‘College management and staff must build trust’
MANAGEMENT and staff at the North West Regional College must work together to rebuild trust, a Stormont minister has saidThe Department for Employment and Learning published a report of the review of...
View ArticleStormont’s leaky roof will cost £4.5m to replace
The leaking roof at Parliament Buildings in Belfast is to be replaced, and is expected to cost millions it was announced on Thursday.At least £4.5 million will be spent on the work, which is due to...
View ArticleChild abuse inquiry to focus on 35 sites in NI
A state inquiry into historical institutional child abuse in Northern Ireland will initially investigate 35 residential facilities.The locations comprise 15 state-run children’s homes, 13 institutions...
View ArticlePensioners come forward to child abuse inquiry
Pensioners in their 80s are among those who have outlined claims of childhood abuse to the inquiry examining mistreatment in residential homes throughout Northern Ireland.At the other end of the age...
View ArticleNI sex abuse inquiry receives over 175 requests
More than 175 people have so far asked to recount their experiences to a state inquiry investigating historical institutional child abuse in Northern Ireland.With the inquiry team examining alleged...
View ArticleWarning to Osborne despite borrowing boost
THE Government recorded the biggest surplus on its public finances for five years in January, but experts warned George Osborne would still miss this year’s borrowing targets after another blow to his...
View ArticleMan dies after road crash in Lurgan
A man in his 50’s has died following a one vehicle crash in Lurgan on Wednesday.The accident which involved a silver coloured Izuzu Trooper on the Antrim Road was reported to police at around...
View ArticleMum went drinking leaving baby and kids home alone
A mother-of-four who left her kids, including a six-month-old baby home alone while she went boozing with her buddies walked free from court on Thursday after a judge suspended her eight month jail...
View ArticleSacked NI Water man gets rare public apology
A MAN sacked as a director of Northern Ireland Water three years ago by the then Sinn Fein minister Conor Murphy has won a rare public apology from a Stormont department.Declan Gormley — who was fired...
View ArticlePSNI ‘failed patient’s family’ says Ombudsman
A mentally ill patient was found dead in the grounds of the Ulster Hospital at Dundonald 10 weeks after he vanished from one of the wards, a Police Ombudsman’s report revealed today.An incompetent...
View ArticleLeaders set for US trade trip
The First and Deputy First Ministers are travelling to the US this week to promote trade with Northern Ireland.Peter Robinson and Martin McGuinness will meet senior business executives for confidential...
View ArticleLifeline webchat in full
Here is the webchat in full with Fiona Molloy of Contact, which works with crisis helpline Contact.Fiona Molloy: Benny, There is quite a comprehensive counselling support service in secondary schools...
View ArticleChildren (10) calling crisis helpline
Children as young as 10 have contacted a crisis helpline in Northern Ireland, it has been revealed.Contact, a counselling charity set up here in 1977, said its helpline Lifeline had taken calls from...
View ArticleAbuse victims may seek compensation
Some of the alleged victims of institutional abuse in Northern Ireland have called for compensation for their treatment.They said they would like compensation, a place for victims to meet and a promise...
View ArticleHorsemeat on farming college menu
Burgers containing horsemeat have been on the menu at a college that trains young farmers in Northern Ireland, it has emerged.Stormont agriculture minister Michelle O’Neill confirmed that equine DNA...
View ArticleOrange Order may not give parades notice
The Orange order has said it is considering no longer giving notice of parades - after seeing weekly flag protests in Belfast which have not been subject to Parades Commission rulings.A senior member...
View ArticleOrange Order parades tactic - what’s your view?
After observing weeks of flag protests which have not been ruled on by the Parades Commission, the Orange Order has said it may not give notice of its parades.Is the Orange Order right to consider this...
View ArticleFlag protesters urged ‘not to disrespect’ UDR commemoration
An Orange lodge made up of former Ulster Defence Regiment members has appealed for flag protesters not to disrespect a weekend commemoration parade in Belfast.The plea comes as the Defenders of the...
View ArticleHistoric expedition provides food for thought
THE current horse-meat scandal seems to be unending, with a plethora of arguments emerging both for and against the use of an extremely un-British ingredient in our food. A number of references to the...
View Article‘Rebound’ in UK manufacturing orders
MANUFACTURERS have provided some comfort for the UK economy by forecasting moderate growth in their output over the coming quarter.The CBI’s monthly industrial trends survey showed signs of a rebound...
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