Man admits molesting teenage boy during trip
A man has pleaded guilty to sexually molesting a teenage boy on a weekend away. Following legal discussions at Belfast Crown Court on Monday, James Oisin Gunn (20) pleaded guilty to a single charge of...
View ArticleBreastfeeding gives babies a great start - Poots (Northern Ireland Executive)
(Source: Northern Ireland Executive) Health Minister Edwin Poots has said that breastfeeding gives babies a great start in life. ~ Tuesday, 25 June 2013 The Minister was speaking as he launched a new...
View Article25 June 2013 - Breastfeeding gives babies a great start - Poots (Northern...
(Source: Northern Ireland Executive) Health Minister Edwin Poots has said that breastfeeding gives babies a great start in life. ~ Tuesday, 25 June 2013 The Minister was speaking as he launched a new...
View ArticleWomen gets suspended jail term for stabbing her ex-partner
A woman who stabbed her “abusive” ex-partner received a suspended jail term at a Belfast court. Rosaleen O'Toole (47), of Alexandra Avenue in north Belfast, had originally been charged with the...
View ArticleNorthern Ireland to lose 180 hospital beds in next four years
Hospitals in Northern Ireland will lose 180 beds over the next four years, the Health Minister has revealed. Edwin Poots said the axing of bed numbers was a practical outworking of the Transforming...
View ArticleHague defends intelligence-sharing
Britain should have "nothing but pride" in its "indispensable" intelligence-sharing relationship with the United States, William Hague has insisted amid continued controversy over secret surveillance...
View ArticleEdwin Poots being urged to offer anti-breast cancer drug
Health Minister Edwin Poots is under pressure to bring Northern Ireland into line with the rest of the UK by offering women at risk of breast cancer the chance to take preventative drugs. Related...
View ArticlePrince Charles gives strongest hint yet that grandchild will be a boy after...
Arriving at a bus factory in Ballymena the Prince of Wales probably did not expect to receive a present for the world’s most talked about grandchild. But in what could be seen as a strong hint that...
View ArticleCod Father hit by £1,500 fine
The owner of a west Belfast fish and chip shop has been fined a total of £1,500 for food safety offences. Gerard Corrigan, owner of The Cod Father on the Falls Road, was also ordered to pay costs of...
View ArticleNew drive to encourage more breastfeeding
A new strategy has been launched to encourage more parents in Northern Ireland to choose breastfeeding. Health Minister Edwin Poots unveiled the plan yesterday at a Unicef Baby Friendly...
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