Low Pay Commissioners will visit Northern Ireland on a fact-finding visit concerning the National Minimum Wage on Friday 24 September. Willy Brown, Ian Hay and Paul Gates will be talking to those in the cleaning... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

Three Low Pay Commissioners will visit Belfast on a fact-finding visit about the National Minimum Wage on Thursday 6 September.    Read more Comment (0), Email this.

Three Low Pay Commissioners will visit Derry and Coleraine on a fact-finding visit about the National Minimum Wage on Thursday 19 May. Willy Brown, Ian Hay and Paul Gates will meet employers and employees to find... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA), together with partners from the Royal Yachting Association (RYA), Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) and British Marine Federation (BMF) is urging boat owners to... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

At quarter past twelve today, the crew of the fishing vessel 'Ocean Harvest 2' put out a mayday on VHFchannel 16 (international distress and calling frequency) to the coastguard after their vessel caught... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

At quarter to three this afternoon, Belfast Coastguard received a mayday call from the fishing vessel 'Maranatha N498' reporting they were sinking and taking to their liferaft.    Read more Comment (0), Email this.

Two anglers were rescued from rocks off Black Head tonight after they became disorientated and called 999.    Read more Comment (0), Email this.

At 1326UTC today, whilst covering for MRCC Belfast, MRCC Clyde received a 999 call from a small 14ft boat that had suffered a broken fuel line in the River Foyle to the South of Londonderry.    Read more Comment (0), Email this.

Just before 3.00 pm today, Belfast Coastguard received a 999 mobile telephone call from the fishing vessel Margaret Anne, reporting that she was taking water and the two crew on board were making ready to abandon... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

The inaugural Joint Search and Rescue competition between the Irish Coast Guard and Her Majesty's Coastguard Northern Ireland will take place in Greencastle, Co Donegal over the weekend of the 19/20/21 May. &... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

At ten past one this afternoon, Belfast Coastguard received a diverted 999 call from the police informing them that two young men were stranded on the cliffs at the Giants Causeway.    Read more Comment (0), Email this.

Just after half past midnight, Belfast Coastguard received a routine VHF call from the skipper of the fishing vessel 'Noroyna' after the crew had detected a fire on board.    Read more Comment (0), Email this.

With the start of the summer season, Coastguards are today launching their Sea Smart campaign by issuing a warning to parents and children to take extra care when at the coast by making sure they follow the safety... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

Two youngsters were rescued from a capsized canoe off Ballyferris Point this afternoon.    Read more Comment (0), Email this.

Clyde Coastguard have commenced a search after a fisherman reported finding wreckage half way between Northern Ireland and the Island of Isla.    Read more Comment (0), Email this.

Clyde Coastguard have commenced a search after a fisherman reported finding wreckage half way between Northern Ireland and the Island of Isla.    Read more Comment (0), Email this.

In Newtonards Magistrate's Court yesterday, William Orr, owner and skipper of the fishing vessel 'Boy Stuart' pleaded guilty to a breach of Collision Regulations in that he that he did not properly determine... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

Coleraine Coastguard Rescue Team will be glad to put their feet up tonight having been called out five times within the past six hours.    Read more Comment (0), Email this.

A 56 year old woman had a lucky escape this afternoon when she encountered difficulties in the water whilst having a swim at Groomsport, near Bangor due to the severe weather conditions.    Read more Comment (0), Email this.

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) are to host Safety Seminars, entitled 'Meet the MCA', to promote safety within the Northern Ireland Fishing Fleet. The seminars will take place at the three main... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

At just after 8.30 this evening Belfast Coastguard received a report from the Enniskillen Police that they were on scene with two people, one male, one female, who required evacuation from the cliff area of Navaar... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

At twenty minutes to ten this evening, Belfast Coastguard received a call from a RNLI volunteer reporting that he had found a torch on rocks at Kilclief Castle, Strangford Lough, Portaferry.    Read more Comment (0), Email this.

Coastguards have now accounted for sixteen jetskiers who were reported as missing on Lough Neagh this evening.    Read more Comment (0), Email this.

A sail-training vessel this evening ran aground at Loch Sween, with 15 people aboard.    Read more Comment (0), Email this.

At quarter to three this afternoon Belfast Coastguard were alerted to a teenager in great distress at Castlerock beach. The emergency call came from the nearby caravan park. One youngster had swum back to the beach... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

A major search is underway for two missing people that were out in a canoe which capsized on a lake in Castlewellan Forest Park, in the foothills of Mourne Mountains.    Read more Comment (0), Email this.

Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service (NIFRS) and the Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA) tomorrow, Friday 1st June 07, will officially open the new Emergency Rescue Station for Rathlin Island. The project... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

At least two youths are in custody after being involved in making a hoax call to Belfast Coastguard, which initiated a search for two missing people in a dinghy this afternoon.    Read more Comment (0), Email this.

