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Northern Ireland News for August 2007 : Page 4
Northern Ireland News, Aug 24, 2007
Sectarian Division Costs £1.5bn Yearly
Community division in Northern Ireland is costing around £15 billion a year, according to a report commissioned by the government. The report on division and community conflict in the province showed...
Sectarian Division Costs £1.5bn Yearly
Community division in Northern Ireland is costing around £15 billion a year, according to a report commissioned by the government. The report on division and community conflict in the province showed...
UK National News, Aug 24, 2007
M5 Closed After Shots Fired At Police Car
Parts of the M5 in Gloucester were closed on Friday morning after shots were fired at a police car in the early hours of the morning. The incident happened around 4:10am as police made a routine chec...
M5 Closed After Shots Fired At Police Car
Parts of the M5 in Gloucester were closed on Friday morning after shots were fired at a police car in the early hours of the morning. The incident happened around 4:10am as police made a routine chec...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 24, 2007
NI Beaches Hit By Pollution Problems
Beach water quality on Northern Ireland strands has suffered this year due to the torrential rain and procession of storms across the UK and Ireland. The Marine Conservation Society (MCS) has reporte...
NI Beaches Hit By Pollution Problems
Beach water quality on Northern Ireland strands has suffered this year due to the torrential rain and procession of storms across the UK and Ireland. The Marine Conservation Society (MCS) has reporte...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 24, 2007
Gildernew Promotes Renewable Energy
Minister Michelle Gildernew has championed renewable energy at a special open day in Cookstown, which was jointly organised between DARD and industry. The Renewables Open Day, which was held at the C...
Gildernew Promotes Renewable Energy
Minister Michelle Gildernew has championed renewable energy at a special open day in Cookstown, which was jointly organised between DARD and industry. The Renewables Open Day, which was held at the C...
UK National News, Aug 24, 2007
More Time To Question Men Over Biker Murder
Police investigating the murder of biker Gerry Tobin have been granted extra time to continue questioning four men. Mr Tobin, 35, of south London was shot dead as he travelled home on the M40 from th...
More Time To Question Men Over Biker Murder
Police investigating the murder of biker Gerry Tobin have been granted extra time to continue questioning four men. Mr Tobin, 35, of south London was shot dead as he travelled home on the M40 from th...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 24, 2007
New Public Record Office To Be Built
Belfast’s Titanic Quarter is set to be the location of a new state of the art Public Record Office, it has been revealed. Culture Minister Edwin Poots made the announcement today while visiting the n...
New Public Record Office To Be Built
Belfast’s Titanic Quarter is set to be the location of a new state of the art Public Record Office, it has been revealed. Culture Minister Edwin Poots made the announcement today while visiting the n...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 24, 2007
Belfast Set To Host Anti-Bullying Roadshow
Belfast is being included in a nationwide roadshow to crackdown on the rising levels of harassment and bullying in the workplace. Recent research has shown that 10% of employees are bullied at work a...
Belfast Set To Host Anti-Bullying Roadshow
Belfast is being included in a nationwide roadshow to crackdown on the rising levels of harassment and bullying in the workplace. Recent research has shown that 10% of employees are bullied at work a...
UK National News, Aug 24, 2007
Six People Questioned Over Hertfordshire Street Shooting
Police are questioning six people in connection with a street shooting in Hertfordshire on Thursday. Five men - four aged in their twenties and one in his thirties - were arrested following the incid...
Six People Questioned Over Hertfordshire Street Shooting
Police are questioning six people in connection with a street shooting in Hertfordshire on Thursday. Five men - four aged in their twenties and one in his thirties - were arrested following the incid...
UK National News, Aug 24, 2007
Roscommon Murder - Man Questioned
Gardaí are continuing to question an 18-year-old man in connection with the murder of a man whose body was found in Co. Roscommon on Thursday. The body of Thomas Cunningham, 46, was found in the fron...
Roscommon Murder - Man Questioned
Gardaí are continuing to question an 18-year-old man in connection with the murder of a man whose body was found in Co. Roscommon on Thursday. The body of Thomas Cunningham, 46, was found in the fron...
UK National News, Aug 24, 2007
Beach Guide Reports 1 In 8 Hit By Pollution
The Marine Conservation Society (MCS) has reported that water quality at 85% of the UK’s bathing beaches as of a ‘Good Standard’ following a mid-summer analysis of water quality data from 553 bathing ...
Beach Guide Reports 1 In 8 Hit By Pollution
The Marine Conservation Society (MCS) has reported that water quality at 85% of the UK’s bathing beaches as of a ‘Good Standard’ following a mid-summer analysis of water quality data from 553 bathing ...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 23, 2007
Man Remanded Over East Belfast Murder
A 41-year-old man has been remanded in custody charged with the murder of a man whose dismembered corpse was found in a bin in east Belfast. Mark Anderson Warwick of Pottinger House appeared at Belfa...
