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Northern Ireland News for July 2014 : Page 9
UK National News, Jul 11, 2014
Biggest UK Cities Unlikely To Reach Air Quality Targets Before 2030
Some of the UK's biggest cities are unlikely to meet the EU target for air quality before 2030, the government has said. 2010 had been set as the target for EU member states to reduce pollutants from...
Biggest UK Cities Unlikely To Reach Air Quality Targets Before 2030
Some of the UK's biggest cities are unlikely to meet the EU target for air quality before 2030, the government has said. 2010 had been set as the target for EU member states to reduce pollutants from...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 11, 2014
Learning Support Centre Approved For Newry School
A new Learning Support Centre for pupils with Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) has been announced for St Joseph’s Primary School, Bessbrook, Newry. Education Minister John O’Dowd said: "This proposal...
Learning Support Centre Approved For Newry School
A new Learning Support Centre for pupils with Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) has been announced for St Joseph’s Primary School, Bessbrook, Newry. Education Minister John O’Dowd said: "This proposal...
UK National News, Jul 11, 2014
Guidelines Call For Increase In Ops To Fight Type 2 Diabetes
Draft guidelines have been produced proposing an expansion of weight loss surgery in England, in an effort to tackle the rise of type 2 diabetes. Produced by the National Institute of Health and Care...
Guidelines Call For Increase In Ops To Fight Type 2 Diabetes
Draft guidelines have been produced proposing an expansion of weight loss surgery in England, in an effort to tackle the rise of type 2 diabetes. Produced by the National Institute of Health and Care...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 11, 2014
Self Catering Cottages Open, Anna Long
A new cluster of five self catering cottages developed with assistance from Invest NI has opened in Annalong, County Down. Tourism and Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster has opened the new Kribben Cot...
Self Catering Cottages Open, Anna Long
A new cluster of five self catering cottages developed with assistance from Invest NI has opened in Annalong, County Down. Tourism and Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster has opened the new Kribben Cot...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 11, 2014
SF Calls For NI Irish Passport Office
West Tyrone Sinn Féin MLA Barry McElduff has called on the new Irish Minister for Foreign Affairs Charlie Flanagan to open an Irish passport office in Northern Ireland. Mr McElduff said: "My office i...
SF Calls For NI Irish Passport Office
West Tyrone Sinn Féin MLA Barry McElduff has called on the new Irish Minister for Foreign Affairs Charlie Flanagan to open an Irish passport office in Northern Ireland. Mr McElduff said: "My office i...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 11, 2014
Male Bailed Over Church Vandalism
A male who was arrested by detectives investigating an attack on the interior of a Catholic church in Kilkeel, County Down, has been released on bail, police have said. The attack saw crosses, statue...
Male Bailed Over Church Vandalism
A male who was arrested by detectives investigating an attack on the interior of a Catholic church in Kilkeel, County Down, has been released on bail, police have said. The attack saw crosses, statue...
UK National News, Jul 11, 2014
Giant Tyre Fire Fills Glasgow Sky With Black Smoke
Firefighters in Glasgow have spent the night tackling a blaze at an industrial estate in the west of the city, which has sent think black smoke drifting across the city. It is understood that fire br...
Giant Tyre Fire Fills Glasgow Sky With Black Smoke
Firefighters in Glasgow have spent the night tackling a blaze at an industrial estate in the west of the city, which has sent think black smoke drifting across the city. It is understood that fire br...
UK National News, Jul 11, 2014
Other News In Brief
Broadmoor Hospital To Cut Warning Sirens Warning sirens in some towns surrounding Broadmoor Hospital are to be scrapped in new plans revealed by the hospital's operators. The sirens, installe...
Other News In Brief
Broadmoor Hospital To Cut Warning Sirens Warning sirens in some towns surrounding Broadmoor Hospital are to be scrapped in new plans revealed by the hospital's operators. The sirens, installe...
Recruitment News, Jul 11, 2014
New Jobs In Co Down Seafood Firm Expansion
Co Down seafood processing firm, Kilkeel Seafoods, is to create 33 jobs with an investment of over £900,000. The company, based at Kilkeel Harbour, is to expand its operations and increase supplies t...
New Jobs In Co Down Seafood Firm Expansion
Co Down seafood processing firm, Kilkeel Seafoods, is to create 33 jobs with an investment of over £900,000. The company, based at Kilkeel Harbour, is to expand its operations and increase supplies t...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 11, 2014
Other News In Brief
NI Policing Board Calls For 12th Calm The Northern Ireland Policing Board has called for all those taking part in 12 July events over the weekend to behave lawfully and peacefully. The call f...
