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Northern Ireland News for May 2014 : Page 5
Northern Ireland News, May 22, 2014
Beach Body Confirmed As Missing Belfast Man
A body found on a beach at Magilligan Point on Tuesday has been confirmed as that of missing 54-year-old John McIlwaine. A group of primary school children on a field trip discovered Mr McIlwaine's r...
Beach Body Confirmed As Missing Belfast Man
A body found on a beach at Magilligan Point on Tuesday has been confirmed as that of missing 54-year-old John McIlwaine. A group of primary school children on a field trip discovered Mr McIlwaine's r...
Northern Ireland News, May 22, 2014
Other News In Brief
Queen's Baton Relay On Day Three Of Four In NI Visit The Queen's Baton Relay is on day three of its four day visit to Northern Ireland. The baton, which travels the world to promote the upcom...
Other News In Brief
Queen's Baton Relay On Day Three Of Four In NI Visit The Queen's Baton Relay is on day three of its four day visit to Northern Ireland. The baton, which travels the world to promote the upcom...
UK National News, May 21, 2014
Police Federation To Lose All Public Funding From August
The Home Secretary has announced that the Police Federation of England and Wales will not longer receive public funding from August. Speaking to the organisation's conference in Bournemouth the Home ...
Police Federation To Lose All Public Funding From August
The Home Secretary has announced that the Police Federation of England and Wales will not longer receive public funding from August. Speaking to the organisation's conference in Bournemouth the Home ...
Business News, May 21, 2014
Dale Farm To Acquire Fivemiletown Soft Cheese Brands
Enterprise Trade and Investment Minister Arlene Foster has welcomed the announcement that Dale Farm has acquired the Fivemiletown soft cheese brands from Glanbia Ingredients Ireland Limited. Arlene F...
Dale Farm To Acquire Fivemiletown Soft Cheese Brands
Enterprise Trade and Investment Minister Arlene Foster has welcomed the announcement that Dale Farm has acquired the Fivemiletown soft cheese brands from Glanbia Ingredients Ireland Limited. Arlene F...
UK National News, May 21, 2014
High Court Rule Gull Cull Can Proceed
The High Court has ruled against the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB challenge of an application to cull 1100 lesser black-backed gulls). BAE Systems had applied for permission to cul...
High Court Rule Gull Cull Can Proceed
The High Court has ruled against the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB challenge of an application to cull 1100 lesser black-backed gulls). BAE Systems had applied for permission to cul...
Recruitment News, May 21, 2014
Lloyds To Cut Another 645 Jobs
Unite the union is demanding guarantees of no compulsory redundancies following the announcement by Lloyds Banking Group that it planned to cut a further 645 jobs and close its Warrington telephone ba...
Lloyds To Cut Another 645 Jobs
Unite the union is demanding guarantees of no compulsory redundancies following the announcement by Lloyds Banking Group that it planned to cut a further 645 jobs and close its Warrington telephone ba...
Northern Ireland News, May 21, 2014
Steady Growth In NI Housing Market
Finance Minister Simon Hamilton MLA has welcomed clear evidence of the continuing stability and steady growth in the Northern Ireland housing market. The Northern Ireland Residential Property Price I...
Steady Growth In NI Housing Market
Finance Minister Simon Hamilton MLA has welcomed clear evidence of the continuing stability and steady growth in the Northern Ireland housing market. The Northern Ireland Residential Property Price I...
UK National News, May 21, 2014
Police Investigate 'Ghost Of' James Bulger Twitter Account
Merseyside Police have launched an investigation into "potentially offensive tweets" sent by a Twitter account purporting to be the "ghost" of James Bulger. Two-year-old James was murdered in 1993 by...
Police Investigate 'Ghost Of' James Bulger Twitter Account
Merseyside Police have launched an investigation into "potentially offensive tweets" sent by a Twitter account purporting to be the "ghost" of James Bulger. Two-year-old James was murdered in 1993 by...
UK National News, May 21, 2014
Lloyds Announce Latest Round Of Job Cuts
The latest round of job cuts at Lloyds banking group have been announced with a further 645 jobs to go along with the closure of its telephone banking centre in Cheshire. It brings the total number o...
Lloyds Announce Latest Round Of Job Cuts
The latest round of job cuts at Lloyds banking group have been announced with a further 645 jobs to go along with the closure of its telephone banking centre in Cheshire. It brings the total number o...
UK National News, May 21, 2014
Commonwealth Games Ticket Sales Restarted Without Issue
Sales of tickets to the Glasgow Commonwealth Games 2014 are underway again after being shut down last week due to technical issues. Organisers of the games, Glasgow 2014, have said that sales started...
Commonwealth Games Ticket Sales Restarted Without Issue
Sales of tickets to the Glasgow Commonwealth Games 2014 are underway again after being shut down last week due to technical issues. Organisers of the games, Glasgow 2014, have said that sales started...
