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Northern Ireland News for May 2014 : Page 10
Recruitment News, May 13, 2014
New European Training Scheme To Target Youth Unemployment
Minister for Education and Skills, Ruairí Quinn has announced the launch of a new European scheme that will give over 30,000 Irish students, apprenticeships and volunteers, along with 8,000 teachers, ...
New European Training Scheme To Target Youth Unemployment
Minister for Education and Skills, Ruairí Quinn has announced the launch of a new European scheme that will give over 30,000 Irish students, apprenticeships and volunteers, along with 8,000 teachers, ...
UK National News, May 13, 2014
Caroline Aherne Recovering From Lung Cancer
Former Royle Family star Caroline Aherne is recovering after undergoing treatment for lung cancer. She is also campaigning for better cancer care at her home town of Manchester. This is the third ti...
Caroline Aherne Recovering From Lung Cancer
Former Royle Family star Caroline Aherne is recovering after undergoing treatment for lung cancer. She is also campaigning for better cancer care at her home town of Manchester. This is the third ti...
Northern Ireland News, May 13, 2014
PSNI Address Online Crime
429 offences have been committed in Northern Ireland over the past seven months via a computer, computer network or other computer-enabled device, according to the PSNI. The offences were recorded be...
PSNI Address Online Crime
429 offences have been committed in Northern Ireland over the past seven months via a computer, computer network or other computer-enabled device, according to the PSNI. The offences were recorded be...
Northern Ireland News, May 13, 2014
Younger Drivers Targeted In Drink Drive Laws
Younger drivers are being targeted in new drink drive laws introduced today in Northern Ireland. In the first major shake up since 1968, Environment Minister Mark H Durkan has introduced legislation ...
Younger Drivers Targeted In Drink Drive Laws
Younger drivers are being targeted in new drink drive laws introduced today in Northern Ireland. In the first major shake up since 1968, Environment Minister Mark H Durkan has introduced legislation ...
Northern Ireland News, May 13, 2014
Other News In Brief
Money Stolen In E Belfast Robbery A sum of money has been stolen during a robbery at commercial premises on Bloomfield Avenue in east Belfast. The robbery took place sometime between Friday 9...
Other News In Brief
Money Stolen In E Belfast Robbery A sum of money has been stolen during a robbery at commercial premises on Bloomfield Avenue in east Belfast. The robbery took place sometime between Friday 9...
UK National News, May 13, 2014
Home Of Peaches Geldof Raided Twice By Thieves
The home of the late Peaches Geldof has been broken into twice by burglars since her death last month. The house, which is located in Fairseat Lane, near Wrotham in Kent, was broken into in mid-April...
Home Of Peaches Geldof Raided Twice By Thieves
The home of the late Peaches Geldof has been broken into twice by burglars since her death last month. The house, which is located in Fairseat Lane, near Wrotham in Kent, was broken into in mid-April...
UK National News, May 13, 2014
Search For Three Men Over Gang Rape
Police are searching for three men after a 33-year old woman was raped and forced into a common close while she was walking in Toryglen, South Lanarkshire. At Edinbeg Avenue a man got out of a car an...
Search For Three Men Over Gang Rape
Police are searching for three men after a 33-year old woman was raped and forced into a common close while she was walking in Toryglen, South Lanarkshire. At Edinbeg Avenue a man got out of a car an...
UK National News, May 13, 2014
Other News In Brief
Social Media Fuels Islamic Extremism A report, by counter-extremist thinktank Quilliam has said the government is falling to tackle online Islamic extremism. It also criticised its strategy o...
Other News In Brief
Social Media Fuels Islamic Extremism A report, by counter-extremist thinktank Quilliam has said the government is falling to tackle online Islamic extremism. It also criticised its strategy o...
Northern Ireland News, May 12, 2014
New Mencap Childcare Facility Approved
Planning permission has been approved for a new purpose built childcare facility for Mencap NI in Newtownbreda, County Antrim. The two storey building, located on School Road, will provide a ground f...
New Mencap Childcare Facility Approved
Planning permission has been approved for a new purpose built childcare facility for Mencap NI in Newtownbreda, County Antrim. The two storey building, located on School Road, will provide a ground f...
UK National News, May 12, 2014
Faulty Charger 'Probable' Cause Of Sheffield House Fire
South Yorkshire Police said the most probable cause of the Sheffield house fire which killed five people two weeks ago was a faulty charging device. In the blaze in Wake Road, Nether Edge, Sheffield,...
Faulty Charger 'Probable' Cause Of Sheffield House Fire
South Yorkshire Police said the most probable cause of the Sheffield house fire which killed five people two weeks ago was a faulty charging device. In the blaze in Wake Road, Nether Edge, Sheffield,...
