Northern Ireland News for June 2009 : Page 2

Northern Ireland News, Jun 29, 2009
Shock Call For Further PSNI Cuts
A call to further reduce the size of the Police Service Northern Ireland has surprised commentators already lobbying against existing cut-backs. Barry Gilligan, the Chairman of the NI Policing...
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Northern Ireland News, Jun 29, 2009
NI Children Catch Swine Flu On Holiday
Two youngsters from Northern Ireland have tested positive for swine flu. The pair had recently returned from a family holiday in Mexico, where the pandemic originated. As a result, a County D...
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Business News, Jun 29, 2009
Belfast CyberSources Offices Opened By Foster
NI Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster has officially opened the new CyberSource offices in Belfast. Last year it was announced that the US firm, would develop a 56 person research and development (R&D...
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Northern Ireland News, Jun 29, 2009
Parades Honour Forces
A national day to honour the armed services has been held as a protest by republicans led to confrontation with the police in Belfast. That happened as Armed Forces Day was celebrated on Satur...
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UK National News, Jun 29, 2009
National Express Reject Takeover Bid
British train and bus operator, National Express, has rejected a takeover bid from rival FirstGroup Plc, it has been reported. The debt-ridden group said it did not consider it appropriate to enter i...
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UK National News, Jun 29, 2009
Johnson Outlines More Help To Tackle Knife Crime
More than 150 organisations will receive £2.3 million to tackle knife crime and support victims, Home Secretary Alan Johnson announced today. A total of £2 million from the Community Fund and the You...
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UK National News, Jun 29, 2009
Coastguard Warning Over Drunk Man's Sea Rescue
People have been warned against swimming while drunk after a man was rescued off Somerset at the same spot where two people died last week. A man in his 30s had to be pulled out of the water off the ...
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Northern Ireland News, Jun 29, 2009
Derry Man Shot On Own Doorstep
Detectives are working to establish a motive for the shooting of a Londonderry man yesterday. He is recovering in hospital after being shot three times at his front door in the Florence Stree...
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UK National News, Jun 29, 2009
New Penalties For Motorists Not Wearing Seatbelts
Drivers caught without a seatbelt face on-the-spot fines of £60 in a major road safety crackdown launched by the government today. Those who display illegal number plates, will also targeted, and for...
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Northern Ireland News, Jun 29, 2009
Firm Fined £35k After Labourer Loses Leg
A Dungiven firm has been fined more than £35,000 following a Health and Safety breach at a landfill site which resulted in a worker losing a leg. PB Formwork Limited was fined a total of £35,0...
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Northern Ireland News, Jun 29, 2009
GB Sweats As NI Heads For Downpours
Despite earlier hopes that Northern Ireland was 'set fair' for this coming week with temperatures predicted to reach at least 27C by Tuesday, it looks instead like heavy rain is on the way. As...
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UK National News, Jun 29, 2009
Westminster Abbey Invites Public Comment On Development Plans
The Dean and Chapter of Westminster are considering a new addition to the roof of Westminster Abbey which will enhance London's historic skyline and build on the work of Christopher Wren, Nicholas Haw...
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UK National News, Jun 29, 2009
Other News In Brief
Arrests Follow Nightclub Murder Four men have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a man died following an incident at a nightclub. The 41-year-old man was injured outside the Liquid and Diva n...
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Northern Ireland News, Jun 29, 2009
Clampdown On Belfast Littering
Dropped litter in the NI capital is being taken increasingly seriously. Belfast City Council is highlighting its 'Litter - get a grip!' campaign which is to introduce a new clampdown on offend...
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Northern Ireland News, Jun 29, 2009
Double Accolade For AV Browne
An established advertising agency in Belfast has been celebrating a 'double'. The AV Browne Group was chosen as category winners for the Best Creative Recruitment Advertisement Award for the P...
