04/02/2011
Other NI News In Brief
'No Cancer' Day Marked
Archie Wylie from Jordanstown helps the Ulster Cancer Foundation (UCF) mark World No Cancer Day today, Friday 4th February. The charity is joining forces with Lidl Northern Ireland to encourage people to increase the amount of fruit and vegetables in their diet. Two-thirds of cancers could be prevented by simple lifestyle choices such as eating a healthy diet, stopping smoking, limiting alcohol intake, being active, taking care in the sun and participating in screening programmes.
Two More Swine Flu Tragedies
There has been two more NI deaths from swine flu, according to the Public Health Agency (PHA) which brings the total number of deaths during this flu season to 25. The PHA said yesterday that overall rates of infection are continuing to fall - with just nine new cases confirmed during the last week compared to 41 in the second week of January and 86 in the first week. This meant it was likely the virus had hit its peak. Underlying medical conditions were present in 22 of these cases.
Jeans Thief Bailed
The Strabane woman jailed for stealing a £10 pair of jeans has been granted bail in the High Court. Alison Hewitt, 27, from Patterson Park, Strabane, was freed on her own surety of £250 until an appeal against her conviction and sentence can be heard. Ms Hewitt was convicted on Wednesday after a five-day trial and sentenced to three months in prison. See: Assembly Question As Shoplifter Jailed
Bomb Incidents Slammed
The Sinn Fein MLA for north Belfast Gerry Kelly has condemned those responsible for both of Thursday's bomb scares in his constituency. "A viable device was left on the window sill of a house in Stratheden Street in the New Lodge and a second alert was caused by a device left in a corridor in a communal block of flats at Cavehill Road. On both occasions these devices were found by members of the public. In both instances there were no warnings given despite these being viable devices. The reality we are dealing with is that people in our community could have lost their lives as a result of these reckless actions. I condemn it outright and people in north Belfast reject those responsible totally. The people carrying out these mindless actions need to stop now before someone is killed," he said.
Dublin Woman Killed By Falling Tree
A woman in Dublin has been killed by a tree felled during yesterday's high winds. The woman died after she was struck by the falling tree while walking on Waterloo Road in the Capital. The accident happened shortly after 5pm. She was taken to St Vincent's Hospital but was she pronounced dead on arrival. The 45-year-old Dublin woman was struck while walking to her home in Ballsbridge shortly after 5pm last night. A large section of the tree snapped off in gusts of over 100km per hour outside the International School of Dublin. According to reports this morning, the woman heard the tree snap and fled to the opposite side of the street. The tree collapsed with force on to the retreating woman, pinning her unconscious underneath. The Dublin Fire Brigade were called and managed to lift the tree off the woman, before paramedics arrived and attempted to resuscitate the woman. However, she died shortly after arriving at St Vincent's Hospital, gardai confirmed last night.
Refurbishment For Ardoyne
An NI Housing Executive (NIHE) contractor, PK Murphy has promised it will work closely with residents as over 130 homes in north Belfast's Ardoyne get external improvements at a cost of almost £300,000. The homes were built by the NIHE between 1976 and 1994 and work is being carried out as part of a cyclical maintenance programme. The areas concerned are Ardoyne Avenue and Walk; Havana Court, Gardens, Walk and Way; Jamaica Court, Road, Street and Way and Kingston Court. The majority of homes already have uPVC double glazed windows and these will be serviced as part of the scheme - homes that don't have double glazing will get new uPVC windows. NIHE will also replace any defective external doors and rainwater goods as well as carrying out repairs to roofs, chimneys, fencing, external walls, railings and paths prior to redecoration.
(BMcC/GK)
Archie Wylie from Jordanstown helps the Ulster Cancer Foundation (UCF) mark World No Cancer Day today, Friday 4th February. The charity is joining forces with Lidl Northern Ireland to encourage people to increase the amount of fruit and vegetables in their diet. Two-thirds of cancers could be prevented by simple lifestyle choices such as eating a healthy diet, stopping smoking, limiting alcohol intake, being active, taking care in the sun and participating in screening programmes.
