firm Secures Contracts In Paris
Portadown-based The Deluxe Group has secured two substantial contracts with a world renowned theme park in Paris worth over 2.5 million Euros following research and development (R&D) support from Inve...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 6, 2013
NI Cancer Rates On The Rise
Cases of cancer are on the rise in Northern Ireland, with over 8,300 new cases diagnosed on average each year between 2007 and 2011. The latest statistics on cancer in Northern Ireland have been rele...
NI Cancer Rates On The Rise
Cases of cancer are on the rise in Northern Ireland, with over 8,300 new cases diagnosed on average each year between 2007 and 2011. The latest statistics on cancer in Northern Ireland have been rele...
Recruitment News, Feb 6, 2013
Call For Social Clauses To Help Unemployed Gets Jobs
Deputy John Lyons has said that 'social clauses' requiring quotas for the long-term unemployed are needed in major public infrastructure contracts to help jobseekers into employment. Speaking in a Dá...
Call For Social Clauses To Help Unemployed Gets Jobs
Deputy John Lyons has said that 'social clauses' requiring quotas for the long-term unemployed are needed in major public infrastructure contracts to help jobseekers into employment. Speaking in a Dá...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 6, 2013
Two NI MPs Support Gay Marriage Bill
Just two of the 13 Northern Ireland MPs eligible to vote on the gay marriage bill contributed to its passing in the House of Commons last night. The Commons voted in favour of the Marriage (Same Sex ...
Two NI MPs Support Gay Marriage Bill
Just two of the 13 Northern Ireland MPs eligible to vote on the gay marriage bill contributed to its passing in the House of Commons last night. The Commons voted in favour of the Marriage (Same Sex ...
Business News, Feb 6, 2013
Minister Welcomes Opening Of iCompany
Minister of State Brian Hayes, TD, Minister of State at the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, with special responsibility for the Office of Public Works (OPW) today welcomed the opening of ...
Minister Welcomes Opening Of iCompany
Minister of State Brian Hayes, TD, Minister of State at the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, with special responsibility for the Office of Public Works (OPW) today welcomed the opening of ...
UK National News, Feb 6, 2013
Shark Immune Systems Used To Develop Anti-Cancer Drugs
A team at the University of Aberdeen has been given £1.5m funding towards a project to develop anti-cancer and anti-inflammatory diseases using the immune systems of sharks. Scottish Enterprise and B...
Shark Immune Systems Used To Develop Anti-Cancer Drugs
A team at the University of Aberdeen has been given £1.5m funding towards a project to develop anti-cancer and anti-inflammatory diseases using the immune systems of sharks. Scottish Enterprise and B...
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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.
