Northern Ireland News for March 2006 : Page 9
Northern Ireland News, Mar 15, 2006
Two arrested in connection with Thomas Devlin murder
Police have arrested a 22-year-old man and a 22-year-old woman in connection with the investigation into the fatal stabbing of north Belfast schoolboy Thomas Devlin. There are no further details as y...
Two arrested in connection with Thomas Devlin murder
Police have arrested a 22-year-old man and a 22-year-old woman in connection with the investigation into the fatal stabbing of north Belfast schoolboy Thomas Devlin. There are no further details as y...
UK National News, Mar 15, 2006
Jowell announces 'unique' BBC Charter
Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell has published a white paper on the future of the BBC. Ms Jowell described the charter as a "unique solution for a unique organisation," with measures to put the licence...
Jowell announces 'unique' BBC Charter
Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell has published a white paper on the future of the BBC. Ms Jowell described the charter as a "unique solution for a unique organisation," with measures to put the licence...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 15, 2006
NI unemployment 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 unemployment 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...
UK National News, Mar 15, 2006
Vegetarian diet 'keeps weight low'
Meat-eaters who switch to vegetarianism gain less weight than people who make no changes to their diet, a new study has suggested. Scientists from Cancer Research UK studied the eating habits of 22,0...
Vegetarian diet 'keeps weight low'
Meat-eaters who switch to vegetarianism gain less weight than people who make no changes to their diet, a new study has suggested. Scientists from Cancer Research UK studied the eating habits of 22,0...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 15, 2006
Bus and rail fares set to increase
Bus and rail fares are to increase by 9% by the end of March, Translink has announced today. From March 27, the cost of using the Metro service will increase by 7%, with Ulsterbus and NIR fares both ...
Bus and rail fares set to increase
Bus and rail fares are to increase by 9% by the end of March, Translink has announced today. From March 27, the cost of using the Metro service will increase by 7%, with Ulsterbus and NIR fares both ...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 15, 2006
George Best tribute launched into Belfast skies
A high-flying tribute in honour of football legend George Best was launched into the Belfast skies earlier today. Airline Flybe, has named one of its aircrafts after the former Manchester United star...
George Best tribute launched into Belfast skies
A high-flying tribute in honour of football legend George Best was launched into the Belfast skies earlier today. Airline Flybe, has named one of its aircrafts after the former Manchester United star...
UK National News, Mar 14, 2006
British office attacked in Gaza
Protestors have set fire to the British council building in Gaza, following an Israeli raid on a Palestinian prison. It has also been reported that several foreign nationals, including a Swiss Red Cr...
British office attacked in Gaza
Protestors have set fire to the British council building in Gaza, following an Israeli raid on a Palestinian prison. It has also been reported that several foreign nationals, including a Swiss Red Cr...
UK National News, Mar 14, 2006
Man in court over blast deaths
A man has appeared in court charged with murder and arson, following an explosion at a house in Staffordshire which killed four people. Mark Goldstraw (31) from Leek was remanded in custody after bei...
Man in court over blast deaths
A man has appeared in court charged with murder and arson, following an explosion at a house in Staffordshire which killed four people. Mark Goldstraw (31) from Leek was remanded in custody after bei...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 14, 2006
First NI schools to receive specialist status
Northern Ireland's Education Minister, Angela Smith, has today announced that 12 of the province's schools are to receive specialist status by the end of 2006. It is understood that from September th...
First NI schools to receive specialist status
Northern Ireland's Education Minister, Angela Smith, has today announced that 12 of the province's schools are to receive specialist status by the end of 2006. It is understood that from September th...
UK National News, Mar 14, 2006
Government launches sex consent campaign
The government has launched an advertising campaign warning men that they could face a jail sentence if they have sex without consent. The adverts will features in men's magazines, radio stations and...
Government launches sex consent campaign
The government has launched an advertising campaign warning men that they could face a jail sentence if they have sex without consent. The adverts will features in men's magazines, radio stations and...
Recruitment News, Mar 14, 2006
High-Tech Donegal Start-Up Promises 260 New Jobs
It is anticipated that within the next two to three years high-tech firm AssetCo will have generated employment opportunities for more than 260 people in County Donegal. The company is to open new st...
High-Tech Donegal Start-Up Promises 260 New Jobs
It is anticipated that within the next two to three years high-tech firm AssetCo will have generated employment opportunities for more than 260 people in County Donegal. The company is to open new st...
