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Northern Ireland News for March 2013 : Page 5
Northern Ireland News, Mar 21, 2013
UUP Expresses Sadness At The Passing Of Pamela Brankin
Ulster Unionist Party Leader, Mike Nesbitt MLA has expressed his sadness at the passing of Pamela Brankin, the mother of Sapper Mark Quinsey who was one of two soldiers murdered by terrorists outside ...
UUP Expresses Sadness At The Passing Of Pamela Brankin
Ulster Unionist Party Leader, Mike Nesbitt MLA has expressed his sadness at the passing of Pamela Brankin, the mother of Sapper Mark Quinsey who was one of two soldiers murdered by terrorists outside ...
UK National News, Mar 21, 2013
New Strike Action Announced At BBC
In an ongoing dispute over job cuts, staff at the BBC have announced their next of strike action. They will stage a 12-hour strike from 12 noon on Thursday, 28 March. The strike action was agreed in...
New Strike Action Announced At BBC
In an ongoing dispute over job cuts, staff at the BBC have announced their next of strike action. They will stage a 12-hour strike from 12 noon on Thursday, 28 March. The strike action was agreed in...
UK National News, Mar 21, 2013
ONS Reveal Sales Boost In February
Retail sales in February rose 2.1% compared to January, according to figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The ONS said the rise was thanks to sales in computers and technology, and ...
ONS Reveal Sales Boost In February
Retail sales in February rose 2.1% compared to January, according to figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The ONS said the rise was thanks to sales in computers and technology, and ...
UK National News, Mar 21, 2013
Other News In Brief
Survey Finds Drs Prescribe Placebo A survey has found that most family GPs have prescribed a placebo to at least one of their patients. In the PLOS One study, 97% of 783 GPs admitted that the...
Other News In Brief
Survey Finds Drs Prescribe Placebo A survey has found that most family GPs have prescribed a placebo to at least one of their patients. In the PLOS One study, 97% of 783 GPs admitted that the...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 21, 2013
Creggan People Warned To Be Vigilant After Rat Scam
SDLP Derry City Councillor Jim Clifford is warning people in Creggan to be vigilant after two men called at the home of elderly residents in Iniscarn Road claiming that they were there regarding a rep...
Creggan People Warned To Be Vigilant After Rat Scam
SDLP Derry City Councillor Jim Clifford is warning people in Creggan to be vigilant after two men called at the home of elderly residents in Iniscarn Road claiming that they were there regarding a rep...
Recruitment News, Mar 21, 2013
Demand Media Announces New Jobs
Dublin Bay North Labour TD, Seán Kenny, has welcomed the announcement that yet another tech company has launched an office in Dublin. Demand Media, a leading digital media and domain services compan...
Demand Media Announces New Jobs
Dublin Bay North Labour TD, Seán Kenny, has welcomed the announcement that yet another tech company has launched an office in Dublin. Demand Media, a leading digital media and domain services compan...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 21, 2013
Other News In Brief
Minister Visits L'Derry Regeneration Projects Social Development Minister Nelson McCausland has visited a number of projects benefitting from DSD funding on a visit to L'Derry. Ministe...
Other News In Brief
Minister Visits L'Derry Regeneration Projects Social Development Minister Nelson McCausland has visited a number of projects benefitting from DSD funding on a visit to L'Derry. Ministe...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 20, 2013
Unemployment 'Highest In 15 Years'
Latest figures have revealed Northern Ireland's unemployment rate is now at its highest level in 15 years. The headline unemployment rate has increased 0.7% from the previous quarter, to bring NI's ...
Unemployment 'Highest In 15 Years'
Latest figures have revealed Northern Ireland's unemployment rate is now at its highest level in 15 years. The headline unemployment rate has increased 0.7% from the previous quarter, to bring NI's ...
UK National News, Mar 20, 2013
UK Growth Forecast Cut By Half In New Budget
Despite the UK’s growth forecasts being downgraded, Chancellor George Osborne has insisted his economic plan is working. A planned fuel duty has been cancelled and corporation tax has been cut to 20%...
UK Growth Forecast Cut By Half In New Budget
Despite the UK’s growth forecasts being downgraded, Chancellor George Osborne has insisted his economic plan is working. A planned fuel duty has been cancelled and corporation tax has been cut to 20%...
UK National News, Mar 20, 2013
Unemployment Rises In The Three Months To January
New figures have shown that unemployment rose by 7,000 between November and January; bringing the total to 2.52 million. The Office for National Statistics figures also show that the number of people...
