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| 22/06/2009 | | NI SHARED HOUSING SCHEMES ANNOUNCED |
| eleven housing areas across northern ireland have been unveiled as the latest participants in a major £1m initiative designed to support and encourage shared neighbourhoods.
the project was launched by denis rooney, chairman of the international fund for ireland and social development minister margaret ritchie last august.
funded by the international fund for ireland and managed by the housing executive, shared future housing is a key plank in minister ritchie's new housing agenda and this programme will complement that agenda.
all of the participants are already working towards becoming genuinely shared spaces.
participation in the shared neighbourhood programme will provide access to grants to celebrate diversity and bring tog... |
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| 18/06/2009 | | ROMANIAN AMBASSADOR FOR STORMONT |
| there are to be high level talks at stormont castle this afternoon to discuss the recent racist attacks on belfast's romanian community.
first minister peter robinson and the deputy first minister martin mcguinness, are due to hold a summit with the romanian ambassador to the uk, dr ion jinga.
he will arrive in belfast this afternoon, and will attend along with the romanian consul general, dr mihai delcea,
the meeting will discuss possible measures to alleviate the current situation.
speaking ahead of the meeting mr robinson said: "i am determined that, having received the worst possible treatment by a small minority in northern ireland, the romanian community will see the true multicultural nature of the majority of the people ... |
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| 03/06/2009 | | BUSY DAY FOR PRINCESS ANNE |
| the princess royal has now left northern ireland after a series of engagements.
during a one-day visit on wednesday, princess anne was at w5 in belfast's odyssey complex where she was guest of honour at an event to celebrate the 25th anniversary of women into science and engineering campaign.
this campaign aims to encourage girls of school age to continue studying maths and science, and to go into related careers such as engineering and construction.
over 120 invited guests, including around 70 brownies from across northern ireland, welcomed the princess royal to the event.
earlier, princess anne (pictured) was guest of honour at the annual garden party in hillsborough castle, which was hosted by shaun woodward, secretary of st... |
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| 28/05/2009 | | OTHER NI NEWS IN BRIEF |
| first female psni deputy welcomed
the nio secretary of state, shaun woodward has given his formal approval to the ni policing board's recommendation that judith gillespie (pictured) should be appointed as the first ever female deputy chief constable in northern ireland on the retirement of paul leighton from 31 may. approving the appointment the secretary of state said: "i am delighted to accept the recommendation of the fully representative policing board that judith gillespie be appointed deputy chief constable of the psni. judith was chosen from a strong field of candidates and i believe she will prove to be an excellent deputy chief constable." the new top cop has been a fast-paced police officer for 27 years having graduated fr... |
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| 15/05/2009 | | SCOTTISH POLICE COMMEMORATE NI COLLEAGUES |
| scottish police officers have been commemorating the sacrifice of their colleagues in northern ireland.
within days of parts of a large bomb - containing 100 lbs of fertiliser - being recovered from a field in co fermanagh - where two psni officers escaped injury after the device failed to detonate properly last june, some 40 members of the ruc george cross foundation have attended a special dedication ceremony.
the bereaved ruc families and injured former ruc officers, were on hand to see a permanent commemorative display and plaque, dedicated to the ruc gc, opened at the scottish police college at tulliallan castle in fife this week.
the display of artefacts, policing scenes and historical information honours all those who served in th... |
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| 14/05/2009 | | FOSTER FUNDS RENEWABLE ENERGY PLANT |
| a wood-fired, combined heat and power plant which has the potential to generate electricity and provide heating to several of north down's public buildings has just received a boost.
ni enterprise minister, arlene foster has announced funding totalling £1.088 million, to enable north down borough council to build the renewable energy facility.
among other things, it is planned to power the new leisure and aquatics centre, which, when completed, will house northern ireland's first 50m swimming pool.
the minister, pictured here checking out some of the raw wood chips with the mayor of north down, councillor leslie cree, said the combined heat and power plant, funded under the environment and renewable energy fund, will cost a total of £4.3... |
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| 14/05/2009 | | SEAPLANES DIP THEIR WINGS INTO FERMANAGH LAKES |
| nostalgia will be flying high later this month as the skies over fermanagh will be taken over by seaplanes from all over europe.
next sunday, may 24th, sees waterways ireland presenting the fermanagh seaplane festival at the share holiday village, near lisnaskea, where a selection of cessnas, maules, and 'j3cub' aircraft from as far as holland will wow visitors from far and wide.
waterways ireland and the ni department of culture, arts and leisure have played a major part in financially supporting the fermanagh seaplane festival 2009.
stormont leisure minister, gregory campbell said: "the festival combines some of the best of what northern ireland has to offer from history, scenery and our world renowned hospitality.
