Webchat in full with Jim Wilson
Former UVF prisoner Jim Wilson has appealed for all sides to ‘out’ those in their communities who are behind the violence that has erupted following protests over the Union flag.The east Belfast...
View ArticleBig name in property market gets bigger
A mark of confidence in the economic health of Northern Ireland’s property sector has come from one of its leading property consultants.BTWShiells announced today that its two long standing operations...
View ArticleBelfast hub for Global Games Jam
NORTHERN Ireland’s fast-growing tech community is once again proving its ability to compete on the world stage, with the announcement that Farset Labs will play host to the Global Game Jam.The...
View ArticleMinister opens new Calor Gas office
Energy Minister Arlene Foster has officially opened Calor Gas’ newly refurbished office in Belfast.Calor Gas employs 98 staff in its Belfast office where a recent £550,000 investment by the company has...
View ArticleAmerica - the next Europe?
America has changed a lot over the last 30 years in terms of its economic performance. Ian Rainey, managing director of Belfast based MSL Search and Selection and a former vice president of a major US...
View ArticleFirm has material for success
For the past four decades, a Northern Ireland company has proved it has it covered when it comes to targeting new markets. Adrienne McGill reportsA Co Londonderry based tarpaulin manufacturer, which...
View ArticleHazel Stewart loses appeal over murder conviction
A former Sunday school teacher’s bid to overturn her conviction for murdering the wife of her ex-lover has failed.The Court of Appeal in Belfast refused Hazel Stewart’s appeal against her conviction...
View ArticleOne in four ‘miss cancer tests’
One in four women in Northern Ireland failed to have a cervical screening test in one year, a major cancer charity has warned.Only 77% have taken up their health clinic invitations and in Belfast the...
View Article33 potential trafficking victims rescued
A new campaign has been launched to highlight human trafficking for forced labour in Northern Ireland.Thirty-three potential victims were rescued in Northern Ireland last year, most intended for sexual...
View ArticleHousing stock ‘needs £1bn of work’
Housing Executive homes in Northern Ireland need £1 billion worth of work done to them soon, Nelson McCausland said.The Social Development Minister wants some of the money to be raised through...
View ArticleTrade unionist Inez McCormack dies
Leading Northern Ireland trade unionist Inez McCormack has died, the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) has announced.The well known women’s rights campaigner from Derry had been battling cancer.Mrs...
View ArticleMen due in court after police foiled robbery
Two men are due in court on Tuesday after three police officers were injured as they foiled an armed robbery in Co Armagh.They were involved in a struggle with two masked men carrying batons and an...
View ArticleLatest: Eleven arrests in Operation Standstill
Eleven people including two women were arrested following road blockages on Monday night.Another Operational Standstill was held between 6pm and 8pm in locations across Northern Ireland over the...
View ArticleSnow showers continue across Province
Parts of Northern Ireland are still experiencing sleet and snow as the wintry weather continues.Outbreaks of snow are expected to turn light and patchy overnight, according to the Met Office. Motorists...
View ArticleNewry’s Ulster Volunteers - determined to defend ‘the gap of the North’
Believed to be the home of the first Protestant church on the island of Ireland, Newry’s position as a thriving market and garrison town ensured it always boasted a committed Unionist population. This...
View ArticleConsumer nerve holding up
LOCAL consumers are feeling more significantly more optimistic than at the same time last year a survey from Danske bank has claimed.The bank’s Consumer Confidence Index shows that despite falling back...
View ArticlePower network must develop
THE business of generating electricity across the island of Ireland has a positive future over the next decade but Northern Ireland will continue to face challenges as long as the debate over a second...
View ArticleSnow forces schools to close
DOZENS of schools across Northern Ireland have been forced to close on Tuesday, after heavy snow brought chaos on Monday night.Many motorists had to abandon their vehicles as the latest blizzard...
View ArticleMan killed in Limavady house fire
A MAN has died after a house fire in the Limavady area of Co Londonderry on Monday night.It is understood the blaze broke out at the property in the Drumavally area of Magilligan.Police say the victim...
View ArticleCall for swift justice over flag violence
A FORMER senior PSNI officer has called for a system of “swift justice” to be used against flag protestors who engage in violence. Jim Gamble, one of six candidates shortlisted to replace former chief...
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