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Northern Ireland News, Jun 29, 2009
School Wins Lidl Fit Challenge
A Co Antrim school is celebrating winning a fitness challenge this week. Round Tower Integrated Primary School has been crowned inaugural 'Lidl Fit Factor Challenge Champions'. As winners of ...
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Northern Ireland News, Jun 29, 2009
Other NI News In Brief
Road Death Mourned A Co Londonderry family is mourning the death of a 31-year-old man who died following a road accident at the weekend. Alex Tanner from Castlerock was riding a motorbike whic...
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Recruitment News, Jun 29, 2009
Coughlan Pushes Forward Green Deal, Promising Jobs
Green technology will form the centre piece of the Irish economy, the Enterprise Minister has said. Mary Coughlan said the Green New Deal would establish the country as a leader in green energy. S...
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Recruitment News, Jun 29, 2009
Bord na Móna Workers Accept New Proposals
Workers at Bord na Móna have voted to accept new proposals from the company on pay and working conditions. More than 300 employees at four Bord na Móna sites in the midlands agreed to restructure pea...
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UK National News, Jun 26, 2009
Glastonbury Leads Michael Jackson Tributes
Glastonbury organiser Emily Eavis has led the tributes for Michael Jackson, hailed as the 'King of Pop', who has died after a suspected heart attack at the age of 50. The singer was pronounced dead a...
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UK National News, Jun 26, 2009
Teen Convicted Of Two-Year-Old's Murder
A teenage boy has been convicted of the murder of a toddler he was babysitting for 90 minutes. Karl McCluney, 15, inflicted 68 injuries on two-year-old Demi Leigh Mahon, after she was punched, kicked...
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UK National News, Jun 26, 2009
Foreign Office Denies 'Twitter' Comments
Several media outlets have been left red-faced after reporting a fake Twitter comment purporting to be from Foreign Secretary David Miliband. The Foreign Office today denied Mr Miliband had an accoun...
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UK National News, Jun 26, 2009
Man Guilty Of 'Bizarre' Carer Killing
A man who shot dead his brother's carer outside an east London nightclub in July 2008, in an attack that was deemed "as bizarre as it is brutal", has today been convicted of murder at The Old Bailey. ...
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UK National News, Jun 26, 2009
Lindsey Oil Refinery Agreement Reached
A deal to end the bitter oil refinery dispute which saw hundreds of workers walk out across the country, has been agreed, according to unions. Following long talks with union leaders and employers of...
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Northern Ireland News, Jun 26, 2009
'UDA Linked' To Coleraine Murder
Members of the loyalist paramilitary group, the UDA were involved in the sectarian murder of Kevin McDaid, (pictured) police have said. A court has been told 10 witnesses are currently living ...
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Northern Ireland News, Jun 26, 2009
Arrests Follow Elderly Man's Blaze Escape
Two men have been arrested after a fire in Banbridge forced 25 people to leave their homes. The pair, a teenager aged 19 and a man aged 22, were held this morning after a suspect fire was tack...
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Recruitment News, Jun 26, 2009
Britvic Jobs Lost In Donegal
Much needed jobs are to be axed in Co Donegal. It has emerged that 22 workers are to lose their jobs in Ballyshannon as the town's Britvic facility closes down. The company has previously blamed the...
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UK National News, Jun 26, 2009
Father Fears For Son 'Who May Kill Someone'
A man has spoken of his fears that his 10-year-old adopted son may kill him and his wife unless he receives special medical treatment for his needs. The family of the child - who is unable to form no...
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UK National News, Jun 26, 2009
Teenage Girls Dies After Arson Attack
A 15-year-old girl has died after an arson attack on her home. Maleha Masud passed away on Thursday night, four days after the attack in Tooting, south London. Four members of the teenager's family...
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Northern Ireland News, Jun 26, 2009
Poor Hygiene Shuts Vital Ward At Royal
Concerns over cleanliness at one of Northern Ireland's top hospitals are deepening with news that a vital Royal Victoria Hospital ward has been summarily closed after failing an inspection. Th...
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