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03/02/2010
Other NI News In Brief
Bomb Blasts PSNI Base
A PSNI spokeswoman has said that officers are investigating a blast at the rear of Oldpark police station in the early hours of this morning. The explosion caused damage to fencing at the perimeter wall. There were no reports of any injuries. Army bomb experts have been tasked and about 40 families have been moved from their homes following the small explosion.
Gunman Man Held In Donegal
A man has been arrested by gardai in Co Donegal after an armed gang was intercepted last night. The man, 49, was arrested in Ballybofey after Gardai spotted a gang acting suspiciously in the town about 8pm last night and checkpoints were set up. A handgun was recovered after a car was stopped. It is understood gardaí believe the gang were dissident republicans planning an attack on security forces in Northern Ireland. The arrested man is being questioned under the Offences Against the State Act and is being held at Letterkenny Garda station. Further checkpoints have been set up in the county and searches have been carried out in the hunt for three other men.
Dungannon Death 'Natural Causes'
A post mortem held yesterday has shown that the woman found on a road in Dungannon on Monday was not suspicious. The police have said she died of natural causes. Dalia Peleckiene, 51, was found with serious head injuries on Killyman Road near the entrance to Orpheus Drive. She died later in hospital. She was originally from Lithuania but was living in Dungannon. See: Head Injury Woman Dies
Snow Child Couple Cleared
There was relief in court this week when an Omagh couple whose five-year-old girl was found wandering barefoot in the snow at 5.30am on a February morning have been cleared of neglect. Omagh Magistrates Court had heard the girl was found outside a supermarket on a wintery morning in 2009. Police traced her home by following her footprints in the snow and found her parents asleep in a bedroom. The couple were cleared after the court heard her mother told police she thought someone had taken her child. The judge said he did not believe the risk of a five-year-old leaving the house and walking in the snow could have been foreseen. The couple hugged and kissed as the two charges of child neglect were dismissed.
Over 65s 'Going Long-Haul'
The recently retired are increasingly taking time out to travel the world, a leading charity for older people has said. Age Concern Enterprises NI (ACEnt NI) revealed that, last year, sales of ACEnt NI's annual worldwide Travel Insurance increased by 46%, demonstrating that not only are the over 65s travelling further afield, they are planning multiple trips to long-haul destinations. The number requesting winter sports cover has doubled as more and more people in later life plan adventurous winter pursuits. Ron Warwick from ACEnt NI commented: "Globe-trotting is no longer the reserve of the young. Over 65s are as likely to be travelling the world as younger generations as they search for ways to bring excitement to retirement. As the population ages, we predict a travel boom which will see even more mature people exploring far flung destinations," he said, noting that their travel insurance is specifically designed with the mature traveller in mind.
Farm Payments 'Boost'
Agriculture Minister Michelle Gildernew has announced that £259.5m was paid out to local farmers in Single Farm Payments during December 2009 and January 2010. The aim was to make 83% of payments by the end of December and 90% by the end of January. The final figures show that 84.6% of farmers received their payment by 31 December and 91% by the end of January. "In these challenging times for everyone we have been able to pay more farmers at an earlier stage than ever before. All possible steps are being taken to ensure that all the remaining cases are paid the correct amounts at the earliest possible date. We aim to complete 94% of claims by the end of February and 96% by the end of March," the Stormont Executive Minister said.
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A PSNI spokeswoman has said that officers are investigating a blast at the rear of Oldpark police station in the early hours of this morning. The explosion caused damage to fencing at the perimeter wall. There were no reports of any injuries. Army bomb experts have been tasked and about 40 families have been moved from their homes following the small explosion.
Gunman Man Held In Donegal
A man has been arrested by gardai in Co Donegal after an armed gang was intercepted last night. The man, 49, was arrested in Ballybofey after Gardai spotted a gang acting suspiciously in the town about 8pm last night and checkpoints were set up. A handgun was recovered after a car was stopped. It is understood gardaí believe the gang were dissident republicans planning an attack on security forces in Northern Ireland. The arrested man is being questioned under the Offences Against the State Act and is being held at Letterkenny Garda station. Further checkpoints have been set up in the county and searches have been carried out in the hunt for three other men.
Dungannon Death 'Natural Causes'
A post mortem held yesterday has shown that the woman found on a road in Dungannon on Monday was not suspicious. The police have said she died of natural causes. Dalia Peleckiene, 51, was found with serious head injuries on Killyman Road near the entrance to Orpheus Drive. She died later in hospital. She was originally from Lithuania but was living in Dungannon. See: Head Injury Woman Dies
Snow Child Couple Cleared
There was relief in court this week when an Omagh couple whose five-year-old girl was found wandering barefoot in the snow at 5.30am on a February morning have been cleared of neglect. Omagh Magistrates Court had heard the girl was found outside a supermarket on a wintery morning in 2009. Police traced her home by following her footprints in the snow and found her parents asleep in a bedroom. The couple were cleared after the court heard her mother told police she thought someone had taken her child. The judge said he did not believe the risk of a five-year-old leaving the house and walking in the snow could have been foreseen. The couple hugged and kissed as the two charges of child neglect were dismissed.
Over 65s 'Going Long-Haul'
The recently retired are increasingly taking time out to travel the world, a leading charity for older people has said. Age Concern Enterprises NI (ACEnt NI) revealed that, last year, sales of ACEnt NI's annual worldwide Travel Insurance increased by 46%, demonstrating that not only are the over 65s travelling further afield, they are planning multiple trips to long-haul destinations. The number requesting winter sports cover has doubled as more and more people in later life plan adventurous winter pursuits. Ron Warwick from ACEnt NI commented: "Globe-trotting is no longer the reserve of the young. Over 65s are as likely to be travelling the world as younger generations as they search for ways to bring excitement to retirement. As the population ages, we predict a travel boom which will see even more mature people exploring far flung destinations," he said, noting that their travel insurance is specifically designed with the mature traveller in mind.
Farm Payments 'Boost'
Agriculture Minister Michelle Gildernew has announced that £259.5m was paid out to local farmers in Single Farm Payments during December 2009 and January 2010. The aim was to make 83% of payments by the end of December and 90% by the end of January. The final figures show that 84.6% of farmers received their payment by 31 December and 91% by the end of January. "In these challenging times for everyone we have been able to pay more farmers at an earlier stage than ever before. All possible steps are being taken to ensure that all the remaining cases are paid the correct amounts at the earliest possible date. We aim to complete 94% of claims by the end of February and 96% by the end of March," the Stormont Executive Minister said.
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