UK National News, May 12, 2014
Thousands Of Serial Criminals Avoid Prison
Research from the Centre for Crime Prevention revealed a number of serious and repeat offenders’ prison sentences are being suspended by the courts. Suspended sentences are handed out for tens of tho...
Thousands Of Serial Criminals Avoid Prison
Research from the Centre for Crime Prevention revealed a number of serious and repeat offenders’ prison sentences are being suspended by the courts. Suspended sentences are handed out for tens of tho...
Business News, May 12, 2014
Ballymena Bus Company Invests £14m In Research And Development
Over 100 new jobs are to be created in Antrim by Ballymena-based bus company Wrightbus. The 130 jobs come alongside a total investment in the company of £14m, more than £10m of which the company say ...
Ballymena Bus Company Invests £14m In Research And Development
Over 100 new jobs are to be created in Antrim by Ballymena-based bus company Wrightbus. The 130 jobs come alongside a total investment in the company of £14m, more than £10m of which the company say ...
Recruitment News, May 12, 2014
130 New Jobs Created At Antrim Manufacturing Plant
Over 100 new jobs are to be created in Antrim by Ballymena-based bus company Wrightbus. The 130 jobs come alongside a total investment in the company of £14m, more than £10m of which the company say ...
130 New Jobs Created At Antrim Manufacturing Plant
Over 100 new jobs are to be created in Antrim by Ballymena-based bus company Wrightbus. The 130 jobs come alongside a total investment in the company of £14m, more than £10m of which the company say ...
Northern Ireland News, May 12, 2014
130 Jobs Created At Wrightbus
130 new jobs are to be created as part of a £14m investment by Ballymena company Wrights Group, one of the UK's leading bus builders. Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster announced that the investment w...
130 Jobs Created At Wrightbus
130 new jobs are to be created as part of a £14m investment by Ballymena company Wrights Group, one of the UK's leading bus builders. Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster announced that the investment w...
Northern Ireland News, May 12, 2014
£900k Funding Announced For South Tyrone
£900,000 funding has been announced for Dungannon and South Tyrone after the local Borough Council unveiled details of a financial package that will provide investment in communities, sports and event...
£900k Funding Announced For South Tyrone
£900,000 funding has been announced for Dungannon and South Tyrone after the local Borough Council unveiled details of a financial package that will provide investment in communities, sports and event...
Northern Ireland News, May 12, 2014
Belfast And Boston Become 'Sister Cities'
Belfast has today signed a 'Sister Cities' agreement with Boston in the US to increase links between the two cities, it has been announced. The agreement was signed earlier today in Boston by Belfast...
Belfast And Boston Become 'Sister Cities'
Belfast has today signed a 'Sister Cities' agreement with Boston in the US to increase links between the two cities, it has been announced. The agreement was signed earlier today in Boston by Belfast...
UK National News, May 12, 2014
Heart Risk Warning For Old And Young People
The British Heart Foundation has estimated that around half a million people in the UK could be living with a faulty gene putting them at unusually high risk of developing heart disease or dying sudde...
Heart Risk Warning For Old And Young People
The British Heart Foundation has estimated that around half a million people in the UK could be living with a faulty gene putting them at unusually high risk of developing heart disease or dying sudde...
UK National News, May 12, 2014
Lord Hanningfield Faces Suspension For Clocking-In Claim
Lord Hanningfield should be suspended from the Parliament for a clocking-in allowances claim after more than a year for "failing to act on his personal honour", according to a watchdog which found he ...
Lord Hanningfield Faces Suspension For Clocking-In Claim
Lord Hanningfield should be suspended from the Parliament for a clocking-in allowances claim after more than a year for "failing to act on his personal honour", according to a watchdog which found he ...
Northern Ireland News, May 12, 2014
McGuinness Criticises 'Partisan' Approach Of UK Govt.
Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness has criticised what he calls a "partisan approach" to key issues in Northern Ireland by the British government. The Sinn Féin MLA called on the Irish governmen...
McGuinness Criticises 'Partisan' Approach Of UK Govt.
Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness has criticised what he calls a "partisan approach" to key issues in Northern Ireland by the British government. The Sinn Féin MLA called on the Irish governmen...
UK National News, May 12, 2014
Stephen Sutton Admitted To Hospital
Cancer sufferer Stephen Sutton, who raised more than £3.22 milliion for the Teenage Cancer Trust, has been readmitted to hospital after developing breathing difficulties. The 19-year-old, who is term...
Stephen Sutton Admitted To Hospital
Cancer sufferer Stephen Sutton, who raised more than £3.22 milliion for the Teenage Cancer Trust, has been readmitted to hospital after developing breathing difficulties. The 19-year-old, who is term...
