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| 08/12/2011 | | STORMONT EXECUTIVE FUELS BATTLE AGAINST COLD |
| as winter storms battered parts of ni today, it emerged that over 250,000 people are to get a one-off emergency winter fuel payment.
paid on top of a westminster-funded winter 'bonus', those who will benefit include cancer sufferers, pensioners and unemployed people.
the stormont executive is to provide the £23m with the initiative discussed at today's executive meeting at stormont castle.
last month, it was reported that there had been 740 excess winter deaths in 2010/11 - a decrease on the corresponding figure of 940 excess winter deaths in 2009/10 for ni.
however, in a bid to reduce this number even more, peter robinson, the first minister and the deputy first minister martin mcguinness, (both pictured) announced the scheme and said ... |
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| 17/11/2011 | | PROGRAMME FOR GOVERNMENT THRASHED OUT |
| job creation and investment in smaller businesses are to be at the heart of the new stormont executive programme for government.
in a late night session, a long meeting at the seat of the ni executive at stormont castle (pictured) finally decided what the priorities will be over the next four years and how they will spend taxpayers' money.
although there is yet to be a formal announcement, it has been reported that the executive has given a commitment to potentially creating upwards of 30,000 new jobs.
this should help areas that have so far suffered badly, with the sinn fein mp for west belfast, paul maskey having already called on executive ministers to increase their efforts in bringing employment opportunities to areas like west belf... |
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| 17/11/2011 | | STORMONT PROGRAMME FOR GOVERNMENT AGREED |
| job creation and investment in smaller businesses are to be at the heart of the new stormont executive programme for government.
in a late night session of the north's executive at stormont castle, ministers finally decided what the priorities will be over the next four years and how they will spend taxpayers' money.
although there is yet to be a formal announcement, it has been reported that the executive has given a commitment to potentially creating upwards of 30,000 new jobs.
this should help areas that have so far suffered badly, with the sinn fein mp for west belfast, paul maskey having already called on executive ministers to increase their efforts in bringing employment opportunities to areas like west belfast, north belfast and ... |
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| 17/11/2011 | | ENDA KENNY BEGINS TWO-DAY VISIT NORTH |
| the first official visit to ni by the republic of ireland's current leader, the taoiseach enda kenny, is taking place today and on friday.
he travelled to belfast first and is then is due to go to armagh, where the north south ministerial council will meet tomorrow afternoon, hosted by the first minister peter robinson and deputy first minister martin mcguinness at stormont castle.
the taoiseach (pictured) arrived in belfast on thursday for his first engagement - a courtesy call on the stormont first and deputy first ministers.
he is then due to move on to visit belfast community projects on the newtownards road and the short strand to see some of the important work being done on the ground.
the taoiseach will then attend the aisling aw... |
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| 17/11/2011 | | ENDA KENNY BEGINS TWO-DAY VISIT NORTH |
| the first official visit to ni by the republic of ireland's current leader, the taoiseach enda kenny, is taking place today and on friday.
he travelled to belfast first and is then is due to go to armagh, where the north south ministerial council will meet tomorrow afternoon, hosted by the first minister peter robinson and deputy first minister martin mcguinness at stormont castle.
the taoiseach arrived in belfast on thursday for his first engagement - a courtesy call on the stormont first and deputy first ministers.
he is then due to move on to visit belfast community projects on the newtownards road and the short strand to see some of the important work being done on the ground.
the taoiseach will then attend the aisling awards ceremo... |
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| 09/11/2011 | | RED BOX MEDIA ATTRACTS 170M US VIEWERS |
| belfast-based red box media has produced a live show and inserts for the band irish rovers attracting over 170 million viewers in the us and canada for the production.
the programme produced for the irish rovers called 'at home in ireland' went on sale in the states as a video and was recorded at belfast’s waterfront hall last autumn.
"we got inserts along the north antrim coast including aerial shots of the band at the giant’s causeway, dunluce castle and slemish mountain", said liam creagh of red box media.
"the show was funded by the band itself. we had choppers, steadicam, a jib and seven cameras. we also had crews of up to 28 people. it was great fun and i have to say is a great advert for northern ireland. the tourist board w... |
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| 02/11/2011 | | OTHER NI NEWS IN BRIEF |
| seminars for business
the ni enterprise minister arlene foster, has launched a series of seminars which invest northern ireland is providing for local businesses as part of its boosting business initiative. the “focus on finance” series will be held in six locations across northern ireland and will provide advice and guidance on cashflow planning and management, business planning and cost control, and raising finance. they will appeal to ni businesses wishing to address finance issues, especially smaller businesses and those who do not regularly deal with invest ni. "we know that for many of our smaller local businesses, the greatest challenge they currently face is how to manage their finance and cashflow," adding that each of the ... |
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| 27/10/2011 | | HILLSBOROUGH CASTLE HOSTS BUSINESS INNOVATORS |
| three top innovators from northern ireland and beyond have been lined for a major event at hillsborough castle today, for an event that is being attended by some of the management elite of the local business community.
