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Northern Ireland News for February 2012 : Page 3
Northern Ireland News, Feb 24, 2012
Plans For £3m Strabane Footbridge Shelved
Plans to build a £3m footbridge in Strabane have been postponed because the council could not find a contractor in time. Meanwhile Cycle charity Sustrans has withdrawn their £650K contribution for th...
Plans For £3m Strabane Footbridge Shelved
Plans to build a £3m footbridge in Strabane have been postponed because the council could not find a contractor in time. Meanwhile Cycle charity Sustrans has withdrawn their £650K contribution for th...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 24, 2012
Half Of Media Professionals Work For Free
Half of all media professionals work an average of 7.4 hours a week unpaid overtime, putting them fourth in a TUC league table of occupations who work beyond their contractual hours. The National Uni...
Half Of Media Professionals Work For Free
Half of all media professionals work an average of 7.4 hours a week unpaid overtime, putting them fourth in a TUC league table of occupations who work beyond their contractual hours. The National Uni...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 24, 2012
Robinson Attacks Negative Media Reports
Northern Ireland’s First Minister has alleged that the media’s daily focus on "doom and gloom" is damaging the economy. Peter Robinson pointed out that while the Executive was tackling the economy in...
Robinson Attacks Negative Media Reports
Northern Ireland’s First Minister has alleged that the media’s daily focus on "doom and gloom" is damaging the economy. Peter Robinson pointed out that while the Executive was tackling the economy in...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 24, 2012
UU Unveils £250m Building Plans
A Northern Ireland university has bought-up a large plot of land to develop a multi-million pound development. The University of Ulster secured a land deal in Belfast's north inner city to house its ...
UU Unveils £250m Building Plans
A Northern Ireland university has bought-up a large plot of land to develop a multi-million pound development. The University of Ulster secured a land deal in Belfast's north inner city to house its ...
Business News, Feb 24, 2012
SF TD Summoned To Court Over Participation In Industrial Action
Sinn Féin TD for Dublin North West Dessie Ellis has been served with a summons to appear at Court 16 at the High Court today at 2pm in relation to his participation in a picket at the Tesco distributi...
SF TD Summoned To Court Over Participation In Industrial Action
Sinn Féin TD for Dublin North West Dessie Ellis has been served with a summons to appear at Court 16 at the High Court today at 2pm in relation to his participation in a picket at the Tesco distributi...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 24, 2012
Republicans Admit To Child Killing
Republicans have admitted full responsibility for the death of a schoolboy who was killed when he triggered a bomb left in his garden. The father of nine-year-old Gordon Gallagher has said that he is...
Republicans Admit To Child Killing
Republicans have admitted full responsibility for the death of a schoolboy who was killed when he triggered a bomb left in his garden. The father of nine-year-old Gordon Gallagher has said that he is...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 24, 2012
Man Admits Nightclub Murder
A 33-year-old man has pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of Trevor Spiers outside a nightclub back in 2009. Francis Paul McCormick, 33, one of four men who had already admitted involvement in the fig...
Man Admits Nightclub Murder
A 33-year-old man has pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of Trevor Spiers outside a nightclub back in 2009. Francis Paul McCormick, 33, one of four men who had already admitted involvement in the fig...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 24, 2012
More People Surviving Cancer In NI
Despite the rising incidence of cancer in Northern Ireland, the number of people surviving the disease here is increasing significantly year on year. Each year there are between 50-60 men and women w...
More People Surviving Cancer In NI
Despite the rising incidence of cancer in Northern Ireland, the number of people surviving the disease here is increasing significantly year on year. Each year there are between 50-60 men and women w...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 24, 2012
PPS Investigate Evidence In UVF Trial
The Public Prosecution Service is to investigate whether the brothers who turned state evidence during the recent UVF ‘supergrass’ trial breached the terms of their agreement. On Wednesday 12 of 13 m...
PPS Investigate Evidence In UVF Trial
The Public Prosecution Service is to investigate whether the brothers who turned state evidence during the recent UVF ‘supergrass’ trial breached the terms of their agreement. On Wednesday 12 of 13 m...
UK National News, Feb 24, 2012
Man Admits London Riots Arson Of Furniture Store
At the Old Bailey in London a man has admitted to starting the ‘catastrophic’ House of Reeves fire during the 2011 summer riots. The court heard that after stealing a laptop from the store in Croydon...
Man Admits London Riots Arson Of Furniture Store
At the Old Bailey in London a man has admitted to starting the ‘catastrophic’ House of Reeves fire during the 2011 summer riots. The court heard that after stealing a laptop from the store in Croydon...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 24, 2012
Other News In Brief
Man Killed On Rail Line A man, believed to be in his 50s, has died at a railway line in Co Antrim. The incident happened at a crossing north of Ballymoney on Thursday. Emergency services were...
