Northern Ireland News for April 2013 : Page 14

Northern Ireland News, Apr 4, 2013
Ní Chuilín Launches Belfast Arts Exchange
Culture Minister Carál Ní Chuilín has been attempting to unite the people of east and west Belfast through a cross-community arts exchange project and programe of cultural events in the city's Gaeltac...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 4, 2013
Other News In Brief
Man Killed By Lorry In L'Derry A man has died after being hit by a lorry in L'Derry. The 31-year-old was killed after being struck on the Crescent Link near Caw roundabout in the city at abou...
UK National News, Apr 4, 2013
Uncertainty Over Cancer Care Fund
Cancer charities have warned that thousands of cancer patients face uncertainty over future access to life-extending drugs when a cash pot ends next year. The £200m-a-year Cancer Drugs Fund allows p...
UK National News, Apr 4, 2013
US Medical Firm To Create 126 Jobs
Up to 126 jobs are to be created in Inverness as a US-based medical products company relocates its manufacturing base to the city. Daktari Diagnostics will produce cartridges for hand-held HIV monit...
UK National News, Apr 4, 2013
Other News In Brief
Man Charged With Mother's Murder A 50-year-old man has appeared in court charged with the murder of his mother. Jeffrey Ash allegedly grabbed 83-year-old Ellen Ash and smothered her at a hous...
Recruitment News, Apr 3, 2013
Union Calls For Action On Youth Unemployment Disaster
New figures from Eurostat which show that unemployment in the 15 to 24 age group in Ireland stands at just under 31%, must push this crisis to the top of the political agenda, according to SIPTU polic...
Business News, Apr 3, 2013
11 Food Firms Complete Development Programme
Eleven innovative food companies have recently completed the Enterprise Ireland SuperValu Supplier Development Programme at SuperValu’s Head Office in Cork. Through a series of highly interactive wo...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 3, 2013
Game Of Thrones Returns To NI
The cult US fantasy series Game of Thrones will return to Northern Ireland to film a fourth series, it has been confirmed. The news came as First Minister Peter Robinson and deputy First Minister Mar...
Recruitment News, Apr 3, 2013
Success For Coleraine Jobs Event
Young people from the Coleraine area attended the career advice event held in the Coleraine Town Hall last week. Organised by Invest Northern Ireland in conjunction with the Department for Employment...
UK National News, Apr 3, 2013
Former BBC Driver Faces Yewtree Charges
A man who was a chauffeur for the BBC is facing charges over a series of alleged sex offences. The BBC has revealed that David Smith, who is in his sixties, is being charged as part of Operation Yewt...
UK National News, Apr 3, 2013
SSE Fined £10.5m By Industry Watchdog
Energy provider SSE has been fined a record £10.5m by industry watchdog Ofgem. The regulator said the penalty is the largest it has issued to an energy firm. The fine comes after SSE was found to b...
UK National News, Apr 3, 2013
March 'Second Coldest' On Record
March was the second coldest month in the UK since records began, the Met Office has revealed. The UK mean temperature for March was 2.2 °C, making it 3.3 °C below the 1981-2010 long-term average for...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 3, 2013
Man Dies After Portstewart Harbour Fall
A man who died on Tuesday evening after falling into the sea near Portstewart harbour in L'Derry has been named as Stanley Duncan, chief executive of the Driver and Vehicle Agency (DVA) in Northern Ir...
UK National News, Apr 3, 2013
Tributes Paid To Mother And Daughter
The relatives of a mother and daughter killed in a suspected case of carbon monoxide poisoning on a boat have been paying tributes. 36-year-old Kelly Webster and her 10-year-old daughter Lauren Thorn...
UK National News, Apr 3, 2013
Measles Outbreak Prompts 'Extra Jab' Call
An outbreak of measles has prompted Public Health Wales (PHW) to offer some babies the MMR vaccine seven months early. The recommendation comes after more than 400 people in Swansea were affected by ...
UK National News, Apr 3, 2013
Chancellor Supports M4 Road Improvements
Chancellor George Osborne has said the proposed M4 relief road in South Wales is one of the most important road schemes in the UK. However he added that the idea of motorists paying a toll to drive ...
UK National News, Apr 3, 2013
Investors Submit £3.5bn RBS Compensation Claim
Thousands of investors have launched a joint compensation claim against the Royal Bank of Scotland. The claim is for more than £3.5bn. The group claims the bank deliberately misled its shareholder...
UK National News, Apr 3, 2013
Other News In Brief
Tree Surgeon Treated In Hospital A tree surgeon is being treated in hospital after falling from a tree in Edinburgh. The man is reported to be suffering back injuries and a broken leg. Firef...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 3, 2013
West Belfast Shooting Condemned
The PSNI is appealing for witnesses after a man was shot dead in west Belfast over the Easter weekend. The shooting occurred in the Kennedy Way area on the evening of Saturday 30 March. At approxim...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 3, 2013
Police Appeal Over Glen Road 'Approach'
Police have appealed for witnesses following an incident in which a thirteen-year-old boy was approached in the Glen Road area of Belfast on Thursday 28 March. The incident is reported to have occurr...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 3, 2013
DUP Condemns Ardoyne Shooting
The DUP has condemned reports of shots being fired by a masked gunman in the Ardoyne area of north Belfast on Easter Sunday. A video has appeared on the internet of a man in the area firing shots bes...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 3, 2013
Man Recovers From Moira Shooting
A man is recovering following a shooting incident in Moira, County Armagh. The 55-year-old victim was shot in the hand by two masked men as he was getting out of his car at about 19:50 on Tuesday eve...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 3, 2013
Kidney's Ireland Contract To End
Declan Kidney will not be offered an extension to his contract as Ireland's rugby coach, it has been announced. The Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) said Mr Kidney would not be offered a new contrac...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 3, 2013
Other News In Brief
Tourists Attacked In L'Derry Two tourists have been attacked in L'Derry on the evening of Good Friday. Police are appealing for information following the incident, during which a crowd of you...