Northern Ireland News for February 2013 : Page 8
Northern Ireland News, Feb 15, 2013
Pair Released Over Stephen Davidson Murder
A 49-year-old man and a 61-year-old woman who were arrested by detectives investigating the murder of Stephen Davidson in Bangor have been released. A 30-year-old woman was charged in connection with...
Pair Released Over Stephen Davidson Murder
A 49-year-old man and a 61-year-old woman who were arrested by detectives investigating the murder of Stephen Davidson in Bangor have been released. A 30-year-old woman was charged in connection with...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 15, 2013
SDLP Leader Meets Taoiseach
SDLP Leader Alasdair McDonnell has met with Taoiseach Enda Kenny at Leinster House to discuss issues currently affecting both Northern Ireland and the Republic. Mr McDonnell was accompanied on Thursd...
SDLP Leader Meets Taoiseach
SDLP Leader Alasdair McDonnell has met with Taoiseach Enda Kenny at Leinster House to discuss issues currently affecting both Northern Ireland and the Republic. Mr McDonnell was accompanied on Thursd...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 15, 2013
Town Centres Must Become Social Spaces - McCausland
Towns and cities in Northern Ireland must become multifunctional social and retail centres in order to survive the tough economic climate. This was the message from Social Development Minister Nelson...
Town Centres Must Become Social Spaces - McCausland
Towns and cities in Northern Ireland must become multifunctional social and retail centres in order to survive the tough economic climate. This was the message from Social Development Minister Nelson...
Recruitment News, Feb 15, 2013
Beggs Condemns 'Cheap Attacks' On Working People
Congress General Secretary David Begg has condemned the 'cheap attacks' on working people which he said had become a hallmark of the current crisis, in Ireland and across the European Union. Begg sai...
Beggs Condemns 'Cheap Attacks' On Working People
Congress General Secretary David Begg has condemned the 'cheap attacks' on working people which he said had become a hallmark of the current crisis, in Ireland and across the European Union. Begg sai...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 15, 2013
Child Adoption Statistics Released
Figures on children adopted from care in Northern Ireland have been released by the Department of Health and Social Services. 'Children Adopted from Care in Northern Ireland 2011/12' contains informa...
Child Adoption Statistics Released
Figures on children adopted from care in Northern Ireland have been released by the Department of Health and Social Services. 'Children Adopted from Care in Northern Ireland 2011/12' contains informa...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 15, 2013
Ten Schools To Receive Nurture Unit Investment
Ten schools in Northern Ireland are to benefit from £1.1m investment which will ensure the continued provision of nuture units. Nurture units enable small groups of children to address barriers to le...
Ten Schools To Receive Nurture Unit Investment
Ten schools in Northern Ireland are to benefit from £1.1m investment which will ensure the continued provision of nuture units. Nurture units enable small groups of children to address barriers to le...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 15, 2013
Other News In Brief
Lithuanian Man Wanted On Arrest Warrant Police believe a Lithuanian man who is wanted on a European Arrest Warrant for murder may be living in Northern Ireland. Giedrius Dubosas, 36, is wante...
Other News In Brief
Lithuanian Man Wanted On Arrest Warrant Police believe a Lithuanian man who is wanted on a European Arrest Warrant for murder may be living in Northern Ireland. Giedrius Dubosas, 36, is wante...
UK National News, Feb 15, 2013
Student Brings Financial Discrimination Case Against Oxford Uni
A postgraduate student is to present his case in court over allegedly being turned down by an Oxford University on financial grounds. Claiming that St Hugh’s College is asking students to prove they ...
Student Brings Financial Discrimination Case Against Oxford Uni
A postgraduate student is to present his case in court over allegedly being turned down by an Oxford University on financial grounds. Claiming that St Hugh’s College is asking students to prove they ...
UK National News, Feb 15, 2013
Other News In Brief
British Backpacker Lost In Australian Outback Found An 18-year-old British backpacker, missing in the Australian outback for three days, has been found alive having survived by drinking contac...
Other News In Brief
British Backpacker Lost In Australian Outback Found An 18-year-old British backpacker, missing in the Australian outback for three days, has been found alive having survived by drinking contac...
UK National News, Feb 14, 2013
Met Lose Appeal Against Damages Awarded To Autistic Child
A legal bid to overturn damages awarded to an autistic teenager restrained by police after jumping into a swimming pool, has been rejected. The Met had appealed a ruling made last year that the Metro...
Met Lose Appeal Against Damages Awarded To Autistic Child
A legal bid to overturn damages awarded to an autistic teenager restrained by police after jumping into a swimming pool, has been rejected. The Met had appealed a ruling made last year that the Metro...