Recruitment News, Mar 14, 2006
Smith Says NI Must Compete On Quality Not Price
Enterprise Minister Angela Smith today painted a positive outlook for Northern Ireland's manufacturing sector over the next decade. The announcement of the government study into the future of the sec...
Smith Says NI Must Compete On Quality Not Price
Enterprise Minister Angela Smith today painted a positive outlook for Northern Ireland's manufacturing sector over the next decade. The announcement of the government study into the future of the sec...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 14, 2006
Man remanded in custody in connection with attack
A 23-year-old man has today been remanded in custody, following an assault in which a man lost both ears. Michael Alex Doyle, 23, from New Barnsley Gardens in west Belfast, was accused of causing gri...
Man remanded in custody in connection with attack
A 23-year-old man has today been remanded in custody, following an assault in which a man lost both ears. Michael Alex Doyle, 23, from New Barnsley Gardens in west Belfast, was accused of causing gri...
Business News, Mar 14, 2006
Minister says NI must compete on quality not price
Enterprise Minister Angela Smith today painted a positive outlook for Northern Ireland's manufacturing sector over the next decade. The announcement of the government study into the future of the sec...
Minister says NI must compete on quality not price
Enterprise Minister Angela Smith today painted a positive outlook for Northern Ireland's manufacturing sector over the next decade. The announcement of the government study into the future of the sec...
Business News, Mar 14, 2006
Boots announces plans to cut 2,250 jobs
Health and beauty retailer Boots has announced plans to cut 2,250 jobs from its supply chain operations over the next three years. The High Street chain is set to build a new £70 million automated wa...
Boots announces plans to cut 2,250 jobs
Health and beauty retailer Boots has announced plans to cut 2,250 jobs from its supply chain operations over the next three years. The High Street chain is set to build a new £70 million automated wa...
UK National News, Mar 14, 2006
Inquest into Red Cap deaths begins
An inquest has been opened into the deaths of six British soldiers killed in southern Iraq in 2003. The six Royal Military Police soldiers were killed when a mob attacked a police station in the town...
Inquest into Red Cap deaths begins
An inquest has been opened into the deaths of six British soldiers killed in southern Iraq in 2003. The six Royal Military Police soldiers were killed when a mob attacked a police station in the town...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 14, 2006
Two men questioned in connection with woman's murder
Police have confirmed that the discovery of a woman's body in east Belfast on Sunday morning is being treated as murder. The victim has been named as 51-year-old Elizabeth McNeill and it is understoo...
Two men questioned in connection with woman's murder
Police have confirmed that the discovery of a woman's body in east Belfast on Sunday morning is being treated as murder. The victim has been named as 51-year-old Elizabeth McNeill and it is understoo...
Recruitment News, Mar 14, 2006
Jobs Go On Closure Of Boots' Belfast Warehouse
Around 50 jobs are to be lost following the closure of the Boots retail warehouse in Belfast. Today, the company has revealed that over the next three years, approximately 2,250 jobs are to be cut fr...
Jobs Go On Closure Of Boots' Belfast Warehouse
Around 50 jobs are to be lost following the closure of the Boots retail warehouse in Belfast. Today, the company has revealed that over the next three years, approximately 2,250 jobs are to be cut fr...
Recruitment News, Mar 14, 2006
Minister Opens New US Headquarters Of Precision Software
Minister for Trade and Commerce, Michael Ahern, has officially opened the new US headquarters of Precision Software in Chicago, Illinois. Minister Ahern is in Chicago to participate in the cities St...
Minister Opens New US Headquarters Of Precision Software
Minister for Trade and Commerce, Michael Ahern, has officially opened the new US headquarters of Precision Software in Chicago, Illinois. Minister Ahern is in Chicago to participate in the cities St...
Recruitment News, Mar 14, 2006
Minister Confirms £31.6million Investment For North West Institute
Infrastructure investment of £31.6million will provide a major boost to the further and higher education sector in the Maiden City. Unveiling details of the new investment package that will involve a...
Minister Confirms £31.6million Investment For North West Institute
Infrastructure investment of £31.6million will provide a major boost to the further and higher education sector in the Maiden City. Unveiling details of the new investment package that will involve a...
UK National News, Mar 14, 2006
Soldier inquiry recommends armour review
An Army Board of Inquiry (BoI) into the death of Fusilier Gordon Gentle in Basrah, Iraq has made a number of recommendations. Nineteen-year-old Gordon Gentle of The Royal Highland Fusiliers was kille...
