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Northern Ireland News for March 2007 : Page 4
Northern Ireland News, Mar 23, 2007
Police injured during Westlink disturbance
Two police officers have been injured following disturbances in Belfast on Thursday evening. They received minor injuries as they were responding to reports that a number of youths had been throwing ...
Police injured during Westlink disturbance
Two police officers have been injured following disturbances in Belfast on Thursday evening. They received minor injuries as they were responding to reports that a number of youths had been throwing ...
UK National News, Mar 23, 2007
Raids on suspected passport factories
Charges have been brought against 15 people after police raided what are suspected to have been "passport factories." Police mounted early morning raids at sites in London resulting in 13 premises be...
Raids on suspected passport factories
Charges have been brought against 15 people after police raided what are suspected to have been "passport factories." Police mounted early morning raids at sites in London resulting in 13 premises be...
UK National News, Mar 23, 2007
Webcam chatroom death investigated
The death of a 42-year-old man is being investigated by police following an apparent suicide which was seen in a webcam chatroom. Police responded to an emergency call to an address near Telford in S...
Webcam chatroom death investigated
The death of a 42-year-old man is being investigated by police following an apparent suicide which was seen in a webcam chatroom. Police responded to an emergency call to an address near Telford in S...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 23, 2007
Illegal fuel plant uncovered in County Armagh
An acid fuel plant has been dismantled following an operation by the HM Revenue & Customs, with assistance by the PSNI. The mobile plant had been concealed in the back of a disused truck close to nea...
Illegal fuel plant uncovered in County Armagh
An acid fuel plant has been dismantled following an operation by the HM Revenue & Customs, with assistance by the PSNI. The mobile plant had been concealed in the back of a disused truck close to nea...
UK National News, Mar 23, 2007
Top US shows to be placed online
In a broadside against the rise of video sharing websites, Fox and NBC Universal are set to launch an Internet video distribution network to provide top television and film online. The site will debu...
Top US shows to be placed online
In a broadside against the rise of video sharing websites, Fox and NBC Universal are set to launch an Internet video distribution network to provide top television and film online. The site will debu...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 23, 2007
Balmoral High School set to close
Education Minister Maria Eagle has announced that Balmoral high School will close at the end of August 2007. The Minister highlighted that the decision to close the post-primary school, located in th...
Balmoral High School set to close
Education Minister Maria Eagle has announced that Balmoral high School will close at the end of August 2007. The Minister highlighted that the decision to close the post-primary school, located in th...
UK National News, Mar 23, 2007
PlayStation 3 on sale in Europe
The PlayStation 3 (PS3) has been launched in Europe, as Sony aims to retake the gaming market from Microsoft and Nintendo. While the PlayStation remains strong it has lost ground in recent years to M...
PlayStation 3 on sale in Europe
The PlayStation 3 (PS3) has been launched in Europe, as Sony aims to retake the gaming market from Microsoft and Nintendo. While the PlayStation remains strong it has lost ground in recent years to M...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 23, 2007
Northern Ireland poet receives £40,000 prize
Northern Ireland poet Derek Mahon has been awarded the David Cohen Prize for a lifetime’s achievement in English-language writing. Belfast-born poet was awarded £40,000 at the British Library. “The...
Northern Ireland poet receives £40,000 prize
Northern Ireland poet Derek Mahon has been awarded the David Cohen Prize for a lifetime’s achievement in English-language writing. Belfast-born poet was awarded £40,000 at the British Library. “The...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 23, 2007
Lansdowne Road redevelopment to go ahead
The redevelopment of one of Ireland’s premier sports grounds has today been given the go-ahead. Despite fierce opposition and a seven-month review of the project, planners unanimously gave the all-cl...
Lansdowne Road redevelopment to go ahead
The redevelopment of one of Ireland’s premier sports grounds has today been given the go-ahead. Despite fierce opposition and a seven-month review of the project, planners unanimously gave the all-cl...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 22, 2007
Chancellor offers £35 billion for devolution
Northern Ireland politicians have today met with the Chancellor Gordon Brown as the devolution deadline approaches. Mr Brown has told the political leaders an extra £1billion will be pledged to the g...
Chancellor offers £35 billion for devolution
Northern Ireland politicians have today met with the Chancellor Gordon Brown as the devolution deadline approaches. Mr Brown has told the political leaders an extra £1billion will be pledged to the g...
UK National News, Mar 22, 2007
European Union supports 'open skies' deal
European Union transport ministers have backed an 'open skies' deal which aims to ease restrictions on air travel between Europe and the US. The deal will allow European airlines to fly to any US cit...
