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Northern Ireland News for November 2013 : Page 2
UK National News, Nov 28, 2013
Met Seek Approval For Joint Madeleine McCann Investigation Team
Agreement is being sought from the UK and Portuguese governments to establish a new "joint investigation team" to continue the investigation into the disappearance of Madeleine McCann. The Metropolit...
Met Seek Approval For Joint Madeleine McCann Investigation Team
Agreement is being sought from the UK and Portuguese governments to establish a new "joint investigation team" to continue the investigation into the disappearance of Madeleine McCann. The Metropolit...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 28, 2013
Randox Secures Five Year NI Contract
Randox, the healthcare diagnostics company, has won a five-year contract to supply quality control products to NI's health trusts. According to the BBC, the contract will see the Co Antrim-based firm...
Randox Secures Five Year NI Contract
Randox, the healthcare diagnostics company, has won a five-year contract to supply quality control products to NI's health trusts. According to the BBC, the contract will see the Co Antrim-based firm...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 28, 2013
Planning Approval Recommended For Derry Scheme
Environment Minister Mark H Durkan has recommended planning approval for a new mixed use re-development scheme. The proposals are for lands at Rossdowney Road, Waterside, Derry. Plans for the site...
Planning Approval Recommended For Derry Scheme
Environment Minister Mark H Durkan has recommended planning approval for a new mixed use re-development scheme. The proposals are for lands at Rossdowney Road, Waterside, Derry. Plans for the site...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 28, 2013
Other News In Brief
NI's Biodegradable Waste Continues To Fall Environment Minister Mark H Durkan has welcomed two new reports that show the amount of local authority collected biodegradable waste landfilled cont...
Other News In Brief
NI's Biodegradable Waste Continues To Fall Environment Minister Mark H Durkan has welcomed two new reports that show the amount of local authority collected biodegradable waste landfilled cont...
Recruitment News, Nov 28, 2013
150 New Jobs In Mayo Welcomed
Fianna Fáil Jobs Spokesperson Dara Calleary has welcomed confirmation of 150 new jobs at Northgate Information Solutions in Castlebar. The Mayo Deputy commented: "This is a welcome boost for the coun...
150 New Jobs In Mayo Welcomed
Fianna Fáil Jobs Spokesperson Dara Calleary has welcomed confirmation of 150 new jobs at Northgate Information Solutions in Castlebar. The Mayo Deputy commented: "This is a welcome boost for the coun...
UK National News, Nov 28, 2013
Other News In Brief
Actor Lewis Collins has died aged 67 Best known for playing Bodie in cult 70s TV series the Professionals, Collins dies in Los Angeles, his agent has reported. He had been diagnosed with cance...
Other News In Brief
Actor Lewis Collins has died aged 67 Best known for playing Bodie in cult 70s TV series the Professionals, Collins dies in Los Angeles, his agent has reported. He had been diagnosed with cance...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 27, 2013
Liam Adams Jailed For 16 Years
Liam Adams has been jailed for 16 years for raping and abusing his daughter. In October 58-year-old Adams, brother of Sinn Féin's Gerry Adams, was convicted of 10 charges, including rape and gross in...
Liam Adams Jailed For 16 Years
Liam Adams has been jailed for 16 years for raping and abusing his daughter. In October 58-year-old Adams, brother of Sinn Féin's Gerry Adams, was convicted of 10 charges, including rape and gross in...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 27, 2013
Concerns Raised Over Convict Death
The Prisoner Ombudsman's office, which investigates complaints about Northern Ireland's prisons, has published its report into the death of a man, one day after he was released from jail. It found t...
Concerns Raised Over Convict Death
The Prisoner Ombudsman's office, which investigates complaints about Northern Ireland's prisons, has published its report into the death of a man, one day after he was released from jail. It found t...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 27, 2013
£300k Funding Package For Belfast Communities
Social Development Minister Nelson McCausland has unveiled a £300,000 funding package for events and community activities in Belfast. The Belfast City Centre Event and Community Activity Grant schem...
£300k Funding Package For Belfast Communities
Social Development Minister Nelson McCausland has unveiled a £300,000 funding package for events and community activities in Belfast. The Belfast City Centre Event and Community Activity Grant schem...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 27, 2013
Funeral Of Father Alec Reid To Be Held
The funeral of Father Alec Reid is to take place later today at Clonard Monastery, west Belfast. Father Reid died in hospital on Friday at the age of 82. During the Troubles in Northern Ireland, h...
Funeral Of Father Alec Reid To Be Held
The funeral of Father Alec Reid is to take place later today at Clonard Monastery, west Belfast. Father Reid died in hospital on Friday at the age of 82. During the Troubles in Northern Ireland, h...
UK National News, Nov 27, 2013
Royal Mail Sees Profits Rise In Last Six Months
In the first published results since its partial privatisation, Royal Mail has seen a significant rise in its pre-tax profits. In the six months to September 29 pre-tax profits rose to £233 million, ...