Recruitment News, Feb 14, 2013
eBay Announces 450 New Jobs
An Taoiseach, Mr. Enda Kenny T.D., together with Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation Mr. Richard Bruton T.D., today announced 450 high quality new jobs by eBay, Inc., the world's leading prov...
eBay Announces 450 New Jobs
An Taoiseach, Mr. Enda Kenny T.D., together with Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation Mr. Richard Bruton T.D., today announced 450 high quality new jobs by eBay, Inc., the world's leading prov...
Recruitment News, Feb 14, 2013
Minister Launches Management And Leadership Development Programme
Employment and Learning Minister, Dr Stephen Farry has launched an enhanced Management and Leadership Development Programme (MLDP). The Department's MLDP is a suite of individual training interventio...
Minister Launches Management And Leadership Development Programme
Employment and Learning Minister, Dr Stephen Farry has launched an enhanced Management and Leadership Development Programme (MLDP). The Department's MLDP is a suite of individual training interventio...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 14, 2013
Loyalist Jailed For Sectarian Murder
A Belfast Loyalist has received a life sentence for the sectarian murder of a teenager almost 40 years ago, the BBC has revealed. 59-year-old Robert James Shaw Rodgers from Tierney Gardens in Belfast...
Loyalist Jailed For Sectarian Murder
A Belfast Loyalist has received a life sentence for the sectarian murder of a teenager almost 40 years ago, the BBC has revealed. 59-year-old Robert James Shaw Rodgers from Tierney Gardens in Belfast...
Business News, Feb 14, 2013
Ewing's Seafood Wins Business With Selfridges
Ewing's Seafoods, the leading Belfast fishmonger, has won business with Selfridges, the top London store, with assistance from Invest Northern Ireland. The lead which led to the business for Ewing’s ...
Ewing's Seafood Wins Business With Selfridges
Ewing's Seafoods, the leading Belfast fishmonger, has won business with Selfridges, the top London store, with assistance from Invest Northern Ireland. The lead which led to the business for Ewing’s ...
Business News, Feb 14, 2013
NYSE Euronext Recruits 300th NI Employee
Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster has congratulated NYSE Euronext on recruiting its 300th employee in Northern Ireland. NYSE Euronext is a leading global operator of financial markets and provider of...
NYSE Euronext Recruits 300th NI Employee
Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster has congratulated NYSE Euronext on recruiting its 300th employee in Northern Ireland. NYSE Euronext is a leading global operator of financial markets and provider of...
UK National News, Feb 14, 2013
Painkiller 'Bute' Found In Slaughtered Horses
The Food Standards agency has found that six horses, of a group of eight killed in the UK, have tested positive for the painkiller bute and may have entered the food chain in France. Of 206 carcasses...
Painkiller 'Bute' Found In Slaughtered Horses
The Food Standards agency has found that six horses, of a group of eight killed in the UK, have tested positive for the painkiller bute and may have entered the food chain in France. Of 206 carcasses...
UK National News, Feb 14, 2013
Miliband Says Labour Govt Would Re-Introduce 'Mansion Tax'
Ed Miliband has announced that a Labour government would aim to reinstate the 10p starting rate of tax. Scrapped by Gordon Brown in 2008 Mr Miliband said it was a "very bad mistake" to get rid of it ...
Miliband Says Labour Govt Would Re-Introduce 'Mansion Tax'
Ed Miliband has announced that a Labour government would aim to reinstate the 10p starting rate of tax. Scrapped by Gordon Brown in 2008 Mr Miliband said it was a "very bad mistake" to get rid of it ...
UK National News, Feb 14, 2013
Fresh Abuse Claims Made Against Former Music School Teachers
More ex-pupils of the Chetham's School of Music in Manchester have come forward and made allegations of sexual abuse about other former teachers at the school. The news follows the conviction on Frid...
Fresh Abuse Claims Made Against Former Music School Teachers
More ex-pupils of the Chetham's School of Music in Manchester have come forward and made allegations of sexual abuse about other former teachers at the school. The news follows the conviction on Frid...
UK National News, Feb 14, 2013
Attorney General Investigate Alleged Photo's Of Jon Venables
An investigation has been launched into allegations that photographs of Jon Venables have appeared online. The Attorney General is investigating images purporting to those of one of Jamie Bulger’s ki...
Attorney General Investigate Alleged Photo's Of Jon Venables
An investigation has been launched into allegations that photographs of Jon Venables have appeared online. The Attorney General is investigating images purporting to those of one of Jamie Bulger’s ki...
UK National News, Feb 14, 2013
Camden Council Reveal Over 700 Families To Be Moved Out Of London
Following the coalition government’s controversial welfare reforms Camden council will move over 700 families out of its area, some up to 200 miles away, in the largest single displacement of poor peo...
