Northern Ireland News for April 2011 : Page 8
UK National News, Apr 12, 2011
Prison Health To Improve As Result Of National IT System
Healthcare staff in prisons will be better placed to tackle the challenging health needs of prisoners as a result of a national prison healthcare IT system now installed in all prisons and young offen...
Prison Health To Improve As Result Of National IT System
Healthcare staff in prisons will be better placed to tackle the challenging health needs of prisoners as a result of a national prison healthcare IT system now installed in all prisons and young offen...
UK National News, Apr 12, 2011
Police To Review Border Bomb Cordon
The police in Northern Ireland are to carry out a review into why hundreds of motorists were able to drive past a van that was later found to contain a deadly 500lb bomb in the border city of Newry la...
Police To Review Border Bomb Cordon
The police in Northern Ireland are to carry out a review into why hundreds of motorists were able to drive past a van that was later found to contain a deadly 500lb bomb in the border city of Newry la...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 12, 2011
PSNI Reviews Newry Bomb Cordon
The police are to carry out a review into why hundreds of motorists were able to drive past a van that was later found to contain a deadly 500lb bomb in Newry last week. The underpass on the main Bel...
PSNI Reviews Newry Bomb Cordon
The police are to carry out a review into why hundreds of motorists were able to drive past a van that was later found to contain a deadly 500lb bomb in Newry last week. The underpass on the main Bel...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 12, 2011
House Prices Falling In NI
According to a survey by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), house prices in Northern Ireland will continue to fall this year. The report by RICS and Ulster Bank shows prices are exp...
House Prices Falling In NI
According to a survey by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), house prices in Northern Ireland will continue to fall this year. The report by RICS and Ulster Bank shows prices are exp...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 12, 2011
TUV Demands Stormont Opposition
"Stormont needs the shake-up that only TUV can give it", said the leader of one of NI's most vociferous political parties this week. Speaking at launch of the Traditional Unionist Voice (TUV) manifes...
TUV Demands Stormont Opposition
"Stormont needs the shake-up that only TUV can give it", said the leader of one of NI's most vociferous political parties this week. Speaking at launch of the Traditional Unionist Voice (TUV) manifes...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 12, 2011
Two Arrests Over Castlerock Gas Tragedy
Two men have been arrested and are being questioned by detectives about the deaths of two teenagers from carbon monoxide poisoning. The victims, Aaron Davidson and Neil McFerran, both aged 18 and fro...
Two Arrests Over Castlerock Gas Tragedy
Two men have been arrested and are being questioned by detectives about the deaths of two teenagers from carbon monoxide poisoning. The victims, Aaron Davidson and Neil McFerran, both aged 18 and fro...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 12, 2011
Carbon Monoxide Detectors Donated
Hundreds of people living in rural Draperstown will be safer in their homes thanks to an initiative supported by one of Northern Ireland's leading social enterprises, The Workspace Group. The organi...
Carbon Monoxide Detectors Donated
Hundreds of people living in rural Draperstown will be safer in their homes thanks to an initiative supported by one of Northern Ireland's leading social enterprises, The Workspace Group. The organi...
Recruitment News, Apr 12, 2011
£450m Investment For Regional Jobs And Growth
Over 100,000 new jobs will be created and safeguarded under Government plans announced today by the Deputy Prime Minister to invest £450m in businesses across England. The first round of the Regional...
£450m Investment For Regional Jobs And Growth
Over 100,000 new jobs will be created and safeguarded under Government plans announced today by the Deputy Prime Minister to invest £450m in businesses across England. The first round of the Regional...
UK National News, Apr 12, 2011
Green Reacts To 'Disturbing' Trafficking Case
The Immigration Minister has said that the government is taking positive steps to ensure it remains a world leader in the fight against human trafficking. Responding to the case of a Moldovan traffic...
Green Reacts To 'Disturbing' Trafficking Case
The Immigration Minister has said that the government is taking positive steps to ensure it remains a world leader in the fight against human trafficking. Responding to the case of a Moldovan traffic...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 12, 2011
Sinn Fein Launch Election Campaign
Sinn Fein has launched its campaign for the Assembly elections on 5th May in Belfast's Waterfront Hall with the party fielding 40 candidates in 18 constituencies. Speaking at the event, President Ger...
Sinn Fein Launch Election Campaign
Sinn Fein has launched its campaign for the Assembly elections on 5th May in Belfast's Waterfront Hall with the party fielding 40 candidates in 18 constituencies. Speaking at the event, President Ger...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 12, 2011
AIB Job Cuts 'Outrageous Blow'
The 1,400 bank workers at First Trust in Northern Ireland are today worried about their future following an announcement that at least 2,000 more jobs are to be axed by its parent business AIB Group b...