Northern Ireland News, May 12, 2014
UTV Ireland Announces Senior Appointments
UTV has announced a series of executive appointments to its new project; an all-Ireland station that will begin broadcasting in 2015. The new appointments are as follows: • Daragh Byrne – Commerci...
UTV Ireland Announces Senior Appointments
UTV has announced a series of executive appointments to its new project; an all-Ireland station that will begin broadcasting in 2015. The new appointments are as follows: • Daragh Byrne – Commerci...
UK National News, May 12, 2014
Two Bodies Found After Kayakers Go Missing
Two bodies have been recovered in a search for three missing kayakers on the River Tyne in Northumberland. Police were alerted when the South Shields men failed to return home on Sunday after going k...
Two Bodies Found After Kayakers Go Missing
Two bodies have been recovered in a search for three missing kayakers on the River Tyne in Northumberland. Police were alerted when the South Shields men failed to return home on Sunday after going k...
Northern Ireland News, May 12, 2014
Ministers Bid 'Farewell' To Giro
The First and deputy First Minister have officially said "farewell" to the 'Big Start' stage of the Giro d'Italia. The annual cycle race is held in Italy every year, but incorporates neighbouring cou...
Ministers Bid 'Farewell' To Giro
The First and deputy First Minister have officially said "farewell" to the 'Big Start' stage of the Giro d'Italia. The annual cycle race is held in Italy every year, but incorporates neighbouring cou...
Business News, May 12, 2014
Sharpest Rise In Private Sector Since Records Began
The private sector in Northern Ireland has shown record increases in April 2014, according to the latest Purchasing Managers Index (PMI). The PMI is a monthly report produced by Ulster Bank and surve...
Sharpest Rise In Private Sector Since Records Began
The private sector in Northern Ireland has shown record increases in April 2014, according to the latest Purchasing Managers Index (PMI). The PMI is a monthly report produced by Ulster Bank and surve...
UK National News, May 12, 2014
Growing Numbers Of Afghan Veterans Seek Mental Health Treatment
On its 95th anniversary, Combat Stress, the UK's leading Veterans' mental health charity, has today revealed new figures showing a substantial increase in Afghanistan Veterans seeking mental health su...
Growing Numbers Of Afghan Veterans Seek Mental Health Treatment
On its 95th anniversary, Combat Stress, the UK's leading Veterans' mental health charity, has today revealed new figures showing a substantial increase in Afghanistan Veterans seeking mental health su...
UK National News, May 12, 2014
Gary Barlow Should Keep His OBE - PM
Prime Minister David Cameron has said Take That star Gary Barlow should not have to hand back his OBE after it emerged he invested in a tax avoidance scheme. Labour MP Margaret Hodge, chair of the Pu...
Gary Barlow Should Keep His OBE - PM
Prime Minister David Cameron has said Take That star Gary Barlow should not have to hand back his OBE after it emerged he invested in a tax avoidance scheme. Labour MP Margaret Hodge, chair of the Pu...
Northern Ireland News, May 12, 2014
Footballer Suspended Over Oscar Knox Tweet
A teenager who plays for the youth team at Portadown Football Club has been suspended following a derogatory comment he made about the death of Oscar Knox, the five-year-old boy from Mallusk, County A...
Footballer Suspended Over Oscar Knox Tweet
A teenager who plays for the youth team at Portadown Football Club has been suspended following a derogatory comment he made about the death of Oscar Knox, the five-year-old boy from Mallusk, County A...
UK National News, May 12, 2014
Homophobia Should Not To Be Tolerated In Church Of England
A guidance launched by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby says that homophobia must not be tolerated in Church of England schools, where around one million pupils study. The Archbishop of Can...
Homophobia Should Not To Be Tolerated In Church Of England
A guidance launched by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby says that homophobia must not be tolerated in Church of England schools, where around one million pupils study. The Archbishop of Can...
Northern Ireland News, May 12, 2014
NI Private Sector Continues To Grow
The Northern Ireland private sector experienced further growth in April with record rises in output and new orders over the month, according to the latest Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) from Ulster B...
NI Private Sector Continues To Grow
The Northern Ireland private sector experienced further growth in April with record rises in output and new orders over the month, according to the latest Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) from Ulster B...
Northern Ireland News, May 12, 2014
Other News In Brief
Shot Fired Through Draperstown House Window A shot has been fired through the window of a house in Draperstown, County Londonderry, on Saturday evening. The family escaped injury in the incid...
Other News In Brief
Shot Fired Through Draperstown House Window A shot has been fired through the window of a house in Draperstown, County Londonderry, on Saturday evening. The family escaped injury in the incid...
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Northern Ireland WeatherThis Evening and Tonight:A dry night, save for a few light showers around the coasts, with prolonged clear spells and light winds bringing a frosty dawn for many in central and southern parts. Minimum temperature -3 °C.
