Northern Ireland News for March 2006 : Page 8
UK National News, Mar 16, 2006
Boss found guilty over Tebay rail deaths
A rail boss has been found guilty of the manslaughter of four rail workers at Tebay in Cumbria two years ago. Mark Connolly, 44, from Anglesey, North Wales, was found guilty of four counts of manslau...
Boss found guilty over Tebay rail deaths
A rail boss has been found guilty of the manslaughter of four rail workers at Tebay in Cumbria two years ago. Mark Connolly, 44, from Anglesey, North Wales, was found guilty of four counts of manslau...
UK National News, Mar 16, 2006
Housing market recovery 'gathers pace'
The recovery of the housing market gathered pace in February, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has said. According to the latest Rics survey, 17% of its members in England and Wales saw i...
Housing market recovery 'gathers pace'
The recovery of the housing market gathered pace in February, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has said. According to the latest Rics survey, 17% of its members in England and Wales saw i...
UK National News, Mar 16, 2006
Slowing growth for retail sales
UK retail sales growth slowed further in February, following a relatively weak January, the Office of National Statistics has reported. The ONS found that the volume of retail sales in the three mont...
Slowing growth for retail sales
UK retail sales growth slowed further in February, following a relatively weak January, the Office of National Statistics has reported. The ONS found that the volume of retail sales in the three mont...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 16, 2006
Antrim Arts Centre escapes being destroyed in blaze
An Arts Centre in County Antrim has escaped being destroyed during an overnight fire. The blaze broke out in a nearby building, which is used for cultural activities, at the Clotworthy Arts Centre on...
Antrim Arts Centre escapes being destroyed in blaze
An Arts Centre in County Antrim has escaped being destroyed during an overnight fire. The blaze broke out in a nearby building, which is used for cultural activities, at the Clotworthy Arts Centre on...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 16, 2006
Belfast to host St Patrick's Day extravaganza
Belfast is to play host to one of the biggest St Patrick's Day extravaganzas ever to be held in the city. Friday's celebrations will see a host of well-known names take to the stage at Custom House S...
Belfast to host St Patrick's Day extravaganza
Belfast is to play host to one of the biggest St Patrick's Day extravaganzas ever to be held in the city. Friday's celebrations will see a host of well-known names take to the stage at Custom House S...
UK National News, Mar 16, 2006
Camelot fined for online subscriptions problems
UK lottery operator Camelot has been fined £90,000 following problems with its online subscriptions system. Two fines were imposed on Camelot over problems with the implementation of its online subsc...
Camelot fined for online subscriptions problems
UK lottery operator Camelot has been fined £90,000 following problems with its online subscriptions system. Two fines were imposed on Camelot over problems with the implementation of its online subsc...
Recruitment News, Mar 16, 2006
Stable Maker's Expansion To Create New Jobs
Specialist building manufacturer Causeway Coast Stables (CCS) at Macosquin, Coleraine is investing £297,000 with support from Invest Northern Ireland to increase sales of its innovative timber-framed ...
Stable Maker's Expansion To Create New Jobs
Specialist building manufacturer Causeway Coast Stables (CCS) at Macosquin, Coleraine is investing £297,000 with support from Invest Northern Ireland to increase sales of its innovative timber-framed ...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 16, 2006
Duke of York visits NI businesses
The Duke of York has arrived in Northern Ireland to embark on some official engagements. Prince Andrew's first stop was at the Liberty Information Technology (Liberty IT) in Adelaide Street in Belfas...
Duke of York visits NI businesses
The Duke of York has arrived in Northern Ireland to embark on some official engagements. Prince Andrew's first stop was at the Liberty Information Technology (Liberty IT) in Adelaide Street in Belfas...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 16, 2006
Cash boost for learners in north Belfast
The Department for Social Development (DSD) has awarded a grant to the Ashton Community Trust, to enable people in the New Lodge area in North Belfast to gain basic computer skills. The DSD's Belfast...
Cash boost for learners in north Belfast
The Department for Social Development (DSD) has awarded a grant to the Ashton Community Trust, to enable people in the New Lodge area in North Belfast to gain basic computer skills. The DSD's Belfast...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 16, 2006
Stable maker's expansion to create new jobs
Specialist building manufacturer Causeway Coast Stables (CCS) at Macosquin, Coleraine is investing £297,000 with support from Invest Northern Ireland to increase sales of its innovative timber-framed ...
Stable maker's expansion to create new jobs
Specialist building manufacturer Causeway Coast Stables (CCS) at Macosquin, Coleraine is investing £297,000 with support from Invest Northern Ireland to increase sales of its innovative timber-framed ...