Other News In Brief
NI Policing Board Calls For 12th Calm The Northern Ireland Policing Board has called for all those taking part in 12 July events over the weekend to behave lawfully and peacefully. The call f...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 10, 2014
33 Jobs At Co. Down Seafood Plant
A company that processes seafood in County Down is to create 33 jobs through a £933,000 investment, it has been announced. Kilkeel Seafoods, based at Kilkeel Harbour, is expanding operations for whol...
33 Jobs At Co. Down Seafood Plant
A company that processes seafood in County Down is to create 33 jobs through a £933,000 investment, it has been announced. Kilkeel Seafoods, based at Kilkeel Harbour, is expanding operations for whol...
UK National News, Jul 10, 2014
Parliament To Fast Track New Emergency Data Access Powers
Parliament is to rush through emergency powers to allow police and security services to access phone and internet records, a move being backed by all three main political parties. The Prime Minister ...
Parliament To Fast Track New Emergency Data Access Powers
Parliament is to rush through emergency powers to allow police and security services to access phone and internet records, a move being backed by all three main political parties. The Prime Minister ...
UK National News, Jul 10, 2014
More Than One Million Expected To Strike Today
A series of strikes are taking place across the UK in a number of disputes with the government over pay, pensions and cuts. More than a million public sector workers, including firefighters, libraria...
More Than One Million Expected To Strike Today
A series of strikes are taking place across the UK in a number of disputes with the government over pay, pensions and cuts. More than a million public sector workers, including firefighters, libraria...
Recruitment News, Jul 10, 2014
Engineering Firm Announces New Jobs For NI
AGR Automation Ltd, which is headquartered in Arbroath, Scotland, has set up an engineering site in Ballymena creating 22 jobs over five years. Invest Northern Ireland has offered an employment grant...
Engineering Firm Announces New Jobs For NI
AGR Automation Ltd, which is headquartered in Arbroath, Scotland, has set up an engineering site in Ballymena creating 22 jobs over five years. Invest Northern Ireland has offered an employment grant...
Business News, Jul 10, 2014
Kilkeel Seafoods Announces Expansion
Kilkeel Seafoods is investing £933,000 and plans to create 33 new jobs with support from Invest Northern Ireland's Jobs Fund. The company, based at Kilkeel Harbour, is expanding its processing operat...
Kilkeel Seafoods Announces Expansion
Kilkeel Seafoods is investing £933,000 and plans to create 33 new jobs with support from Invest Northern Ireland's Jobs Fund. The company, based at Kilkeel Harbour, is expanding its processing operat...
UK National News, Jul 10, 2014
Govt Announce New Review Of Hospital Deaths
The government has announced an official inquiry into the suspicious deaths of patients at Gosport War Memorial Hospital over a period of 12 years. A review was conducted into dozens of deaths at the...
Govt Announce New Review Of Hospital Deaths
The government has announced an official inquiry into the suspicious deaths of patients at Gosport War Memorial Hospital over a period of 12 years. A review was conducted into dozens of deaths at the...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 10, 2014
NIIRTA Pleas For 12th Calm
The Northern Ireland Independent Retail Trade Association (NIIRTA) has called for "calm" ahead of this weekend's 12 July events. The Association has urged all concerned to "ensure that any protests t...
NIIRTA Pleas For 12th Calm
The Northern Ireland Independent Retail Trade Association (NIIRTA) has called for "calm" ahead of this weekend's 12 July events. The Association has urged all concerned to "ensure that any protests t...
UK National News, Jul 10, 2014
'Lights Out' To Mark Anniversary Of WWI
New works are to be created by a number of artists to mark 100 years since the outbreak of World War One. The artworks are being created to coincide with an hour long "lights out" commemoration, on 0...
'Lights Out' To Mark Anniversary Of WWI
New works are to be created by a number of artists to mark 100 years since the outbreak of World War One. The artworks are being created to coincide with an hour long "lights out" commemoration, on 0...
UK National News, Jul 10, 2014
Royal College Of Surgeons President Calls For Waiting Time Review
The new president of the Royal College of Surgeons has called for a "re-think" on waiting time targets for routine operations, saying that the current 18 weeks are too long. Clare Marx has said that ...
Royal College Of Surgeons President Calls For Waiting Time Review
The new president of the Royal College of Surgeons has called for a "re-think" on waiting time targets for routine operations, saying that the current 18 weeks are too long. Clare Marx has said that ...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 10, 2014
Alliance Councillor Condemns DUP 'Gestapo' Remark
Alliance North Down Councillor Andrew Muir has condemned a comment he claims was made by a DUP councillor that referred to the 'political correct Gestapo'. Mr Muir said Councillor Alderman Alan Graha...
