Northern Ireland News for August 2008 : Page 12
Northern Ireland News, Aug 8, 2008
Political Interfence In Quinn Murder Probe: SF
News that the latest man to be arrested in the North in connection with the murder of the 21-year-old Paul Quinn last October has been released has reinforced allegations of political interference. C...
Political Interfence In Quinn Murder Probe: SF
News that the latest man to be arrested in the North in connection with the murder of the 21-year-old Paul Quinn last October has been released has reinforced allegations of political interference. C...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 8, 2008
Minister Offers More Support To Cathedral Quarter
Social Development Minister, Margaret Ritchie, has announced a further year of funding worth £250,000 for the 'Laganside Events Grant' scheme. This funding stream by the Department for Social Develop...
Minister Offers More Support To Cathedral Quarter
Social Development Minister, Margaret Ritchie, has announced a further year of funding worth £250,000 for the 'Laganside Events Grant' scheme. This funding stream by the Department for Social Develop...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 8, 2008
Newtownabbey School Site Development Confusion Ends
A regeneration scheme on the site of a former Newtownabbey primary school could commence as early as next year, the Government has confirmed. The former Ballyduff Primary School site will be transfo...
Newtownabbey School Site Development Confusion Ends
A regeneration scheme on the site of a former Newtownabbey primary school could commence as early as next year, the Government has confirmed. The former Ballyduff Primary School site will be transfo...
Recruitment News, Aug 8, 2008
Printing Company Announces Job Losses
More jobs are being lost as the finishing and bindery factory at Polestar Greaves gets ready to close its remaining Scarborough plant. The move follows the earlier closure of the printing company its...
Printing Company Announces Job Losses
More jobs are being lost as the finishing and bindery factory at Polestar Greaves gets ready to close its remaining Scarborough plant. The move follows the earlier closure of the printing company its...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 8, 2008
Other NI News In Brief
Donegal Suspect Recovers: Back In Custody The man arrested in Co Donegal in connection with the killing of Londonderry woman Jean Quigley has been taken back into Gardaí custody. The 36-year-old, und...
Other NI News In Brief
Donegal Suspect Recovers: Back In Custody The man arrested in Co Donegal in connection with the killing of Londonderry woman Jean Quigley has been taken back into Gardaí custody. The 36-year-old, und...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 8, 2008
NI Quarries Expect 700 Job Cuts
The repercussions of the housing market slowdown have struck again, with Northern Ireland quarrying firms warning of a substantial loss of jobs in their sector. The Quarry Products Association has s...
NI Quarries Expect 700 Job Cuts
The repercussions of the housing market slowdown have struck again, with Northern Ireland quarrying firms warning of a substantial loss of jobs in their sector. The Quarry Products Association has s...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 8, 2008
Food Fest Boosts Féile an Phobail
A 'fabulous food fest' in west Belfast has received the seal of approval with the NI Agriculture Minister Michelle Gildernew launching the event this week. She addressed local business and community ...
Food Fest Boosts Féile an Phobail
A 'fabulous food fest' in west Belfast has received the seal of approval with the NI Agriculture Minister Michelle Gildernew launching the event this week. She addressed local business and community ...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 8, 2008
Minister's Maze Verdict Due In Weeks
The Northern Ireland Sports Minister has given strong indication that his decision on the proposed Maze multi-purpose stadium could be delivered in a matter of weeks. Minister Gregory Campbell addre...
Minister's Maze Verdict Due In Weeks
The Northern Ireland Sports Minister has given strong indication that his decision on the proposed Maze multi-purpose stadium could be delivered in a matter of weeks. Minister Gregory Campbell addre...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 8, 2008
Politicians Shun Community Policing Meeting
Questions have been raised about the commitment of local political representatives to community policing matters in a busy Co Antrim suburb. Concerns were raised after not one of the seven councillor...
Politicians Shun Community Policing Meeting
Questions have been raised about the commitment of local political representatives to community policing matters in a busy Co Antrim suburb. Concerns were raised after not one of the seven councillor...
UK National News, Aug 7, 2008
Other News In Brief
Man Dies At Beauty Spot A young man has died after falling from cliffs at an Aberystwyth beauty spot, police say. It is thought that the 26-year-old fell from Constitution Hill on Wednesday afternoon...
Other News In Brief
Man Dies At Beauty Spot A young man has died after falling from cliffs at an Aberystwyth beauty spot, police say. It is thought that the 26-year-old fell from Constitution Hill on Wednesday afternoon...