Man Remanded Over East Belfast Murder
A 41-year-old man has been remanded in custody charged with the murder of a man whose dismembered corpse was found in a bin in east Belfast. Mark Anderson Warwick of Pottinger House appeared at Belfa...
UK National News, Aug 23, 2007
EU Ban On British Meat To Be Lifted
The export ban on British meat and animal products is to be lifted on Saturday. While the ban will be lifted, a 10km zone ban will remain in place around the Surrey sites at the centre of the origina...
EU Ban On British Meat To Be Lifted
The export ban on British meat and animal products is to be lifted on Saturday. While the ban will be lifted, a 10km zone ban will remain in place around the Surrey sites at the centre of the origina...
Recruitment News, Aug 23, 2007
Jobs Boost for County Monaghan
AIBP Monaghan has announced that it will create more than a 100 new jobs in Co. Monaghan with a new development. The company, which is a subsidiary of Anglo-Irish Beef Processors, expects to eventual...
Jobs Boost for County Monaghan
AIBP Monaghan has announced that it will create more than a 100 new jobs in Co. Monaghan with a new development. The company, which is a subsidiary of Anglo-Irish Beef Processors, expects to eventual...
UK National News, Aug 23, 2007
Six-Year-Old Mauled By Rottweilers
A six-year-old girl is recovering in hospital from serious injuries after being attacked by two rottweilers at a holiday home at Dervock, near Ballymoney in County Antrim. Sophia Kimpton needed plast...
Six-Year-Old Mauled By Rottweilers
A six-year-old girl is recovering in hospital from serious injuries after being attacked by two rottweilers at a holiday home at Dervock, near Ballymoney in County Antrim. Sophia Kimpton needed plast...
UK National News, Aug 23, 2007
Two Arrested Over Schoolboy's Murder
Two teenage boys have been arrested in connection with the murder of 11-year-old Rhys Jones in Merseyside on Wednesday night. Police are currently interviewing the teenagers, aged 18 and 14, both fro...
Two Arrested Over Schoolboy's Murder
Two teenage boys have been arrested in connection with the murder of 11-year-old Rhys Jones in Merseyside on Wednesday night. Police are currently interviewing the teenagers, aged 18 and 14, both fro...
UK National News, Aug 23, 2007
Three Arrested Over Letchworth Shooting
Three people have reportedly been arrested in connection with a shooting incident in Letchworth, Hertfordshire. According to reports, two men were shot in the incident, which is understood to have ha...
Three Arrested Over Letchworth Shooting
Three people have reportedly been arrested in connection with a shooting incident in Letchworth, Hertfordshire. According to reports, two men were shot in the incident, which is understood to have ha...
UK National News, Aug 23, 2007
Fourth Arrest Over Biker Murder
A fourth man has been arrested in connection with the murder of biker Gerard Tobin. Mr Tobin, 35, of south London was shot dead as he travelled home on the M40 from the Bulldog Bash bikers' festival ...
Fourth Arrest Over Biker Murder
A fourth man has been arrested in connection with the murder of biker Gerard Tobin. Mr Tobin, 35, of south London was shot dead as he travelled home on the M40 from the Bulldog Bash bikers' festival ...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 23, 2007
Six-Year-Old Attacked By Rottweilers In Co Antrim
A six-year-old girl is recovering in hospital from serious injuries after being attacked by two rottweilers at a holiday home at Dervock, near Ballymoney in County Antrim. Sophia Kimpton needed plast...
Six-Year-Old Attacked By Rottweilers In Co Antrim
A six-year-old girl is recovering in hospital from serious injuries after being attacked by two rottweilers at a holiday home at Dervock, near Ballymoney in County Antrim. Sophia Kimpton needed plast...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 23, 2007
Gun Attack In West Belfast
A gun attack in west Belfast has left a man in hospital. The man is being treated after he was shot in the leg in a house at Colinview Street. The incident occurred shortly before 8.30pm on Wednesda...
Gun Attack In West Belfast
A gun attack in west Belfast has left a man in hospital. The man is being treated after he was shot in the leg in a house at Colinview Street. The incident occurred shortly before 8.30pm on Wednesda...
UK National News, Aug 23, 2007
Search Continues At Hotel Fire Site
More human remains are reported to have been found at the site of a hotel fire in Newquay in Cornwall. Following the fire at the Penhallow Hotel on Tuesday, two people are still unaccounted for. One ...
Search Continues At Hotel Fire Site
More human remains are reported to have been found at the site of a hotel fire in Newquay in Cornwall. Following the fire at the Penhallow Hotel on Tuesday, two people are still unaccounted for. One ...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 23, 2007
Youth Released Without Charge Over Double Murder Inquiry
The teenager arrested in connection with inquiries into the deaths of two men in Belfast last March has been released without charge. Police had arrested the 16-year-old male on Tuesday in west Belfa...
