Northern Ireland

Car sales buoyant in October

More cars were sold last month than October last year New car sales increased significantly in Northern Ireland last month, up 40% on October last year. The figure is close to levels recorded in 2007, the best year on record...

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Wilson Disappointed As Construction Falters

Northern Ireland's Finance Minister is disappointed by a marked fall in construction sector output, but said a further decline was offset by public sector investment. Responding to the latest NI Construction Bulletin, Sammy...

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Tory leader praises UK’s Indian restaurants at British Curry Awards

Tory party leader David Cameron praised Britain’s £3.5b curry restaurant industry for its promotion of community cohesion at the British Curry Awards, now into its fifth year. Speaking at the event on 3 November at London’s...

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Barnes headlines Bono's Doppelganger for Salt

Finance has closed and pre-production begun on I Was Bono's Doppelgänger , Nick Hamm's Irish comedy based on Neil McCormick's autobiography. The film is being sold at the AFM by London-based Salt. The cast is headed by Ben...

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Carrick-a-reed is a bridge for all seasons

It could be a bridge too far for some, but for the first time, the owners of the Carrick-a-Rede rope bridge have decided to brave the winter weather and keep the infamous tourist attraction open all year round.

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Housing Bodies Owed _21m Back Rent

A report by the Assembly's Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has criticised the management of social housing in Northern Ireland, pointing to deficiencies in the organization.The Northern Ireland Housing Executive (NIHE) and...

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Practical parents

Family Focus goes to a parenting class in east Belfast On tonight's programme As heavy rain continues, we bring you the latest on the severe flooding in the north-west and find out if other parts of Northern Ireland are...

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Campaign Targets Sex Abuse

A major public information campaign to raise public awareness of sexual violence and abuse issues in Northern Ireland has just been launchedStormont Health Minister Michael McGimpsey and the NIO Justice Minister, Paul Goggins...

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Policing Northern Ireland: New cop in town

A tough task awaits the new chief constable JUST when the finishing line was in sight, a stumble. Last month, after long talks with Northern Ireland’s ruling politicians, Gordon Brown agreed to hand over GBP800m-1 billion ($1.7...

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Roads consortium 'should pay' to clear up 2008 floods

A joint venture between John Graham (Dromore), Farrans, and Bilfinger Berger should be billed for the cost of clearing up the 2008 flooding of a major road in Northern Ireland, the Audit Office has said.

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