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Engineering firms receive funding to help modernise robotic welding methods
1+ hour, 30+ min ago (509+ words) A STEEL fabrication firm which specialises in the use of robotic welding will receive Government support to help modernise its manufacturing methods. Derry based Four Dee is one of five engineering firms in Northern Ireland involved in a new research…...
Assembly supports Ruby's Law in "important step' for domestic abuse victims
4+ hour, 6+ min ago (429+ words) THE Northern Ireland Assembly has voted in support of new legislation which recognises using a family pet to exert coercive control as a form of domestic abuse. Ruby's Law proposes amendments to the existing Justice Bill which recognise that "threatening,…...
Belfast university joins research project tackling "crisis" of unemployment due to ill health
6+ hour, 30+ min ago (406+ words) A BELFAST university has been selected to join a three-year research project which seeks to tackle the issue of unemployment due to poor mental health. Queen's University Belfast will partner on the "1. 8m project, which is government-funded and supported by the…...
EU Commissioner Michael Mc Grath receives award honouring "contribution to democracy
7+ hour, 30+ min ago (232+ words) EU COMMISSIONER Michael Mc Grath has received an award marking his "contribution to democracy. The Cork native, who is a former finance minister, received the Trinity European Laureate Award at an event held in Brussels. Trinitys Provost Dr Linda Doyle…...
Mollie Gallagher set to make theatre debut in The Silence of the Lambs
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (390+ words) CORONATION STREET star Mollie Gallagher is set to make her theatrical debut in a stage production of The Silence of The Lambs. The Manchester-born actor, whose grandparents hail from Foxford in Co. Mayo, has been cast at Clarice Starling in…...
Grandmother fulfils lifelong dream to graduate with children's nursing degree
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (392+ words) A BELFAST based grandmother has fulfilled a lifelong dream by graduating with a degree in Children's Nursing. Donna Marie Henry completed her course at Queen's University at the age of 49, fulfilling plans that she put on hold while she raised…...
Northern Irish firm launches groundbreaking space testing facility
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (490+ words) A TEST house in Northern Ireland has launched Ireland's largest facility for simulating space conditions. Newry-based Resonate Testing provides mechanical, environmental, and fire testing services for a range of high-tech industries. This week it furthered its capabilities within the space…...
Sharon Shannon fronts campaign to "break down stigma" over hearing conditions
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (418+ words) MUSICAL icon Sharon Shannon is fronting a campaign urging Irish people to get their hearing checked. Nearly a quarter of people living in Ireland have admitted to never having had a hearing check, newly released data shows. The study, conducted…...
Tens of thousands take to streets for this year's Dublin Pride Parade
4+ day, 3+ hour ago (389+ words) TENS of thousands of people have taken to the streets of Ireland's capital for this year's Dublin Pride Parade. The procession, billed as the biggest celebration of diversity and inclusion on the island of Ireland, set off from O'Connell Street…...
Councillor tells anti-immigration rally in Dublin that 'country is full"
4+ day, 56+ min ago (593+ words) A DUBLIN councillor has told an anti-immigration rally in the city that Ireland 'is full'. Gavin Pepper, who represents Ballymun-Finglas, was speaking outside the GPO on Saturday during the event billed as the National Rally for Ireland. The large crowd…...