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Down to Host Congress 2010 Iconic Event Down will host the Annual Congress of the Gaelic Athletic Association at the Slieve Donard Hotel, Newcastle over the weekend 16 – 18 April 2010 to coincide with the 50th Anniversary of Down defeating Kerry to win their historic first All Ireland Senior Gaelic Football Title on 25 [...]
In light of the recent car bomb attack on Newry Courthouse we the undersigned, as individuals, businesses, representative organisations and community groups, would like to assure shoppers, tourists and business people across the UK and Ireland that our city remains open for business. Newry has a vibrant and innovative business and civic community which has [...]
THE WEEK THAT WAS…. Talking Heads clearly wasn’t a band with any local roots. They may well have shared our trajectory on the ‘Road to Nowhere’, but anyone from Northern Ireland could have told them the opening line was just wrong, wrong, wrong: “Well we know where we’re goin’, but we don’t know where we’ve [...]
‘I thought we were past all of this’ said one Newry shopkeeper following the bomb at the Courthouse. Within a few hours of the attack a group of young people had launched a Facebook page ‘I survived the Newry bombing of 2010.’ The residents in newly regenerated Canal, Sinclair and New Streets, frightened and outraged; [...]
Legislation in various stages comes thick and fast on the floor of the house in the Assembly today. The Budget Bill arrives at its consideration stage, the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill reaches its final stage before the Environment Minister seeks Assembly approval for the Draft CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme Order 2010. Minister Arlene Foster [...]
‘Is this just fantasy, caught in a landslide, no time for reality?:’ so sang Freddie Mercury and now the Ulster Unionists it seems; as they opt for a Freddie tribute singer to win back David Trimble’s old seat in Upper Bann and presenter-come-politician, Mike Nesbitt to exact revenge on the family Robinson in Strangford at [...]
Finance & Personnel Minister Nigel Dodds get things underway at the Assembly this week as he shepherds the affirmation of Rates (Regional Rates) Order (Northern Ireland) 2010 and an attempt to extend provisions of the Equality Bill (dealing with the abolition of the presumption of advancement) to Northern Ireland. Regular Stormont-watchers will know that Education [...]
THE WEEK THAT WAS…. The UUP used to have a reputation as the party of ‘Big House’ Unionism, nowadays its getting more and more like Celebrity Big Brother House Unionism. The tie up with Cameron’s Tories hasn’t been without its problems, but it has helped the party reach beyond its aging membership to some bright [...]
CIM Ireland is sending out Moneymaker tomato seeds to local businesses to make them aware of the ‘BRAND New 2010’ Conference and Awards. Companies are being encouraged to grow the Moneymaker tomato plants between now and the conference on Thursday, 20th May at Belfast’s Ramada Hotel. ‘BRAND New 2010’ is CIM Ireland’s first-ever conference and [...]
The Executive business comes thick and fast today with no fewer than three bills at three different stages reaching the floor of the house. DFP’s Budget Bill arrives at its second stage, DSD’s Housing (Amendment) Bill will receive its consideration stage before DRD’s Water and Sewerage Services (Amendment) Bill completes its journey at the final [...]
I use to enjoy Blackadder. My favourite character was the side-kick servant and ex- dung shoveller Baldrick who became famous for one of the most popular catch-phrases in British comedy- ‘I have a cunning plan’. Inevitably the plans which were ridiculous – perversely sometimes worked. In the series ‘Blackadder Goes Forth’ attempting to prevent going [...]
Financial matters kick off the agenda in the Assembly today with two DFP sponsored motions firstly to approve Supply Resolution for the 2009-2010 Spring Supplementary Estimates and then the Supply Resolution for the 2010-2011 Vote on Account. OFMDFM question time could be lively as it’s their first turn at the dispatch box since the Hillsborough [...]
THE WEEK THAT WAS…. According to Michael Winner, there’s a saying in the movie industry that: “There’s no such thing as a rubbish movie until it’s released.” Given that Empire Magazine described one of his films, ‘Parting Shots’, as being so rubbish that “if you tried to bury it in landfill the other rubbish would [...]
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 on Thursday 29 April with 19 awards presented in recognition of the fine work of business [...]
Recently the SDLP has not been blessed with much luck. Lack of succession planning resulted in an entire generation of very talented people retiring at one swoop. Political demographics and the break up of traditional allegiances have meant that electorally speaking the tide has been out for a long time. In 2005 Alasdair Mc Donnell [...]
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