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Northern Ireland News for September 2013 : Page 4
Northern Ireland News, Sep 24, 2013
Man Arrested In London Over 1976 Belfast Murder
A 60-year-old man has been arrested in London as part of a renewed investigation into a 1976 Belfast murder. Paul McNally was fatally shot, and another man seriously injured, as they left a bookmake...
Man Arrested In London Over 1976 Belfast Murder
A 60-year-old man has been arrested in London as part of a renewed investigation into a 1976 Belfast murder. Paul McNally was fatally shot, and another man seriously injured, as they left a bookmake...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 24, 2013
HMRC Announce 120 Graduate Jobs
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has said it is to recruit at least 120 graduates for trainee positions. The graduates will join a specially designed four-year Tax Professional Development Programme an...
HMRC Announce 120 Graduate Jobs
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has said it is to recruit at least 120 graduates for trainee positions. The graduates will join a specially designed four-year Tax Professional Development Programme an...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 24, 2013
Ministers Launch Brain Injury Matters Charity
Junior Ministers Jennifer McCann and Jonathan Bell have launched the re-named charity Brain Injury Matters NI. Formerly known as Headway Belfast, the charity provides support and information to peop...
Ministers Launch Brain Injury Matters Charity
Junior Ministers Jennifer McCann and Jonathan Bell have launched the re-named charity Brain Injury Matters NI. Formerly known as Headway Belfast, the charity provides support and information to peop...
UK National News, Sep 24, 2013
Labour Vows To Help Small Businesses
Some 1.5 million small businesses in England have been promised relief should Labour win the next election, with Ed Miliband vowing to reverse a planned increase in business rates. Miliband said the ...
Labour Vows To Help Small Businesses
Some 1.5 million small businesses in England have been promised relief should Labour win the next election, with Ed Miliband vowing to reverse a planned increase in business rates. Miliband said the ...
UK National News, Sep 24, 2013
Other News In Brief
Children's TV Programmes Should Air After 7pm A report by the BBC Trust has said the BBC should consider showing children's television programmes after 7pm. It stated that, following a revie...
Other News In Brief
Children's TV Programmes Should Air After 7pm A report by the BBC Trust has said the BBC should consider showing children's television programmes after 7pm. It stated that, following a revie...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 24, 2013
Man Attacked In North Belfast
A man has been seriously attacked at a bus stop in north Belfast. The 18-year-old was approached by two men, near Atlantic Avenue, on Sunday at approximately 4am. He was hit with what is thought to ...
Man Attacked In North Belfast
A man has been seriously attacked at a bus stop in north Belfast. The 18-year-old was approached by two men, near Atlantic Avenue, on Sunday at approximately 4am. He was hit with what is thought to ...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 24, 2013
Healthy Eating Policy Further Embedded In Schools
From today, schools must adopt a 'whole-school' approach to the provision of food to pupils and the teaching of healthy eating in class. The launch of the 'Food in Schools' policy, a joint Department...
Healthy Eating Policy Further Embedded In Schools
From today, schools must adopt a 'whole-school' approach to the provision of food to pupils and the teaching of healthy eating in class. The launch of the 'Food in Schools' policy, a joint Department...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 24, 2013
RNLI Report 20% Increase In Call-Outs
Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) lifeboats and lifeguards were kept busy this summer, with the charity's lifeboats launching 4,300 times – the most in 24 years – and lifeguards attending 14,...
RNLI Report 20% Increase In Call-Outs
Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) lifeboats and lifeguards were kept busy this summer, with the charity's lifeboats launching 4,300 times – the most in 24 years – and lifeguards attending 14,...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 24, 2013
Robinson And Allister Argue During Assembly Question Time
Alliance Chief Whip Stewart Dickson MLA has commented on the argument between DUP Leader Peter Robinson and TUV Leader Jim Allister during Assembly Question Time on Monday afternoon. Mr Dickson MLA s...
Robinson And Allister Argue During Assembly Question Time
Alliance Chief Whip Stewart Dickson MLA has commented on the argument between DUP Leader Peter Robinson and TUV Leader Jim Allister during Assembly Question Time on Monday afternoon. Mr Dickson MLA s...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 24, 2013
FAI Appoint Noel King As Caretaker Manager
The Football Association of Ireland (FAI) has appointed Noel King as caretaker manager. The FAI's Board of Management met to review the work it has been doing on the senior men's team managerial appo...
FAI Appoint Noel King As Caretaker Manager
The Football Association of Ireland (FAI) has appointed Noel King as caretaker manager. The FAI's Board of Management met to review the work it has been doing on the senior men's team managerial appo...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 24, 2013
Other News In Brief
Marine Act Launches In NI Environment Minister Mark Durkan has said the Marine Act (Northern Ireland) 2013 has come into operation. This is the final piece of an ambitious marine legislative ...