AIB Job Cuts 'Outrageous Blow'
The 1,400 bank workers at First Trust in Northern Ireland are today worried about their future following an announcement that at least 2,000 more jobs are to be axed by its parent business AIB Group b...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 12, 2011
Barn Planning Failures Cost £20K
A Co Tyrone man has been fined £20,000 plus £101 court costs for non-compliance with a Planning Enforcement Notice at Dungannon Magistrates' Court. He was fined for failing to comply with an order t...
Barn Planning Failures Cost £20K
A Co Tyrone man has been fined £20,000 plus £101 court costs for non-compliance with a Planning Enforcement Notice at Dungannon Magistrates' Court. He was fined for failing to comply with an order t...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 12, 2011
Car Dealer Fined For 'Clocking' Offence
A Coalisland car dealer has been fined a total of £650 plus costs at Dungannon Magistrates' Court this week. In a case brought by the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment’s Trading Standar...
Car Dealer Fined For 'Clocking' Offence
A Coalisland car dealer has been fined a total of £650 plus costs at Dungannon Magistrates' Court this week. In a case brought by the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment’s Trading Standar...
Business News, Apr 12, 2011
Planning Failures Cost £20K
A Co Tyrone man has been fined £20,000 plus £101 court costs for non-compliance with a Planning Enforcement Notice at Dungannon Magistrates' Court. He was fined for failing to comply with an order t...
Planning Failures Cost £20K
A Co Tyrone man has been fined £20,000 plus £101 court costs for non-compliance with a Planning Enforcement Notice at Dungannon Magistrates' Court. He was fined for failing to comply with an order t...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 12, 2011
Larne Town Hall Expanding
Stonework is to be repaired and brought back to its original glory as around £2.5m is spent in Co Antrim to fund a major town hall extension. The three-storey extension is being built to the rear of ...
Larne Town Hall Expanding
Stonework is to be repaired and brought back to its original glory as around £2.5m is spent in Co Antrim to fund a major town hall extension. The three-storey extension is being built to the rear of ...
UK National News, Apr 12, 2011
Other UK News In Brief
Teenage Murder Victim Named A murder investigation has been launched after a teenager was stabbed to death in Edmonton.Police were alerted around 7.25pm on Sunday 10 April to reports of a stabbing i...
Other UK News In Brief
Teenage Murder Victim Named A murder investigation has been launched after a teenager was stabbed to death in Edmonton.Police were alerted around 7.25pm on Sunday 10 April to reports of a stabbing i...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 12, 2011
Other NI News In Brief
Benefit Cheats Sentenced A woman has handed a jail term after being convicted at Belfast Crown Court for claiming benefits she was not entitled to. Lynda Ferguson, 51, of Enler Park, Dundonal...
Other NI News In Brief
Benefit Cheats Sentenced A woman has handed a jail term after being convicted at Belfast Crown Court for claiming benefits she was not entitled to. Lynda Ferguson, 51, of Enler Park, Dundonal...
Business News, Apr 12, 2011
BOI Reveals 'Unwelcome' Economic Trends
In its latest quarterly update the Bank of Ireland (BOI) has forecast growth levels as more modest than expected. In 2011, the Irish Republic's economy will grow by 0.5% - which is 1% down from the p...
BOI Reveals 'Unwelcome' Economic Trends
In its latest quarterly update the Bank of Ireland (BOI) has forecast growth levels as more modest than expected. In 2011, the Irish Republic's economy will grow by 0.5% - which is 1% down from the p...
Business News, Apr 12, 2011
Huge Dublin Technical College Planned
Plans for a €486 million development of a new urban quarter and campus for the Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT) at Grangegorman will be submitted to Dublin City Council within weeks. Some 450 ful...
Huge Dublin Technical College Planned
Plans for a €486 million development of a new urban quarter and campus for the Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT) at Grangegorman will be submitted to Dublin City Council within weeks. Some 450 ful...
Recruitment News, Apr 12, 2011
Huge Technical College Project Planned
Plans for a €486 million development of a new urban quarter and campus for the Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT) at Grangegorman will be submitted to Dublin City Council within weeks. Some 450 ful...
Huge Technical College Project Planned
Plans for a €486 million development of a new urban quarter and campus for the Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT) at Grangegorman will be submitted to Dublin City Council within weeks. Some 450 ful...