UK National News, Mar 16, 2006
Ryanair introduces baggage charges
Budget airline Ryanair has announced plans to charge passengers for checking in baggage. People flying with the Dublin-based carrier will pay £2.50 for each piece of baggage placed in the aircraft ho...
Ryanair introduces baggage charges
Budget airline Ryanair has announced plans to charge passengers for checking in baggage. People flying with the Dublin-based carrier will pay £2.50 for each piece of baggage placed in the aircraft ho...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 16, 2006
NI competitiveness discussed at EDF
The Economic Development Forum (EDF) met recently to discuss Northern Ireland's economic competitiveness. The EDF is comprised of representatives of the private, voluntary and academic sectors, the t...
NI competitiveness discussed at EDF
The Economic Development Forum (EDF) met recently to discuss Northern Ireland's economic competitiveness. The EDF is comprised of representatives of the private, voluntary and academic sectors, the t...
Business News, Mar 16, 2006
NI competitiveness discussed by EDF
The Economic Development Forum (EDF) met recently to discuss Northern Ireland's economic competitiveness. The EDF is comprised of representatives of the private, voluntary and academic sectors, the t...
NI competitiveness discussed by EDF
The Economic Development Forum (EDF) met recently to discuss Northern Ireland's economic competitiveness. The EDF is comprised of representatives of the private, voluntary and academic sectors, the t...
UK National News, Mar 15, 2006
Red Caps' families hear details of deaths
A number of relatives of the six Royal Military Policemen killed by a mob in Iraq have left an inquest in tears after hearing how they died. The inquest at Oxford Coroners Court heard how Cpl Russell...
Red Caps' families hear details of deaths
A number of relatives of the six Royal Military Policemen killed by a mob in Iraq have left an inquest in tears after hearing how they died. The inquest at Oxford Coroners Court heard how Cpl Russell...
UK National News, Mar 15, 2006
Family wins right-to-life baby case
The parents of a seriously disabled baby have won their court battle to prevent doctors from withdrawing life-prolonging treatment from the child. At the High Court today, Mr Justice Holman said that...
Family wins right-to-life baby case
The parents of a seriously disabled baby have won their court battle to prevent doctors from withdrawing life-prolonging treatment from the child. At the High Court today, Mr Justice Holman said that...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 15, 2006
B/E Aerospace doubles production capacity
B/E Aerospace in Kilkeel, one of the world's leading manufacturers of cabin interior products, has announced the opening of newly expanded facility and the creation of 200 new jobs. Attracting £3 mil...
B/E Aerospace doubles production capacity
B/E Aerospace in Kilkeel, one of the world's leading manufacturers of cabin interior products, has announced the opening of newly expanded facility and the creation of 200 new jobs. Attracting £3 mil...
UK National News, Mar 15, 2006
Six men hospitalised after drug trial
Six men are in intensive care after falling ill during trials of a new anti-inflammatory drug. Eight healthy male volunteers participated in the trial of TGN 1412 - a drug manufactured by German comp...
Six men hospitalised after drug trial
Six men are in intensive care after falling ill during trials of a new anti-inflammatory drug. Eight healthy male volunteers participated in the trial of TGN 1412 - a drug manufactured by German comp...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 15, 2006
Royal Victoria Hospital to be main regional trauma centre
The Royal Victoria Hospital is to receive a major boost from the Department of Health, by becoming the regional centre for serious trauma cases in Northern Ireland. It is understood that ambulances a...
Royal Victoria Hospital to be main regional trauma centre
The Royal Victoria Hospital is to receive a major boost from the Department of Health, by becoming the regional centre for serious trauma cases in Northern Ireland. It is understood that ambulances a...
UK National News, Mar 15, 2006
Council workers vote in favour of strike
Council staff have voted in favour of strike action in protest over proposed changes to local government pensions. More than a million staff, including cooks, refuse collectors and civilian police su...
Council workers vote in favour of strike
Council staff have voted in favour of strike action in protest over proposed changes to local government pensions. More than a million staff, including cooks, refuse collectors and civilian police su...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 15, 2006
East Belfast man remanded in custody accused of murdering his wife
A 52-year old east Belfast man has been remanded in custody charged with murdering his wife. James McNeill, 52, from London Road in the east of the city, appeared in Belfast Magistrates Court earlier...
East Belfast man remanded in custody accused of murdering his wife
A 52-year old east Belfast man has been remanded in custody charged with murdering his wife. James McNeill, 52, from London Road in the east of the city, appeared in Belfast Magistrates Court earlier...
UK National News, Mar 15, 2006
English football fans stabbed in Italy
Three Middlesbrough fans have been stabbed in Rome in a violent clash ahead of the football club's UEFA cup match against Roma. The violence broke out in the Campo di Fiori area when two bars, where ...