Camden Council Reveal Over 700 Families To Be Moved Out Of London
Following the coalition government’s controversial welfare reforms Camden council will move over 700 families out of its area, some up to 200 miles away, in the largest single displacement of poor peo...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 14, 2013
Invest NI Flag Update Called Off
An Invest NI update to the Assembly on the economic impact of the union flag protests has been called off. The Invest NI director of international investment was to have addressed a committee at the ...
Invest NI Flag Update Called Off
An Invest NI update to the Assembly on the economic impact of the union flag protests has been called off. The Invest NI director of international investment was to have addressed a committee at the ...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 14, 2013
Robinson Calls For Sean Kelly Explanation
First Minister Peter Robinson has said he wants to meet with the Chief Constable to establish how police have concluded the shooting of an 18-year-old man in north Belfast was not paramilitary linked....
Robinson Calls For Sean Kelly Explanation
First Minister Peter Robinson has said he wants to meet with the Chief Constable to establish how police have concluded the shooting of an 18-year-old man in north Belfast was not paramilitary linked....
Northern Ireland News, Feb 14, 2013
Study Could Save Sight Of Diabetes Sufferers
A team at Queen’s University in Belfast is working on a new project which could enable stem cells to save the sight of diabetes sufferers. Diabetics can suffer from a condition caused by high blood s...
Study Could Save Sight Of Diabetes Sufferers
A team at Queen’s University in Belfast is working on a new project which could enable stem cells to save the sight of diabetes sufferers. Diabetics can suffer from a condition caused by high blood s...
UK National News, Feb 14, 2013
Report Finds School PE 'Not Strenuous Enough'
A report from education inspectors Ofsted has said there is "not enough strenuous activity" in many of England's PE classes. The report on primary and secondary PE adds that teachers tend to talk too...
Report Finds School PE 'Not Strenuous Enough'
A report from education inspectors Ofsted has said there is "not enough strenuous activity" in many of England's PE classes. The report on primary and secondary PE adds that teachers tend to talk too...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 14, 2013
Belfast To Mark Women's Suffrage
Belfast City Council is to mark the rise of the woman’s suffrage movement over a century ago with a series of events. City Hall and the Ulster Hall are to host a series of talks, plays, film screenin...
Belfast To Mark Women's Suffrage
Belfast City Council is to mark the rise of the woman’s suffrage movement over a century ago with a series of events. City Hall and the Ulster Hall are to host a series of talks, plays, film screenin...
UK National News, Feb 14, 2013
A&E Waiting Time At Decade Long High
A&E waiting times in England are now at their highest level for a decade, a new report suggests, a report suggests. Average waiting time rose by a fifth in 2012 with the King’s Fund reviewing finding...
A&E Waiting Time At Decade Long High
A&E waiting times in England are now at their highest level for a decade, a new report suggests, a report suggests. Average waiting time rose by a fifth in 2012 with the King’s Fund reviewing finding...
UK National News, Feb 14, 2013
Medical Journal Calls For Scrapping Of Gluten Free Prescriptions
Prescriptions of gluten-free food to be scrapped, as they are costly and outdated, a medical journal has said. With such food now being readily available it should no longer be a medical issue, accor...
Medical Journal Calls For Scrapping Of Gluten Free Prescriptions
Prescriptions of gluten-free food to be scrapped, as they are costly and outdated, a medical journal has said. With such food now being readily available it should no longer be a medical issue, accor...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 14, 2013
Woman Charged Over Bangor Killing
A 30-year-old woman has been charged by detectives investigating the death of a man in Bangor, County Down, last weekend. 31-year-old Stephen Davidson was found dead at his house in Ballyholme Road o...
Woman Charged Over Bangor Killing
A 30-year-old woman has been charged by detectives investigating the death of a man in Bangor, County Down, last weekend. 31-year-old Stephen Davidson was found dead at his house in Ballyholme Road o...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 14, 2013
New Legislation Proposed For Offshore Energy
The Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment is to ask the Northern Ireland Assembly to pass new legislation for offshore renewable energy projects. Energy Minister Arlene Foster has announced ...
New Legislation Proposed For Offshore Energy
The Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment is to ask the Northern Ireland Assembly to pass new legislation for offshore renewable energy projects. Energy Minister Arlene Foster has announced ...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 14, 2013
Minister Meets Supermarkets Over Horsemeat
Agriculture Minister Michelle O’Neill has held a meeting with major supermarkets in Northern Ireland over the recent horsemeat scandal. Food retailers in the UK have been told to carry out tests on t...
Minister Meets Supermarkets Over Horsemeat
Agriculture Minister Michelle O’Neill has held a meeting with major supermarkets in Northern Ireland over the recent horsemeat scandal. Food retailers in the UK have been told to carry out tests on t...
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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.
