Northern Ireland News for July 2013 : Page 8
UK National News, Jul 18, 2013
Fifa And Uefa Lose TV Rights Appeal
All World Cup and Euro Championships must be shown on free-to-air TV in the UK, the European Court of Justice has upheld. Fifa and Uefa had appealed a 2011 European General Court ruling, which had fo...
Fifa And Uefa Lose TV Rights Appeal
All World Cup and Euro Championships must be shown on free-to-air TV in the UK, the European Court of Justice has upheld. Fifa and Uefa had appealed a 2011 European General Court ruling, which had fo...
UK National News, Jul 18, 2013
MPs Call For Action On Letting Agents
MPs have called on the government to tighten regulations governing letting agents, in an effort to curb "cowboy agents". A report by the Communities and Local Government Committee highlights unreason...
MPs Call For Action On Letting Agents
MPs have called on the government to tighten regulations governing letting agents, in an effort to curb "cowboy agents". A report by the Communities and Local Government Committee highlights unreason...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 18, 2013
NI Doctor Wins Apprentice
A doctor from L'Derry has become the latest winner of the BBC One entrepreneurial show The Apprentice. Leah Totton was awarded with a £250,000 investment for her cosmetic procedures business. The co...
NI Doctor Wins Apprentice
A doctor from L'Derry has become the latest winner of the BBC One entrepreneurial show The Apprentice. Leah Totton was awarded with a £250,000 investment for her cosmetic procedures business. The co...
UK National News, Jul 18, 2013
Orange Order Parade Request Turned Down
The Parades Commission in Northern Ireland has refused an Orange Order request for a contentious parade on Saturday. The Order requested permission to march along a stretch of road they had been bann...
Orange Order Parade Request Turned Down
The Parades Commission in Northern Ireland has refused an Orange Order request for a contentious parade on Saturday. The Order requested permission to march along a stretch of road they had been bann...
UK National News, Jul 18, 2013
Trainmaker Wins Thameslink Electric Contract
Derby-based trainmaker Bombardier has won a £180 million deal to supply some 116 electric rolling stock vehicles. The new stock will be used on the north-south, cross-London Thameslink route. The co...
Trainmaker Wins Thameslink Electric Contract
Derby-based trainmaker Bombardier has won a £180 million deal to supply some 116 electric rolling stock vehicles. The new stock will be used on the north-south, cross-London Thameslink route. The co...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 18, 2013
Cliftonville Defeated By Scottish Champions
Last night's Champions League qualifying tie between Cliftonville and Celtic ended with the Scottish champions emerging as victors after a 3-0 win. The second qualifying round tie with the north Belf...
Cliftonville Defeated By Scottish Champions
Last night's Champions League qualifying tie between Cliftonville and Celtic ended with the Scottish champions emerging as victors after a 3-0 win. The second qualifying round tie with the north Belf...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 18, 2013
Ulster Uni To Deliver £360k Scheme For Disadvantaged Communities
The University of Ulster has announced it will deliver a £360,000 widening access project to with some of Coleraine’s most disadvantaged communities. Funded by the Department for Social Development, ...
Ulster Uni To Deliver £360k Scheme For Disadvantaged Communities
The University of Ulster has announced it will deliver a £360,000 widening access project to with some of Coleraine’s most disadvantaged communities. Funded by the Department for Social Development, ...
UK National News, Jul 18, 2013
Other News In Brief
WWII RAF Crew Give Military Burial 68 Years On Some 68 years after they died, a WWII RAF Boston bomber crew have been buried in a war cemetery, with military honours. The location of the rema...
Other News In Brief
WWII RAF Crew Give Military Burial 68 Years On Some 68 years after they died, a WWII RAF Boston bomber crew have been buried in a war cemetery, with military honours. The location of the rema...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 18, 2013
Free Derry Wall Transformed By Photo Exhibition
The iconic Free Derry wall is being transformed for an entire weekend to accommodate a photographic exhibition exploring how political conflicts change city landscapes. The L'Derry monument will feat...
Free Derry Wall Transformed By Photo Exhibition
The iconic Free Derry wall is being transformed for an entire weekend to accommodate a photographic exhibition exploring how political conflicts change city landscapes. The L'Derry monument will feat...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 18, 2013
Other News In Brief
Man Returns To Maghaberry Prison A man has been returned to Maghaberry Prison after breaking the terms of his licence. The 32-year-old man jumped from a first floor window at a house in Calla...
Other News In Brief
Man Returns To Maghaberry Prison A man has been returned to Maghaberry Prison after breaking the terms of his licence. The 32-year-old man jumped from a first floor window at a house in Calla...
Business News, Jul 17, 2013
€2.4m Awarded In Grant Aid To 25 Seafood Processing Firms
Simon Coveney, T.D, The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine announced the award of €2.4 million in grant aid to 25 seafood processing companies under the 2013 Seafood Processing Business Inv...