Royal Mail Sees Profits Rise In Last Six Months
In the first published results since its partial privatisation, Royal Mail has seen a significant rise in its pre-tax profits. In the six months to September 29 pre-tax profits rose to £233 million, ...
UK National News, Nov 27, 2013
Ian Watkins Pleads Guilty To 13 Charges Of Child Sexual Offences
The former frontman of Welsh rock band Lostprophets Ian Watkins has pleaded guilty to 13 charges of sex offences against children, including the attempted rape of a baby. The 36-year-old from Pontypr...
Ian Watkins Pleads Guilty To 13 Charges Of Child Sexual Offences
The former frontman of Welsh rock band Lostprophets Ian Watkins has pleaded guilty to 13 charges of sex offences against children, including the attempted rape of a baby. The 36-year-old from Pontypr...
UK National News, Nov 27, 2013
Prisoners Stage Rooftop Protest At HMP Oakwood
A rooftop protest is being staged by six prisoners at the G4S run prison HMP Oakwood. It is understood that six prisoners have gained access to the roof of the security-firm run prison, which is nea...
Prisoners Stage Rooftop Protest At HMP Oakwood
A rooftop protest is being staged by six prisoners at the G4S run prison HMP Oakwood. It is understood that six prisoners have gained access to the roof of the security-firm run prison, which is nea...
UK National News, Nov 27, 2013
Man Spared Jailed Over Venables Picture Tweet
A 27-year-old man has been given a suspended sentence for tweeting an image purporting to be an adult Jon Venables, one of the men jailed for the murder of James Bulger. The High Court in London gave...
Man Spared Jailed Over Venables Picture Tweet
A 27-year-old man has been given a suspended sentence for tweeting an image purporting to be an adult Jon Venables, one of the men jailed for the murder of James Bulger. The High Court in London gave...
UK National News, Nov 27, 2013
Three Killed In Yorkshire Road Crash
Police in North Yorkshire have reported that three people have been killed in a road crash this morning. According to police, at around 06:00 on Wednesday morning a car and a van have collided on the...
Three Killed In Yorkshire Road Crash
Police in North Yorkshire have reported that three people have been killed in a road crash this morning. According to police, at around 06:00 on Wednesday morning a car and a van have collided on the...
UK National News, Nov 27, 2013
Guesthouse Owners Lose Supreme Court Appeal
The owners of a guesthouse, ordered to pay almost £4,000 to a couple they refused to allow in their business because they are gay, have lost their Supreme Court appeal. In 2008 Steven Preddy and Mart...
Guesthouse Owners Lose Supreme Court Appeal
The owners of a guesthouse, ordered to pay almost £4,000 to a couple they refused to allow in their business because they are gay, have lost their Supreme Court appeal. In 2008 Steven Preddy and Mart...
UK National News, Nov 27, 2013
Salt In Medication Poses Health Risk - Study Finds
The high salt content of some soluble painkiller could pose a health risk, researchers have claimed. Research published in the British Medical Journal claims that some formulations, when taken at max...
Salt In Medication Poses Health Risk - Study Finds
The high salt content of some soluble painkiller could pose a health risk, researchers have claimed. Research published in the British Medical Journal claims that some formulations, when taken at max...
UK National News, Nov 27, 2013
Other News In Brief
Zoo Remained Open While Wolves Had Escaped It has been revealed that five wolves escaped from their enclosure at Colchester Zoo on Tuesday morning but visitors to the zoo were told that the si...
Other News In Brief
Zoo Remained Open While Wolves Had Escaped It has been revealed that five wolves escaped from their enclosure at Colchester Zoo on Tuesday morning but visitors to the zoo were told that the si...
Business News, Nov 27, 2013
Cochrane Secures Assembly Debate On Small Business Saturday Initiative
Alliance Chair of the Assembly Group on SMEs, Judith Cochrane MLA has secured an Assembly debate on the upcoming Small Business Saturday initiative which aims to encourage people to shop at their loca...
Cochrane Secures Assembly Debate On Small Business Saturday Initiative
Alliance Chair of the Assembly Group on SMEs, Judith Cochrane MLA has secured an Assembly debate on the upcoming Small Business Saturday initiative which aims to encourage people to shop at their loca...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 27, 2013
US Consulate Issues Safety Advice To Americans In Belfast
The American consulate in Belfast has issued safety advice to US citizens in or visiting the city, warning them to "avoid suspicious activity, vehicles or packages". It follows the partial explosion ...
US Consulate Issues Safety Advice To Americans In Belfast
The American consulate in Belfast has issued safety advice to US citizens in or visiting the city, warning them to "avoid suspicious activity, vehicles or packages". It follows the partial explosion ...
Recruitment News, Nov 27, 2013
AAM Creates 20 New Posts
Minister for Research and Innovation, Seán Sherlock, TD has announced that Arts Alliance Media (AAM) - one of the world's leading providers of digital cinema services - is to establish a Software Deve...