Other News In Brief
Man Killed On Rail Line A man, believed to be in his 50s, has died at a railway line in Co Antrim. The incident happened at a crossing north of Ballymoney on Thursday. Emergency services were...
UK National News, Feb 24, 2012
Pub TV Football Landlady Wins Court Battle
A pub landlady, who was fighting a prosecution for showing live football without a Sky subscription, has won her court battle against the English Premier League. Karen Murphy was using a cheaper Gree...
Pub TV Football Landlady Wins Court Battle
A pub landlady, who was fighting a prosecution for showing live football without a Sky subscription, has won her court battle against the English Premier League. Karen Murphy was using a cheaper Gree...
UK National News, Feb 24, 2012
OFT Launches Payday Lending Review
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has today launched an extensive review of the payday lending sector. This is in part prompted by concerns that some payday lenders may be taking advantage of people in...
OFT Launches Payday Lending Review
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has today launched an extensive review of the payday lending sector. This is in part prompted by concerns that some payday lenders may be taking advantage of people in...
UK National News, Feb 24, 2012
New Report Shows Shocking Destitution Among Migrant Children
A new report by The Children's Society reveals alarming levels of destitution among refugee, asylum-seeking and migrant children and young people. Incredibly vulnerable young people are being left ho...
New Report Shows Shocking Destitution Among Migrant Children
A new report by The Children's Society reveals alarming levels of destitution among refugee, asylum-seeking and migrant children and young people. Incredibly vulnerable young people are being left ho...
UK National News, Feb 24, 2012
Four Key GCSE Examinations To Be Made Harder
Concerns over GCSE are becoming easier has lead Ofqual, the Office of Qualifications and Examination Regulation, to order examinations in four key subjects are tightened. English literature, maths, h...
Four Key GCSE Examinations To Be Made Harder
Concerns over GCSE are becoming easier has lead Ofqual, the Office of Qualifications and Examination Regulation, to order examinations in four key subjects are tightened. English literature, maths, h...
UK National News, Feb 24, 2012
A4e Chair Steps Down As Cameron Advisor
Emma Harrison, the chair of A4e has stepped down from her role as David Cameron's personal adviser on troubled families. "I have asked to step aside from my voluntary role as family champion," Harris...
A4e Chair Steps Down As Cameron Advisor
Emma Harrison, the chair of A4e has stepped down from her role as David Cameron's personal adviser on troubled families. "I have asked to step aside from my voluntary role as family champion," Harris...
UK National News, Feb 24, 2012
Surge In Older Workers Doing Unpaid Overtime
The proportion of employees in their late 50s and early 60s working unpaid overtime has increased sharply in the last decade - despite a fall in unpaid hours for the rest of the workforce - according ...
Surge In Older Workers Doing Unpaid Overtime
The proportion of employees in their late 50s and early 60s working unpaid overtime has increased sharply in the last decade - despite a fall in unpaid hours for the rest of the workforce - according ...
UK National News, Feb 24, 2012
Other News In Brief
Bar Fight MP Charged With Assault Labour MP Eric Joyce has been charged with three counts of common assault after he was arrested on Wednesday night following an incident in Strangers Bar in t...
Other News In Brief
Bar Fight MP Charged With Assault Labour MP Eric Joyce has been charged with three counts of common assault after he was arrested on Wednesday night following an incident in Strangers Bar in t...
Recruitment News, Feb 24, 2012
Pathways To Work Welcomed
Fine Gael Meath West TD and Chair of the Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Social Protection and Education, Damien English, has said that Pathways to Work will make it easier for the unemployed to find jo...
Pathways To Work Welcomed
Fine Gael Meath West TD and Chair of the Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Social Protection and Education, Damien English, has said that Pathways to Work will make it easier for the unemployed to find jo...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 23, 2012
Phoenix To Reduce Gas Prices
A natural gas supplier has pledged to reduce its prices in Northern Ireland helping out households and small businesses with their utility bills. Phoenix Natural Gas has said that it plans to reduce ...
Phoenix To Reduce Gas Prices
A natural gas supplier has pledged to reduce its prices in Northern Ireland helping out households and small businesses with their utility bills. Phoenix Natural Gas has said that it plans to reduce ...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 23, 2012
University Issue St Patrick's Day Warning
Students who are identified as having been involved in trouble on St Patrick’s Day will be expelled, so say the University of Ulster. The University has recorded a video message and sent it all its s...