€2.4m Awarded In Grant Aid To 25 Seafood Processing Firms
Simon Coveney, T.D, The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine announced the award of €2.4 million in grant aid to 25 seafood processing companies under the 2013 Seafood Processing Business Inv...
UK National News, Jul 17, 2013
OBR Urge Even More Spending Cuts
The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) has called on the government to cut a further £19 billion from public spending, or to raise taxes. The OBR claim that an "unsustainable" pressure will be ap...
OBR Urge Even More Spending Cuts
The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) has called on the government to cut a further £19 billion from public spending, or to raise taxes. The OBR claim that an "unsustainable" pressure will be ap...
UK National News, Jul 17, 2013
Heatwave Warning Upgraded In South East
The heatwave warning for London and the South East has been upgraded, with temperatures likely to top 30C. The Met Office have said south-eastern areas could face a "Level 3 heat-health watch criteri...
Heatwave Warning Upgraded In South East
The heatwave warning for London and the South East has been upgraded, with temperatures likely to top 30C. The Met Office have said south-eastern areas could face a "Level 3 heat-health watch criteri...
UK National News, Jul 17, 2013
Govt Shelf Minimum Alcohol Pricing Policy
Plans to introduce minimum alcohol pricing for England and Wales have been shelved. Announcing the move, minister Jeremy Browne said there were fears the policy would hit responsible drinkers but add...
Govt Shelf Minimum Alcohol Pricing Policy
Plans to introduce minimum alcohol pricing for England and Wales have been shelved. Announcing the move, minister Jeremy Browne said there were fears the policy would hit responsible drinkers but add...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 17, 2013
Govt Criticised Over IRA Deaths
The UK government has been criticised by the European Court of Human Rights for failing to hold inquests into the deaths of two IRA men 23 years ago. Martin McCaughey and Dessie Grew were killed by t...
Govt Criticised Over IRA Deaths
The UK government has been criticised by the European Court of Human Rights for failing to hold inquests into the deaths of two IRA men 23 years ago. Martin McCaughey and Dessie Grew were killed by t...
UK National News, Jul 17, 2013
Wanted Man Arrested In London
The man wanted in connection with the murder of a 66-year-old man who intervened during a robbery, has been arrested. Ian John McLoughlin, 55, was arrested in London at around 01:00. He was wanted on...
Wanted Man Arrested In London
The man wanted in connection with the murder of a 66-year-old man who intervened during a robbery, has been arrested. Ian John McLoughlin, 55, was arrested in London at around 01:00. He was wanted on...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 17, 2013
30 Bombs Thrown On Fifth Night Of Violence
Over 30 petrol bombs were thrown at police and cars were set on fire in east Belfast during a fifth consecutive night of disorder over the 12 July parades. A further 300 officers from Great Britain a...
30 Bombs Thrown On Fifth Night Of Violence
Over 30 petrol bombs were thrown at police and cars were set on fire in east Belfast during a fifth consecutive night of disorder over the 12 July parades. A further 300 officers from Great Britain a...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 17, 2013
All-Party Group Chair Visits NI
Former US envoy to Northern Ireland Dr Richard Haass is in Northern Ireland today ahead of his appointment as chair of an all-party group being established to deal with divisive issues such as flags, ...
All-Party Group Chair Visits NI
Former US envoy to Northern Ireland Dr Richard Haass is in Northern Ireland today ahead of his appointment as chair of an all-party group being established to deal with divisive issues such as flags, ...
UK National News, Jul 17, 2013
Two Bodies Recovered From Norfolk Sea
The bodies of two men have been recovered from the sea off the coast in west Norfolk. Emergence services were alerted at a man being in difficulties in the water around 16:30 on Tuesday. Once they ar...
Two Bodies Recovered From Norfolk Sea
The bodies of two men have been recovered from the sea off the coast in west Norfolk. Emergence services were alerted at a man being in difficulties in the water around 16:30 on Tuesday. Once they ar...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 17, 2013
Biggest Monthly Jobseekers Fall In A Decade
The number of people claiming unemployment benefits in Northern Ireland has experienced the biggest monthly drop since August 2002, according to the latest Labour Market Survey. The number of claiman...
Biggest Monthly Jobseekers Fall In A Decade
The number of people claiming unemployment benefits in Northern Ireland has experienced the biggest monthly drop since August 2002, according to the latest Labour Market Survey. The number of claiman...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 17, 2013
NI Construction Continues To Fall
The Northern Ireland Construction industry continues to decline, according to the latest Construction Output Statistics report. The report found that the total volume of construction output in Northe...
NI Construction Continues To Fall
The Northern Ireland Construction industry continues to decline, according to the latest Construction Output Statistics report. The report found that the total volume of construction output in Northe...