Unemployment Rises In The Three Months To January
New figures have shown that unemployment rose by 7,000 between November and January; bringing the total to 2.52 million. The Office for National Statistics figures also show that the number of people...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 20, 2013
Still No Decision On NI Child Cardiac Service
No decision has yet been made over the future of children’s cardiac services in Northern Ireland. The service has been in jeopardy since a UK review found that while it is safe, it is not sustainable...
Still No Decision On NI Child Cardiac Service
No decision has yet been made over the future of children’s cardiac services in Northern Ireland. The service has been in jeopardy since a UK review found that while it is safe, it is not sustainable...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 20, 2013
Sinn Fein Fail To Amend Special Advisers Bill
A bill designed to block former prisoners with serious offences from taking up posts as special advisors at Stormont has passed its consideration stage. Sinn Fein failed in its attempt to amend the b...
Sinn Fein Fail To Amend Special Advisers Bill
A bill designed to block former prisoners with serious offences from taking up posts as special advisors at Stormont has passed its consideration stage. Sinn Fein failed in its attempt to amend the b...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 20, 2013
Ulster Bank Facing Possible £26m Lose
The collapse of a property company, who had been planning a major development in L’Derry, could cost Ulster Bank more than £26m. GSB Guernsey had planned a supermarket for a 36-acre site at Crescent ...
Ulster Bank Facing Possible £26m Lose
The collapse of a property company, who had been planning a major development in L’Derry, could cost Ulster Bank more than £26m. GSB Guernsey had planned a supermarket for a 36-acre site at Crescent ...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 20, 2013
Mother-Of-Five Jailed For 'Glassing' Assault
A 28-year-old mother-of-five has been jailed at Belfast Crown Court after pleading guilty to grievous bodily harm. Julie Apsley, from Rathmullan Drive, Newtownards, pushed a glass into the face of Li...
Mother-Of-Five Jailed For 'Glassing' Assault
A 28-year-old mother-of-five has been jailed at Belfast Crown Court after pleading guilty to grievous bodily harm. Julie Apsley, from Rathmullan Drive, Newtownards, pushed a glass into the face of Li...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 20, 2013
Primary Schools Affected By Wrong Test Results
A computer glitch is being blamed for errors found in the results of a computer-based literacy test used by primary schools. The Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment (CCEA) have i...
Primary Schools Affected By Wrong Test Results
A computer glitch is being blamed for errors found in the results of a computer-based literacy test used by primary schools. The Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment (CCEA) have i...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 20, 2013
Submission Expected Over A5 Carriageway
The Department for Regional Development (DRD) has until today to make submissions in a legal case regarding the proposed A5 dual carriageway project. Last week, a judge said he was minded to quash t...
Submission Expected Over A5 Carriageway
The Department for Regional Development (DRD) has until today to make submissions in a legal case regarding the proposed A5 dual carriageway project. Last week, a judge said he was minded to quash t...
UK National News, Mar 20, 2013
Missing Person Investigation Procedure To Change
How police investigate missing person reports is to change from April, in an effort to focus resources on cases which are considered most at risk. Currently police must investigate each report, of wh...
Missing Person Investigation Procedure To Change
How police investigate missing person reports is to change from April, in an effort to focus resources on cases which are considered most at risk. Currently police must investigate each report, of wh...
UK National News, Mar 20, 2013
Malala Yousafzai Starts School In Birmingham
The teenage girl shot in the head by a Taliban gunman in Pakistan, has joined a school in Birmingham just weeks after being released from hospital. Taliban gunmen shot 15-year-old Malala Yousafzai in...
Malala Yousafzai Starts School In Birmingham
The teenage girl shot in the head by a Taliban gunman in Pakistan, has joined a school in Birmingham just weeks after being released from hospital. Taliban gunmen shot 15-year-old Malala Yousafzai in...
UK National News, Mar 20, 2013
Six-Year-Old Dies After Falling In Canal
A six-year-old girl has died in hospital after being rescued from a canal. The girl and two other children fell into the water on the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal in Kidderminster. They we...
Six-Year-Old Dies After Falling In Canal
A six-year-old girl has died in hospital after being rescued from a canal. The girl and two other children fell into the water on the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal in Kidderminster. They we...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 20, 2013
New Report Criticises Housing Executive
Northern Ireland's Housing Executive (NIHE) has been heavily criticised over the way it has managed maintenance contracts, according to a new Stormont report. The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) sai...
New Report Criticises Housing Executive
Northern Ireland's Housing Executive (NIHE) has been heavily criticised over the way it has managed maintenance contracts, according to a new Stormont report. The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) sai...
UK National News, Mar 20, 2013
Civil Servants Strike As Budget Announced
In a dispute over pay and pensions civil servants are holding a one-day strike to coincide with the Budget announcement. The Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union will hold a rally in Westminste...