European Union supports 'open skies' deal
European Union transport ministers have backed an 'open skies' deal which aims to ease restrictions on air travel between Europe and the US. The deal will allow European airlines to fly to any US cit...
UK National News, Mar 22, 2007
Youth arrested over ice rink murder
Police investigating the murder of a teenager at an ice rink in southwest London have arrested a 16-year-old youth. James Andre Smartt-Ford, 16, was shot twice in front of hundreds of people at the S...
Youth arrested over ice rink murder
Police investigating the murder of a teenager at an ice rink in southwest London have arrested a 16-year-old youth. James Andre Smartt-Ford, 16, was shot twice in front of hundreds of people at the S...
UK National News, Mar 22, 2007
Hostage rescued after eight-day ordeal
A man has been rescued after being held hostage for eight days in what is believed to have been a dispute between drug gangs. The 42-year-old man is understood to have been kidnapped while on his way...
Hostage rescued after eight-day ordeal
A man has been rescued after being held hostage for eight days in what is believed to have been a dispute between drug gangs. The 42-year-old man is understood to have been kidnapped while on his way...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 22, 2007
£1.2 million funding to be given to UDA
Plans by the government to give an organisation connected with a loyalist paramilitary group more than £1 million have been announced today. The Ulster Political Research Group (UPRG) will be given £...
£1.2 million funding to be given to UDA
Plans by the government to give an organisation connected with a loyalist paramilitary group more than £1 million have been announced today. The Ulster Political Research Group (UPRG) will be given £...
UK National News, Mar 22, 2007
Oxygen emergency device blamed for submarine blast
An explosion onboard a nuclear submarine, which killed two British sailors, was caused by an emergency oxygen device, it has been confirmed. The incident happened early on Wednesday morning onboard t...
Oxygen emergency device blamed for submarine blast
An explosion onboard a nuclear submarine, which killed two British sailors, was caused by an emergency oxygen device, it has been confirmed. The incident happened early on Wednesday morning onboard t...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 22, 2007
Loyalist pleads guilty to manslaughter of UDA member
Leading loyalist William ‘Mo’ Courtney has today admitted to the manslaughter of UDA feud victim Alan McCullough. Mr McCullough’s body was found in a shallow grave on the outskirts of Belfast in 2003...
Loyalist pleads guilty to manslaughter of UDA member
Leading loyalist William ‘Mo’ Courtney has today admitted to the manslaughter of UDA feud victim Alan McCullough. Mr McCullough’s body was found in a shallow grave on the outskirts of Belfast in 2003...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 22, 2007
Police investigate 'sudden death' of local man
Police are appealing for information after the body of a local man was discovered this morning in Belfast. A resident found the man’s body at Killaney Avenue in the Old Warren Estate, near maisonette...
Police investigate 'sudden death' of local man
Police are appealing for information after the body of a local man was discovered this morning in Belfast. A resident found the man’s body at Killaney Avenue in the Old Warren Estate, near maisonette...
Recruitment News, Mar 22, 2007
Minister Announces Innovation and Research Initiatives
Irish Minister for Enterprise, Trade & Employment Micheál Martin has unveiled a 10m euro fund to assist small Irish firms to become more innovative. He also outlined further details of a network of C...
Minister Announces Innovation and Research Initiatives
Irish Minister for Enterprise, Trade & Employment Micheál Martin has unveiled a 10m euro fund to assist small Irish firms to become more innovative. He also outlined further details of a network of C...
Recruitment News, Mar 22, 2007
Minister Announces Publication Of Guide To The Employees Act
Mr Tony Killeen, Irish Minister for Labour Affairs at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, has drawn attention to the fact that companies with at least 100 employees will fall within th...
Minister Announces Publication Of Guide To The Employees Act
Mr Tony Killeen, Irish Minister for Labour Affairs at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, has drawn attention to the fact that companies with at least 100 employees will fall within th...
UK National News, Mar 22, 2007
Further tests awaited on Pakistan coach
Further test results are awaited on the body of Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer as police in Jamaica continue to treat his death as suspicious. The 58-year-old former England cricketer died on Sun...
Further tests awaited on Pakistan coach
Further test results are awaited on the body of Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer as police in Jamaica continue to treat his death as suspicious. The 58-year-old former England cricketer died on Sun...
UK National News, Mar 22, 2007
Armed gang snatch man from security van
A man in police custody was taken from a security van outside a court in Manchester, when three armed men attacked the van. The men, who were armed with large kitchen knives, attacked the van, which ...
