http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/northern_ireland/#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa The latest stories from the Northern Ireland section of the BBC News web site. en-gb Thu, 31 May 2012 17:43:57 GMT Copyright: (C) British Broadcasting Corporation, see http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/help/rss/4498287.stm for terms and conditions of reuse. http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/nol/shared/img/bbc_news_120x60.gif http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/northern_ireland/#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa 120 60 15 The final report into the pseudomonas outbreak, in which four babies died, said lessons must be learned about how complex information is communicated to parents of sick children. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18281258#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18281258 Thu, 31 May 2012 15:49:24 GMT A sea captain who was drunk while in charge of a cargo ship that crashed into a passenger ferry in Belfast Lough has been sentenced to one year in prison. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18282154#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18282154 Thu, 31 May 2012 13:34:50 GMT One of Northern Ireland's best-known businessmen, Lord Diljit Rana, is cleared of a charge of assaulting his estranged wife. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18283206#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18283206 Thu, 31 May 2012 16:38:57 GMT First Minister of Northern Ireland, Peter Robinson, says it would be a difficult decision for both the Queen and Martin McGuinness if the pair agreed to meet next month. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18283208#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18283208 Thu, 31 May 2012 16:52:35 GMT Former High Court judge Sir Anthony Hart is to chair the Executive's inquiry into institutional child abuse in Northern Ireland stretching back as far as 1945. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18279517#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18279517 Thu, 31 May 2012 17:00:57 GMT Three men appear in court in Londonderry charged with a catalogue of child sex offences over a 26-year period, including rape and incest. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18283205#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18283205 Thu, 31 May 2012 15:25:46 GMT The murder of a Chinese businessman 16 years ago is allegedly linked to loyalist paramilitaries, the High Court in Belfast is told. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18279516#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18279516 Thu, 31 May 2012 14:41:01 GMT Ratepayers in Larne could see cuts to services after the council was hit with a bill for more than £250,000. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18279514#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18279514 Thu, 31 May 2012 15:03:47 GMT Northern Ireland's chief electoral officer has said he is disappointed that more politicians did not turn up for a demonstration of how electronic vote counting works. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18286194#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18286194 Thu, 31 May 2012 16:42:17 GMT A number of locally-made films will be screened as part of the 2012 Belfast Film Festival. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18286188#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18286188 Thu, 31 May 2012 17:39:19 GMT A man is jailed after trying to steal a metal plaque which formed part of a memorial to the victims of an IRA bomb. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-18277120#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-18277120 Thu, 31 May 2012 09:27:12 GMT Two men appear in court charged with terrorism offences following the discovery of pipe bombs in County Tyrone. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18282950#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18282950 Thu, 31 May 2012 11:59:16 GMT Sue McAllister is the first woman to hold the most senior position within a prison service anywhere in the UK. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18281263#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18281263 Thu, 31 May 2012 11:59:59 GMT Members of NI's largest public sector union have called for an end to the PSNI policy of rehiring retired officers on temporary contracts. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18286187#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18286187 Thu, 31 May 2012 14:47:16 GMT The trial of two men accused of murdering Michaela McAreavey's hears further detail of allegations of police brutality against one of them. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18276942#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18276942 Thu, 31 May 2012 12:41:47 GMT The widow of murdered policeman Stephen Carroll says she will meet the parents of one of his killers. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18275149#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18275149 Thu, 31 May 2012 10:39:10 GMT The murder of Coleraine pensioner Bertie Acheson is to be featured on the BBC's Crimewatch programme. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18273956#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18273956 Thu, 31 May 2012 05:22:29 GMT People in the Republic of Ireland vote in the eurozone's only referendum on the EU fiscal pact, which limits budget deficits. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-18261922#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-18261922 Thu, 31 May 2012 14:00:57 GMT Former Northern Ireland manager Nigel Worthington backs his cousin Brendan Rodgers to be a success as Liverpool Football Club's new manager. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18276938#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18276938 Thu, 31 May 2012 07:13:44 GMT A 29-year-old man is remanded in custody charged with murdering Ksenija Vorosilina in Lisburn. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18270399#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18270399 Thu, 31 May 2012 11:39:20 GMT A 47-year-old man is to go on trial next month charged with the murder of Patrick Harkin in Londonderry last year. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18283294#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18283294 Thu, 31 May 2012 12:24:30 GMT A Londonderry man is returned for trial on drug and firearm charges. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18276941#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18276941 Thu, 31 May 2012 11:55:45 GMT A Dungiven businessman is fined for submitting a false grant application to the Department of Agriculture http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18283295#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18283295 Thu, 31 May 2012 12:30:34 GMT Supporters of Catholic grammar schools in Londonderry criticise proposals by the church to reform post-primary education in the city. