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| 16/12/2011 | | OTHER NI NEWS IN BRIEF |
| priest guilty of sex charges
a man has been found guilty of 19 sex abuse charges against three men. the former priest, james donaghy, 53, from lady wallace drive in lisburn, had denied a total of 26 charges relating to a period between june 1983 and december 2000, but he has been convicted of indecent assault and serious sexual assault. the jury returned unanimous verdicts on 16 of the charges and majority verdicts on the other three. donaghy was most recently a priest in bangor, but stepped down in 2004.
belfast backs market traders
belfast city council has launched a new initiative designed to help small businesses literally bring their products to the marketplace. the new 'market start up' programme is designed to provid... |
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| 08/12/2011 | | OTHER NI NEWS IN BRIEF |
| farm 'comforts' in focus
today's winter fair at balmoral is to feature cattle comfort and a little style too with a galway-based firm that specialises in rubber matting exhibiting its products. easyfix - which exports to new zealand and even saudi arabia - delivers comfortable cows for farmers across ireland too. managing director, michael earls said that cattle that have access to better flooring systems are happier - and product more milk too. he said they hoped that trache iii of the farm modernisation scheme would next year again recognise their interlocking rubber matting systems as eligible for grant support, as in previous years. see: www.easyfix.ie
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| 23/11/2011 | | LUCKY THIRTEEN FOR SAINSBURY'S |
| there's no superstition in sight in co down as sainsbury's 13th store in northern ireland opened its doors today at balloo retail park in bangor.
some 250 new staff will be employed in the 70,000 sq. ft. store, which has 41,000 sq. ft. of retail space and represents a multi-million pound investment for sainsbury's.
senior management in northern ireland last night welcomed invited guests from the locality for a preview of the new store. guests included dr. stephen farry, minister for employment and learning, the mayor and deputy mayor of bangor, local councillors, council officials as well as representatives of the local chambers of commerce and town centre management.
the store is the first of sainsbury's in northern ireland to have a b... |
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| 17/11/2011 | | OTHER NI NEWS IN BRIEF |
| robinson backs olympics
the dup leader and first minister peter robinson (pictured) has visited the rathgael gymnastics club in bangor to promote the 'i am bg' initiative and met with gymnasts who will be part of the british gymnastics team at the 2012 london olympics. he was joined at the event by junior minister and strangford mla jonathan bell. "everyone across the country [has] started to look towards next year's olympic games in london," he said, adding "this also provided an opportunity to see first-hand the work of everyone associated with rathgael gymnastics club and to pay tribute to them. local athletes are fiercely proud to represent northern ireland, [as] there is no greater honour than to represent your country and wear... |
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| 09/11/2011 | | GOOD SAMARITANS CELEBRATE 50 LISTENING YEARS |
| a birthday has been celebrated with news that a key provider of emotional support, the samaritans, passed its 50th anniversary last week.
the first ever branch in ireland opened in belfast on 1 november 1961 and the founding branch has been open for business 24-hours a day ever since - except for a few short hours when the centre suffered damage from a nearby bomb.
in 2010, volunteers in the eight branches in northern ireland dealt with 68,482 calls via the 24-hour telephone helpline, supported 156 individuals face-to-face at the north west 200 and replied to 9,526 emails.
bangor and belfast branches also offer emotional support via sms text and every branch offers a drop-in facility where people can receive face - to - face support free... |
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| 24/10/2011 | | TORRENTIAL RAIN HITS EASTERN NI |
| heavy rain has caused flooding in various parts of northern ireland overnight with the areas worst hit being in parts of north and west belfast, ballyclare and also in cushendall and carnlough on the antrim coast road.
other parts of the eastern side of ni were also hit, with reports of localised flooding in banbridge, lurgan and moira. the rain-swollen river lagan south of belfast is pictured here.
