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Northern Ireland News for July 2006 : Page 2
Northern Ireland News, Jul 28, 2006
Two released in attempted murder probe
Two people who were arrested in connection with inquiries into the attempted murder of a man in Londonderry two weeks ago, have been released on police bail. Two others are still being held by police...
Two released in attempted murder probe
Two people who were arrested in connection with inquiries into the attempted murder of a man in Londonderry two weeks ago, have been released on police bail. Two others are still being held by police...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 28, 2006
Fire crews attacked at Derry fire
Firefighters in Londonderry have been attacked while tackling a fire in the city yesterday evening. It has been reported that fire crews were attending the scene of a gorse fire at Earhart Park in th...
Fire crews attacked at Derry fire
Firefighters in Londonderry have been attacked while tackling a fire in the city yesterday evening. It has been reported that fire crews were attending the scene of a gorse fire at Earhart Park in th...
UK National News, Jul 28, 2006
Thunderstorms forecast for UK
The recent heatwave in the UK has ended with a series of thunderstorms across the south and east of England and predictions of further storms and more rain across the country. More thunderstorms have...
Thunderstorms forecast for UK
The recent heatwave in the UK has ended with a series of thunderstorms across the south and east of England and predictions of further storms and more rain across the country. More thunderstorms have...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 28, 2006
Workers strike at Armagh cheese factory
Around 100 workers at a County Armagh cheese factory are expected to go on strike today. It is understood that the dispute at the factory, which is one of the largest mozzarella cheese manufacturers ...
Workers strike at Armagh cheese factory
Around 100 workers at a County Armagh cheese factory are expected to go on strike today. It is understood that the dispute at the factory, which is one of the largest mozzarella cheese manufacturers ...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 28, 2006
Radio campaign highlights exploitative practices
The first Polish and Portuguese language radio advertising campaign is to be launched in Northern Ireland in a bid to encourage workers in the agriculture, horticulture and food/drink processing and p...
Radio campaign highlights exploitative practices
The first Polish and Portuguese language radio advertising campaign is to be launched in Northern Ireland in a bid to encourage workers in the agriculture, horticulture and food/drink processing and p...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 28, 2006
Beached whale put down by vet
A young fin whale, which was stranded for three days in Larne Harbour in County Antrim, has been put down by vets after it beached near Kilcoan. The mammal died at around 7.30pm yesterday evening aft...
Beached whale put down by vet
A young fin whale, which was stranded for three days in Larne Harbour in County Antrim, has been put down by vets after it beached near Kilcoan. The mammal died at around 7.30pm yesterday evening aft...
UK National News, Jul 27, 2006
Energy bills set to rise again
British Gas owner Centrica has announced plans to increase energy bills from September. Centrica announced that gas bills would increase by 12.4%, while electricity bills would rise by 9.4%. British...
Energy bills set to rise again
British Gas owner Centrica has announced plans to increase energy bills from September. Centrica announced that gas bills would increase by 12.4%, while electricity bills would rise by 9.4%. British...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 27, 2006
Post Office robbed in County Antrim
Police in County Antrim are appealing for information following a robbery at a sub post office near Ballymoney. The incident happened at Killan's sub-post Office at Bendooragh Road, at around 10.30am...
Post Office robbed in County Antrim
Police in County Antrim are appealing for information following a robbery at a sub post office near Ballymoney. The incident happened at Killan's sub-post Office at Bendooragh Road, at around 10.30am...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 27, 2006
RIR soldiers to be sent to Afghanistan
Around 60 Royal Irish Regiment soldiers are to be sent to Afghanistan as part of military reinforcements tasked to the region. The soldiers, who are all from the RIR's first battalion, are to travel ...
RIR soldiers to be sent to Afghanistan
Around 60 Royal Irish Regiment soldiers are to be sent to Afghanistan as part of military reinforcements tasked to the region. The soldiers, who are all from the RIR's first battalion, are to travel ...
UK National News, Jul 27, 2006
E.coli infection kills two-year-old
A two-year-old child has died after contracting a strain of E.coli, health officials have announced. The child, reported to be a girl from South Ayrshire, died at the Royal Hospital for Sick Children...
E.coli infection kills two-year-old
A two-year-old child has died after contracting a strain of E.coli, health officials have announced. The child, reported to be a girl from South Ayrshire, died at the Royal Hospital for Sick Children...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 27, 2006
Attempted abduction in County Tyrone
Detectives in County Tyrone are appealing for information, following an attempted abduction of a baby yesterday morning. Just before 11am, a woman called to the family's home in the Westland Road Sou...