"i would like to ... |
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| 13/05/2009 | | OTHER NI NEWS IN BRIEF |
| house fire probed
the police are appealing for information after a house in south belfast was damaged by a fire on tuesday night. they said that the blaze was started in a downstairs room and also at the back of the house on jerusalem street in the 'holy lands' area. damage was caused to a front room. no-one was in the house at the time. police are still investigating the cause of the fire. they want anyone who saw anything suspicious between 8pm and 8.30pm bst to contact them.
policing board looks at human rights
the northern ireland policing board has today announced a human rights thematic inquiry on children and young people. the inquiry will specifically consider the policing of anti-social behaviour; the community safety strategy ... |
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| 08/05/2009 | | REGAL RECEPTION HOSTS IRISH RUGBY STARS |
| the queen was yesterday the guest of honour at a hillsborough castle reception (pictured) for the victorious irish rugby team, winners of the 2009 rbs six nations championship.
hosted by ni secretary of state for northern ireland shaun woodward, guests included gregory campbell, the ni minister of the department of culture, arts and leisure and brian o'driscoll, the ireland captain.
shaun woodward said: "it is a great privilege and an honour to welcome her majesty the queen and his royal highness the duke of edinburgh to this very special reception.
"i am also absolutely delighted to welcome the ireland team to hillsborough castle, they are an inspiration to everyone and i would pay tribute to their efforts and dedication that has broug... |
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| 08/05/2009 | | OTHER NI NEWS IN BRIEF |
| petrol bomb attack: three held
the police have confirmed that three males are currently assisting with their inquiries following a petrol bomb attack in limavady. they were arrested after an incident which occurred at a property in the anderson park area of the roe valley town at approximately 3am on friday. a woman, believed to be in her 40s, who was in the house at the time escaped uninjured. the device caused scorch damage to an external wall and front living room window.
irish guards honoured
just hours ahead of the queen's current three-day visit to northern ireland, she was busy closer to home, appropriately presenting new colours to the 1st battalion irish guards in recognition of their service in iraq. before flying to londonderr... |
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| 21/04/2009 | | OTHER NI NEWS IN BRIEF |
| murder victim was strangled
antrim crown court has today been told how a co antrim woman found murdered in ballymena had been strangled. the revelation came as a man went on trial accusing of murdering shirley finlay, 24, whose partially-clothed body was discovered wrapped in a duvet and bound with bin bags in a car park in september 2006. henryk gorski, 51, of hill street in ballymena, but originally from poland, denies murdering ms finlay between 17 september 2006 and 20 september 2006.
traffic wardens sacked
trade union officials have vowed to do all in its power to overturn the dismissal of 26 traffic wardens following an unofficial strike in belfast earlier this month. the ncp workers were protesting about conditions including sickn... |
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| 26/03/2009 | | FOSTER LAUNCHES ST PADDY'S TRAIL |
| centuries of co down's rich history can now be traced along an informative 62 mile driving route, spanning from newry to bangor.
ni tourism minister arlene foster was on hand today to officially launch the new saint patrick's trail.
with the final signage in place, tourists and locals alike can now follow the route from armagh through newry to downpatrick and up the ards peninsula to bangor.
it takes in various saint patrick and christian heritage visitor sites, including the armagh county museum, bagenals castle, the saint patrick centre, north down museum and saint patrick's grave at down cathedral.