according to the met office, counties down and antrim were expected to be worst affected by the rain with some torrential downpours and localised flooding as a result with the psni and the roads service advising motorists to drive with caution.
however, the a26 moira road to glenavy has now re-opened, but this morning, there were still proble... |
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| 20/10/2011 | | ICONIC PORTAFERRY HOTEL SOLD |
| up-and-coming hotelier bill wolsey, whose company beannchor group owns the merchant in downtown belfast, has acquired the portaferry hotel - a famous gem in the irish hotel world.
mr wolsey has said that 10 new jobs are expected to be created as the group is due to invest more than £100,000 in the portaferry premises to refurbish the 14 bedroom hotel.
the beannchor group currently has 51 properties in its portfolio, with bars including the spaniard, the cloth ear and muriels, and the leighinmohr hotel in ballymena.
a former president of the ni hotels & caterers association, john herlihy - now retired - used to own the seafront hotel with his wife, marie herlihy.
the herlihys had originally moved to northern ireland to manage the russ... |
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| 20/10/2011 | | ICONIC PORTAFERRY HOTEL SOLD |
| up-and-coming hotelier bill wolsey, whose company beannchor group owns the merchant in downtown belfast, has acquired the portaferry hotel - a famous gem in the irish hotel world.
mr wolsey has said that 10 new jobs are expected to be created as the group is due to invest more than £100,000 in the portaferry premises to refurbish the 14 bedroom hotel.
the beannchor group currently has 51 properties in its portfolio, with bars including the spaniard, the cloth ear and muriels, and the leighinmohr hotel in ballymena.
a former president of the ni hotels & caterers association, john herlihy - now retired - used to own the seafront hotel with his wife, marie herlihy.
the herlihys had originally moved to northern ireland to manage the russ... |
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| 19/10/2011 | | OTHER NI NEWS IN BRIEF |
| double-jobbing ends?
the ulster unionist party leader tom elliott (pictured) has welcomed the announcement by northern ireland secretary of state, owen paterson that the uk government will legislate to end the practice of double-jobbing where political parties are currently allowed to have the same member serve as both an mp and mla. "we have been long time advocates of having full representation for the public at all levels of administration. that means that the same person cannot possibly represent the public in the northern ireland assembly and at westminster at the same time," he said. "it is unfortunate that other political parties have not followed the uup lead with a commitment to ensure that elected representatives will not ... |
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| 18/10/2011 | | ONLINE SALE SNOW PATROL TICKETS 'CANCELLED' |
| belfast city council has confirmed that all 15,000 tickets for the much-anticipated snow patrol city hall concert being held as part of the mtv emas have rapidly been allocated.
it also warned that any tickets 're-sold' illegally online may be cancelled. in a statement on monday, a council spokesman said that, while it sympathised with people who had been unable to acquire tickets for the 6 november gig, the arrangements and level of service put in place to deal with the incredible demand was unprecedented.
tickets were available online, by telephone and by going in person to the belfast welcome centre and, while a number of complaints were received, the council confirmed it had received many positive comments about the way the ticket dis... |
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| 07/10/2011 | | SAINSBURY'S CHECK OUT BANGOR JOBS |
| there's been a high level welcome from the ni first minister peter robinson after the announcement by sainsbury's that it will create 250 jobs at a new store in bangor.
the announcement was made by the chief executive of sainsbury's justin king, as he took the first minister on a tour of their existing holywood exchange store.
mr robinson said: "the announcement by sainsbury's that their new bangor store will create 250 jobs, as well as another 150 seasonal jobs throughout northern ireland, is a tremendous boost for our local retail sector.
"the creation of a new bangor store is another example of sainsbury's commitment to doing business in northern ireland," he said, adding: "it is already a major employer in northern ireland with al... |
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| 07/10/2011 | | SAINSBURY'S CHECK OUT BANGOR JOBS |
| there's been a high level welcome from the ni first minister peter robinson after the announcement by sainsbury's that it will create 250 jobs at a new store in bangor.
the announcement was made by the chief executive of sainsbury's justin king, as he took the first minister on a tour of their existing holywood exchange store.
mr robinson said: "the announcement by sainsbury's that their new bangor store will create 250 jobs, as well as another 150 seasonal jobs throughout northern ireland, is a tremendous boost for our local retail sector.
