Northern Ireland News for November 2012 : Page 16

UK National News, Nov 2, 2012
Dorset Cliff Path Removed After Death
A path which runs along the top of a Dorset cliff has been removed after it collapsed and killed a young woman in July. Charlotte Blackman, 22 of Derbyshire, was killed by falling rubble when the cli...
UK National News, Nov 2, 2012
12 Year Old Missing Boy Identified
The search for the missing 12-year-old British school boy who was missing on a French island has come to an end as detectives announce his body has been identified. Pierre Barnes from Grantham in Lin...
UK National News, Nov 2, 2012
Charity Helps Feed Malawi Children
The work of a Scottish charity to ensure Malawian school pupils can enjoy a nutritious meal at school has been highlighted by Scotland’s Education Secretary in Neno. Scottish Education Secretary Mich...
Recruitment News, Nov 2, 2012
O'Connor To Present An Overview Of The Irish Economy
SIPTU President, Jack O'Connor, will outline a 'New Course' for economic recovery and growth at 6.30 pm on Monday, 5th November, in the Carlton Hotel, Dublin Road, Galway. At the seminar, organised ...
Business News, Nov 2, 2012
Search For Developer For Lurgan Development Site
Social Development Minister, Nelson McCausland and Regional Development Minister, Danny Kennedy are seeking to appoint a ‘preferred developer’ for a major development site at Castle Lane East in Lurga...
Business News, Nov 2, 2012
Northstone (NI) To Deliver Public Realm Scheme
Minister for Social Development, Nelson McCausland has announced that contractors, Northstone (NI) Ltd have been appointed to deliver the public realm scheme in Rathfriland Street in Banbridge. The £...
Recruitment News, Nov 2, 2012
SEAI And SIPTU Host Conference On Sustainable Energy
Sustainable energy is important for protecting and supporting jobs in Ireland. That was the message from a conference focussed on sustainable energy and jobs hosted by the Sustainable Energy Authority...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 2, 2012
Men Arrested Over Murder Of Prison Officer
Two men have been arrested in connection with the murder of a prison officer on the M1 yesterday morning. The pair, aged 31 and 44, have been detained in Lurgan this morning. One of the accused is re...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 2, 2012
Sean Quinn Jailed For 9 Weeks
Sean Quinn has been sentenced to nine weeks in jail for contempt of court. The sentencing sees the culmination of a high-profile legal battle between the Quinns and bailed-out bank Anglo Irish over c...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 2, 2012
Controversy Over NI Cleric 'Bigot' Label
A heated debate is currently ongoing surrounding a gay rights charity’s decision to award a Northern Ireland born cleric as "bigot of the year". Cardinal Keith O’Brien is leader of the Catholic Churc...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 2, 2012
Funeral Held For Danny McKay
The funeral for murdered Belfast man Danny McKay has taken place. A requiem mass has been held at St Gerard's church on the Antrim Road. Fr Gerry Cassidy told the congregation the victim had died "i...
UK National News, Nov 2, 2012
Immigration Gang Jailed
An immigration scam gang which fraudulently siphoned over £4 million in benefits has been jailed for a total of 19 years. The crime ring was smashed following an investigation by the UK Border Agency...
UK National News, Nov 2, 2012
Health Problems Caused By Indoor Clothes Drying
Think before you hang your washing round the radiator, that’s a key message from the findings of research carried out by the Mackintosh Environmental Architecture Research Unit (MEARU) at The Glasgow ...
UK National News, Nov 2, 2012
Freddie Starr Arrested In Jimmy Savile Inquiry
Freddie Starr has been arrested as part of the inquiry into sex abuse claims against Jimmy Savile. The TV star was arrested in Warwickshire by Operation Yewtree officers. He has be accused of sexua...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 2, 2012
Republican Charged Over McCartney Murder
A leading republican faces charges relating to the murder of Robert McCartney in 2005. The accused is reported to be Padraic Wilson, who was the leader of IRA prisoners at the Maze in the early ninet...
UK National News, Nov 2, 2012
Bus Driver Assaulted In Westminster
Police Officers from the joint Metropolitan Police Service and Transport for London Safer Transport Command Workplace Violence Unit are appealing for help in identifying a man following an assault on ...
UK National News, Nov 2, 2012
Other News In Brief
Tower Bridge Opened After Flaming Van London’s Tower Bridge has reopened following its closure after a Peugeot van caught fire in the middle of the bridge. AT 09:20 this morning the London Fi...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 2, 2012
Caroline Graham Search Suspended
Detectives have suspended the search for the body of missing teenager Caroline Graham. Caroline Graham went missing from the town of Portadown in County Armagh 23 years ago. A search was renewed at ...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 2, 2012
NI EMA Consultation Closes Today
A public consultation on Northern Ireland’s Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA) is due to close this afternoon. The EMA was introduced in 2004 as financial support to encourage teenagers in Norther...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 2, 2012
Police Officers Accused Over Public Misconduct
Two PSNI officers are due to stand trial over accusations of abusing the trust of the public. A Belfast court has ruled that Gail Proctor and Adrian Brown should be charged over misconduct in a publi...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 2, 2012
Poots Promises Fire Service Investigations
Edwin Poots has said allegations into the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service (NIFRS) will be "investigated rigorously and proportionately". The Health Minister made the comments in a prepared s...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 2, 2012
Other News In Brief
Ulster Bank Employee Charged With Fraud A former official with Ulster Bank has been charged with fraud. 53-year-old Colin Lewis Canning from Limavady has appeared at Londonderry Magistrates C...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 1, 2012
Prison Officer Murdered On M1
A prison officer has been murdered following an attack on his car while driving on the M1. Shots were fired into the officer’s car as he drove on the Belfast bound carriageway between the M12 Portado...
Recruitment News, Nov 1, 2012
Slight Decrease In Unemployment Figures
On a seasonally adjusted basis the Live Register total recorded a monthly decrease of 1,000 in October 2012, in the number of people signing on. The standardised unemployment rate (SUR) in October 20...
Recruitment News, Nov 1, 2012
Protest Held Against Cuts To Home Help Services
Over 400 members of the SIPTU Health Division and their supporters held a rally outside the Department of Health on to protest against cuts to Home Help services and creeping privatisation. SIPTU Hea...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 1, 2012
Man Arrested Over Danny McKay Murder
A 25-year-old man has been arrested over the murder of Danny McKay. The man is being detained by police in north Belfast The arrest follows news that a 23-year-old man who was arrested by detectives...
Business News, Nov 1, 2012
Luxcel Biosciences To Distribute Products To Japan
Luxcel Biosciences Ltd, a University College Cork spin-out company today signed a distribution agreement for the distribution of its products in the Japanese pharma and academic markets. The agreement...
UK National News, Nov 1, 2012
Lloyds Allocates Further £1bn For PPI
Lloyds Banking Group says it has put a further £1bn aside to cover its PPI bill. The total amount allocated by Lloyds to compensate customers who were mis-sold payment protection insurance is now as ...
Recruitment News, Nov 1, 2012
Unions To Serve Notice Of Industrial Action
Aer Lingus unions today met to discuss their response to last week's decision, by Aer Lingus management, to walk away from talks aimed at saving the pension incomes its staff. The unions - IMPACT, SI...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 1, 2012
Quinns Due Back In Court
Sean Quinn and his son are due back in a Dublin court later as the inquiry continues as to whether or not the former billionaires have complied with court orders. Sean Quinn was once the richest man ...