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Northern Ireland News for January 2006 : Page 4
Recruitment News, Jan 25, 2006
Citco Poised To Create 250 New Jobs
Independent global financial services organisation Citco, one of the world’s leading providers of hedge fund services, is to open a second administration centre and expand its existing data processing...
Citco Poised To Create 250 New Jobs
Independent global financial services organisation Citco, one of the world’s leading providers of hedge fund services, is to open a second administration centre and expand its existing data processing...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 25, 2006
Man to face trial over loyalist murder
A man has been remanded in custody, charged with the murder of Roy Green during what is believed to be a loyalist feud in 2003. Iain Rea, 35, from Annadale Crescent in Belfast appeared in a court tod...
Man to face trial over loyalist murder
A man has been remanded in custody, charged with the murder of Roy Green during what is believed to be a loyalist feud in 2003. Iain Rea, 35, from Annadale Crescent in Belfast appeared in a court tod...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 25, 2006
Paisley raises concerns over IRA criminality
DUP leader Ian Paisley has expressed his fears for the future of the Northern Ireland economy because of last week's reports of IRA criminality. This came after Mr Paisley's presentation of the DUP's...
Paisley raises concerns over IRA criminality
DUP leader Ian Paisley has expressed his fears for the future of the Northern Ireland economy because of last week's reports of IRA criminality. This came after Mr Paisley's presentation of the DUP's...
UK National News, Jan 25, 2006
Loss-making Rentokil unit axed
Rentokil Initial has announced the closure of its loss-making UK linen and workwear operations of Initial Hygiene UK with the loss of 1,700 jobs. The company said that it wished to focus on its marke...
Loss-making Rentokil unit axed
Rentokil Initial has announced the closure of its loss-making UK linen and workwear operations of Initial Hygiene UK with the loss of 1,700 jobs. The company said that it wished to focus on its marke...
UK National News, Jan 25, 2006
Green scheme for 'white van drivers'
The government has launched an advanced driving scheme for UK van drivers, which aims to make them safer and more environmentally friendly. The £1.3 million Safe and Fuel Efficient Drivers Scheme aim...
Green scheme for 'white van drivers'
The government has launched an advanced driving scheme for UK van drivers, which aims to make them safer and more environmentally friendly. The £1.3 million Safe and Fuel Efficient Drivers Scheme aim...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 25, 2006
UUP release plans to break political deadlock
The Ulster Unionist party have launched its plans for breaking the political deadlock. A paper released today called 'A Legislative And Financial Model For Stormont’ highlights the party's proposals ...
UUP release plans to break political deadlock
The Ulster Unionist party have launched its plans for breaking the political deadlock. A paper released today called 'A Legislative And Financial Model For Stormont’ highlights the party's proposals ...
UK National News, Jan 25, 2006
Spurling wins Whitbread award
Biographer Hilary Spurling has won the 2005 Whitbread Book of the Year award for the second part of her biography of artist Henri Matisse. 'Matisse the Master' took Ms Spurling 15 years to complete. ...
Spurling wins Whitbread award
Biographer Hilary Spurling has won the 2005 Whitbread Book of the Year award for the second part of her biography of artist Henri Matisse. 'Matisse the Master' took Ms Spurling 15 years to complete. ...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 25, 2006
Durkan to brief US figures on restoration
Foyle MP and SDLP Leader Mark Durkan is in Washington today to brief US politicians in Washington DC on the need to set a date for restoration of the Assembly. Mr Durkan is to have a series of briefi...
Durkan to brief US figures on restoration
Foyle MP and SDLP Leader Mark Durkan is in Washington today to brief US politicians in Washington DC on the need to set a date for restoration of the Assembly. Mr Durkan is to have a series of briefi...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 25, 2006
Pensioners attacked in South Down
Two pensioners have been attacked during separate robberies in South Down last night. In the first incident, four masked men assaulted an 85-year-old man at his home in Rostrevor at around 8.15pm. T...
Pensioners attacked in South Down
Two pensioners have been attacked during separate robberies in South Down last night. In the first incident, four masked men assaulted an 85-year-old man at his home in Rostrevor at around 8.15pm. T...
UK National News, Jan 25, 2006
Whale post-mortem results revealed
The results of a post-mortem on the Thames whale has revealed that it died of multiple causes. The post-mortem found that the whale, a young female northern bottlenose, died from severe hydration, mu...
Whale post-mortem results revealed
The results of a post-mortem on the Thames whale has revealed that it died of multiple causes. The post-mortem found that the whale, a young female northern bottlenose, died from severe hydration, mu...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 25, 2006
Former UUP councillor accused of forgery
A former Ulster Unionist councillor has appeared in Armagh Crown Court today, accused of two counts of forgery and false accounting. Raymond Ferguson, 64, and a solicitor from Lakeside Avenue in Enni...
