Northern Ireland News for March 2007 : Page 2

Recruitment News, Mar 29, 2007
Major Developments for GlaxoSmithKline in Cork
Irish Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Micheál Martin has announced that GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) is to invest up to 250 million euros over five years in its production site at Currabinny, ...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 29, 2007
Renewable energy grants hit £1m mark
The Department of Enterprise, Trade and Enterprises (DETI) has processed £1 million worth of grant claims through its renewable energy initiative – Reconnect. The Reconnect scheme offers grant of up ...
UK National News, Mar 29, 2007
Man jailed for monkey theft
A man has been jailed for 12 months for stealing a rare squirrel monkey from Chessington World of Adventures in Surrey. Marlon Brown, 23, was part of a group that stole Spongebob, an endangered Boliv...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 29, 2007
High quality training key to success
The Permanent Secretary of the Department for Employment and Learning, Aideen McGinley today officially opened the rebuilt Workforce Training Services. Located on the Springfield Road, Workforce has ...
UK National News, Mar 28, 2007
MoD releases evidence over Iran boat dispute
The Ministry of Defence has released evidence confirming that the British vessel at the centre of a dispute with Iran was 1.7 nautical miles inside Iraqi territory when Iranian forces seized the perso...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 28, 2007
St Andrews talks cost over £392,000
The overall costs of three days of intensive talks between the two governments and Northern Ireland’s political parties last October at St Andrew’s cost £391,783, according to the Northern Ireland Off...
UK National News, Mar 28, 2007
Investigation continues into British woman's death in Japan
Police are continuing to search for a Japanese man in connection with the death of a British woman whose body was found in a bathtub filled with sand in Japan. The body of 22-year-old Lindsay Ann Haw...
UK National News, Mar 28, 2007
Teenager still held over sister's death
Police are continuing to question a 14-year-old girl in connection with the fatal stabbing of her 16-year-old sister in West Yorkshire. Both girls were found at a house in Ovenden in Halifax sufferin...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 28, 2007
Carrickfergus 'pimp' jailed for four months
A man has been jailed for four months after being convicted of the offence of controlling prostitutes for gain. Michael Hill, 39, of Plantation Avenue, Carrickfergus began hiring out limos for stag p...
UK National News, Mar 28, 2007
Lampard ruled out of England squad for Andorra
England midfielder Frank Lampard has been ruled out of the squad for the team's Euro 2008 qualifier against Andorra on Wednesday night. The 28-year-old Chelsea star has been left out of the squad due...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 28, 2007
Motorcyclist dies in County Down road collision
A motorcyclist has died following a road traffic collision in County Down. It is understood the 29-year-old male, named as Martin Francis McDonald, was riding a motorcycle and collided with a car on ...
UK National News, Mar 28, 2007
Authors lose Da Vinci Code appeal
Two authors who claimed that 'Da Vinci Code' author Dan Brown copied ideas from their book have lost their legal battle at the Court of Appeal. Michael Baigent and Richard Leigh took their case - arg...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 28, 2007
House of Lords vote for ‘50/50’ police force
The House of Lords has renewed the 50/50 recruitment rule for the PSNI by a majority of 44. It puts into practice a recommendation made in 1999 by Lord Patten that the local police force should be sp...
UK National News, Mar 28, 2007
Chewing gum ads caused 'deep offence'
Television commercials for Trident chewing gum have been banned after the industry watchdog deemed them to be offensive to Britain's African Caribbean population. More than 500 complaints were receiv...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 28, 2007
‘Masterplan’ to help north coast tourism
Around £10 million has been spent on an initiative to promote tourism on the Causeway Coast and the Glens of Antrim. The funding is part of a £50 million 10-year 'masterplan' to promote tourism in th...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 28, 2007
Local lecturers strike over pay
Lecturers across Northern Ireland are taking strike action as part of a long-running dispute over pay. It is the seventh strike by the 16 Further Education colleges who are seeking pay parity between...
UK National News, Mar 28, 2007
Paedophile jailed for online grooming
A man has been jailed for three-and-a-half years for attempting to meet what he believed to be an eleven-year-old girl after 'grooming' her on the internet. David Carey, of Chappel Park Road, Battle ...
Recruitment News, Mar 28, 2007
IBM Draws On Skilled Workforce To Fuel Tivoli Software Development
Irish Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Micheál Martin TD announced that IBM Corporation will expand its operations in Ireland at the IBM Tivoli software development labs in Cork and Galwa...
UK National News, Mar 28, 2007
Tougher penalties for football hooligans introduced
The government is set to remove existing time limitations on key football banning order laws and introduce penalties to tackle football disorder. Banning orders prevent known troublemakers from atten...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 28, 2007
Cross border scams go under the spotlight
Mass marketing scams were the focus of discussion by the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment (DETI) in Dublin yesterday. DETI’s Trading Standards Service and Consumerline attended the Offi...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 28, 2007
Shoppers given ‘MoreTime’ in Belfast
Belfast City Council is rolling out the red carpet for shoppers on Wednesday 4 April in celebration of one year of extended shopping. The event, in association with Translink, Roads Service and PSNI,...
UK National News, Mar 27, 2007
Teenager found guilty of young father's murder
A teenager has been found guilty of murdering young father-of-one Peter Woodhams on the doorstep of his home. Bradley Tucker, 18, shot Mr Woodhams, the father of a three-year-old boy, in Canning Town...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 27, 2007
Loyalist sentenced to eight years for manslaughter
Leading Loyalist William ‘Mo’ Courtney has been sentenced to eight years imprisonment for his part in the killing of UDA feud victim Alan McCullough. The 21-year-old’s body was found in a shallow gra...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 27, 2007
MEP quits over power-sharing plans
Democratic Unionist Party MEP Jim Allister has announced his resignation today. Mr Allister, a fierce critic of the plans for the DUP to power-share with Sinn Fein, has made the announcement at a new...
UK National News, Mar 27, 2007
FA Cup final to be held at Wembley stadium
This year's FA Cup final will be held at the new Wembley Stadium on May 19, the Football Association has confirmed. Brent Council has awarded the stadium with its General Safety Certificate following...
UK National News, Mar 27, 2007
Blair warning for Iran over captured Britons
Prime Minister Tony Blair has warned Iran that a "different phase" in efforts to win the release of fifteen British military personnel captured by Iranian forces will be entered into if diplomatic eff...
UK National News, Mar 27, 2007
British woman's body found in Japan bath
The body of a woman found in a bathtub full of sand in an apartment in Japan has been identified as missing Briton, 22-year-old Lindsey Ann Hawker. Ms Hawker's body was discovered in a block of flats...
UK National News, Mar 27, 2007
Schoolgirl arrested over teenager's death
A 14-year-old girl has been arrested following the death of her 16-year-old sister in West Yorkshire. A 16-year-old girl was found with serious injuries at an address in Ovenden in Halifax after poli...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 27, 2007
Doctor’s bag stolen from surgery car park
Detectives in West Belfast are appealing for information after a doctor’s bag was stolen from a car in west Belfast. The window of the blue Mercedes car was smashed and the bag which contained drugs,...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 27, 2007
Armed gang rob family in Antrim
Police in Antrim are appealing for information following an aggravated robbery in the area on Monday. An armed gang forced their way into a house in the Cedars area at around 9.30pm on Monday. The g...