Northern Ireland News for September 2010 : Page 3

Northern Ireland News, Sep 28, 2010
Maintenance Company Jobs In Crisis
Jobs are under threat at a maintenance company in Londonderry. Up to 45 employees at McGurk and Moore could lose their jobs after the firm missed out on a contract with North and West Housing Associa...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 28, 2010
Other NI News In Brief
RUC Murder Accused Bailed A charge of murdering a part-time RUC constable 29 years ago has been put to a Co Londonderry man today. Seamus Martin Kearney, 54, of Gorteade Road, Swatragh, was arrested ...
Business News, Sep 28, 2010
Titanic Boost For Restoration Bid
There's news today of a 'Titanic' fillip for the restoration of the last surviving sea-going link to the ill-fated ocean liner, Belfast-built Titanic. More than £2 million in lottery funding has been...
Business News, Sep 28, 2010
€1bn Limerick Motorway Will Boost Builders
Planners are about to make a final decision on the construction of the M20 Limerick to Cork motorway. Already, An Bord Pleanala oral hearing attracted hundreds of concerned residents who attended a t...
UK National News, Sep 27, 2010
Other UK News In Brief
Campaign To "Lock Before You Leave" Launched In a bid to cut the trend, the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) is launching an awareness campaign to remind Londoners to "lock before you leave." Just o...
UK National News, Sep 27, 2010
UK Aid Worker Kidnapped
Security officials have reported that a UK aid worker and three local staff have been kidnapped in Afghanistan. Their vehicles were stopped by armed men, in the eastern province of Kunar on Sunday. ...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 27, 2010
RUC Shooting Arrest As Sacrifice Recalled
Detectives investigating the murder of a policeman in 1981 have made an arrest. The suspect has been taken to Antrim police station's Serious Crime Suite for questioning. The move comes just hours a...
UK National News, Sep 27, 2010
David Miliband Says Party Now Has A "Great Leader"
In his latest speech to the Labour conference, David Miliband has said the party now has a "great leader" in his younger brother Ed. The shadow foreign secretary, added "I'll be fine" before calling ...
Recruitment News, Sep 27, 2010
50 Jobs Created In Mobile Firm
A firm that makes protective covers for mobile phone handsets is to create 50 new jobs in Cork over the next two years, according to the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation. Batt O'Keeffe ...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 27, 2010
Court Date Over Border Weapons
A man has been charged with terrorism offences after a weapons' find in Co Down. The 54-year-old will be in court in connection with a "significant" firearms seizure, the PSNI have said. He was arre...
UK National News, Sep 27, 2010
Officer Says He 'Should Have Shot Sooner'
A firearms officer who shot an armed barrister has said he regretted not firing sooner. After a lengthy siege in 2008, Mark Saunders, 32, was killed at his flat in west London. An officer, known as ...
UK National News, Sep 27, 2010
Migraine Is Genetic Defect, Study Reveals
As a result of identifying the migraine headache as a genetic defect, Scientists are now targeting new treatments. A study in Nature Medicine suggests, a flawed gene found in a family of migraine suf...
UK National News, Sep 27, 2010
Man Held In RUC Murder Probe
Detectives investigating the murder of a policeman in 1981 have made an arrest. The suspect has been taken to Antrim police station's Serious Crime Suite for questioning. The 54-year-old man has bee...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 27, 2010
Developer Collapse Costs Bank £36m
The collapse of housing firm McDaid Developments will cost Bank of Ireland almost £36m. The Londonderry based company entered administration in June. At the time, it had 13 sites across County Done...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 27, 2010
Rural NI Races Onto Internet
Country areas of NI are to blaze a trail on the high-speed Internet highway. With news of a major infrastructure development, the Stormont Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster has today announced a furt...
UK National News, Sep 27, 2010
Rugby League Player Found Dead
A former Great Britain rugby league player has been found dead at a house in Greater Manchester. Terry Newton, 31, was found hanged at a house in Wigan, on Sunday afternoon. The father-of-two was gi...
Business News, Sep 27, 2010
Attwood Wants To Build Houses On Former SSA Site In West Belfast
Social Development Minister, Alex Attwood MLA, has announced that he would like to build new family homes on the site of the former Andersonstown Social Security Office. The West Belfast site has bee...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 27, 2010
Grafton Sails Into Lagan HQ
One of Ireland's best known employment solutions companies has signalled a solid vote of confidence in NI with the announcement that it is to locate its international headquarters in Belfast. The Gra...
UK National News, Sep 27, 2010
Pilot Scheme Remains Divisive Issue
An NHS advisory group has suggested offering incentives to people to quit smoking or to start eating healthier. The pilot scheme saw obese people being paid to lose an agreed amount of weight. Pregna...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 27, 2010
Titanic Boost For Restoration Bid
There's news today of a 'Titanic' fillip for the restoration of the last surviving sea-going link to the ill-fated ocean liner, Belfast-built Titanic. More than £2 million in lottery funding has been...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 27, 2010
Housing Bid For West Belfast 'Social'
There are to be new homes built where once job hopefuls queued-up to 'sign-on' for benefits. The NI Social Development Minister, Alex Attwood, has announced that he would like to build new family hom...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 27, 2010
Lisburn Mums Get 'Delivery Date'
Co Antrim mums-to-be are to enjoy a boost with news that the new Midwifery led unit at Lisburn City's Lagan Valley Hospital will open early next year. After the 2nd of February, there will be a four-...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 27, 2010
Sustainable Building Award For Graham
Graham's head office has been awarded 'Most Sustainable Building 2010' at the Energy, Environmental & Waste Management Awards just held in Belfast. Entered by BDP Architects, the top builder's new HQ...
Business News, Sep 27, 2010
Bus Firm Takes 'Wright Road To Asia'
The success of a local bus manufacturer that has just announced an Asian export deal worth £21m is being celebrated. The export order won by the Wright Group will see the Co Antrim company deliver an...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 27, 2010
Other NI News In Brief
Assault Suspect In Court There is to be a court appearance today for a man, 25, charged over an attack outside a Co Tyrone bar, which left a father-of-six critically ill. The PSNI said that the 38-ye...
UK National News, Sep 24, 2010
Other UK News In Brief
Student Jailed For String Of Firearm Offences An 18-year-old student found with a firearm and ammunition at Kingston College, has been jailed for five years at Kingston Crown Court. Adamo Kizey, 18, ...
UK National News, Sep 24, 2010
Social-Networking Child Abuse Postman Jailed
A postman, who used Facebook and Bebo websites to abuse children, has been jailed for eight-and-a-half years. Michael Williams, 29, from Cornwall admitted grooming and distributing indecent images, w...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 24, 2010
PSNI Officers Hurt In Failed Blaze Rescue
The bravery of three PSNI officers who were injured while trying to rescue the victim of a west Belfast blaze overnight has just emerged. All three were hurt and one officer, aged in his 20s, remains...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 24, 2010
Commonwealth Games Decision Due
NI athletes are lined-up for the starting gun at next month's Commonwealth Games - but their attendance at the event in India hinges on a special meeting tonight - when a final decision on whether to ...
UK National News, Sep 24, 2010
Fresh Order On Alcohol Glass Ban
An leading researcher has called for alcohol to be served in plastic glasses and bottles in a bid to reduce the severity of injury in violent attacks. Dr Alasdair Forsyth, from the Glasgow Centre for...