Other News In Brief
Marine Act Launches In NI Environment Minister Mark Durkan has said the Marine Act (Northern Ireland) 2013 has come into operation. This is the final piece of an ambitious marine legislative ...
UK National News, Sep 23, 2013
Child Rapist Jailed For Minimum Term Of 15 Years
A 39-year-old serial sex attacker has been jailed for life, with a minimum term of 15 years. Karl Clay, from Wood End, Coventry, was found guilty in July of 13 charges of raping children and attackin...
Child Rapist Jailed For Minimum Term Of 15 Years
A 39-year-old serial sex attacker has been jailed for life, with a minimum term of 15 years. Karl Clay, from Wood End, Coventry, was found guilty in July of 13 charges of raping children and attackin...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 23, 2013
Newry Stabbing Being Treated As Murder
Police have said a stabbing incident in Newry is being treated as attempted murder. The incident occurred in the Talbot Street area of the city on Saturday evening, around 6pm. The victim was take...
Newry Stabbing Being Treated As Murder
Police have said a stabbing incident in Newry is being treated as attempted murder. The incident occurred in the Talbot Street area of the city on Saturday evening, around 6pm. The victim was take...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 23, 2013
Shots Fired At House In South Belfast
Shots have been fired at a house in south Belfast. The attack occurred at Eliza Street Terrace at around 9pm on Sunday. The shots were fired through the kitchen window, and no-one was injured in the...
Shots Fired At House In South Belfast
Shots have been fired at a house in south Belfast. The attack occurred at Eliza Street Terrace at around 9pm on Sunday. The shots were fired through the kitchen window, and no-one was injured in the...
UK National News, Sep 23, 2013
Four Britons Killed In Kenya Supermarket Attack
The Foreign Office has confirmed that four British nationals have been killed by militants in Kenya. Up to 62 people are believed to have been killed in an attack on a shopping centre on Saturday. T...
Four Britons Killed In Kenya Supermarket Attack
The Foreign Office has confirmed that four British nationals have been killed by militants in Kenya. Up to 62 people are believed to have been killed in an attack on a shopping centre on Saturday. T...
UK National News, Sep 23, 2013
Labour Pledges To Increase Free Childcare Hours
Labour have made a pledge to give working families in England an additional ten hours of free childcare, up from 15 to 25 hours, should they win the next election. Working parents with children aged ...
Labour Pledges To Increase Free Childcare Hours
Labour have made a pledge to give working families in England an additional ten hours of free childcare, up from 15 to 25 hours, should they win the next election. Working parents with children aged ...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 23, 2013
Controversial UVF Mural Completed
A new paramilitary mural has been completed in east Belfast, despite a public outcry. The mural, which is located at Inverwood Court, Sydenham, depicts a masked gunman and it dedicated to the Ulster...
Controversial UVF Mural Completed
A new paramilitary mural has been completed in east Belfast, despite a public outcry. The mural, which is located at Inverwood Court, Sydenham, depicts a masked gunman and it dedicated to the Ulster...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 23, 2013
Teenager Sexually Assaulted In Bangor
A teenager has been sexually assaulted in Bangor, Co Down. The 19-year-old was attacked at Quay Street on Saturday night (21 September). Police have said they are looking for a man in his early 20...
Teenager Sexually Assaulted In Bangor
A teenager has been sexually assaulted in Bangor, Co Down. The 19-year-old was attacked at Quay Street on Saturday night (21 September). Police have said they are looking for a man in his early 20...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 23, 2013
9,000 Cattle Reported Lost Or Stolen In Last 3 Years
An Ulster Unionist member of Stormont's Agriculture Committee has warned that organised crime gangs may be involved with the theft of cattle across Northern Ireland. Robin Swann was speaking after i...
9,000 Cattle Reported Lost Or Stolen In Last 3 Years
An Ulster Unionist member of Stormont's Agriculture Committee has warned that organised crime gangs may be involved with the theft of cattle across Northern Ireland. Robin Swann was speaking after i...
Recruitment News, Sep 23, 2013
Stream Global Services Announces 200 Seasonal Posts
Stream Global Services in Dublin has announced a major hiring drive in the Dublin area to fill more than 50 permanent and 200 seasonal positions for its facilities in Swords & Santry. Stream operate...
Stream Global Services Announces 200 Seasonal Posts
Stream Global Services in Dublin has announced a major hiring drive in the Dublin area to fill more than 50 permanent and 200 seasonal positions for its facilities in Swords & Santry. Stream operate...