University Issue St Patrick's Day Warning
Students who are identified as having been involved in trouble on St Patrick’s Day will be expelled, so say the University of Ulster. The University has recorded a video message and sent it all its s...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 23, 2012
McIlroy Tries For Top Spot
Northern Irish golfer Rory McIlroy is close to the top spot: if he wins this weekend’s WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship he will become golf’s world number one. This news comes after the current ...
McIlroy Tries For Top Spot
Northern Irish golfer Rory McIlroy is close to the top spot: if he wins this weekend’s WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship he will become golf’s world number one. This news comes after the current ...
Business News, Feb 23, 2012
Sperrins Leisure Businesses Connect To Tourist Campaign
Four leisure businesses in the Sperrins have been assisted by Invest Northern Ireland to embrace mobile communications technology that could help in attracting tourists expected to visit Northern Irel...
Sperrins Leisure Businesses Connect To Tourist Campaign
Four leisure businesses in the Sperrins have been assisted by Invest Northern Ireland to embrace mobile communications technology that could help in attracting tourists expected to visit Northern Irel...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 23, 2012
Prosecutors Defend Supergrass Trial
Police and prosecutors are today defending their decision to bring the so-called supergrass trial to court. Twelve men walked free yesterday after a 71-day trial that will more than likely cost the t...
Prosecutors Defend Supergrass Trial
Police and prosecutors are today defending their decision to bring the so-called supergrass trial to court. Twelve men walked free yesterday after a 71-day trial that will more than likely cost the t...
UK National News, Feb 23, 2012
RBS Reports £2bn Loss In 2011
Royal Bank of Scotland has reported a loss of £2 billion last year, an increase from a loss of £1.1bn in 2010. The bank also posted a loss of £1.8 billion in the fourth quarter of last year compared ...
RBS Reports £2bn Loss In 2011
Royal Bank of Scotland has reported a loss of £2 billion last year, an increase from a loss of £1.1bn in 2010. The bank also posted a loss of £1.8 billion in the fourth quarter of last year compared ...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 23, 2012
Police Set Up Hijacking Phone Line
A phone line dedicated to catching the people carrying out carjackings across Belfast has been launched. The inquiry line will be manned 24-hours a day, seven days a week and police hope members of t...
Police Set Up Hijacking Phone Line
A phone line dedicated to catching the people carrying out carjackings across Belfast has been launched. The inquiry line will be manned 24-hours a day, seven days a week and police hope members of t...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 23, 2012
Quinn Family Win Preliminary Ruling Against IBRC
The High Court in Dublin has ruled that the family of Fermanagh-born businessman Sean Quinn can continue with their legal battle. Mr Quinn’s wife and five children are challenging the demands made by...
Quinn Family Win Preliminary Ruling Against IBRC
The High Court in Dublin has ruled that the family of Fermanagh-born businessman Sean Quinn can continue with their legal battle. Mr Quinn’s wife and five children are challenging the demands made by...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 23, 2012
250 Jobs Lost Following Peacocks Closures
Hundreds of jobs are to be lost in Northern Ireland as a retailer closes the doors of 19 stores across the country. The clothing retailer, Peacocks, has said that the closures will lead to more than ...
250 Jobs Lost Following Peacocks Closures
Hundreds of jobs are to be lost in Northern Ireland as a retailer closes the doors of 19 stores across the country. The clothing retailer, Peacocks, has said that the closures will lead to more than ...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 23, 2012
Ulster Bank Reports £1bn Losses In 2011
Ulster Bank’s pre-tax losses have reached £1bn for 2011 it has been revealed. This marks a £300m increase on the reported losses for the bank in 2010. It is understood that the bank’s losses are main...
Ulster Bank Reports £1bn Losses In 2011
Ulster Bank’s pre-tax losses have reached £1bn for 2011 it has been revealed. This marks a £300m increase on the reported losses for the bank in 2010. It is understood that the bank’s losses are main...
UK National News, Feb 23, 2012
Labour Slams British Gas For "Enjoying Huge Profits"
Labour's Shadow Secretary has slammed Centrica, owners of British Gas, after reporting profits of £2.415 billion. Caroline Flint MP said people will be shocked when millions of families are strugglin...
Labour Slams British Gas For "Enjoying Huge Profits"
Labour's Shadow Secretary has slammed Centrica, owners of British Gas, after reporting profits of £2.415 billion. Caroline Flint MP said people will be shocked when millions of families are strugglin...
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Northern Ireland WeatherThis Evening and Tonight:A fine end to the day with some evening sunshine. It remains mainly dry overnight with a touch of frost or fog patches possible in places. However, cloud is expected to increase towards dawn with the odd light shower. Minimum temperature 2 °C.