the saint patrick's trail is one of five signature projects, identified by the northern ireland tourist board as offering the best opp... |
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| 25/03/2009 | | CHANNEL 4 TO FILM MOWLAM DRAMA |
| acclaimed actress julie walters will play former northern ireland secretary of state mo mowlam (pictured) in a one-off channel 4 drama, to be filmed this summer.
the film will focus on the late politician's contribution to the province's peace process and highlight her time in tony blair's new labour government.
ms mowlam was a key player in forming the 1998 good friday agreement during her two year tenure at hillsborough castle.
the mp was first diagnosed with cancer in 1997, suffering from a brain tumour. she died in 2005, aged 55.
simply entitled mo, the drama will be shot this summer and broadcast on channel 4 next year.
neil mckay, the writer behind itv's see no evil: the moors murders, based the mo screenplay on interviews ... |
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| 19/03/2009 | | PUBLIC URGED TO CONTRIBUTE TO WATER STUDIES |
| members of the public across northern ireland have been encouraged to play their part in the protection and improvement of northern ireland waterways.
the northern ireland environment agency (niea) will be holding a series of water information days which will provide the public with an opportunity to speak to niea staff about draft river basin plans to improve the water environment.
environment minister sammy wilson said: "i would urge members of the public to attend the information days and have their say on the future plans for northern ireland waters. it is in all our interests that we collectively take on the responsibility for the care of our water to ensure we get the water environment we deserve.
"river basin planning is about ta... |
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| 04/03/2009 | | DUKE OF EDINBURGH CELEBRATES HILTON BIRTHDAY |
| the duke of edinburgh, on the second engagement of a one-day visit to northern ireland, was this afternoon the guest of honour at a lunch at the hilton hotel in belfast.
the event was for friends of the duke of edinburgh award scheme, as well as to mark the 10th anniversary of the belfast hilton.
it was officially opened by the queen's husband in november 1998. at the time hilton hotels was one of the first international hotel chains to invest in northern ireland.
today, on his arrival, hrh was greeted by lady carswell, lord-lieutenant of the county borough of belfast and went on to meet francis mccoubrey, sheriff for the county borough of belfast, colonel garth corbett, chairman of the duke of edinburgh's award scheme, and mark walker, ... |
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| 03/03/2009 | | FAMILIES APPLAUD AS DOUBLE KILLER IS FOUND GUILTY |
| a court has today found a man guilty of stabbing two teenage friends to death, in a double murder that shocked northern ireland nine years ago.
the co armagh killings left david mcilwaine - who was just 18 - and andrew robb, 19, dead after leaving a disco in february 2000. the victims' bodies were dumped near tandragee.
today, steven leslie brown, also known as steven revels, 28, of castle place, castlecaulfield, was convicted of the brutal killings, despite having denied involvement.
the judge said they were two of the most serious murders he had dealt with.
handing down his 93-page judgement, mr justice gillen said that having watched brown giving evidence, he had "no doubt whatsoever" that he had seen a man "whose hands had been enga... |
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| 16/02/2009 | | OTHER NI NEWS IN BRIEF |
| art in derry air
northern ireland arts minister gregory campbell (pictured) has announced the winner of the foyle public art project. the north west cultural challenge fund awarded £800,000 to the foyle public art project last year to host a competition to find an artist to develop an iconic piece of contemporary public artwork at ebrington to mark the regeneration of the city: "the winning design, 'mute meadow', by vong phaophanit and claire oboussier is truly inspirational. architecture and public art makes it unique and helps it to stand out from other international cities and this piece of art work will certainly do that as it will be visible from the old walled city across the river and in turn, the site of the work itself offers prim... |
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| 16/02/2009 | | SF SEEKS DONEGAL BORDER TOURISM FILLIP |
| two sinn féin politicians have joined forces across the donegal border in a bid to place more emphasis on tourism in the region.
derry councillor maeve mc laughlin and donegal sinn féin councillor padraig maclochlainn are pushing for an increased focus by the irish government on tourism development and promotion of the inishowen peninsul.
they also want to include the wider county of donegal as an integral part of the north west region with derry city as its hub.
