Northern Ireland News for February 2011

Northern Ireland News, Feb 28, 2011
Lisburn Woman Among NZ Quake Missing
An NI woman is still missing in New Zealand after last week's devastating earthquake in the city of Christchurch. The Co Antrim-born woman, who is originally from Lisburn, has been named as Julie Won...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 28, 2011
Confusion Over Fine Gael /Labour Talks
Fine Gael and Ireland's Labour Party - the two most successful parties in Friday's general election in the Irish Republic - can't seem to agree on whether talks between them have been initiated or not...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 28, 2011
Hamill Report 'Can Be Published In Full'
The long-awaited report into the controversial mob killing of an innocent Catholic man in Portadown - allegedly as members of the RUC looked on - has moved a step nearer to being made public. The Sec...
Business News, Feb 28, 2011
Monaghan Courthouse Restoration Welcomed
An historic courthouse has been re-opened after an €8.5m restoration project that brings the building to its original architectural glory. Monaghan Courthouse was reopened by the Justice Minister, Br...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 28, 2011
NI Film Fails To Impress At Oscars
There was disappointment in Los Angeles overnight for Northern Ireland after the movie 'short', The Crush, lost out to God of Love in the Live Action Short category at the Oscars ceremony. However, B...
UK National News, Feb 28, 2011
Rescue Efforts Continue In Libya
More UK nationals will touch down in Malta today as rescue efforts continue in Libya. As pressure mounts on Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi to quit, around 200 evacuees, including 50 Britons, b...
UK National News, Feb 28, 2011
Managers Face Charges Over Firefighters Deaths
Three Warwickshire fire service managers are facing charges of manslaughter for the deaths of four firefighters by gross negligence. In November 2007, Ashley Stephens, Darren Yates-Badley, Ian Reid, ...
UK National News, Feb 28, 2011
Regal Firth Impresses Oscars Ceremony
The King's Speech reigned supreme at this year's Oscars by winning four awards, including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actor. The British film's star, Colin Firth, whose portrayal of King Geo...
UK National News, Feb 28, 2011
CCTV Of Downham Murder Victim Released
Just over a week on from the murder of an 86-year old woman in Downham, police have released CCTV images of her four days before she was murdered. Pat (Jean) Jobson, 86, had lived in Downham for a n...
UK National News, Feb 28, 2011
Act F.A.S.T. Campaign Relaunched To Save More Lives
An award-winning NHS stroke awareness campaign will screen again in 2011, Health Secretary Andrew Lansley announced today. The Act F.A.S.T. campaign has raised awareness of the importance of getting ...
UK National News, Feb 28, 2011
Health Bill Falls Shorts, Says BMA


With MPs on the Bill Committee soon to consider the clauses on commissioning in the Health and Social Care Bill for England, a new British Medical Association (BMA) briefing says some of the legislati...
Recruitment News, Feb 28, 2011
Truck Firm Redundancy Triggers Strikes
Strike action has this morning begun at a truck maintenance company depot in Ballymun. The union representing workers served notice of industrial action after twenty-three workers at Pullman Fleet Se...
UK National News, Feb 28, 2011
Crimewatch To Feature Sydenham Murder
To further investigations, a reconstruction of the murder of Samuel Guidera in Sydenham will be featured this evening on BBC Crimewatch. The programme will be broadcast at 9.00pm on BBC1 and will sh...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 28, 2011
DUP Leader Reveals MLA Candidates
The Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) has announced its team of 44 candidates for the forthcoming Northern Ireland Assembly election. DUP Leader Peter Robinson (pictured) said that the DUP would be ta...
UK National News, Feb 28, 2011
80-Year-Old Man Murdered In Hainault
Police are appealing for information following the murder of an 80-year-old man in Hainault. The victim has been identified as Albert Wright also known locally as Bert. Police were called by the vic...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 28, 2011
'Deep Green' Tidal Technology Test For NI
The Northern Ireland Science Industry Panel, MATRIX, has announced that the Global Maritime Alliance (GMA) has secured its first technology client. In June the GMA was regarded by MATRIX as having th...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 28, 2011
Crash-Hit Airline Grounds Cork Flights
Manx2 has ended its service between Belfast and Cork just over a fortnight after one of its flights crashed, killing six people. The company said it had carried out a review following the February 10...
UK National News, Feb 28, 2011
Other UK News In Brief
Teenage Girl Critical After Croydon Collision Traffic officers are appealing for witnesses and information after a teenage girl was seriously injured in a fail to stop collision in Croydon on Friday...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 28, 2011
Muslims Get Special Policing Focus
The issues that impact on the delivery of the policing service in NI and how best they can meet the needs of the Muslim community were in focus recently. Members of the NI Policing Board met with the...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 28, 2011
Drive-Through KFC Refusal Overturned
Residents of Ballyhackamore in east Belfast have been voicing their anger over a plan by fast food firm, Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) to build a drive-through restaurant on the corner of Knockhill Par...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 28, 2011
Other NI News In Brief
M2 Reopens After Crashes Six people have been taken to Antrim Area Hospital following a series of traffic accidents on the M2 - although none of their injuries are thought to be life-threaten...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 25, 2011
Lisburn On Alert As Pipe Bomb Explodes
There's an ongoing security alert in progress in Lisburn, Co Antrim after a pipe bomb device exploded at 9.30am this morning. A family escaped injury in the blast and the PSNI have said this afternoo...
Recruitment News, Feb 25, 2011
Kilkeel Aerospace Firm Gets New Boss
There's a new high-flyer in Co Down with Neil Cairns just appointed to the post of Vice President and Managing Director of B/E Aerospace, Kilkeel. B/E Aerospace is the world's leading manufacturer o...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 25, 2011
Arrests Follow Double Newry Stabbing
The border city of Newry has been blighted by a double stabling incident. Two men have been taken to hospital after they were stabbed in the stomach. It is understood there was an altercation some t...
UK National News, Feb 25, 2011
Efforts Continue In Libya To Rescue Remaining Britons
As government efforts continue to try and rescue UK nationals from Libya, scores of Britons remain stranded. On Thursday around 500 left the country by plane and boat. However the Foreign Office es...
UK National News, Feb 25, 2011
Two Britons Dead In Christchurch Quake
The Foreign Office has confirmed that two Britons died in the earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand's second city. One UK national has been named as Gregory Tobin, 25, a Chef from Tadcaster in Nort...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 25, 2011
Voting Opens In Irish General Election
The Republic's 2011 General Election has begun with the future of the country resting in the hands of Ireland's 3.2m people voters. Polls will stay open until 10pm and opened at 7am this morning. Th...
Recruitment News, Feb 25, 2011
100 New Jobs At Chill Insurance
Online insurance company Chill.ie is to create 100 new jobs at its south Dublin base over the next three years. Chill Insurance is an independent online and Irish owned insurance provider regulated b...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 25, 2011
Ex-NI Water Offices Lie Vacant As Fees Mount
Northern Ireland Water has paid out more than £3m in legal fees since 2007. It has also just emerged that a prestigious office block on the edge of Belfast city centre that was previously NI Water's ...
UK National News, Feb 25, 2011
UK GDP Figures Revised Down
According to revised data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), the UK economy shrank even more than expected in the final three months of 2010. The figures show that gross domestic product ...