Two More Swine Flu Tragedies
There has been two more NI deaths from swine flu, according to the Public Health Agency (PHA) which brings the total number of deaths during this flu season to 25. The PHA said yesterday that overall rates of infection are continuing to fall - with just nine new cases confirmed during the last week compared to 41 in the second week of January and 86 in the first week. This meant it was likely the virus had hit its peak. Underlying medical conditions were present in 22 of these cases.
Jeans Thief Bailed
The Strabane woman jailed for stealing a £10 pair of jeans has been granted bail in the High Court. Alison Hewitt, 27, from Patterson Park, Strabane, was freed on her own surety of £250 until an appeal against her conviction and sentence can be heard. Ms Hewitt was convicted on Wednesday after a five-day trial and sentenced to three months in prison. See: Assembly Question As Shoplifter Jailed
Bomb Incidents Slammed
The Sinn Fein MLA for north Belfast Gerry Kelly has condemned those responsible for both of Thursday's bomb scares in his constituency. "A viable device was left on the window sill of a house in Stratheden Street in the New Lodge and a second alert was caused by a device left in a corridor in a communal block of flats at Cavehill Road. On both occasions these devices were found by members of the public. In both instances there were no warnings given despite these being viable devices. The reality we are dealing with is that people in our community could have lost their lives as a result of these reckless actions. I condemn it outright and people in north Belfast reject those responsible totally. The people carrying out these mindless actions need to stop now before someone is killed," he said.
Dublin Woman Killed By Falling Tree
A woman in Dublin has been killed by a tree felled during yesterday's high winds. The woman died after she was struck by the falling tree while walking on Waterloo Road in the Capital. The accident happened shortly after 5pm. She was taken to St Vincent's Hospital but was she pronounced dead on arrival. The 45-year-old Dublin woman was struck while walking to her home in Ballsbridge shortly after 5pm last night. A large section of the tree snapped off in gusts of over 100km per hour outside the International School of Dublin. According to reports this morning, the woman heard the tree snap and fled to the opposite side of the street. The tree collapsed with force on to the retreating woman, pinning her unconscious underneath. The Dublin Fire Brigade were called and managed to lift the tree off the woman, before paramedics arrived and attempted to resuscitate the woman. However, she died shortly after arriving at St Vincent's Hospital, gardai confirmed last night.
Refurbishment For Ardoyne
An NI Housing Executive (NIHE) contractor, PK Murphy has promised it will work closely with residents as over 130 homes in north Belfast's Ardoyne get external improvements at a cost of almost £300,000. The homes were built by the NIHE between 1976 and 1994 and work is being carried out as part of a cyclical maintenance programme. The areas concerned are Ardoyne Avenue and Walk; Havana Court, Gardens, Walk and Way; Jamaica Court, Road, Street and Way and Kingston Court. The majority of homes already have uPVC double glazed windows and these will be serviced as part of the scheme - homes that don't have double glazing will get new uPVC windows. NIHE will also replace any defective external doors and rainwater goods as well as carrying out repairs to roofs, chimneys, fencing, external walls, railings and paths prior to redecoration.
(BMcC/GK)
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04 February 2011
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While NI hasn't seen such tragedy as yesterday's Dublin fatality, heavy rain and gusts of up to 60mph have been battering Northern Ireland overnight and into today. The Met Office said there was no 'weather warning' in place but that NI should expect a wet and windy couple of days, with better to come on Sunday.
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30 January 2008
Tree Crash Woman Dies
A woman motorist has been killed in the latest in a series of deadly Irish road accidents. This incident, outside Londonderry, involved a woman in her 30s. She was killed when her car collided with a tree on the Glenedra Road in Feeney at about 6.30am. The road was closed on Wednesday morning but has since re-opened, the PSNI has said.
Tree Crash Woman Dies
A woman motorist has been killed in the latest in a series of deadly Irish road accidents. This incident, outside Londonderry, involved a woman in her 30s. She was killed when her car collided with a tree on the Glenedra Road in Feeney at about 6.30am. The road was closed on Wednesday morning but has since re-opened, the PSNI has said.
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