Former UUP councillor accused of forgery
A former Ulster Unionist councillor has appeared in Armagh Crown Court today, accused of two counts of forgery and false accounting. Raymond Ferguson, 64, and a solicitor from Lakeside Avenue in Enni...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 25, 2006
Teenager released after ransom was paid
An 18-year-old man has been abducted and then released a few hours later after a ransom was paid. Police have reported that the teenager was bundled into a vehicle by a number of men, in the Berwick ...
Teenager released after ransom was paid
An 18-year-old man has been abducted and then released a few hours later after a ransom was paid. Police have reported that the teenager was bundled into a vehicle by a number of men, in the Berwick ...
Business News, Jan 24, 2006
Belfast firm points way in biometric security
An innovative ‘Biometric Engine’ has been developed by Core Systems with Invest NI assistance that enables companies to upgrade security using the latest biometric technologies such as fingerprints an...
Belfast firm points way in biometric security
An innovative ‘Biometric Engine’ has been developed by Core Systems with Invest NI assistance that enables companies to upgrade security using the latest biometric technologies such as fingerprints an...
Business News, Jan 24, 2006
Tourism masterclasses promise expertise boost
European business leaders will share their expertise with Northern Ireland’s tourism chiefs over coming months. The series of ‘Tourism Masterclasses’ will look at three important areas: the future of...
Tourism masterclasses promise expertise boost
European business leaders will share their expertise with Northern Ireland’s tourism chiefs over coming months. The series of ‘Tourism Masterclasses’ will look at three important areas: the future of...
UK National News, Jan 24, 2006
Hutton unveils benefits reforms
Work and Pensions Secretary John Hutton has unveiled proposals that aim to get one million people in the UK off incapacity benefit. Mr Hutton said the reforms aimed to reduce the number of new claima...
Hutton unveils benefits reforms
Work and Pensions Secretary John Hutton has unveiled proposals that aim to get one million people in the UK off incapacity benefit. Mr Hutton said the reforms aimed to reduce the number of new claima...
Business News, Jan 24, 2006
Vodafone post strong seasonal figures
Mobile phone company Vodafone have posted strong figures in the crucial period in the run-up to Christmas. Vodafone added 7.1 million new customers to bring the total subscriber base to 179.3 millio...
Vodafone post strong seasonal figures
Mobile phone company Vodafone have posted strong figures in the crucial period in the run-up to Christmas. Vodafone added 7.1 million new customers to bring the total subscriber base to 179.3 millio...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 24, 2006
Woman targeted in armed robbery
A 56-year-old woman has been targeted in an armed robbery in her home in Tandragee. Around five masked men broke into the woman's house on the Clare Road at around 9.45pm, and entered her bedroom bef...
Woman targeted in armed robbery
A 56-year-old woman has been targeted in an armed robbery in her home in Tandragee. Around five masked men broke into the woman's house on the Clare Road at around 9.45pm, and entered her bedroom bef...
UK National News, Jan 24, 2006
British doctor commits assisted suicide in Switzerland
A British woman has committed assisted suicide in Switzerland. Retired doctor Anne Turner, 67, who suffered from the progressive and incurable disease supranuclear palsy, died after drinking a lethal...
British doctor commits assisted suicide in Switzerland
A British woman has committed assisted suicide in Switzerland. Retired doctor Anne Turner, 67, who suffered from the progressive and incurable disease supranuclear palsy, died after drinking a lethal...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 24, 2006
Divers resume search for missing fisherman
Divers have today resumed their search for the body of the missing Ardglass fisherman Connor Bogues. Yesterday, poor weather conditions halted the search for the 26-year-old, who has been missing si...
Divers resume search for missing fisherman
Divers have today resumed their search for the body of the missing Ardglass fisherman Connor Bogues. Yesterday, poor weather conditions halted the search for the 26-year-old, who has been missing si...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 24, 2006
Ministers announce plans to help people back to work
The Government have today announced an extension in the 'Pathways to Work' pilot scheme in Northern Ireland, and have published new proposals to provide more support to help people stay in or return t...
Ministers announce plans to help people back to work
The Government have today announced an extension in the 'Pathways to Work' pilot scheme in Northern Ireland, and have published new proposals to provide more support to help people stay in or return t...
UK National News, Jan 24, 2006
Cancer patients at risk following diagnosis blunder
The lives of seventeen women may be at risk after they were wrongly given the all clear for breast cancer by a consultant radiologist in Greater Manchester. A report into the work of the radiologist,...