UK National News, Aug 7, 2008
Teenager Shot Dead Outside London Convenience Store
The teenager shot dead in a supermarket in south-east London yesterday was an innocent bystander. The victim, thought to be 18, was shot at the Costcutter store on Camberwell Road, Walworth, on Wedne...
Teenager Shot Dead Outside London Convenience Store
The teenager shot dead in a supermarket in south-east London yesterday was an innocent bystander. The victim, thought to be 18, was shot at the Costcutter store on Camberwell Road, Walworth, on Wedne...
UK National News, Aug 7, 2008
Five Arrested Over Attempted Murder
Police have made five arrests over an alleged attempted murder that occurred after a funeral. A man suffered head injuries when he was assaulted in the High Street in Newmarket, Suffolk, on 4 June. ...
Five Arrested Over Attempted Murder
Police have made five arrests over an alleged attempted murder that occurred after a funeral. A man suffered head injuries when he was assaulted in the High Street in Newmarket, Suffolk, on 4 June. ...
UK National News, Aug 7, 2008
BA Bosses Charged With Price Fixing
Four men have been charged with cartel offences in connection with a criminal investigation into price-fixing. The Office of Fair Trading (OFT), which has brought the charges, say that the men are ch...
BA Bosses Charged With Price Fixing
Four men have been charged with cartel offences in connection with a criminal investigation into price-fixing. The Office of Fair Trading (OFT), which has brought the charges, say that the men are ch...
UK National News, Aug 7, 2008
Interest Rates Held
The Bank of England has kept interest rates at 5% for the fourth month in a row in a bid to balance slow growth and rising inflation. The Monetary Policy Committee's (MPC) primary goal is to reduce t...
Interest Rates Held
The Bank of England has kept interest rates at 5% for the fourth month in a row in a bid to balance slow growth and rising inflation. The Monetary Policy Committee's (MPC) primary goal is to reduce t...
UK National News, Aug 7, 2008
Coastguards Leave 'Drunk' Teens On Cliff
Coastguards made the decision to leave a group of apparently drunk teenagers on a cliff overnight as it was "too dangerous" to help them off. Brixham Coastguard received several emergency calls from ...
Coastguards Leave 'Drunk' Teens On Cliff
Coastguards made the decision to leave a group of apparently drunk teenagers on a cliff overnight as it was "too dangerous" to help them off. Brixham Coastguard received several emergency calls from ...
UK National News, Aug 7, 2008
London Underground Staff Walk Out
London Underground staff on the Metropolitan Line have begun staging a 24-hour strike in a dispute over the transfer of staff. Around 70 members of the Rail Maritime and Transport union (RMT) working...
London Underground Staff Walk Out
London Underground staff on the Metropolitan Line have begun staging a 24-hour strike in a dispute over the transfer of staff. Around 70 members of the Rail Maritime and Transport union (RMT) working...
UK National News, Aug 7, 2008
Police Presence At Bulldog Bash 'Excessive'
A huge police operation has got underway as thousands of bikers are preparing to descend at the Bulldog Bash festival in Warwickshire. Despite criticism from the Bulldog Bash organisers, police say t...
Police Presence At Bulldog Bash 'Excessive'
A huge police operation has got underway as thousands of bikers are preparing to descend at the Bulldog Bash festival in Warwickshire. Despite criticism from the Bulldog Bash organisers, police say t...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 7, 2008
Focus On Paramilitaries As Brothers Face Murder Charges
A DUP MLA has said that he thinks the IRA's so-called 'army council' is still in existence and that its 'removal' would be a "significant step" in cementing the continuing peace. Nelson McCausland wa...
Focus On Paramilitaries As Brothers Face Murder Charges
A DUP MLA has said that he thinks the IRA's so-called 'army council' is still in existence and that its 'removal' would be a "significant step" in cementing the continuing peace. Nelson McCausland wa...
Recruitment News, Aug 7, 2008
Irish Employment Minister's Pledge To Cut 'Red Tape'
Irish Employment Minister, Mary Coughlan, has received the first report of the High Level Group on Business Regulation, and outlined her commitment to reduce the amount of red tape imposed by the Stat...
Irish Employment Minister's Pledge To Cut 'Red Tape'
Irish Employment Minister, Mary Coughlan, has received the first report of the High Level Group on Business Regulation, and outlined her commitment to reduce the amount of red tape imposed by the Stat...
UK National News, Aug 7, 2008
Government Launch MMR Campaign
Fears of a measles epidemic have prompted the government to renew their efforts to ensure children up to the age of 18 have the MMR jab. The Department of Health (DoH) has asked primary care trusts (...
