Northern Ireland News for June 2011 : Page 3

Business News, Jun 27, 2011
Foyle Footway 'A Bridge To Peace'
Londonderry's new 'Peace Bridge' has been celebrated with a weekend of festivities marking the ribbon-cutting ceremony on Saturday. While it is six months behind the original schedule for completion,...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 27, 2011
Foyle Footway 'A Bridge To Peace'
Londonderry's new 'Peace Bridge' has been celebrated with a weekend of festivities marking the ribbon-cutting ceremony on Saturday. While it is six months behind the original schedule for completion,...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 27, 2011
Patton Strikes Gold With Top Award For Jeweller's Project
A Northern Ireland firm has struck gold for the second year in a row at a prestigious national awards ceremony aimed at recognising excellence in the fit-out industry. The Ballymena-based Patton Grou...
Business News, Jun 27, 2011
NI Firm Has Designs On Indian Success
An established firm of architects, Hall Black Douglas Architects, based in Belfast, has won its first business in India from participation in Invest Northern Ireland trade missions. By developing an ...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 27, 2011
Other News In Brief
Man Accused Of Mincing Puppies By USPCA A man with an address in Dunmurry, Lisburn, is awaiting sentencing after pleaded guilty to unregistered breeding and six charges of unnecessary suffering to pu...
Recruitment News, Jun 27, 2011
Government Exceeds Apprenticeship Ambition
The Government’s ambition to deliver 50,000 additional apprenticeships has been substantially exceeded, official statistics show. The statistics show that the Government has actually delivered over 1...
Recruitment News, Jun 27, 2011
Catering Update Flies Jobs Into Aldergrove
A major refurbishment project, which incorporates five new food and drink units, has been officially opened at Belfast International Airport. The substantial building project is part of a £1.5m inves...
Business News, Jun 27, 2011
Catering Update Flies Into Aldergrove
A major refurbishment project, which incorporates five new food and drink units, has been officially opened at Belfast International Airport. The substantial building project is part of a £1.5m inves...
Business News, Jun 27, 2011
Nathean Announces €800K Investment In Ireland
A fast growing Irish data analytics software company has announced that it is hiring eight to 10 new employees to support its export-led growth plans. With demand for its dynamic data analytics tool i...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 24, 2011
Mass Murder Probe 'Failings' Underlined
The police 'failed' the families of six people murdered by loyalists in 1994 by not investigating the killings properly, the NI Police Ombudsman has said. Al Hutchinson said that, while there was no ...
UK National News, Jun 24, 2011
Further Arrests Following Battersea Murder
Detectives investigating the murder of Mahad Mohammed in Battersea on Wednesday have arrested two men on suspicion of murder.. On Wednesday around 1.30am, police were called to Wye Street, south west...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 24, 2011
'Daylight Access' Bid Negates Trails Support
Despite growing opposition to proposed changes to existing Bylaws that would - if implemented - place a blanket ban on anyone being on Forestry Service land after dusk, a new recreation strategy has b...
UK National News, Jun 24, 2011
Other UK News In Brief
Government Supports More Efficient Dispute Resolution The Government has signed the first Dispute Resolution Commitment (DRC), which requires all departments and agencies to use mediation, arbitrati...
UK National News, Jun 24, 2011
Stabbed Salford Burglar Was On Bail
It has been confirmed that a burglar stabbed to death during a break-in at a Salford house, was on police bail following a separate suspected burglary. Earlier this month, John Leonard Bennell, 27, f...
UK National News, Jun 24, 2011
Bellfield To Serve Life
A former nightclub bouncer, charged with the murder of Milly Dowler will serve a whole-life prison tariff. The news comes as the jury in the case, considering a charge for the attempted abduction of ...
UK National News, Jun 24, 2011
Energy Plans To Go Before Parliament
The Government has published its finalised Energy National Policy Statements (NPSs) in order for them to be debated in Parliament. This follows an extensive public consultation earlier this year which...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 24, 2011
Portrush Gets £2m Facelift
A run-down seaside resort on the Co Antrim coats is in for a facelift with news of a £2m investment in public facilities. On a visit to Portrush, the Stormont Minister for Social Development Nelson M...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 24, 2011
British Isles' Environment Deal Promised
There has been a pledge this week for inter-government cohesion on environmental issues. The Stormont Environment Minister Alex Attwood said he would work in tandem with politicians from other jurisd...
Business News, Jun 24, 2011
Bono's Glasto Show To Face Tax Protest
An anti-tax evasion group has announced they will be staging an "unmissable" [sic] protest during U2's Glastonbury headline show on Friday night. Campaigners with the UK group Art Uncut issued a sta...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 24, 2011
Catering Update Flies Into Aldergrove
A major refurbishment project, which incorporates five new food and drink units, has been officially opened at Belfast International Airport. The substantial building project is part of a £1.5m inves...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 24, 2011
'Print Run' Increases As GPS Expands
Northern Ireland's second biggest commercial litho printing company, east Belfast based GPS Colour Graphics Ltd, has announced an investment of more than £2.25m, which will allow it to increase capaci...
Business News, Jun 24, 2011
British Isles' Environment Partnership Promised
There has been a pledge this week for inter-government cohesion on environmental issues. The Stormont Environment Minister Alex Attwood said he would work in tandem with politicians from other jurisd...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 24, 2011
Performance Focus As NI Car Sales Fall
Despite a fall in demand for cars on Northern Ireland's roads, there is still a market for both performance cars - and those that offer economy. Ford cars topped the poll in NI as Road and Rail Trans...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 24, 2011
Benefit Frauds Fined And Sentenced
Five people were convicted at Lisburn Magistrates' court this week for claiming benefits they were not entitled to. Damien Laverty (34) of Glenbaw Park, Dunmurry claimed Jobseekers Allowance totalli...
Recruitment News, Jun 24, 2011
GAA Scores Dungiven Boost
Both local builders and Gaelic sports are in for a boost in Co Londonderry with news that the main construction work is progressing on site for a 10-month contract valued in the region of £2m to build...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 24, 2011
Community Gets Rail Facility Tour
Translink and Graham Construction recently welcomed a group of local children and representatives from local Morton Community Centre to the construction site of a new train maintenance facility in Ade...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 24, 2011
Belfast Launches Summer Events
Belfast City Council have revealed a variety of up coming summer events as part of a new programme, and the good news is, much of it is free. Along with a number of children focused events, including...
Recruitment News, Jun 24, 2011
Wexford Hospital To Be Extended
The main contractor, Glenbeigh Construction, has now been appointed for the works involved with the construction of a new two-storey, and part single-storey, 50-bed unit with ancillary facilities in W...
Business News, Jun 24, 2011
Cork Gets Two New Healthcare Facilities
Two new healthcare facilities have opened at global healthcare leader MSD's site in Brinny, County Cork. Research and Innovation Minister Sean Sherlock officially opened the centres this week. The ...
Business News, Jun 24, 2011
Bruton Welcomes Latest CSO Trade Figures
Merchandise trade statistics published by the CSO, which show an rise of 6% on the same month last year, have been welcomed. Exports in April 2011 were valued at €7.79 billion. The Irish Minister fo...