"the creation of a new bangor store is another example of sainsbury's commitment to doing business in northern ireland," he said, adding: "it is already a major employer in northern ireland with al... |
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| 07/10/2011 | | OTHER NI NEWS IN BRIEF |
| pan blaze tragedy
firefighters were called to the house in newry's high street on thursday evening by neighbours after a smoke alarm went off and discovered that a man had died after being overcome by smoke when a saucepan overheated. an ambulance crew took the man to hospital around midnight, but he later died. the victim lived alone and is thought to have been in his 40s.
robbery probed
detectives in castlereagh are appealing for information following an armed robbery outside commercial premises in the church road area of carryduff this morning, friday 7th october. shortly after 9.30am it was reported that a man was struck in the face by an unknown male and ordered into the rear of his van. the man was badly shaken and re... |
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| 07/10/2011 | | ALERT FAILS TO HALT COMBAT SOLDIERS' WELCOME |
| military personnel from the 1st battalion irish guards and 1st battalion royal irish regiment are in northern ireland for a number of key events this weekend with a parade and display taking place this afternoon.
despite a bomb alert near the king's hall venue earlier, the event to honour troops who have returned from afghanistan is running on schedule.
earlier, some roads were closed due to the alert in the grounds of a bar on the lisburn road - but are open again after army bomb experts dealt with a suspicious package.
at 3pm, hundreds of soldiers from the irish guards and royal irish regiment paraded in front of a ticket-only audience during the event which included a military review and drumhead service - all hosted by belfast city c... |
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| 03/10/2011 | | AUTUMN ARRIVES: OFFICIAL |
| today will see the last of the unseasonable high temperatures, with even frost predicted in scotland by the end of the current week.
the autumn solstice has already occurred - albeit in the midst of a virtual heat wave last week - as a new record temperature for october of 29.4c (84.92f) was set yesterday.
now, the british climate is slowly getting back to normal with showers looming for parched england and south wales, which sweltered over the weekend.
the september/october hot weather follows the warmest april since records began and the coldest summer since 1993.
experts say average temperatures across the country were more than 10c higher than the norm for the end of september.
the weekend past saw many seaside resorts experience a... |
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| 28/09/2011 | | OTHER NI NEWS IN BRIEF |
| larne tragedy
there has been another road tragedy in ni, with a man killed in a car accident in county antrim. the victim was involved in a collision between a car and a motorcycle at the ballysnod road in larne at about 7pm on tuesday evening. police have appealed for witnesses. east antrim alliance mla stewart dickson has expressed deep sadness at the news: "i want to express my deepest sympathies to the family and friends of the man who died in this accident. it is always so tragic to hear of news like this and traffic accidents cause so much devastation."
rihanna pr excels
in a major pr coup, the multi-million selling r&b pop star rihanna took part in her latest ni media event yesterday afternoon, filming the next segm... |
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| 09/09/2011 | | BANGOR 'GOES OPERATIC' FOR BBC PROMS |
| popular soprano lesley garrett and belfast-born pianist barry douglas appear alongside other well known names in classical and contemporary music at this year's bbc proms in the park event in the grounds of castle park, bangor, tomorrow, saturday 10 september, as part of the world-famous last night of the proms celebrations.
also lined up to perform at this year's event are internationally acclaimed australian guitarist craig ogden and multi-talented singer/songwriter declan o'rourke.
bbc proms in the park northern ireland is now in its 10th year. this year with support from north down borough council, bbc proms in the park teams up once again with the ulster orchestra on a grand scale to present a night of popular classics.