Attempted abduction in County Tyrone
Detectives in County Tyrone are appealing for information, following an attempted abduction of a baby yesterday morning. Just before 11am, a woman called to the family's home in the Westland Road Sou...
UK National News, Jul 27, 2006
Israeli soldier 'could be released'
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has said that an Israeli soldier captured by Hamas-linked militants in June could be released imminently. However, Hamas have reportedly denied the claims. The Is...
Israeli soldier 'could be released'
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has said that an Israeli soldier captured by Hamas-linked militants in June could be released imminently. However, Hamas have reportedly denied the claims. The Is...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 27, 2006
Four arrested over Derry barbecue attack
Four people have been arrested in Londonderry as part of police investigations into an attack in which a man was seriously injured. Paul McCauley, 29, was beaten unconscious by a gang of around eight...
Four arrested over Derry barbecue attack
Four people have been arrested in Londonderry as part of police investigations into an attack in which a man was seriously injured. Paul McCauley, 29, was beaten unconscious by a gang of around eight...
Recruitment News, Jul 27, 2006
Minister welcomes increased venture capital seeding
According to the Enterprise Ireland Seed and Venture Capital Report, 2005 saw an increased level of investment by the Irish venture capital sector following a period of consolidation in recent years. ...
Minister welcomes increased venture capital seeding
According to the Enterprise Ireland Seed and Venture Capital Report, 2005 saw an increased level of investment by the Irish venture capital sector following a period of consolidation in recent years. ...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 27, 2006
Exclusion zone placed around whale
Police have set a 300m exclusion zone around a whale which has been stranded in Larne Lough in County Antrim for the past three days. A spokesperson for the PSNI today said that any vessel venturing ...
Exclusion zone placed around whale
Police have set a 300m exclusion zone around a whale which has been stranded in Larne Lough in County Antrim for the past three days. A spokesperson for the PSNI today said that any vessel venturing ...
UK National News, Jul 27, 2006
Civil trial granted over police shooting
The family of a man who was shot dead while naked and unarmed in his flat will be allowed to put the force on trial for unlawful killing. On Thursday, judges at the Court of Appeal ruled that a civil...
Civil trial granted over police shooting
The family of a man who was shot dead while naked and unarmed in his flat will be allowed to put the force on trial for unlawful killing. On Thursday, judges at the Court of Appeal ruled that a civil...
UK National News, Jul 27, 2006
Boxer pleads not guilty to dangerous driving
Boxer Amir Khan has appeared in court charged with dangerous driving. The 19-year-old Olympic silver medallist pleaded not guilty at Bolton Magistrates Court on Thursday. The charges relate to an in...
Boxer pleads not guilty to dangerous driving
Boxer Amir Khan has appeared in court charged with dangerous driving. The 19-year-old Olympic silver medallist pleaded not guilty at Bolton Magistrates Court on Thursday. The charges relate to an in...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 27, 2006
DUP and Education Minister discuss SEELB situation
A DUP delegation comprised of Iris Robinson, Peter Robinson, Edwin Poots, Peter Weir and Cllr Jimmy Spratt, have today met with Education Minister Maria Eagle to discuss issues relating to the removal...
DUP and Education Minister discuss SEELB situation
A DUP delegation comprised of Iris Robinson, Peter Robinson, Edwin Poots, Peter Weir and Cllr Jimmy Spratt, have today met with Education Minister Maria Eagle to discuss issues relating to the removal...
UK National News, Jul 27, 2006
Briton's execution stayed for one month
A British man who is due to be executed in Pakistan has been granted a one-month stay of execution. Mirza Hussain, 36, was due to be hanged on August 3, after being convicted of the killing of a taxi...
Briton's execution stayed for one month
A British man who is due to be executed in Pakistan has been granted a one-month stay of execution. Mirza Hussain, 36, was due to be hanged on August 3, after being convicted of the killing of a taxi...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 27, 2006
Security alert in west Belfast
A security alert is ongoing in west Belfast after a suspicious device was found in the area. Army Technical Officers have been tasked to the North Howard street area of the city, and are currently ex...
Security alert in west Belfast
A security alert is ongoing in west Belfast after a suspicious device was found in the area. Army Technical Officers have been tasked to the North Howard street area of the city, and are currently ex...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 27, 2006
Police return to Garnerville College after gas alert
Officers and staff at the Garnerville Police Training College in east Belfast have been allowed to return to the building. The premises was evacuated just before 12pm today, following reports of a su...