UK National News, Apr 11, 2011
Man In Court Over HMS Astute Shooting
A sailor based on a nuclear submarine has appeared in court over a deadly shooting onboard the HMS Astute on Friday. Able Seaman Ryan Samuel Donovan, 22, has been charged with murder and three counts...
Man In Court Over HMS Astute Shooting
A sailor based on a nuclear submarine has appeared in court over a deadly shooting onboard the HMS Astute on Friday. Able Seaman Ryan Samuel Donovan, 22, has been charged with murder and three counts...
UK National News, Apr 11, 2011
Drugs Gang Ringleader Jailed
The ringleader behind an organised drugs network that attempted to flood the streets of London with over 300 kilos of heroin, worth an estimated street value of £23 million, has been jailed for 20 yea...
Drugs Gang Ringleader Jailed
The ringleader behind an organised drugs network that attempted to flood the streets of London with over 300 kilos of heroin, worth an estimated street value of £23 million, has been jailed for 20 yea...
UK National News, Apr 11, 2011
RIR March Home To Shropshire
There's been a homecoming parade for the 1st Battalion, the Royal Irish Regiment (RIR) in Market Drayton today as around 300 of the NI-linked soldiers marked the Shropshire-based battalion's return fr...
RIR March Home To Shropshire
There's been a homecoming parade for the 1st Battalion, the Royal Irish Regiment (RIR) in Market Drayton today as around 300 of the NI-linked soldiers marked the Shropshire-based battalion's return fr...
UK National News, Apr 11, 2011
Dental Practices To Trial New Contract
For the first time, from this summer, dentists will be paid for the quality of the treatment they give rather than the number of treatments provided, Health Minister Lord Howe announced today. Sixty ...
Dental Practices To Trial New Contract
For the first time, from this summer, dentists will be paid for the quality of the treatment they give rather than the number of treatments provided, Health Minister Lord Howe announced today. Sixty ...
UK National News, Apr 11, 2011
University of Ulster Honours Dalglish
Leading figures in sport, business, broadcasting, the health and legal professions are among those who will be honoured by the University of Ulster at graduation ceremonies this summer. Liverpool Foo...
University of Ulster Honours Dalglish
Leading figures in sport, business, broadcasting, the health and legal professions are among those who will be honoured by the University of Ulster at graduation ceremonies this summer. Liverpool Foo...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 11, 2011
Thousands Back 'Not In My Name' Rally
Thousands of people gathered in Omagh on Sunday to take part in a walk for peace and to mark the death of Constable Ronan Kerr. The 25-year-old recruit (pictured) died when a bomb exploded under his ...
Thousands Back 'Not In My Name' Rally
Thousands of people gathered in Omagh on Sunday to take part in a walk for peace and to mark the death of Constable Ronan Kerr. The 25-year-old recruit (pictured) died when a bomb exploded under his ...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 11, 2011
Fresh Alerts As Dissidents Condemned
The NI Secretary of State has condemned those responsible for leaving a 500lb bomb near Newry last week - but Owen Paterson's words after the PSNI described the bomb as "sophisticated and substantial"...
Fresh Alerts As Dissidents Condemned
The NI Secretary of State has condemned those responsible for leaving a 500lb bomb near Newry last week - but Owen Paterson's words after the PSNI described the bomb as "sophisticated and substantial"...
UK National News, Apr 11, 2011
Low Carbon Future Mapped Out For HGVs
A long-term strategy aimed at helping manufacturers of commercial vehicles and construction equipment move to low carbon solutions is published today. The roadmap is the first to be published in Euro...
Low Carbon Future Mapped Out For HGVs
A long-term strategy aimed at helping manufacturers of commercial vehicles and construction equipment move to low carbon solutions is published today. The roadmap is the first to be published in Euro...
UK National News, Apr 11, 2011
Regional Health Service 'Under Scrutiny'
Family doctors from across Northern Ireland have expressed their frustration at the lack of commissioning of health services in Northern Ireland. Speaking at the annual conference of GP...
Regional Health Service 'Under Scrutiny'
Family doctors from across Northern Ireland have expressed their frustration at the lack of commissioning of health services in Northern Ireland. Speaking at the annual conference of GP...
Business News, Apr 11, 2011
University of Ulster Honours Businessmen
Leading figures in sport, business, broadcasting, the health and legal professions are among those who will be honoured by the University of Ulster at graduation ceremonies this summer. Liverpool Foo...
University of Ulster Honours Businessmen
Leading figures in sport, business, broadcasting, the health and legal professions are among those who will be honoured by the University of Ulster at graduation ceremonies this summer. Liverpool Foo...
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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.