Armed gang snatch man from security van
A man in police custody was taken from a security van outside a court in Manchester, when three armed men attacked the van. The men, who were armed with large kitchen knives, attacked the van, which ...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 22, 2007
Body of man found in County Armagh
One man has been arrested following the death of a man in Lurgan, County Armagh. The victim has been named as Paul Andrew Magee, 39 from Woodville Street in Lurgan. His body was found lying behind a...
Body of man found in County Armagh
One man has been arrested following the death of a man in Lurgan, County Armagh. The victim has been named as Paul Andrew Magee, 39 from Woodville Street in Lurgan. His body was found lying behind a...
UK National News, Mar 22, 2007
Four questioned over teenager's stabbing
Police are continuing to question four men who were arrested in connection with the fatal stabbing of 15-year-old Adam Regis in east London at the weekend. The four men, all aged in their late teens ...
Four questioned over teenager's stabbing
Police are continuing to question four men who were arrested in connection with the fatal stabbing of 15-year-old Adam Regis in east London at the weekend. The four men, all aged in their late teens ...
UK National News, Mar 22, 2007
Teenage girls more at risk from 'cyber-bullying'
Teenage girls are becoming more at risk of 'cyber-bullying', a new study has claimed. Those who were bullied in this way - by text message or e-mail - are also more likely to have fewer friends and a...
Teenage girls more at risk from 'cyber-bullying'
Teenage girls are becoming more at risk of 'cyber-bullying', a new study has claimed. Those who were bullied in this way - by text message or e-mail - are also more likely to have fewer friends and a...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 22, 2007
Report criticises Translink over delays and overspending
A report released today by an audit office has criticised the delays and overspending in the re-laying of the Belfast to Bangor railway line. Northern Ireland Auditor General John Dowdall’s report re...
Report criticises Translink over delays and overspending
A report released today by an audit office has criticised the delays and overspending in the re-laying of the Belfast to Bangor railway line. Northern Ireland Auditor General John Dowdall’s report re...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 22, 2007
Four east Lisburn primary schools to close
Education Minister, Maria Eagle, has announced that Charley Memorial Primary School, Drumbo Primary School, Hillhall Primary School and Lambeg Primary School will close at the end of August 2007. The...
Four east Lisburn primary schools to close
Education Minister, Maria Eagle, has announced that Charley Memorial Primary School, Drumbo Primary School, Hillhall Primary School and Lambeg Primary School will close at the end of August 2007. The...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 22, 2007
Northern Ireland rocks Washington
Leading performers from Northern Ireland will dazzle Washington DC this week as the Rediscover Northern Ireland programme gets underway. Northern Ireland rock band Snow Patrol will play to thousands ...
Northern Ireland rocks Washington
Leading performers from Northern Ireland will dazzle Washington DC this week as the Rediscover Northern Ireland programme gets underway. Northern Ireland rock band Snow Patrol will play to thousands ...
UK National News, Mar 21, 2007
Basic income tax rate cut in Brown's eleventh budget
Chancellor Gordon Brown has announced a 2% cut in the basic income tax rate from April 2008 in his eleventh Budget. However, he has also scrapped the 10p lower band, which has prompted critics to cla...
Basic income tax rate cut in Brown's eleventh budget
Chancellor Gordon Brown has announced a 2% cut in the basic income tax rate from April 2008 in his eleventh Budget. However, he has also scrapped the 10p lower band, which has prompted critics to cla...
Recruitment News, Mar 21, 2007
Minister Killeen Launches ESRI Surveys On Workplace Bullying
Mr Tony Killeen, Minister for Labour Affairs has published the results of two national surveys relating to workplace bullying, one of workers, ie, individuals at work including employees and self empl...
Minister Killeen Launches ESRI Surveys On Workplace Bullying
Mr Tony Killeen, Minister for Labour Affairs has published the results of two national surveys relating to workplace bullying, one of workers, ie, individuals at work including employees and self empl...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 21, 2007
Minister announces enforcement time for smoke-free legislation
Health Minister, Paul Goggins today announced that enforcement of Northern Ireland’s smoke-free legislation will begin at 6.00am on 30 April 2007. Making the announcement, Mr Goggins said: “I am cons...
Minister announces enforcement time for smoke-free legislation
Health Minister, Paul Goggins today announced that enforcement of Northern Ireland’s smoke-free legislation will begin at 6.00am on 30 April 2007. Making the announcement, Mr Goggins said: “I am cons...
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Northern Ireland WeatherThis Evening and Tonight:A sunny evening for most except where cloud lingers along the north coast. Cloud will increase for a lot of areas overnight with mist and fog patches developing. Minimum temperature 7 °C.