AAM Creates 20 New Posts
Minister for Research and Innovation, Seán Sherlock, TD has announced that Arts Alliance Media (AAM) - one of the world's leading providers of digital cinema services - is to establish a Software Deve...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 27, 2013
Parade Organisers Urged To Make Peaceful Intentions Clear
The organisers of the upcoming loyalist parade in Belfast this Saturday have been urged to make it clear they want a peaceful and dignified demonstration. A parade is being held in the city centre to...
Parade Organisers Urged To Make Peaceful Intentions Clear
The organisers of the upcoming loyalist parade in Belfast this Saturday have been urged to make it clear they want a peaceful and dignified demonstration. A parade is being held in the city centre to...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 27, 2013
Further Arrests In Paramilitary Attacks
Further arrests have been made by police investigating a series of paramilitary attacks in the Coleraine and north Antrim area, it has been reported. Four men, aged 38, 41, 45 and 48 were detained o...
Further Arrests In Paramilitary Attacks
Further arrests have been made by police investigating a series of paramilitary attacks in the Coleraine and north Antrim area, it has been reported. Four men, aged 38, 41, 45 and 48 were detained o...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 27, 2013
Other News In Brief
Parents Concerned After Claims Of Sex Offenders Living Near School The parents of pupils at Our Lady's Grammar School in Newry have received letters from the school after claims that two sex o...
Other News In Brief
Parents Concerned After Claims Of Sex Offenders Living Near School The parents of pupils at Our Lady's Grammar School in Newry have received letters from the school after claims that two sex o...
Recruitment News, Nov 26, 2013
ESB Unions Urged To Call Off Strike Action
Fianna Fáil TD Seán Ó Fearghaíl, has urged the ESB Unions to call off their threatened strike action next month. He described the threat as 'simply wrong', and warned of the impact it would have on...
ESB Unions Urged To Call Off Strike Action
Fianna Fáil TD Seán Ó Fearghaíl, has urged the ESB Unions to call off their threatened strike action next month. He described the threat as 'simply wrong', and warned of the impact it would have on...
Business News, Nov 26, 2013
Almac Group Secures Licensing Deal With Genomic Health
Craigavon based Almac Group has secured a major licensing deal with US company Genomic Health. The California based firm specialises in the development and delivery of cancer diagnostics tests and ha...
Almac Group Secures Licensing Deal With Genomic Health
Craigavon based Almac Group has secured a major licensing deal with US company Genomic Health. The California based firm specialises in the development and delivery of cancer diagnostics tests and ha...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 26, 2013
Firm Fined For Acting Without Licence
The owner of a scrap metal firm has a admitted keeping, depositing and treating controlled waste without a licence. Robert John Mulholland of Mulholland Scrap Metals Ltd, based at Maine Road, Shanksb...
Firm Fined For Acting Without Licence
The owner of a scrap metal firm has a admitted keeping, depositing and treating controlled waste without a licence. Robert John Mulholland of Mulholland Scrap Metals Ltd, based at Maine Road, Shanksb...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 26, 2013
PUP Councillor Advises Against Holding Protests On Saturdays
Belfast PUP councillor Dr John Kyle has said that he would advise organisers of a protest due to be held in the city centre "not to do it on a Saturday". Dr Kyle made his comments on BBC's Nolan show...
PUP Councillor Advises Against Holding Protests On Saturdays
Belfast PUP councillor Dr John Kyle has said that he would advise organisers of a protest due to be held in the city centre "not to do it on a Saturday". Dr Kyle made his comments on BBC's Nolan show...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 26, 2013
Bandsmen Guilty Of Breaking Parade Conditions
Parading conditions were broken by two bandsmen who played The Sash outside a Catholic Church. The two flute band members, Thomas Beresford, 21, of Strathearn Court and Stephen Walker, 28, of Church ...
Bandsmen Guilty Of Breaking Parade Conditions
Parading conditions were broken by two bandsmen who played The Sash outside a Catholic Church. The two flute band members, Thomas Beresford, 21, of Strathearn Court and Stephen Walker, 28, of Church ...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 26, 2013
Police Step Up Patrols Following Sunday's Partial Explosion
Vehicle checkpoints have been set up across Belfast in the wake of a partial explosion in Belfast city centre on Sunday night. A car was left at the entrance to an underground car park at Victoria Sq...
Police Step Up Patrols Following Sunday's Partial Explosion
Vehicle checkpoints have been set up across Belfast in the wake of a partial explosion in Belfast city centre on Sunday night. A car was left at the entrance to an underground car park at Victoria Sq...
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Northern Ireland WeatherToday:There will be a mixture of bright intervals and a few showers. Best of the sunny spells will be near the North Coast. Feeling on the cool side. Maximum temperature 10 °C.Tonight:Showers will gradually die out during the evening. A cold night with long clear spells leading to a touch of frost in places. Minimum temperature 0 °C.