Business News, Sep 23, 2013
Powerscreen Explores New Markets In Africa
A bold marketing strategy in Africa looks set to pay off for a Dungannon firm, Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster has said. Mobile crushing and screening machinery firm Powerscreen is exploring new ma...
Powerscreen Explores New Markets In Africa
A bold marketing strategy in Africa looks set to pay off for a Dungannon firm, Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster has said. Mobile crushing and screening machinery firm Powerscreen is exploring new ma...
UK National News, Sep 23, 2013
Liverpool Teenager Arrested In Connection With Armed Bank Robbery
A 15-year-old has been arrested in connection with an armed robbery of a bank in Liverpool. It is understood that a branch of Barclays bank in Breck Road was robbed at gunpoint at around 11:50am on F...
Liverpool Teenager Arrested In Connection With Armed Bank Robbery
A 15-year-old has been arrested in connection with an armed robbery of a bank in Liverpool. It is understood that a branch of Barclays bank in Breck Road was robbed at gunpoint at around 11:50am on F...
UK National News, Sep 23, 2013
GMP To Cut 700 More Officers
Some 700 officers could be cut from Greater Manchester Police in a move to save an estimated £66 million. It is understood that the saving would represent 20% of GMPs budget and the force will look t...
GMP To Cut 700 More Officers
Some 700 officers could be cut from Greater Manchester Police in a move to save an estimated £66 million. It is understood that the saving would represent 20% of GMPs budget and the force will look t...
UK National News, Sep 23, 2013
School Bus Driver Arrested After Crash
A 47-year-old bus driver has been arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving following a bus crash this morning which injured around 20 people. A school bus collided with a lorry on the A685 at Lowgi...
School Bus Driver Arrested After Crash
A 47-year-old bus driver has been arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving following a bus crash this morning which injured around 20 people. A school bus collided with a lorry on the A685 at Lowgi...
UK National News, Sep 23, 2013
Rolf Harris In Court Over Assault Charges
Rolf Harris has appeared in court on nine charges of indecent assault and four charges of making indecent images of children. The 83-year-old, who spoke only to confirm his personal details, was bail...
Rolf Harris In Court Over Assault Charges
Rolf Harris has appeared in court on nine charges of indecent assault and four charges of making indecent images of children. The 83-year-old, who spoke only to confirm his personal details, was bail...
UK National News, Sep 23, 2013
Other News In Brief
School Staff Refuse To Teach Knife Threat Pupil Staff at a school in Birmingham have refused to teach a pupil who has been allowed to return to the school after threatening other pupils with a...
Other News In Brief
School Staff Refuse To Teach Knife Threat Pupil Staff at a school in Birmingham have refused to teach a pupil who has been allowed to return to the school after threatening other pupils with a...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 23, 2013
Woman Dragged From Car In Hijacking
A woman has been dragged from her car in west Belfast by three men in a hijacking. The woman was driving a grey Peugeot 5008 in Whitecliff Crescent, Ballymurphy, around 10.20pm on Saturday, when she...
Woman Dragged From Car In Hijacking
A woman has been dragged from her car in west Belfast by three men in a hijacking. The woman was driving a grey Peugeot 5008 in Whitecliff Crescent, Ballymurphy, around 10.20pm on Saturday, when she...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 23, 2013
Innovation Strategy Launches
Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster has today published a draft Innovation Strategy that aims to stimulate research and development (R&D), innovation and creativity across the economy. The Minister lau...
Innovation Strategy Launches
Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster has today published a draft Innovation Strategy that aims to stimulate research and development (R&D), innovation and creativity across the economy. The Minister lau...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 23, 2013
£140k Found In Home Of Ex-IRA Man
An investigation has been launched after €140,000 in cash was found under a bath in the former home of an ex-IRA member. According to the Irish Independent, the property previously belonged to forme...
£140k Found In Home Of Ex-IRA Man
An investigation has been launched after €140,000 in cash was found under a bath in the former home of an ex-IRA member. According to the Irish Independent, the property previously belonged to forme...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 23, 2013
Call For Farming Crime Unit To Be Properly Resourced
Sinn Féin MLA Ian Milne has stated that the dedicated farming crime unit being set up within the PSNI must be properly resourced to protect farmers against organised gangs. Mr Milne, member of the Ag...
Call For Farming Crime Unit To Be Properly Resourced
Sinn Féin MLA Ian Milne has stated that the dedicated farming crime unit being set up within the PSNI must be properly resourced to protect farmers against organised gangs. Mr Milne, member of the Ag...
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Northern Ireland WeatherThis Evening and Tonight:A fine end to the day with some sunshine, then clear spells overnight. Low cloud could form around some Irish Sea coasts later in the night, or a few fog patches in prone spots.. Minimum temperature 9 °C.