English football fans stabbed in Italy
Three Middlesbrough fans have been stabbed in Rome in a violent clash ahead of the football club's UEFA cup match against Roma. The violence broke out in the Campo di Fiori area when two bars, where ...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 15, 2006
Shotgun attack on County Armagh home
A family in County Armagh have escaped injury following a gun attack on their home last night. The couple, and a three-year-old girl were in the house in Cyprus Gardens in Lurgan, at around 11.30pm, ...
Shotgun attack on County Armagh home
A family in County Armagh have escaped injury following a gun attack on their home last night. The couple, and a three-year-old girl were in the house in Cyprus Gardens in Lurgan, at around 11.30pm, ...
Recruitment News, Mar 15, 2006
NI Employment Remains At Low Level
Figures released today have revealed that Northern Ireland has the highest number of jobs on record and an unemployment rate equal to its lowest ever level. Statistics from the Quarterly Employment S...
NI Employment Remains At Low Level
Figures released today have revealed that Northern Ireland has the highest number of jobs on record and an unemployment rate equal to its lowest ever level. Statistics from the Quarterly Employment S...
Recruitment News, Mar 15, 2006
B/E Aerospace Doubles Capacity And Creates 200 Jobs In Co Down
B/E Aerospace in Kilkeel, one of the world's leading manufacturers of cabin interior products, has announced the opening of newly expanded facility and the creation of 200 new jobs. Attracting £3 mil...
B/E Aerospace Doubles Capacity And Creates 200 Jobs In Co Down
B/E Aerospace in Kilkeel, one of the world's leading manufacturers of cabin interior products, has announced the opening of newly expanded facility and the creation of 200 new jobs. Attracting £3 mil...
Business News, Mar 15, 2006
NI employment remains at low level
Figures released today have revealed that Northern Ireland has the highest number of jobs on record and an unemployment rate equal to its lowest ever level. Statistics from the Quarterly Employment S...
NI employment remains at low level
Figures released today have revealed that Northern Ireland has the highest number of jobs on record and an unemployment rate equal to its lowest ever level. Statistics from the Quarterly Employment S...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 15, 2006
DUP leader told 'talk to Sinn Fein'
Northern Ireland Secretary Peter Hain has told the DUP leader that at "some point" his party will have to speak to Sinn Fein. During Northern Ireland questions in the House of Commons, the Northern I...
DUP leader told 'talk to Sinn Fein'
Northern Ireland Secretary Peter Hain has told the DUP leader that at "some point" his party will have to speak to Sinn Fein. During Northern Ireland questions in the House of Commons, the Northern I...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 15, 2006
British Airways to cut 100 jobs in Belfast
British Airways (BA) are to cut 100 jobs in Belfast as part of plans to restructure its UK direct sales operations and axe 400 jobs across the UK. The closure of the airline's Belfast-based call cent...
British Airways to cut 100 jobs in Belfast
British Airways (BA) are to cut 100 jobs in Belfast as part of plans to restructure its UK direct sales operations and axe 400 jobs across the UK. The closure of the airline's Belfast-based call cent...
UK National News, Mar 15, 2006
Five arrested over Muhammad cartoon protests
Five men have been arrested over their alleged involvement in protests outside the Danish Embassy in London over cartoons satirising the Prophet Muhammad. All five of the men are suspected of "using ...
Five arrested over Muhammad cartoon protests
Five men have been arrested over their alleged involvement in protests outside the Danish Embassy in London over cartoons satirising the Prophet Muhammad. All five of the men are suspected of "using ...
UK National News, Mar 15, 2006
Woman arrested over Kent depot robbery
Police investigating the £53 million robbery at the Securitas depot in Kent have arrested a 27-year-old woman on suspicion of money laundering. The woman was arrested in Chatham, Kent yesterday after...
Woman arrested over Kent depot robbery
Police investigating the £53 million robbery at the Securitas depot in Kent have arrested a 27-year-old woman on suspicion of money laundering. The woman was arrested in Chatham, Kent yesterday after...
UK National News, Mar 15, 2006
BA announces job cuts
British Airways is to cut 400 jobs as part of plans to restructure its UK direct sales operations. The airline said that it will close its Belfast-based customer call centre, with the loss of 100 job...
BA announces job cuts
British Airways is to cut 400 jobs as part of plans to restructure its UK direct sales operations. The airline said that it will close its Belfast-based customer call centre, with the loss of 100 job...
-
Northern Ireland WeatherToday:A sunny but frosty start for many. However cloud increases by midday with a few showers reaching the north coast, these mostly light but spreading inland this afternoon. Chilly. Maximum temperature 8 °C.Tonight:A rather cloudy evening with scattered showers. Becoming drier through the night with some good clear spells developing and a patchy frost away from coasts. Minimum temperature 0 °C.