Defence firm confirms job cuts
A defence engineering firm in Belfast and Crossgar has confirmed it will cut its workforce by 10 per cent over the next year.Thales will shed 50 highly-skilled jobs in what it said is a business...
View ArticleFirst women bishops in Church of Ireland ‘cannot be far off’
The appointment of the first women bishops in the Church of Ireland “cannot be far off”, it has been claimed.On Tuesday, the issue of women bishops hit the headlines when the Church of England’s...
View ArticleDUP veteran dies at 84 after long illness
ONE of Northern Ireland’s oldest politicians has died aged 84 after a long illness.Ruby Cooling was a councillor for the Abbey Ward of North Down Borough Council since 1985, and had topped the local...
View ArticleMan dies in crash
A 21 year-old man has died in a car accident in Co Antrim.A car and lorry collided at the junction of the Moneynick Road and the M22 near Toomebridge after 11pm on Wednesday.No-one else was injured in...
View ArticleMichaela’s family to sue Mauritian paper
A Mauritian paper which published images of the dead body of Michaela McAreavey is to be sued by the Tyrone woman’s family.The 27-year-old daughter of Tyrone GAA manager Mickey Harte, was on honeymoon...
View ArticlePortugal puts two Northern Ireland men on trial accused of terrorism charges
THE Portuguese government has said two Northern Ireland men are standing trial there on terrorism charges and that they are seeking the extradition of a third.James Rice, 61, from Newry, and...
View ArticleMale specific cancers: the facts
PROSTATE cancer accounts for more than 200 deaths every year in Northern Ireland. More than 900 new cases of prostate cancer are detected here annually, and charity Action Cancer report that in recent...
View ArticleComplacency on security is not an option
SECURITY in Northern Ireland should never be underplayed, even in a period of relative peace, and there is an absolute need to continue confronting the terrorist threat from republican dissident...
View ArticleMaracycle in memory of former News Letter columnist raises £14,500
BIG-HEARTED cyclists have raised an amazing £14,515 for Cancer Focus Northern Ireland in memory of talented Co Down artist John Connery (right) by taking part in a gruelling 220 mile sponsored...
View ArticleCarbon monoxide caution
IT is a colourless, tasteless, odourless gas that can kill - so as Ulster’s homes turn up the heating as the temperatures drop, the Public Health Agency is advising homeowners to buy and fit a carbon...
View ArticleBid to reduce premature births
A HANDFUL of strategies could prevent almost 60,000 premature births a year in countries such as the UK, research has shown.Experts said a combination of five measures could lower pre-term birth rates...
View Article‘Don’t die of embarrassment’
OUTGOING Gus Barry freely admits he “got the shock of my life when I was diagnosed with prostate cancer”.The retired teacher knows that if it had not been for his wife’s persistence, “I would not be...
View ArticleEarly diagnosis saves lives
THERE is “no easy answer to diagnosing prostate cancer early” according to consultant clinical oncologist Joe O’Sullivan.The leading medic at the Northern Ireland Cancer Centre wants to send out the...
View ArticleIndependent inquiry call for Savita amid abortion row
The Government in the Republic of Ireland has come under renewed pressure to launch an independent inquiry into the death of Savita Halappanavar.Amid intervention from President Michael D Higgins,...
View ArticleRenewable energy surge called for
More than 70% of Ireland’s electricity could be produced from renewable resources by 2030, a new report out has claimed.The research commissioned by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Northern Ireland said...
View Article‘Police failures led to gun murder’
Systematic and repeated failures by the PSNI led to the murder of a Catholic teenager in north Belfast, a new probe into the shooting has claimed.A panel of legal and academic professionals that...
View ArticlePolice swoop on illegal filling stations
Three people were arrested on Wednesday after Customs officials swooped on illegal filling stations.Two men and a woman were detained and more than 2,000 litres of illicit fuel, forecourt pumps and...
View ArticleProtestant man awarded £150k over DRD job bias
A Protestant man overlooked for a top job with Northern Ireland Water because of his religion was awarded £150,000 in compensation on Thursday.Alan Lennon said the substantial sum reflected the...
View ArticleBlack murder pair freed unconditionally
Two men arrested over the murder of a prison officer have been released unconditionally.Father of two David Black, 52, was shot dead as he drove to work on the M1 motorway in Co Armagh earlier this...
View ArticleJudge and Sinn Fein lawyer clash again in Gormley libel hearing
A HIGH Court judge has threatened — for the second time in a week — to refer a lawyer representing Sinn Fein to a professional body after what he saw as disrespect to the court.Mr Justice Gillen’s...
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