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-foyle-west-18280091#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-foyle-west-18280091 Thu, 31 May 2012 10:55:00 GMT A young woman who got trapped when a sand dune collapsed at a Kerry beach has died in hospital. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-18279512#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-18279512 Thu, 31 May 2012 09:38:48 GMT Burma's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi is to make a short trip to Ireland on 18 June, after collecting her 1991 Nobel Peace Prize. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-18265566#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-18265566 Wed, 30 May 2012 13:57:03 GMT Tremors from an earthquake in northern Italy have been felt in the town where the Republic of Ireland football squad is based ahead of Euro 2012. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-18246904#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-18246904 Tue, 29 May 2012 12:16:30 GMT Tributes have been paid to the two people who died following a crash at a motor rally in the Republic of Ireland on Sunday. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-18231865#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-18231865 Mon, 28 May 2012 13:34:17 GMT A library book is returned to Navan library in County Meath, just 80 years too late. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18279513#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18279513 Thu, 31 May 2012 11:43:27 GMT School Reporter Rosie on the excitement of building up to a live Radio 4 broadcast from their school! http://www.bbc.co.uk/schoolreport/18288366 http://www.bbc.co.uk/schoolreport/18288366 Thu, 31 May 2012 16:33:24 GMT The grounds of the City Hall are set to be opened on 12 July in a bid to attract more visitors to Belfast. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18276939#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18276939 Thu, 31 May 2012 09:51:51 GMT First Minister Peter Robinson accuses the Alliance Party of being "belligerent and bellicose" over its decision to pull out of a Stormont group aimed at agreeing a shared future strategy. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18272512#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18272512 Wed, 30 May 2012 18:01:34 GMT Fixed penalty notices for minor offences for first time offenders come into force in Northern Ireland next week. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18261234#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18261234 Wed, 30 May 2012 10:15:38 GMT The Irish taxpayer-owned bank IBRC may have moved a step closer to regaining control of a multi-million pound shopping centre in Kiev that once belonged to Sean Quinn. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18273952#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18273952 Thu, 31 May 2012 05:34:01 GMT A developer has abandoned a high profile plan to build 48 studio apartments in Belfast city centre. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18265562#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18265562 Wed, 30 May 2012 10:40:25 GMT The Newry-based firm First Derivatives makes a profit of almost £7m this year. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18232889#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18232889 Mon, 28 May 2012 09:15:12 GMT Ireland second row Paul O'Connell is ruled out of the forthcoming three-match Test series against New Zealand with a knee injury. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/18281143 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/18281143 Thu, 31 May 2012 11:01:39 GMT Liverpool agree a compensation package with Swansea to allow Brendan Rodgers to become the new manager at Anfield. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18285289 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18285289 Thu, 31 May 2012 13:53:50 GMT Republic of Ireland pair Shay Given and John O'Shea return to training ahead of Euro 2012 after injury scares. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18280796 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18280796 Thu, 31 May 2012 15:04:56 GMT Health Minister Edwin Poots and First Minister Peter Robinson answered questions on the floor of the house, on 29 May 2012. http://news.bbc.co.uk/democracylive/hi/northern_ireland/newsid_9724000/9724399.stm#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://news.bbc.co.uk/democracylive/hi/northern_ireland/newsid_9724000/9724399.stm Tue, 29 May 2012 14:07:01 GMT The Olympic torch arrives at the weekend for a five-day relay around Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland and you can follow it live online. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18284620#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18284620 Thu, 31 May 2012 18:12:19 GMT Patrick Noonan, aged 48, was kidnapped by an armed gang while working for the World Food Programme in South Darfur. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-18275362#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-18275362 Thu, 31 May 2012 01:06:13 GMT BBC reporter Natasha Sayee has the latest from the Michaela McAreavey murder trial in Mauritius http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18266610#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18266610 Wed, 30 May 2012 18:25:57 GMT Learning from the 'Special One' - archive of Brendan Rodgers' time as Chelsea youth team coach, recorded in 2006 by BBC Northern Ireland. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18272602#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18272602 Wed, 30 May 2012 16:38:16 GMT The Michaela McAreavey murder trial in Mauritius hears that police had initially described her widower as a suspect. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18258637#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18258637 Tue, 29 May 2012 18:16:28 GMT Rebecca McKeown's grandparents are acquitted of all charges against them. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18244307#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18244307 Mon, 28 May 2012 18:05:08 GMT How to follow the Olympic torch around Northern Ireland. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18289160#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18289160 Thu, 31 May 2012 17:36:19 GMT Talented doctor's family celebrate her life by offering others hope http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18274921#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18274921 Thu, 31 May 2012 10:48:08 GMT Brendan Rodgers' family and friends proud of success http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18272606#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18272606 Wed, 30 May 2012 19:29:15 GMT What will the outcome of the Irish referendum mean for Europe? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18263199#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18263199 Wed, 30 May 2012 10:05:53 GMT Magic carpet of flowers from Coney Island to Cushendall http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18251402#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18251402 Wed, 30 May 2012 05:34:19 GMT