At three o'clock, Belfast Coastguard received a 999 call from a member of the public reporting a man and two children in difficulties in the water at West Strand, Portrush.    Read more Comment (0), Email this.

A diver is being assessed this evening at the Hyperbaric Unit at Noble's Hospital, Isle of Man after making a rapid ascent and falling unconscious.    Read more Comment (0), Email this.

At 8.45a.m this morning, our colleagues the Irish Coastguard, based in Dublin, were alerted via Mayday to the Belgium registered 34.5m Trawler 'Arca' which was taking on large amounts of water, 35 nautical... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

Belfast Coastguard assisted the crew of a yacht which was taking water 14 miles east of Kilkeel this morning    Read more Comment (0), Email this.

At ten minutes to ten this evening, a 999 call was received by Belfast Coastguard from a man reporting someone at the bottom of a cliff shouting and waving for help.    Read more Comment (0), Email this.

A 6 metre speedboat with 6 crew aboard is being escorted into Donaghadee this evening, after calling 999 and confessing they were lost and were without any navigational aids aboard.    Read more Comment (0), Email this.

In April 2007, the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) was awarded approval to undertake the Joint Irish Bathymetric Survey Project (JIBS) under the INTERREG IIIA Programme of work1, with a grant aid of up to 2... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

At twenty minutes to eleven this morning Clyde Coastguard were contacted by the High speed craft 'Stena Voyager' after they had sustained a small fire in one of the engines.    Read more Comment (0), Email this.

A Polish man has been stabilised by Rathlin Coastguard Rescue Team and airlifted to hospital with head injuries after falling near the Old Harbour Pier on Rathlin Island, Northern Ireland.    Read more Comment (0), Email this.

Coastguard Cliff Rescue Teams have rescued a man who had become stuck up a 200 foot high cliff near Coleraine, Northern Ireland.    Read more Comment (0), Email this.

Belfast Coastguard are currently co-ordinating activities around Devenish Island in lower Lough Erne where a report has been received of a 16 foot open boat having been overturned depositing both its occupants into... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

Belfast Coastguard were instrumental this afternoon in reuniting a much loved dog and its owner.    Read more Comment (0), Email this.

Belfast Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC) are currently coordinating the rescue of 40 kayakers after limited safety cover and bad weather conditions left them in difficulty in Strangford Lough.  &... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

At 1525 this afternoon Belfast MRCC (Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre) received several 999 calls from concerned members of the public who had observed a number of small sailing dinghies capsizing in the water... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

Earlier today it was reported to Belfast Coastguard that a fire had broken out on the Tug 'Kingston' which, at time, was towing a barge `Sanba' outbound in the Victoria Channel, Belfast Lough.  ... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

In response to the announced strike ballot result, Peter Cardy, Chief Executive of the Maritime & Coastguard Agency said;    Read more Comment (0), Email this.

COASTGUARDS from the four corners of Ireland have converged in County Dublin this weekend for a training exercise with a difference! Howth is the base for the 2008 Joint Search and Rescue games which involves members... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

The service offered from the Maritime & Coastguard Agency leading up to and including the strike day will be of a more limited nature on this and other strike days.    Read more Comment (0), Email this.

At a hearing today in Belfast, Conrad Zych, the Owner/Skipper of the fishing vessel Greenhill was sentenced to 12 months imprisonment for each charge of unlawful killing of Donall Gibson and Connor Bogues, with ... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

On 31st January 2002 the fishing vessel 'Charisma' sank in Carlingford Lough, Northern Ireland, causing the death of crewman Mark Spiers.    Read more Comment (0), Email this.

A ship carrying scrap steel and bound for Gent, Belgium is currently aground three miles off the coast between Larne and Glenarm, Northern Ireland. The Antigua and Barbuda registered ship, 'Antari', has ... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

Belfast Coastguard yesterday received calls for medical assistance from two passenger vessels operating between Belfast and Liverpool.    Read more Comment (0), Email this.

A young man is safe and well after being rescued from his attempt to swim across the Newry River in the early hours of this morning,    Read more Comment (0), Email this.

Coastguards are launching their Sea Smart summer safety campaign as millions of us are set to flock to the beach this summer. With many families reviewing their household finances and considering reducing their... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

Four people including a disabled woman and an 11 year old boy were rescued from their motorboat this afternoon after it hit rocks and started to take water.    Read more Comment (0), Email this.

Quarterly Asylum, Accession Monitoring and Bulgaria and Romania statistics published today    Read more Comment (0), Email this.

Every business in Northern Ireland which employs workers from outside Europe must get a licence as part of massive changes to the immigration system announced by the UK Government today.    Read more Comment (0), Email this.