padraig maclochlainn, the sinn féin candidate for the forthcoming european election, emphasised that tourism could be an economic lifeline for the region, particularly now during the economic downturn, inishowen and donegal in general, could be developed through common tourism... |
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| 16/02/2009 | | SF SEEKS DONEGAL BORDER TOURISM FILLIP |
| two sinn féin politicians have joined forces across the donegal border in a bid to place more emphasis on tourism in the region.
derry councillor maeve mc laughlin and donegal sinn féin councillor padraig maclochlainn are pushing for an increased focus by the irish government on tourism development and promotion of the inishowen peninsula.
they also want to include the wider county of donegal as an integral part of the north west region with derry city as its hub, with a view from innishowen toward magilligan in co londonderry pictured here.
padraig maclochlainn, the sinn féin candidate for the forthcoming european election, emphasised that tourism could be an economic lifeline for the region, particularly now during the economic downtur... |
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| 06/02/2009 | | OTHER NI NEWS IN BRIEF |
| cash van hit
the police have appealed for help in their investigation into an armed robbery in belfast city centre yesterday. a man grabbed a cash box from a cash-in-transit van parked at royal avenue - near the junction with north street at about 3pm on thursday. it is believed the robber, who may have had a gun, ran off toward castle court shopping centre.
violent crime rises
psni boss, sir hugh orde has told the ni policing board that while the overall crime figures for ni in the past nine months had fallen, with a 1% drop in the total number, there had been a 17.5% jump in serious violent crime. he said yesterday: "serious violent crime is up by four crimes a week across a population of 1.75 million and a territory of 5,500 square m... |
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| 03/02/2009 | | ROYAL VISITORS BACK GLENARM SALMON'S RELAUNCH |
| one of the uk's most avid supporters of country sports, prince charles has thrown his weight behind the re-birth of a troubled co antrim salmon fishery.
as police kept a discrete watch on main roads leading to the antrim coast area this morning, prince charles and the duchess of cornwall arrived in northern ireland for a one-day visit, stopping off at the harbour in glenarm, where they discussed the re-launch of glenarm organic salmon.
the fishery was devastated by an attack by a millions of jellyfish two years ago and has since struggled to get back into full production as a noted supplier to some of london's best stores and restaurants.
the royal accolade will help ensure their renewed success after the disastrous developments in 2007.... |
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| 30/01/2009 | | GREAT WEATHER - FOR DUCKS! |
| as the rain poured down today, ni environment minister, sammy wilson, was visiting one local group of ni residents who are more than happy with the january downpours.
he was 'taking a gander' at castle espie wetland centre where he officially opened the new brent geese bird hide and celebrated world wetlands day.
he said that castle espie on strangford lough, is now the winter residence to the majority of the world's population of these internationally important birds.
during the visit mr wilson viewed the progress of the major redevelopment and restoration work at the site.
the project, due for completion in march 2010, is the first of its kind in northern ireland.
the ambitious plans will create and restore habitats and overhaul... |
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| 29/01/2009 | | CROSS BORDER RALLY REVS UP FOR ACTION |
| cross border rally revs up for action
one of the most prestigious rally events in the world accelerates into the border counties this evening.
for only the second time ever, top name drivers are revving up, ready to take part in the world rally championship (wrc) 2009, with all the stages again taking place around the west of ireland - covering both the irish republic and northern ireland.
world champion, sébastien loeb, who won rally ireland in 2007, (pictured here racing to an earlier victory by adam mccalden), is glad to be contesting the event once again.
"the first time we came here everything went well for us and the result proved decisive in our bid to win a fourth world title," recalls the champion citroen driver.
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| 29/01/2009 | | CROSS BORDER RALLY REVS UP FOR ACTION |
| one of the most prestigious rally events in the world accelerates into the border counties this evening.
for only the second time ever, top name drivers are revving up, ready to take part in the world rally championship (wrc) 2009, with all the stages again taking place around the west of ireland - covering both the irish republic and northern ireland.
world champion, sébastien loeb, who won rally ireland in 2007, (pictured here racing to an earlier victory by adam mccalden), is glad to be contesting the event once again.
"the first time we came here everything went well for us and the result proved decisive in our bid to win a fourth world title," recalls the champion citroen driver.
commentators relate that the region's fast yet narro... |
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