UK National News, Jul 17, 2013
UK Unemployment Falls
Unemployment in the UK has fallen by some 57,000 in the three months May, new figures show. The total figure now stands at 2.51 million, holding steady at 7.8%. New figures from the Office of Nation...
UK Unemployment Falls
Unemployment in the UK has fallen by some 57,000 in the three months May, new figures show. The total figure now stands at 2.51 million, holding steady at 7.8%. New figures from the Office of Nation...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 17, 2013
DUP Questions Willie Frazer Arrest
The DUP has questioned the manner in which loyalist campaigner Willie Frazer was detained yesterday over the breaching of bail conditions. Mr Frazer was arrested on Tuesday on the Newtownards Road on...
DUP Questions Willie Frazer Arrest
The DUP has questioned the manner in which loyalist campaigner Willie Frazer was detained yesterday over the breaching of bail conditions. Mr Frazer was arrested on Tuesday on the Newtownards Road on...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 17, 2013
Celtic Fans Warned Ahead Of Cliftonville Tie
Supporters of Glasgow's Celtic Football Club have been warned against sporting team colours while in Belfast city centre, ahead of tonight's tie with north Belfast team Cliftonville. Celtic supporter...
Celtic Fans Warned Ahead Of Cliftonville Tie
Supporters of Glasgow's Celtic Football Club have been warned against sporting team colours while in Belfast city centre, ahead of tonight's tie with north Belfast team Cliftonville. Celtic supporter...
Recruitment News, Jul 17, 2013
Call For Govt To Do The Right Thing For Waterford Crystal Workers
Speaking in Leinster House ahead of today's planned protest by Waterford Crystal workers at the Dáil, Sinn Féin spokesperson on Workers' Rights, Senator David Cullinane referred to the need for worker...
Call For Govt To Do The Right Thing For Waterford Crystal Workers
Speaking in Leinster House ahead of today's planned protest by Waterford Crystal workers at the Dáil, Sinn Féin spokesperson on Workers' Rights, Senator David Cullinane referred to the need for worker...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 17, 2013
Shingles Vaccination Announced For NI
A vaccination programme to protect older people from shingles is to be launched in October 2013. The programme will be introduced in Northern Ireland for all people aged 70. A catch-up programme for ...
Shingles Vaccination Announced For NI
A vaccination programme to protect older people from shingles is to be launched in October 2013. The programme will be introduced in Northern Ireland for all people aged 70. A catch-up programme for ...
UK National News, Jul 17, 2013
Heathrow Submits Plans For Proposed New Runway
Three options for a third runway at Heathrow have been revealed, with the airport saying each plan would be "quicker and cheaper" than a rival airport hub. A submission to the Davis Committee shows t...
Heathrow Submits Plans For Proposed New Runway
Three options for a third runway at Heathrow have been revealed, with the airport saying each plan would be "quicker and cheaper" than a rival airport hub. A submission to the Davis Committee shows t...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 17, 2013
New Environment Minister Welcomes 'Diverse' Challenges
The SDLP's Mark Durkan said he welcomes the "diverse" challenges ahead during his time as the new Environment Minister for Northern Ireland. Minister Durkan said: "The Department of the Environment r...
New Environment Minister Welcomes 'Diverse' Challenges
The SDLP's Mark Durkan said he welcomes the "diverse" challenges ahead during his time as the new Environment Minister for Northern Ireland. Minister Durkan said: "The Department of the Environment r...
UK National News, Jul 17, 2013
300 More UK Officers Sent To Belfast
Some 300 mutual aid officers from UK police forces are to be sent to Belfast following a fifth night of rioting in the city. Trouble began on last Friday after an Orange Order parade was stopped from...
300 More UK Officers Sent To Belfast
Some 300 mutual aid officers from UK police forces are to be sent to Belfast following a fifth night of rioting in the city. Trouble began on last Friday after an Orange Order parade was stopped from...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 17, 2013
Other News In Brief
Omagh Bomb Suspect Funeral Held The funeral of Omagh bomb suspect Seamus McKenna has been held in Louth today. Seamus McKenna was acquitted in a civil case over the 1998 Omagh bombing taken o...
Other News In Brief
Omagh Bomb Suspect Funeral Held The funeral of Omagh bomb suspect Seamus McKenna has been held in Louth today. Seamus McKenna was acquitted in a civil case over the 1998 Omagh bombing taken o...
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Northern Ireland WeatherToday:A sunny but frosty start for many. However cloud increases by midday with a few showers reaching the north coast, these mostly light but spreading inland this afternoon. Chilly. Maximum temperature 8 °C.Tonight:A rather cloudy evening with scattered showers. Becoming drier through the night with some good clear spells developing and a patchy frost away from coasts. Minimum temperature 0 °C.