Government Launch MMR Campaign
Fears of a measles epidemic have prompted the government to renew their efforts to ensure children up to the age of 18 have the MMR jab. The Department of Health (DoH) has asked primary care trusts (...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 7, 2008
McGuinness Welcomes Cookstown Police College
Heralding a 'new dawn' for the police and the nationalist community, Sinn Féin MP for Mid-Ulster Martin McGuinness has today given his fulsome support to the location of the new, long-awaited police t...
McGuinness Welcomes Cookstown Police College
Heralding a 'new dawn' for the police and the nationalist community, Sinn Féin MP for Mid-Ulster Martin McGuinness has today given his fulsome support to the location of the new, long-awaited police t...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 7, 2008
£36m For Victims' Strategy
Members of the Northern Ireland Executive have unveiled plans for a £36million victims' money pot, set aside to deal with the needs brought forward by sufferers of the Troubles. The strategy has out...
£36m For Victims' Strategy
Members of the Northern Ireland Executive have unveiled plans for a £36million victims' money pot, set aside to deal with the needs brought forward by sufferers of the Troubles. The strategy has out...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 7, 2008
Clamping And Removal For Unpaid NI Parking Tickets
The Northern Ireland roads authority has warned drivers that car clamping and removals has started in the enforcement of unpaid parking tickets. The operation will initially target vehicles owned by ...
Clamping And Removal For Unpaid NI Parking Tickets
The Northern Ireland roads authority has warned drivers that car clamping and removals has started in the enforcement of unpaid parking tickets. The operation will initially target vehicles owned by ...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 7, 2008
Samson Shadowed By Belfast's Tallest Crane
Belfast has been 'put in the shade' by the largest crane to ever be erected in the city. Towering above the city centre skyline, the 106-metre structure was installed last week, to help construct th...
Samson Shadowed By Belfast's Tallest Crane
Belfast has been 'put in the shade' by the largest crane to ever be erected in the city. Towering above the city centre skyline, the 106-metre structure was installed last week, to help construct th...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 7, 2008
Derry Apartments Wrecked In Early Morning Blaze
A number of redeveloped Derry apartments have been left in ruins after being struck by an early morning blaze yesterday. The newly renovated homes are believed to have been the victim of an arson at...
Derry Apartments Wrecked In Early Morning Blaze
A number of redeveloped Derry apartments have been left in ruins after being struck by an early morning blaze yesterday. The newly renovated homes are believed to have been the victim of an arson at...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 7, 2008
NI Companies Get 'The Knowledge'
Local companies have rung-up a substantial 'cash' boost to their growth and innovation prospects this year. Invest Northern Ireland has delivered the fillip aimed at aiding growth and export ambition...
NI Companies Get 'The Knowledge'
Local companies have rung-up a substantial 'cash' boost to their growth and innovation prospects this year. Invest Northern Ireland has delivered the fillip aimed at aiding growth and export ambition...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 7, 2008
£1.2m 'Landmark' Wind Turbine For UU
A £1.2m wind turbine generator is to be erected this week at the University of Ulster's Coleraine campus, as part of a 'landmark' development. It will be built on a site adjacent to the playing field...
£1.2m 'Landmark' Wind Turbine For UU
A £1.2m wind turbine generator is to be erected this week at the University of Ulster's Coleraine campus, as part of a 'landmark' development. It will be built on a site adjacent to the playing field...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 7, 2008
Welcome For Valve Manufacturer's Training Boost
Belfast-based Crane Stockham Valve's announcment of an investment of £600,000 in an extensive programme of staff training and development has been given a warm welcome by a local politican. East Belf...
Welcome For Valve Manufacturer's Training Boost
Belfast-based Crane Stockham Valve's announcment of an investment of £600,000 in an extensive programme of staff training and development has been given a warm welcome by a local politican. East Belf...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 7, 2008
Newtownabbey Community's Neighbourhood Spirit
New Mossley residents in Newtownabbey have been invited to a 'Meet the Neighbours' event this weekend. During Saturday's event representatives of various nationalities and organisations will join tog...
Newtownabbey Community's Neighbourhood Spirit
New Mossley residents in Newtownabbey have been invited to a 'Meet the Neighbours' event this weekend. During Saturday's event representatives of various nationalities and organisations will join tog...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 6, 2008
Quigley Suspect Hospitalised
The man arrested by Gardaí for questioning in relation to the murder of a pregnant mother-of-four in Londonderry last month has been rushed to hospital this afternoon. As a PSNI spokesman refused to ...
Quigley Suspect Hospitalised
The man arrested by Gardaí for questioning in relation to the murder of a pregnant mother-of-four in Londonderry last month has been rushed to hospital this afternoon. As a PSNI spokesman refused to ...
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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.