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Empey launches consultation on Skills Strategy

The strategy looks at Northern Ireland's current skills base, examines the skills needed to grow the Northern Ireland economy in the future and highlights areas for action. Launching the strategy, Employment and Learning Minister, Sir Reg Empey s...

Date: 1st June 2010 Full details
New book prompts call for rethink on war in Middle East

The full story of Islamic resistance movement Hamas has been uncovered in a new book co-authored by a Queen's academic.HAMAS: The Islamic Resistance Movement is written by Queen's politics Professor Beverley Milton-Edwards, along with Stephen...

Date: 1st June 2010 Full details
Minister celebrates St Patrick’s 50th Anniversary

The Education Minister has celebrated 50 years of education at St Patrick's Primary School in Newry. Speaking at the event, held in the Canal Court Hotel, the Minister, Caitríona Ruane said: "I am honoured to be involved in part of th...

Date: 1st June 2010 Full details
Foster gets expert advice on economic policy

Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster, has met with the newly established Economic Advisory Group (EAG). The EAG has been set up following the recommendation from the Independent Review of Economic Policy, to create a focused group of experts, from econo...

Date: 1st June 2010 Full details
Murphy welcomes opening of Dublin to Cork Motorway

Roads Minister, Conor Murphy, today welcomed the opening of the final section of the Dublin to Cork motorway. The final section of the motorway was formally opened this afternoon by the Taoiseach, Brian Cowan. The opening of this road is significant ...

Date: 1st June 2010 Full details
Queen’s celebrates achievements of disabled students

Queen's University is celebrating the achievements of its students with disabilities at a special event later this week. The students' success stories will be highlighted at a celebration on Thursday to mark the 10th anniversary of the Univer...

Date: 1st June 2010 Full details
Assault on Ormeau Road South Belfast

Police in South Belfast are investigating an assault on the Ormeau Road near Hatfield Street.At 1.22am on Tuesday morning, 2 March, police received a report of a man on Ormeau Road with head injuries. The man was taken to hospital for treatment.A 33 ...

Date: 2nd March 2010 Full details
Kinoteka - 4th Polish Film Festival at QFT in Belfast

The true-life tale of a daring escape from Auschwitz, a classic from controversial director Roman Polanski and Poland's answer to Trainspotting are just some of the films being screened at QFT as part of Kinoteka on Tour - 4th Polish Film Festiva...

Date: 2nd March 2010 Full details
Belfast to host European Pipe Band Championships

Belfast is to host the prestigious European Pipe Band Championships for the next three years. The first in the trio of events takes place at the Civil Service sports grounds at Stormont on Saturday 31 July, with around 90 top class international pipe...

Date: 2nd March 2010 Full details
City Hall off-limits for licensed trade awards

Staff from off-licences across Belfast were the toast of City Hall for their help in tackling underage and on-street drinking. More than 40 employees have completed the `Off-limits` training programme, delivered by Belfast City Council as part of its...

Date: 2nd March 2010 Full details
St. Patrick`s Day is all `rapped` up in Belfast

Rising teenage rap sensation Chipmunk will headline this year`s multi-cultural St Patrick`s Day concert in Belfast city centre. For the fifth successive year, Belfast City Council has organised a spectacular carnival procession and free concert, on W...

Date: 2nd March 2010 Full details
Fermanagh renewable energy firm invests in expansion

Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster has announced a £377,000 investment by an Enniskillen based renewable energy firm, supported by Invest Northern Ireland. Future Renewables, which designs, supplies and installs domestic renewable energy solutio...

Date: 2nd March 2010 Full details
Ruane welcomes Commission review on post-primary education

Education Minister, Caitríona Ruane, has welcomed the consultation launched today by the Commission for Catholic Education on post-primary education. The Minister said: "The landscape is changing. The consultation on post-primary educatio...

Date: 2nd March 2010 Full details
Minister announces public inquiry for proposed widening scheme - A55 Knock Road

Regional Development Minister Conor Murphy has announced a decision to hold a public inquiry into a road widening scheme on the A55 Knock Road, Belfast. Following publication of the statutory orders for the scheme in November 2009, Roads Service rece...

Date: 2nd March 2010 Full details
Fashion SWOTs save lives at Queen’s

Queen's Medicine and Dentistry students will take to the catwalk on Monday evening (22 February) to raise vital funds for third-world medical care. Former Radio 1 presenter Dr Mark Hamilton and television presenter Emma-Louise Johnston will host ...

Date: 22nd February 2010 Full details
Don’t fall for the bogus Yellow Pages invoice scam

Businesses, schools, nursing homes and public sector organisations across Northern Ireland are being warned to watch out for bogus invoices that claim to be from directory publisher 'Yell'. The warning comes during Scams Awareness Month, when...

Date: 22nd February 2010 Full details
Executive delivering £4.6million a day in capital investment

Despite the tightening public expenditure position, the Executive is on track to deliver £4.6million per day of capital investment in 2009-2010. The figure was revealed by Finance Minister Sammy Wilson as he visited the 'Belfast Streets Ahe...

Date: 22nd February 2010 Full details
Retail guru `honoured` to host Belfast Business Awards

Space NK founder Nicky Kinnaird has said she is "honoured" to be hosting the Belfast Business Awards this Spring which are organised by Belfast City Council. The Belfast Business `Oscars` will take place in the newly refurbished City Hall o...

Date: 9th February 2010 Full details
Ritchie welcomes top planning prize for Victoria Square

Social Development Minister Margaret Ritchie MLA, today welcomed a major planning prize for the Victoria Square Regeneration Scheme. The Department for Social Development (DSD) and BDP were awarded the Silver Jubilee Cup, the UK's top planning pr...

Date: 9th February 2010 Full details
Minister addresses Assembly on Sparklebox

The Education Minister, Caitríona Ruane, has made a statement in the Assembly on the Sparklebox teaching resources website. Speaking in the Assembly, the Minister said: "In January 2010 a Belfast primary school was informed that the owner...

Date: 9th February 2010 Full details

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