Youth Released Without Charge Over Double Murder Inquiry
The teenager arrested in connection with inquiries into the deaths of two men in Belfast last March has been released without charge. Police had arrested the 16-year-old male on Tuesday in west Belfa...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 23, 2007
Man In Court Over Drug Charges
A man will appear in Belfast’s Laganside Magistrates this morning over drug charges. The 31-year-old has been charged with possession with intent to supply cocaine and amphetamines. The police seize...
Man In Court Over Drug Charges
A man will appear in Belfast’s Laganside Magistrates this morning over drug charges. The 31-year-old has been charged with possession with intent to supply cocaine and amphetamines. The police seize...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 23, 2007
Kingspan Buys Bangor Solar Systems Manufacturer
Bangor solar heating systems firm Thermomax has been sold to the Irish construction company Kingspan. The company, which employs 185 people at its Bangor factory and a further 85 in Cardiff, went int...
Kingspan Buys Bangor Solar Systems Manufacturer
Bangor solar heating systems firm Thermomax has been sold to the Irish construction company Kingspan. The company, which employs 185 people at its Bangor factory and a further 85 in Cardiff, went int...
UK National News, Aug 23, 2007
Police Issue Drugs Warning After Three Deaths
Drug users in south Wales have been warned about a suspected batch of contaminated or high purity drugs after three deaths in the area. Avon and Somerset Police are investigating the deaths of two me...
Police Issue Drugs Warning After Three Deaths
Drug users in south Wales have been warned about a suspected batch of contaminated or high purity drugs after three deaths in the area. Avon and Somerset Police are investigating the deaths of two me...
Recruitment News, Aug 23, 2007
Engineers Ireland Call To Encourage Careers in Engineering
Engineers Ireland has reiterated its call for the introduction of bonus Central Application Office (CAO) points for higher-level maths, in the wake of Ireland’s Leaving Cert results. Denis McGrath, C...
Engineers Ireland Call To Encourage Careers in Engineering
Engineers Ireland has reiterated its call for the introduction of bonus Central Application Office (CAO) points for higher-level maths, in the wake of Ireland’s Leaving Cert results. Denis McGrath, C...
Recruitment News, Aug 23, 2007
Mohawk Europa Announces Closure
A Shannon-based company has announced it is set to close, leaving 92 people without jobs. The company, Mohawk Europa was formed in 1963 and was involved in producing cutting tools. It recently sustai...
Mohawk Europa Announces Closure
A Shannon-based company has announced it is set to close, leaving 92 people without jobs. The company, Mohawk Europa was formed in 1963 and was involved in producing cutting tools. It recently sustai...
Recruitment News, Aug 23, 2007
Jobs Loss At Newbridge Packaging Plant
The Quinn Group has announced its decision to close its packaging plant in County Kildare, resulting in the loss of 41 jobs. The Newbridge plant has been in operation since 1987 and became part of th...
Jobs Loss At Newbridge Packaging Plant
The Quinn Group has announced its decision to close its packaging plant in County Kildare, resulting in the loss of 41 jobs. The Newbridge plant has been in operation since 1987 and became part of th...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 23, 2007
Campaign Aims To Highlight Sustainable Construction
ConstructionSkills has launched a new campaign in Northern Ireland to make the construction industry aware of how they can deliver sustainable services. The ‘Sustainable Construction is Your Business...
Campaign Aims To Highlight Sustainable Construction
ConstructionSkills has launched a new campaign in Northern Ireland to make the construction industry aware of how they can deliver sustainable services. The ‘Sustainable Construction is Your Business...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 23, 2007
FSB Calls For Rethink Of Secondary Education
The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has called for a major rethink of secondary education as the remainder of GCSE results are announced in Northern Ireland. The FSB said it believed that the co...
FSB Calls For Rethink Of Secondary Education
The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has called for a major rethink of secondary education as the remainder of GCSE results are announced in Northern Ireland. The FSB said it believed that the co...
UK National News, Aug 23, 2007
Sixty New Consultant Posts Announced By HSE
Ireland's Health Service Executive has announced 60 new consultant posts for 24 hospitals that have high-performing Accident and Emergency departments. The move is part of the HSE's 100 Plus reward s...
Sixty New Consultant Posts Announced By HSE
Ireland's Health Service Executive has announced 60 new consultant posts for 24 hospitals that have high-performing Accident and Emergency departments. The move is part of the HSE's 100 Plus reward s...
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Northern Ireland WeatherThis Evening and Tonight:A fine end to the day with some sunshine, then clear spells overnight. Low cloud could form around some Irish Sea coasts later in the night, or a few fog patches in prone spots.. Minimum temperature 9 °C.