the mba association of ireland (mbaai) northern chapter are gathering at the state room in hillsborough castle today, thursday, to hear from titanic quarter chief executive mike smith, mash direct director tracy hamilton and manchester-based whitebox digital, boss david barker.
the trio will share their experiences and practical advice toward instilling a culture of innovation, imagination and excellence within the workplace.
the mbaai northern chapter is the representative body for masters in business administration (mba)... |
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| 24/10/2011 | | SIX MONTHS PRISON REFORM 'CRITICAL', SAYS FORD |
| prison reform in northern ireland is now at a turning point. according to the ni justice minister david ford, a new report by the prison review team is a watershed for the northern ireland prison service.
in a statement to the assembly today, the minister accepted the finding of dame anne owers that the next six months will be crucial if the opportunity to fundamentally transform the service is to become a reality.
he said that reforming the prison service - routed in security based historical working practices into one with modern, progressive regimes focusing on addressing offender behaviour and making our community safer - will take years to implement but that he is committed to driving through the changes.
the alliance leader david f... |
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| 24/10/2011 | | NORTHERN PRISON REFORM 'CRITICAL', SAYS FORD |
| prison reform in the north is now at a turning point. according to the stormont justice minister david ford, a new report by the prison review team is a watershed for the northern ireland prison service.
in a statement to the assembly today, the minister accepted the finding of dame anne owers that the next six months will be crucial if the opportunity to fundamentally transform the service is to become a reality.
he said that reforming the prison service - routed in security based historical working practices into one with modern, progressive regimes focusing on addressing offender behaviour and making our community safer - will take years to implement but that he is committed to driving through the changes.
the alliance leader david fo... |
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| 14/10/2011 | | FOSTER COOKS UP TOURISM SUCCESSES |
| co down has all it takes to be a major tourist attraction, according to the ni tourism minister arlene foster.
she has said that down has all the right ingredients to attract more visitors from home and abroad.
speaking during a visit to the mourne seafood cookery school at the nautilus centre in kilkeel, the dup's arlene foster said: "with its rich maritime history and picturesque coastline, kilkeel has so much to offer tourists."
pictured with chef jonny hall, she added: "visitors to the nautilus centre will find a range of things to do and see under one roof.
"as well as learning new skills in the mourne seafood cookery school, tourists can visit the mourne maritime visitor centre and learn more about the story of the local fishing ... |
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| 14/10/2011 | | FOSTER COOKS UP TOURISM SUCCESSES |
| co down has all it takes to be a major tourist attraction, according to the ni tourism minister arlene foster.
she has said that down has all the right ingredients to attract more visitors from home and abroad.
speaking during a visit to the mourne seafood cookery school at the nautilus centre in kilkeel, the dup's arlene foster said: "with its rich maritime history and picturesque coastline, kilkeel has so much to offer tourists."
pictured with chef jonny hall, she added: "visitors to the nautilus centre will find a range of things to do and see under one roof.
"as well as learning new skills in the mourne seafood cookery school, tourists can visit the mourne maritime visitor centre and learn more about the story of the local fishing ... |
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| 10/10/2011 | | CLINTON OFFERS IRELAND HELP TO BOOST ECONOMY |
| a meeting with ireland's diaspora ended on a high note this weekend with positive comments and former us president, bill clinton, offering a helping hand to the state.
speaking at the second global irish economic forum in dublin castle, mr clinton said he would host a summit in new york to help boost investment in the struggling euro zone.
three hundred delegates attended the event over the two days from the worlds of business, culture and politics. including u2 frontman bono and the boss of the international airlines group, willie walsh.
clinton told the politicians and business leaders that they could do more to rebuild the irish economy and he would help them do so.
"i think the american diaspora can do even more. i may be talking ... |
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| 10/10/2011 | | CLINTON OFFERS IRELAND HELP TO BOOST ECONOMY |
| a meeting with ireland's diaspora ended on a high note this weekend with positive comments and former us president, bill clinton, offering a helping hand to the state.
speaking at the second global irish economic forum in dublin castle, mr clinton said he would host a summit in new york to help boost investment in the struggling euro zone.
three hundred delegates attended the event over the two days from the worlds of business, culture and politics. including u2 frontman bono and the boss of the international airlines group, willie walsh.
clinton told the politicians and business leaders that they could do more to rebuild the irish economy and he would help them do so.
"i think the american diaspora can do even more. i may be talking ... |
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| 10/10/2011 | | CLINTON OFFERS IRELAND HELP TO BOOST ECONOMY |
| a meeting with ireland's diaspora ended on a high note this weekend with positive comments and former us president, bill clinton, offering a helping hand to the state.
speaking at the second global irish economic forum in dublin castle, mr clinton said he would host a summit in new york to help boost investment in the struggling euro zone.
three hundred delegates attended the event over the two days from the worlds of business, culture and politics. including u2 frontman bono and the boss of the international airlines group, willie walsh.
clinton told the politicians and business leaders that they could do more to rebuild the irish economy and he would help them do so.