Police return to Garnerville College after gas alert
Officers and staff at the Garnerville Police Training College in east Belfast have been allowed to return to the building. The premises was evacuated just before 12pm today, following reports of a su...
UK National News, Jul 27, 2006
Government 'steps up' national fitness programme
Around 100,000 pedometers are being made available to the public under a new government programme aimed at encouraging people to get fitter and healthier. The National Step-o-Meter Programme, which i...
Government 'steps up' national fitness programme
Around 100,000 pedometers are being made available to the public under a new government programme aimed at encouraging people to get fitter and healthier. The National Step-o-Meter Programme, which i...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 27, 2006
Suspected arson attack on petrol station
Police are treating an overnight fire at a petrol station in south Belfast, as malicious. The Fire and Rescue services and the PSNI were alerted to the blaze at the BP garage on the Ravenhill Road ar...
Suspected arson attack on petrol station
Police are treating an overnight fire at a petrol station in south Belfast, as malicious. The Fire and Rescue services and the PSNI were alerted to the blaze at the BP garage on the Ravenhill Road ar...
UK National News, Jul 27, 2006
Teachers 'least bored' in their jobs
Graduates who choose a career in teaching are the least likely to be bored by their jobs, according to a new survey. The first 'Workforce Boredom Index', produced by the Training and Development Agen...
Teachers 'least bored' in their jobs
Graduates who choose a career in teaching are the least likely to be bored by their jobs, according to a new survey. The first 'Workforce Boredom Index', produced by the Training and Development Agen...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 27, 2006
Report reveals new house price rises
The Northern Ireland Housing Bulletin published today by the Department for Social Development has revealed an average 12.3% rise for new house prices. The report included the sale figures of new hou...
Report reveals new house price rises
The Northern Ireland Housing Bulletin published today by the Department for Social Development has revealed an average 12.3% rise for new house prices. The report included the sale figures of new hou...
Business News, Jul 26, 2006
Company wins £50m McDonalds contract
A west Belfast packaging firm has secured a £50 million contract to supply McDonald’s European fast food restaurants for the next five years. Delta Print & Packaging, who are based in Kennedy Way in ...
Company wins £50m McDonalds contract
A west Belfast packaging firm has secured a £50 million contract to supply McDonald’s European fast food restaurants for the next five years. Delta Print & Packaging, who are based in Kennedy Way in ...
UK National News, Jul 26, 2006
Victory for Iraq families at Court of Appeal
The families of British soldiers killed in Iraq have made a legal breakthrough in their bid to get a full public inquiry held into why Britain entered into the conflict. The Court of Appeal ruled tha...
Victory for Iraq families at Court of Appeal
The families of British soldiers killed in Iraq have made a legal breakthrough in their bid to get a full public inquiry held into why Britain entered into the conflict. The Court of Appeal ruled tha...
Business News, Jul 26, 2006
Coleraine company launches innovative software in US
Coleraine-based Mamore Technologies is launching new software for the US healthcare industry. The company, founded by Conal Loughrey, a former IT consultant at PricewaterhouseCoopers in London, New Y...
Coleraine company launches innovative software in US
Coleraine-based Mamore Technologies is launching new software for the US healthcare industry. The company, founded by Conal Loughrey, a former IT consultant at PricewaterhouseCoopers in London, New Y...
UK National News, Jul 26, 2006
Corruption claims made over Lawrence murder
The family of murdered black teenager Stephen Lawrence have called for a new inquiry into his death, after claims of police corruption were made in a new television documentary. In the BBC One docume...
Corruption claims made over Lawrence murder
The family of murdered black teenager Stephen Lawrence have called for a new inquiry into his death, after claims of police corruption were made in a new television documentary. In the BBC One docume...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 26, 2006
Two die in County Tyrone collision
Two men have died following a road traffic collision in County Tyrone yesterday evening. The incident happened on the main A5 road between Newtownstewart and Strabane at around 7pm, and involved two ...
Two die in County Tyrone collision
Two men have died following a road traffic collision in County Tyrone yesterday evening. The incident happened on the main A5 road between Newtownstewart and Strabane at around 7pm, and involved two ...
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Northern Ireland WeatherThis Evening and Tonight:Dry in the southeast at first otherwise widespread light rain or drizzle for most. It will turn mostly dry towards dawn, although a few patches of light rain or drizzle continuing, mainly in the southwest. Minimum temperature 5 °C.