Civil Servants Strike As Budget Announced
In a dispute over pay and pensions civil servants are holding a one-day strike to coincide with the Budget announcement. The Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union will hold a rally in Westminste...
UK National News, Mar 20, 2013
Kitchen Design Firm Fined Over Marketing Cold-Calls
A kitchen design company in Scotland has become the first in the UK to be fined over marketing calls. DM Design, based in Cumbernauld, have been fined £90,000 after the Information Commissioner's Off...
Kitchen Design Firm Fined Over Marketing Cold-Calls
A kitchen design company in Scotland has become the first in the UK to be fined over marketing calls. DM Design, based in Cumbernauld, have been fined £90,000 after the Information Commissioner's Off...
UK National News, Mar 20, 2013
Other News In Brief
Sun Deputy Editor Charged Over Alleged Payments Geoff Webster, deputy editor of the Sun, has been charged with allegedly authorising two payments to public officials for information. He is ch...
Other News In Brief
Sun Deputy Editor Charged Over Alleged Payments Geoff Webster, deputy editor of the Sun, has been charged with allegedly authorising two payments to public officials for information. He is ch...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 20, 2013
Ministers Call For Further Film Projects
During a visit to America, Peter Robinson and Martin McGuinness have said they hope to attract further filming projects for Northern Ireland. The First and Deputy First Ministers made the comments w...
Ministers Call For Further Film Projects
During a visit to America, Peter Robinson and Martin McGuinness have said they hope to attract further filming projects for Northern Ireland. The First and Deputy First Ministers made the comments w...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 20, 2013
Other News In Brief
Kilkeel Fishing Boat Detained In Republic The skipper of a Co Down fishing vessel is due in court in the Republic after the Irish naval service detained his boat off the Co Galway coast. It i...
Other News In Brief
Kilkeel Fishing Boat Detained In Republic The skipper of a Co Down fishing vessel is due in court in the Republic after the Irish naval service detained his boat off the Co Galway coast. It i...
Recruitment News, Mar 20, 2013
Unite Accuses AstraZeneca Of Creating A Skills Crisis
Unite has accused AstraZeneca of creating a skills crisis in the north west by draining the region of highly skilled research and development jobs in the middle of an economic downturn. The pharmaceu...
Unite Accuses AstraZeneca Of Creating A Skills Crisis
Unite has accused AstraZeneca of creating a skills crisis in the north west by draining the region of highly skilled research and development jobs in the middle of an economic downturn. The pharmaceu...
Business News, Mar 20, 2013
Portadown Firm Develops New Machine For The Food Industry
A small Portadown-based firm has developed a revolutionary new packing/weighing machine for the food industry, with research and development support from Invest Northern Ireland. Rovipak specialises ...
Portadown Firm Develops New Machine For The Food Industry
A small Portadown-based firm has developed a revolutionary new packing/weighing machine for the food industry, with research and development support from Invest Northern Ireland. Rovipak specialises ...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 19, 2013
New Prison To Be Built At Magilligan Site
A new prison is to be built in County Londonderry, the BBC has reported. It is understood the build will be located at Magilligan. Last year, a consultation process into the prison's future was carr...
New Prison To Be Built At Magilligan Site
A new prison is to be built in County Londonderry, the BBC has reported. It is understood the build will be located at Magilligan. Last year, a consultation process into the prison's future was carr...
Recruitment News, Mar 19, 2013
Details Announced Of Investment In Research Programme For Jobs Growth
The Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Bruton T.D., has announced details of the €1 million initial investment in a research programme in data analytics, a key sector growing at 40%...
Details Announced Of Investment In Research Programme For Jobs Growth
The Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Bruton T.D., has announced details of the €1 million initial investment in a research programme in data analytics, a key sector growing at 40%...
UK National News, Mar 19, 2013
More Cuts Expected In New Budget
Ahead of the budget announcement it has been revealed that the government plan further spending cuts, with the savings going to large-scale infrastructure projects designed to boost economic growth. ...
More Cuts Expected In New Budget
Ahead of the budget announcement it has been revealed that the government plan further spending cuts, with the savings going to large-scale infrastructure projects designed to boost economic growth. ...
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Northern Ireland WeatherToday:Some low cloud lingering in the north and west through the day, although cloud should burn back to the coast as the day goes on. Elsewhere some good sunny spells with very little cloud. Warm with light winds. Maximum temperature 22 °C.Tonight:A sunny evening for most except where cloud lingers along the north coast. Cloud will increase for a lot of areas overnight with mist and fog patches developing. Minimum temperature 7 °C.