Soldier inquiry recommends armour review
An Army Board of Inquiry (BoI) into the death of Fusilier Gordon Gentle in Basrah, Iraq has made a number of recommendations. Nineteen-year-old Gordon Gentle of The Royal Highland Fusiliers was kille...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 14, 2006
Police appeal for information following armed robbery in Newtownabbey
Police in Newtownabbey have appealed for information following an armed robbery in the town earlier this afternoon. Just before midday, a man brandishing a knife approached a cash delivery guard on t...
Police appeal for information following armed robbery in Newtownabbey
Police in Newtownabbey have appealed for information following an armed robbery in the town earlier this afternoon. Just before midday, a man brandishing a knife approached a cash delivery guard on t...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 14, 2006
Search resumes for body of County Down fisherman
A new search has been launched to find the body of missing County Down fisherman Connor Bogues. The stormy weather of recent days has caused debris to be washed ashore, which is believed to belong to...
Search resumes for body of County Down fisherman
A new search has been launched to find the body of missing County Down fisherman Connor Bogues. The stormy weather of recent days has caused debris to be washed ashore, which is believed to belong to...
UK National News, Mar 14, 2006
Asylum removal backlog criticised
The government's record on dealing with failed asylum seekers has been criticised by a committee of MPs. The report, by the Public Accounts Committee, suggested that failed asylum seekers were not be...
Asylum removal backlog criticised
The government's record on dealing with failed asylum seekers has been criticised by a committee of MPs. The report, by the Public Accounts Committee, suggested that failed asylum seekers were not be...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 14, 2006
Police relaunch appeal to find missing Holywood man
Police have made a fresh appeal for information on the disappearance of missing County Down man, Martin Kelly who should have been celebrating his 22nd birthday today. CCTV footage has unveiled four ...
Police relaunch appeal to find missing Holywood man
Police have made a fresh appeal for information on the disappearance of missing County Down man, Martin Kelly who should have been celebrating his 22nd birthday today. CCTV footage has unveiled four ...
UK National News, Mar 14, 2006
Inquiry rejects 'sex for visas' claims
A Home Office inquiry has found that there was no evidence of a "sex for visas' scam being operated among immigration staff. However, the inquiry did find that immigration staff had engaged in "unpro...
Inquiry rejects 'sex for visas' claims
A Home Office inquiry has found that there was no evidence of a "sex for visas' scam being operated among immigration staff. However, the inquiry did find that immigration staff had engaged in "unpro...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 14, 2006
Drugs stolen from west Belfast chemists shop
Police in west Belfast have appealed for information following an armed robbery in a chemists shop yesterday afternoon. Two men, one armed with a handgun, entered the premises on Beechmount Avenue at...
Drugs stolen from west Belfast chemists shop
Police in west Belfast have appealed for information following an armed robbery in a chemists shop yesterday afternoon. Two men, one armed with a handgun, entered the premises on Beechmount Avenue at...
UK National News, Mar 14, 2006
Boots announces plans to cut 2,250 jobs
Health and beauty retailer Boots has announced plans to cut 2,250 jobs from its supply chain operations over the next three years. The High Street chain is set to build a new £70 million automated wa...
Boots announces plans to cut 2,250 jobs
Health and beauty retailer Boots has announced plans to cut 2,250 jobs from its supply chain operations over the next three years. The High Street chain is set to build a new £70 million automated wa...
UK National News, Mar 14, 2006
London bomb payouts reach £7 million
Around £7 million has been paid out in compensation to the victims of the July 7 London bombings, the London Bombing Relief Charitable Fund (LBRCF) has announced. The final round of major grants to t...
London bomb payouts reach £7 million
Around £7 million has been paid out in compensation to the victims of the July 7 London bombings, the London Bombing Relief Charitable Fund (LBRCF) has announced. The final round of major grants to t...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 14, 2006
Report released on improving standard of Health and Social Services
A report outlining new standards aimed at raising the quality of Health and Social Services in Northern Ireland has been released today. The Quality Standards for Health and Social Care are to be dev...
Report released on improving standard of Health and Social Services
A report outlining new standards aimed at raising the quality of Health and Social Services in Northern Ireland has been released today. The Quality Standards for Health and Social Care are to be dev...
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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.