"i think the american diaspora can do even more. i may be talking ... |
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| 10/10/2011 | | CLINTON OFFERS IRELAND HELP TO BOOST ECONOMY |
| a meeting with ireland's diaspora ended on a high note this weekend with positive comments and former us president, bill clinton, offering a helping hand to the state.
speaking at the second global irish economic forum in dublin castle, mr clinton said he would host a summit in new york to help boost investment in the struggling euro zone.
three hundred delegates attended the event over the two days from the worlds of business, culture and politics. including u2 frontman bono and the boss of the international airlines group, willie walsh.
clinton told the politicians and business leaders that they could do more to rebuild the irish economy and he would help them do so.
"i think the american diaspora can do even more. i may be talking ... |
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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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| 05/09/2011 | | OTHER NI NEWS IN BRIEF |
| hit-tech banking
an innovative mobile banking app, launched by northern bank is now available to download free of charge for iphone, android or any other phone with internet access. it will make it easy and convenient for new and existing northern bank customers to perform much of their day-to-day banking at home or on the move. northern bank chief executive gerry mallon said the launch of the app is in response to increasing demand for banking services to fit in with customers' lifestyles: "banking in northern ireland is evolving, as are customer expectations of what a modern and innovative bank should deliver. we are making it straightforward for them to manage their finances by continually updating and enhancing the options avail... |
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| 25/08/2011 | | NEW CHAPTER FOR CITY CENTRE SHOPS |
| a number of properties in and around the city centre have been decorated with banners and displays containing quotes from some of belfast's leading authors and poets.
authors such as glenn patterson and robert mcliam wilson and poets like michael longley and nobel laureate seamus heaney are among those whose work is featured on the banners, which are in shop windows and on office frontages.
embracing new technology to its full extent, each banner contains a qr code which, when scanned into an iphone, leads to a new literary belfast app, featuring video guides to the city and its literature, and the work of the authors featured in the initiative, as well as many others.
"literature is a shop window for a city, as people often find out abo... |
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| 23/08/2011 | | PATTON SCOOP GREEN APPLE AWARD |
| northern ireland company patton heritage (part of the patton group) has won a green apple environment award for its restoration project at lowther castle, cumbria, in the lake district.
the ballymena-based company has been selected from over 500 nominations in the national campaign to find britain's greenest companies.
the award-winning contractor was appointed to manage the extensive ongoing restoration project at lowther which consists of the major refurbishment of the large grade ii listed castle and its outbuildings.
the scheme is also a ceequal (civil engineering environmental quality assessment & award scheme) project and is a registered considerate site constructor scheme site.
"using the three pillars of sustainability - social,... |
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| 23/08/2011 | | PATTON SCOOP GREEN APPLE AWARD |
| northern ireland company patton heritage (part of the patton group) has won a green apple environment award for its restoration project at lowther castle, cumbria, in the lake district.
the ballymena-based company has been selected from over 500 nominations in the national campaign to find britain's greenest companies.
the award-winning contractor was appointed to manage the extensive ongoing restoration project at lowther which consists of the major refurbishment of the large grade ii listed castle and its outbuildings.
the scheme is also a ceequal (civil engineering environmental quality assessment & award scheme) project and is a registered considerate site constructor scheme site.
"using the three pillars of sustainability - social,... |
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| 10/08/2011 | | HYPNOTIC BLOW BELFAST AWAY |
| fresh off the stage from supporting prince at malahide castle, belfast welcomed hypnotic brass ensemble to the empire music hall this week just short of a fanfare - but only because we knew we wouldn't sound as good.
taking to the stage with enough wind power to run a small country, hbe had the crowd bouncing and swaggering street style from the get-go. who would have known a brass band could be so cool?
hailing from chicago, the windy city (where else?), ensemble could only be described as a whirlwind experience. the nine-piece, made up of eight brothers, started as a street ensemble before recording in 2004. over the years, they have performed with mos def, aquilla sadalla, phil cohran, the recipe, nomadic massive, tony allen and record... |
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| 08/08/2011 | | VISITORS TREAD WHERE KING BILLY CALLED |
| famously visited by william of orange (king billy) after he rode across the strand from the harbour at carrickergus where he had landed on route to the historic battle of the boyne, newtownabbey's white house remains the oldest and most historic building in the borough, (pictured here duing the reconstruction work).
now the building has been lovingly restored and is open to the public for tours to learn about the rich history of the centuries old building.
the whitehouse park building is over 400 years old and until recently was a crumbling and dilapidated site lying open to the elements until a group of local volunteers decided to get together and form the white house preservation trust in order to save the building from further disrepa... |
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| 29/07/2011 | | OTHER NI NEWS IN BRIEF |
| royal millinery on show
a colourful and diverse collection of over 20 hats worn by her majesty the queen between 1970 and 2010 will be on display at hillsborough castle from 1st to 27th august. the hats designed by top british milliners can be seen as part of the normal summer tour programme at hillsborough. two were worn on official visits to northern ireland whilst another was worn by the queen (pictured here in belfast by brian mccalden) to prince william's passing out parade at sandhurst. the collection is normally housed at buckingham palace and this is the first time it has been on display and has come to northern ireland. following the display at hillsborough castle the collection will once again return to buckingham palace. ... |
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