Cancer patients at risk following diagnosis blunder
The lives of seventeen women may be at risk after they were wrongly given the all clear for breast cancer by a consultant radiologist in Greater Manchester. A report into the work of the radiologist,...
UK National News, Jan 24, 2006
NHS 'commuter centres' launched
The first walk-in health centres for commuters have been launched by the government today. The first two surgeries, one located near London's Liverpool Street station and the other near Manchester's ...
NHS 'commuter centres' launched
The first walk-in health centres for commuters have been launched by the government today. The first two surgeries, one located near London's Liverpool Street station and the other near Manchester's ...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 24, 2006
Police appeal for information on missing Antrim man
Police in Antrim have appealed for information following the disappearance of a 36-year-old man. Jason Worthington was last seen at around 2.30pm on the Steeple Road, in Antrim on Friday January 20, ...
Police appeal for information on missing Antrim man
Police in Antrim have appealed for information following the disappearance of a 36-year-old man. Jason Worthington was last seen at around 2.30pm on the Steeple Road, in Antrim on Friday January 20, ...
Recruitment News, Jan 24, 2006
Amgen To Create 1,100 New Jobs In Cork
Amgen, the largest biotechnology company in the world, has chosen Ireland for major new development and manufacturing investments that promise up to 1,100 jobs by 2010. Supported by IDA Ireland, Amge...
Amgen To Create 1,100 New Jobs In Cork
Amgen, the largest biotechnology company in the world, has chosen Ireland for major new development and manufacturing investments that promise up to 1,100 jobs by 2010. Supported by IDA Ireland, Amge...
UK National News, Jan 24, 2006
Two million people 'risking their sight'
More than two million people in the UK are at risk of needlessly losing their sight through treatable eye conditions, according to a new report. The Royal National Institute for the Blind (RNIB) said...
Two million people 'risking their sight'
More than two million people in the UK are at risk of needlessly losing their sight through treatable eye conditions, according to a new report. The Royal National Institute for the Blind (RNIB) said...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 24, 2006
Man's body discovered in Londonderry
Police are no longer treating the discovery of a man's body in Londonderry as suspicious. The body of the 45-year-old man, named as Colin Olphert, was found at a house in the Bonds Place area of the...
Man's body discovered in Londonderry
Police are no longer treating the discovery of a man's body in Londonderry as suspicious. The body of the 45-year-old man, named as Colin Olphert, was found at a house in the Bonds Place area of the...
UK National News, Jan 24, 2006
Adult literacy scheme results "challenging," say PAC
The UK Government's multi-billion literacy and numeracy programmes for adults have achieved little and a House of Commons Public Accounts Committee (PAC) report has described future targets as "challe...
Adult literacy scheme results "challenging," say PAC
The UK Government's multi-billion literacy and numeracy programmes for adults have achieved little and a House of Commons Public Accounts Committee (PAC) report has described future targets as "challe...
UK National News, Jan 24, 2006
Shock as Lexmark move to close Rosyth plant
Computer printer manufacturer Lexmark has announced the closure of its cartridge production plant in Rosyth, Scotland. Workers this morning were told that there would be a meeting at noon. The employ...
Shock as Lexmark move to close Rosyth plant
Computer printer manufacturer Lexmark has announced the closure of its cartridge production plant in Rosyth, Scotland. Workers this morning were told that there would be a meeting at noon. The employ...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 24, 2006
Investigation underway at Invest NI
Police are investigating a report involving Invest Northern Ireland, the government's economic development agency, which has led to the suspension of two members of staff. The initial investigation b...
Investigation underway at Invest NI
Police are investigating a report involving Invest Northern Ireland, the government's economic development agency, which has led to the suspension of two members of staff. The initial investigation b...
UK National News, Jan 24, 2006
Whale's bones to go to Natural History Museum
The whale, which died in the River Thames at the weekend, is to be given to the Natural History Museum. The young female bottlenose whale made headlines around the world when she swam into the Thames...
Whale's bones to go to Natural History Museum
The whale, which died in the River Thames at the weekend, is to be given to the Natural History Museum. The young female bottlenose whale made headlines around the world when she swam into the Thames...
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Northern Ireland WeatherToday:Low cloud, mist or fog at first will clear through the morning to leave a dry day with some prolonged sunny spells through the afternoon. Maximum temperature 21 °C.Tonight:Dry with clear spells for most places through the evening and overnight will allow the odd mist or fog patch to form. Coastal low cloud spreads into northern counties. Minimum temperature 9 °C.