Northern Ireland News, May 21, 2014
Rory McIlroy Ends Engagement To Caroline Wozniacki
NI golf champion Rory McIlroy has ended his engagement with tennis player Caroline Wozniacki. The pair announced their engagement on New Year's Eve. In a statement issued through his management comp...
Rory McIlroy Ends Engagement To Caroline Wozniacki
NI golf champion Rory McIlroy has ended his engagement with tennis player Caroline Wozniacki. The pair announced their engagement on New Year's Eve. In a statement issued through his management comp...
UK National News, May 21, 2014
William Roache Set To Return To Coronation Street
Ken Barlow actor William Roache is to begin filming for Coronation Street, some five months after being cleared of rape and indecent assault charges. Roache has not appeared in the ITV soap opera sin...
William Roache Set To Return To Coronation Street
Ken Barlow actor William Roache is to begin filming for Coronation Street, some five months after being cleared of rape and indecent assault charges. Roache has not appeared in the ITV soap opera sin...
UK National News, May 21, 2014
Seven Officers Investigated Over Ian Watkins Case
Seven police officers have been served with gross misconduct notices as part of an inquiry into to handling of allegations made against Lostprophets' frontman, Ian Watkins. The inquiry is looking at ...
Seven Officers Investigated Over Ian Watkins Case
Seven police officers have been served with gross misconduct notices as part of an inquiry into to handling of allegations made against Lostprophets' frontman, Ian Watkins. The inquiry is looking at ...
Northern Ireland News, May 21, 2014
N21 Changes Assembly Designation From Unionist To 'Other'
NI21 has announced it will change its designation at the Northern Ireland Assembly from unionist to "other". The party's executive took the decision with a view to Thursday's European and local gover...
N21 Changes Assembly Designation From Unionist To 'Other'
NI21 has announced it will change its designation at the Northern Ireland Assembly from unionist to "other". The party's executive took the decision with a view to Thursday's European and local gover...
Northern Ireland News, May 21, 2014
Two Convicted Of Benefit Fraud
Two people were convicted at Belfast Magistrates court for claiming benefits they were not entitled to. Gerard Browne, 29, of Summerhill Drive, Belfast was given 12 months probation and ordered to pa...
Two Convicted Of Benefit Fraud
Two people were convicted at Belfast Magistrates court for claiming benefits they were not entitled to. Gerard Browne, 29, of Summerhill Drive, Belfast was given 12 months probation and ordered to pa...
UK National News, May 21, 2014
MoD Send Plane To Help Search For Missing Sailors
A C-130 Hercules aircraft has been sent to help search for four British sailors missing in the Atlantic. The men were sailing the 40ft Cheeki Rafiki from Antigua to the UK when it started to take on ...
MoD Send Plane To Help Search For Missing Sailors
A C-130 Hercules aircraft has been sent to help search for four British sailors missing in the Atlantic. The men were sailing the 40ft Cheeki Rafiki from Antigua to the UK when it started to take on ...
UK National News, May 21, 2014
Royal Mail To Trial Sunday Parcel Deliveries
A pilot scheme of Sunday parcel deliveries is to be trailed by Royal Mail, due to the demand for goods ordered online. A date when the trial will start has yet to be decided, but Royal Mail say that ...
Royal Mail To Trial Sunday Parcel Deliveries
A pilot scheme of Sunday parcel deliveries is to be trailed by Royal Mail, due to the demand for goods ordered online. A date when the trial will start has yet to be decided, but Royal Mail say that ...
UK National News, May 21, 2014
Other News In Brief
Voters Warned Not To Take 'Selfies' The Electoral Commission has issued a warning to voters not to take "selfies" while at the polling booth. Polling stations staff have been told to stop peo...
Other News In Brief
Voters Warned Not To Take 'Selfies' The Electoral Commission has issued a warning to voters not to take "selfies" while at the polling booth. Polling stations staff have been told to stop peo...
Northern Ireland News, May 21, 2014
Ambulance Involved Hit-And-Run In Co Armagh
A Northern Ireland ambulance has been involved in a hit-and-run incident in Camlough, Co Armagh. The ambulance was transporting a patient, who was involved in a road crash, to hospital when the vehic...
Ambulance Involved Hit-And-Run In Co Armagh
A Northern Ireland ambulance has been involved in a hit-and-run incident in Camlough, Co Armagh. The ambulance was transporting a patient, who was involved in a road crash, to hospital when the vehic...
Northern Ireland News, May 21, 2014
Migrant Workers Rights Discussed At Conference In Belfast
"By providing a welcoming working environment for people who come here from all over the world, employers are making a vital contribution to combating racial prejudice in wider society," Dr Michael Wa...
Migrant Workers Rights Discussed At Conference In Belfast
"By providing a welcoming working environment for people who come here from all over the world, employers are making a vital contribution to combating racial prejudice in wider society," Dr Michael Wa...