Alliance Councillor Condemns DUP 'Gestapo' Remark
Alliance North Down Councillor Andrew Muir has condemned a comment he claims was made by a DUP councillor that referred to the 'political correct Gestapo'. Mr Muir said Councillor Alderman Alan Graha...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 10, 2014
SF Election Posters Removed From Bonfire
Election posters featuring Sinn Féin's Brenda Chivers and Rory Donaghy have been removed from an unlit bonfire in Limavady, County L'Derry. The bonfire at Anderson Park, near Edenmore Road, has been ...
SF Election Posters Removed From Bonfire
Election posters featuring Sinn Féin's Brenda Chivers and Rory Donaghy have been removed from an unlit bonfire in Limavady, County L'Derry. The bonfire at Anderson Park, near Edenmore Road, has been ...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 10, 2014
Strabane Road Schemes Total £6.2m
Road schemes in Strabane in 2013/2014 accounted for £6.2million investment in roads infrastructure in the area. Speaking ahead of yesterday’s meeting between the Department for Regional Development (...
Strabane Road Schemes Total £6.2m
Road schemes in Strabane in 2013/2014 accounted for £6.2million investment in roads infrastructure in the area. Speaking ahead of yesterday’s meeting between the Department for Regional Development (...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 10, 2014
Calls For Parade Inquiry
Unionist leaders have called for a legal inquiry into an ongoing issue surrounding parading in north Belfast. The move follows a Parades Commission ruling that an Orange Order parade would not be all...
Calls For Parade Inquiry
Unionist leaders have called for a legal inquiry into an ongoing issue surrounding parading in north Belfast. The move follows a Parades Commission ruling that an Orange Order parade would not be all...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 10, 2014
Hope For Garth Brooks Fans?
Garth Brooks' fans may have been given one last hope that the five cancelled Dublin concerts could finally go ahead, despite details of refunds for the gigs already having been issued. In a letter to...
Hope For Garth Brooks Fans?
Garth Brooks' fans may have been given one last hope that the five cancelled Dublin concerts could finally go ahead, despite details of refunds for the gigs already having been issued. In a letter to...
UK National News, Jul 10, 2014
Interest Rate Held At 0.5% For Another Month
Interest rates are to be held at 0.5% for another month, the Bank of England has said. Quantitative easing, the banks stimulus package, has also been kept at £375bn. The interest rate has stayed at ...
Interest Rate Held At 0.5% For Another Month
Interest rates are to be held at 0.5% for another month, the Bank of England has said. Quantitative easing, the banks stimulus package, has also been kept at £375bn. The interest rate has stayed at ...
UK National News, Jul 10, 2014
Staff Member At Mental Health Unit Killed In Stabbing
A man in his 60s has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a staff member at a mental health hospital died in a stabbing. The female victim, who has not yet been named, is understood to have bee...
Staff Member At Mental Health Unit Killed In Stabbing
A man in his 60s has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a staff member at a mental health hospital died in a stabbing. The female victim, who has not yet been named, is understood to have bee...
UK National News, Jul 10, 2014
3-Year-Old Dies After Pool Incident
A 3-year-old boy has died in Wiltshire after being found unresponsive in a swimming pool. It is understood that the boy was reported missing on Wednesday evening, but was found in the nearby pool ar...
3-Year-Old Dies After Pool Incident
A 3-year-old boy has died in Wiltshire after being found unresponsive in a swimming pool. It is understood that the boy was reported missing on Wednesday evening, but was found in the nearby pool ar...
UK National News, Jul 10, 2014
Sacked Minister Sends Apology Letters
Alun Davies has sent letters of apology to each of the Ams that he had tried to access private information on, despite clear rules against the action. Mr Davies was sacked as environment minister on ...
Sacked Minister Sends Apology Letters
Alun Davies has sent letters of apology to each of the Ams that he had tried to access private information on, despite clear rules against the action. Mr Davies was sacked as environment minister on ...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 10, 2014
Strike Action Taken Across NI
Public sector workers in Northern Ireland are taking part in a one-day strike across the UK today. The action involves tens of thousands of people across the regions, including civil servants, teache...
Strike Action Taken Across NI
Public sector workers in Northern Ireland are taking part in a one-day strike across the UK today. The action involves tens of thousands of people across the regions, including civil servants, teache...
UK National News, Jul 10, 2014
Other News In Brief
Turbine Generating Just £5 Electricity Per Month To Be Removed A wind turbine is to be taken down as it only generates an average of £5 or electricity per month. The turbine was erected at th...
Other News In Brief
Turbine Generating Just £5 Electricity Per Month To Be Removed A wind turbine is to be taken down as it only generates an average of £5 or electricity per month. The turbine was erected at th...
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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.
