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Northern Ireland News, Feb 17, 2014
Lo Calls To Remove Flags And Murals Along Giro Route
Alliance Party Environment Spokesperson Anna Lo has called for the removal of election posters, flags and paramilitary murals along the route of the Giro d'Italia cycle race. She said: "Alliance agre...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 7, 2014
Arrest Following Cannabis Seizure
Police have arrested a 28-year-old man on suspicion of a number of drugs offences. The arrest follows the search of a house in the Oldtown Road area of Bushmills, on Thursday morning. Officers arr...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 10, 2013
15% Price Hike For Firmus Customers
Firmus Energy has announced a 15% price hike for its customers outside the greater Belfast area. The increase will come into effect next month and will affect 20,000 customers. The firm has said t...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 28, 2013
Foster Welcomes Runkerry Golf Course Decision
Tourism Minister Arlene Foster has welcomed today's decision by the High Court to grant planning permission for a golf resort at Runkerry. Arlene Foster said: "Today's decision is great news for tour...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 8, 2013
Patton Group Headquarters For Sale
County Antrim-based construction group Patton has had its former headquarters put up for sale for £800,000. Patton’s administrator has put the building on sale following the firm’s collapse in Novemb...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 5, 2013
£1m Funding To Tackle Dereliction
£1m funding has been announced to tackle dereliction in a number of areas in Northern Ireland. Environment Minister Alex Attwood made the announcement. Fermanagh is to receive £380,000 in the run up...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 9, 2013
National Trust Begins Golf Resort Block Bid
The National Trust has begun its bid to block the building of a new £100m golf course and resort near the Giant’s Causeway on the north coast. The Trust has taken the matter to the High Court, as it ...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 12, 2012
Salmon Conservation Outlined Ahead Of Fishing Season
Sports Minister Carál Ní Chuilín has outlined Northern Ireland’s plans for the conservation of salmon stocks. Ahead of the forthcoming salmon season, the minister has made a statement to the Assembly...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 3, 2012
Giant's Causeway Visitor Centre Opens Today
An £18.5m visitor centre opens its doors today at the Giant’s Causeway in north Antrim. The National Trust building will provide exhibitions, a café and shops to tourists after the original centre bu...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 18, 2012
Owners Of Nightclub Fined
The owners of a Portrush holiday homes park was fined a total of £2,000 after dumping demolition waste without a licence. Cloughorr Investments owns the Golf Links holiday homes park off Bushmills Ro...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 21, 2012
Golf Resort Given Green Light
The Tourism Minister today welcomed the decision to grant permission for a golf resort at Runkerry on the North Antrim coast. The new Bushmills Dunes Golf Resort and Spa, will be located close to nei...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 2, 2011
Massive Police Station Closure Plan Revealed
The PSNI is seeking agreement to close over 30 of its existing 83 station - or about 40%. Details of the plan to shut 34 locations were presented to members of the NI Policing Board on Thursday. The...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 23, 2011
Fatal Site Accident Fine 'Won't Be Paid'
A property firm that has since gone bust has been fined a total of £60,000 for breaching health and safety regulations following the death of an employee, Colin Glass, during the construction of an ap...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 22, 2011
'Decision Soon' For NI Golf Resort
The decision on whether to pass the controversial planning application for a golf resort in county Antrim will take another ten weeks after ten years in the planning stage. Environment Minister, Alex...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 18, 2011
South Africans 'Take Home' Whiskey Prize


A marketing consultant and an orthotist a from South Africa have won a global competition hosted by Bushmills Irish Whiskey that will see the distillery 'go on tour' to a city in the Rainbow Nation. ...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 20, 2011
'Aqua Vitae' Appreciated In Belfast
Gerry Miller from Belfast Visitor & Convention Bureau (BVCB) and Diageo's Clare Strawson toast a special Bushmills event as part of the Belfast Film Festival. They are pictured before a screening of ...
Recruitment News, Jan 28, 2011
Jobs Boost As Causeway Centre Begins
Just over six months after preliminary developments took place, large-scale construction work has now started on the new Giant's Causeway World Heritage Site Visitors' Centre. Hundreds of jobs are to...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 27, 2011
Latest Steps In Causeway Centre Taken
Just over six months after preliminary developments took place, large-scale construction work has now started on the new Giant's Causeway World Heritage Site Visitors' Centre. Hundreds of jobs are to...
Business News, Jan 27, 2011
Latest Steps In Causeway Centre Taken
Just over six months after preliminary developments took place, large-scale construction work has now started on the new Giant's Causeway World Heritage Site Visitors' Centre. About 750,000 people vi...
Business News, Nov 24, 2010
Progress Reported On Moyle Infrastructure
Transport Minister Conor Murphy has welcomed Roads Service's progress on investment totalling £1.95million in the Moyle area this year. The Minister said: "Roads Service is committed to ensuring that...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 23, 2010
Progress Reported On Moyle Infrastructure
Stormont Transport Minister Conor Murphy has welcomed Roads Service's progress on investment totalling £1.95million in the Moyle area this year. The Minister said: "Roads Service is committed to ensu...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 20, 2010
Engineering Success At Bushmills
A 33-year engineer from Co Antrim, Allister Brown, has been chosen to represent Northern Ireland in the international finals of a prestigious Bushmills Irish Whiskey competition. The Lisburn man (pic...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 8, 2010
Ministers 'In The Swim' At Salmon Facility
Things were going swimmingly today in an 'away day' with a difference as Stormont Ministers visited the salmon research station in Bushmills. NI Culture, Arts and Leisure (DCAL) Minister Nelson McCau...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 2, 2010
Causeway Centre Takes First 'Giant' Step
A small step on the road to completing the Giant's Causeway visitor centre was taken this week. The sod-cutting marked the commencement of the first stage of works on the £18.5m project at the Giant'...
Northern Ireland News, May 28, 2010
£90m Coleraine Lakeside Project Approved
Planners have backed a massive new housing development near Coleraine. The site of the former Maxwells quarry and concrete batching plant at Bushmills Road, will be known as Lakeside and cost in the ...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 12, 2010
Recycling Gets Boost
Recycling is emerging as a leading force in the Northern Ireland economy. That's the message from Bryson Recycling, Northern Ireland's largest recycler as it revealed that the materials it handled fo...
Business News, Nov 27, 2009
Bushmills Announces Expansion Plans
The world's oldest whiskey, Bushmills has announced that it will create more jobs, with plans to more than double production of their world-famous whiskey over the next three years. The distillery, w...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 3, 2009
NI Bathing Waters Quality Improves
The results from the annual monitoring programme of local bathing water quality have revealed good news about NI's coast. Stormont Environment Minister Edwin Poots welcomed the report, which he said ...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 5, 2009
Police Station Closure 'List' Revealed
As unionist politicians unite in opposition to the proposed closure of as many as 40 PSNI barracks, a full list of the locations at risk has been published. Today's Belfast News Letter has pri...
Northern Ireland News, May 6, 2009
Scenic Cycle Ride To Aid Cancer Research
This year's Volac Bike Ride in aid of cancer research lands in Northern Ireland soon with over 50 cyclists coming to cover a 150 mile rural route. An annual event held by staff at Volac International...