Northern Ireland News, May 21, 2014
P7 Pupils Find Body On County L'Derry Beach
Police have launched an investigation after Primary School children discovered a man's body at Magilligan Point beach in County Londonderry on Tuesday morning. A group of pupils found the body during...
P7 Pupils Find Body On County L'Derry Beach
Police have launched an investigation after Primary School children discovered a man's body at Magilligan Point beach in County Londonderry on Tuesday morning. A group of pupils found the body during...
Northern Ireland News, May 21, 2014
Ballymena Student Scoops National Career Academy UK Award
Jordan Hunter, a student from Northern Regional College (NRC), Ballymena, has won the 'Sir Winfried Bischoff' Student of the Year Award from the Career Academies UK programme. Jordan, who attends NRC...
Ballymena Student Scoops National Career Academy UK Award
Jordan Hunter, a student from Northern Regional College (NRC), Ballymena, has won the 'Sir Winfried Bischoff' Student of the Year Award from the Career Academies UK programme. Jordan, who attends NRC...
Northern Ireland News, May 21, 2014
Other News In Brief
Call For Anti-Islamic Remarks To Be Fully Investigated Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness has said anti-Islamic remarks by a controversial preacher must be full investigated by the PSNI....
Other News In Brief
Call For Anti-Islamic Remarks To Be Fully Investigated Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness has said anti-Islamic remarks by a controversial preacher must be full investigated by the PSNI....
UK National News, May 20, 2014
Search Resumes For British Yachtsmen
The US Coastguard is to resume its search for four British yachtsmen who went missing after their boat capsized in the Atlantic on Friday. A search for the missing Cheeki Rafiki was called off after ...
Search Resumes For British Yachtsmen
The US Coastguard is to resume its search for four British yachtsmen who went missing after their boat capsized in the Atlantic on Friday. A search for the missing Cheeki Rafiki was called off after ...
Recruitment News, May 20, 2014
Green Isle Foods Announce 115 New Jobs In Ireland
Longford Green Isle Foods, a leading Consumer Foods company has announced that the company will make a significant investment of €30m across its operations in Ireland which will result in an additiona...
Green Isle Foods Announce 115 New Jobs In Ireland
Longford Green Isle Foods, a leading Consumer Foods company has announced that the company will make a significant investment of €30m across its operations in Ireland which will result in an additiona...
Business News, May 20, 2014
Freezing Commercial Rates Will Benefit Businesses - Bruton
A freezing of commercial rates will benefit the business environment in this country. That's according to Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Employment, Richard Bruton TD. Speaking at an event with F...
Freezing Commercial Rates Will Benefit Businesses - Bruton
A freezing of commercial rates will benefit the business environment in this country. That's according to Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Employment, Richard Bruton TD. Speaking at an event with F...
Northern Ireland News, May 20, 2014
Railway Investment Plans Announced
The Transport Minister has published his proposals on investment and extension of Northern Ireland's railway network. The Railway Investment Prioritisation Strategy published by the Transport Ministe...
Railway Investment Plans Announced
The Transport Minister has published his proposals on investment and extension of Northern Ireland's railway network. The Railway Investment Prioritisation Strategy published by the Transport Ministe...
UK National News, May 20, 2014
Body Discovered In Missing Police Officer Search
The body of a woman has been found in woodland near Little Kingshill, Buckinghamshire. She is yet to be formally identified but is believed to be missing police officer Louise Gibson. Louise had bee...
Body Discovered In Missing Police Officer Search
The body of a woman has been found in woodland near Little Kingshill, Buckinghamshire. She is yet to be formally identified but is believed to be missing police officer Louise Gibson. Louise had bee...
Northern Ireland News, May 20, 2014
Damages Awarded Over Delays In Inquests
Damages have been awarded to six families of men killed by police, soldiers or loyalist paramilitaries. It is understood that awards of £7,500 is to be paid to the families as compensation for unlawf...
Damages Awarded Over Delays In Inquests
Damages have been awarded to six families of men killed by police, soldiers or loyalist paramilitaries. It is understood that awards of £7,500 is to be paid to the families as compensation for unlawf...
Northern Ireland News, May 20, 2014
Motorist Robbed By Masked Men
Police have appealed for information after a driver was robbed by three masked men. According to police the man was driving on Lanark Way at about 06:30 on Monday morning when a silver car forced the...
Motorist Robbed By Masked Men
Police have appealed for information after a driver was robbed by three masked men. According to police the man was driving on Lanark Way at about 06:30 on Monday morning when a silver car forced the...
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Northern Ireland WeatherToday:A showery start with outbreaks most frequent north of Lough Neagh and through the morning, before dwindling during the afternoon as the northwest breezes ease and brighter spells of weak sunshine prosper. Maximum temperature 8 °C.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.