the event is... |
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| 26/08/2011 | | 'MARSHALL MATTERS' AT T-VITAL |
| over 40,000 festival-goers flocked to bangor's ward park on wednesday night to catch a live performance from american rapper eminem.
day two of tennent's vital saw slim shady blaze onto the stage through a flaming pit.
the hard-hitting wordsmith launched straight into action getting the crowd onside with his angsty expletive-riddled rhymes.
the stage set up was amazing - think hd, full-colour, big screen visuals, and a barrier of beat-up vintage cars separating em from his posse.
gunshot bangs and bloodbath imagery poured out from the stage as the detroit-born star riled up the crowd with kill you.
em irradiated confidence as he swaggered across the 60m stage unfortunately he made a bit of a geographc boo-boo inspiring the facebook pa... |
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| 22/08/2011 | | TENNENTS VITAL TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS REVEALED |
| organisers have issued advise to those attending the tennents vital concerts in bangor this week.
as tens of thousands of fans will be traveling to the script and eminem in ward park this week, there will be little provision for parking. so to avoid long traffic delays organisers are strongly recommending that all ticket holders use public transport when traveling to and from the concerts.
those attending are being advised to purchase a return translink bus ticket in advance at www.translink.co.uk or telephone 028 9066 6630.
a half hourly train service will operate from great victoria street/belfast central station to bangor throughout the day and special rail shuttl... |
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| 22/08/2011 | | TENNENTS VITAL TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS REVEALED |
| organisers have issued advise to those attending the tennents vital concerts in bangor this week.
as tens of thousands of fans will be traveling to the script and eminem in ward park this week, there will be little provision for parking. so to avoid long traffic delays organisers are strongly recommending that all ticket holders use public transport when traveling to and from the concerts.
those attending are being advised to purchase a return translink bus ticket in advance at www.translink.co.uk or telephone 028 9066 6630.
a half hourly train service will operate from great victoria street/belfast central station to bangor throughout the day and special rail shuttl... |
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| 05/08/2011 | | OTHER NI NEWS IN BRIEF |
| smell of success
one-year-old ella mcerlean smells the daffodils in barnetts demesne as belfast city council reaches the final of a uk wide competition for excellence in public service in two separate areas. the parks and leisure improvement plan has been short-listed under best efficiency while our litter campaign 'litter. it's not a good look' is short-listed under the best environmental category. winners will be announced at an awards ceremony next month in bristol. organised by the association for public service excellence, more than 300 submissions were made for the awards.
teen serious after assault
a teenager has been seriously injured in an attack in antrim. detectives are appealing for information following the assault, w... |
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| 01/08/2011 | | NI LOOSES OUT TO REPUBLIC IN OLYMPIC RACE |
| the ni enterprise minister arlene foster is encouraging more companies to explore business opportunities offered by global sporting events - even though ni has been accused of 'dropping the ball' on the commercial olympic race.
she has announced that 43 local firms - including those in the construction sector - have so far won more than £40 million of olympics contracts.
but there were far more such opportunities missed - with some even taken up by the irish republic - with her announcement following criticism about ni's failure to attract any of the teams competing in the 2012 olympic games to train locally.
the irish republic has in fact signed-up four teams to be based at the national aquatic centre in dublin.
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| 29/07/2011 | | NI BEATEN IN 2012 OLYMPIC RACE |
| the ni enterprise minister arlene foster is encouraging more companies to explore business opportunities offered by global sporting events - even though ni has been accused of 'dropping the ball' on the commercial olympic race.
she has announced that 43 local firms - including those in the construction sector - have so far won more than £40 million of olympics contracts.
but there were many such opportunities missed - with some taken up instead by the irish republic.
the minister's announcement followed criticism about ni's failure to attract any of the teams competing in the 2012 olympic games to train locally.
the irish republic has in fact signed-up four teams to be based at the national aquatic centre in dublin.
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