Proposals to counter perceived cronyism in the public appointments system, and improve the investigation of complaints against local government councillors, are put forward in a radical report published by the Committee... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

Key witnesses from the Electoral Commission, political parties and the Chief Electoral Officer are giving evidence today (Wednesday) at the Belfast public hearing for the Committee on Standards in Public Life'... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

The Committee on Standards in Public Life is holding a public hearing in Belfast on 21 June 2006 to take evidence on the role of the Electoral Commission in Northern Ireland and the lessons to be learned from the... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

The Highways Agency is reminding drivers to take extra care on the roads as wintery showers are predicted to affect parts of England during the weekend and into next week. The Met Office expects a cold northerly... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

Winds gusting as high as 70-80 mph, accompanied at times by heavy rain, are expected to make driving difficult across many parts of the country over the coming days, the Highways Agency advised today.   ... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

REGIONAL PRESS NOTICE    Read more Comment (0), Email this.

The Chancellor announced today a series of measures that promote productivity growth, flexibility and fairness, alongside high and stable levels of employment, in Northern Ireland. The Government's long-term... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

Budget 2005    Read more Comment (0), Email this.

The Chancellor announced today a series of measures that promote productivity growth, flexibility and fairness, alongside high and stable levels of employment, in Northern Ireland. The Government's long-term... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

REGIONAL PRESS NOTICE    Read more Comment (0), Email this.

The Chancellor today announced a series of measures to invest in key priorities for the long-term, transform public services, deliver sustainable growth and prosperity, provide fairness and opportunity for all, ... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

REGIONAL PRESS NOTICE    Read more Comment (0), Email this.

REGIONAL PRESS NOTICE    Read more Comment (0), Email this.

The public, particularly those involved in the supply of labour to the agricultural or the shellfish gathering businesses, are being asked for their views on the proposed new rules for licensing gangmasters.  ... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

Mike Wilson, Chief Executive of the Gangmasters Licensing Authority (GLA) announced today that time is running out to get a licence and avoid prosecution.    Read more Comment (0), Email this.

31st July will see the beginning of what we believe to be the first Polish and Portuguese language radio advertising campaign in Northern Ireland to encourage workers in the agriculture, horticulture and food/drink... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

From Sunday 1 October 2006 a new law comes into force requiring all gangmaster businesses in agriculture and food processing to be licensed. Gangmasters who continue to trade without a licence will be acting illegally... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

From Friday 1 December 2006 a new law comes into force. Anybody who uses an unlicensed labour provider operating in farming and food processing sectors will be committing a criminal offence and face penalties of... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

EMBARGOED UNTIL 00.01 SUNDAY 11 MARCH    Read more Comment (0), Email this.

The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) has released its report today on a collision between a train and a tractor near Limavady Junction, Northern Ireland, on 2 August 2007.    Read more Comment (0), Email this.

Pupils from Ballyclare High School in Belfast are set to showcase their own film at a premiere at W5 in Belfast on Wednesday 19th October.    Read more Comment (0), Email this.

A campaign to raise awareness of global issues in the classroom will be boosted by a visit by Secretary of State for International Development Hilary Benn today. Mr Benn will attend the launch of a consultation... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

The Department of Health today launched a campaign to inform retailers and the public that the selling of tobacco products to under 18s will be illegal from October 1st. New Government legislation will raise the... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

The OFT Annual Report published today reflects on the key achievements made by the OFT in the past year as well as setting out new performance targets for the future.    Read more Comment (0), Email this.

Following discussions with the OFT, dabs.com plc (Dabs) has agreed to amend unfair terms and conditions regarding returns and refunds in its consumer contracts.    Read more Comment (0), Email this.

The OFT has today advised all estate agents in England and Wales that a failure to comply with the new Home Information Packs (HIPs) regulations could result in a ban from estate agency work.    Read more Comment (0), Email this.

The new motorcycle test - which is being introduced next year by the Driving Standards Agency - will be promoted at a unique event organised by the Motorcycle Rider Training Association at Stoke-on-Trent on 1 July... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

The world's largest outdoor mobility event is taking place this year at Kemble Airfield, near Cirencester, when Driving Standards Agency staff will join around 200 organisations in the Mobility Road Show. &... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

The Driving Standards Agency is urging all driving test candidates booked to take tests just before and after Easter to turn up regardless of the threat of strike action by examiners who are members of the Public... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

Learner drivers and motorcyclists will face more theory test questions from early September when the pass marks are driven up to improve road safety.    Read more Comment (0), Email this.

With Northern Ireland playing Liechtenstein on 24 March, football fans intending to travel to the game are being warned by the Identity and Passport Service (IPS) to apply for or renew their passport in plenty of... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

The Commission has referred the conviction of Daniel Caldwell to the Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland.    Read more Comment (0), Email this.

The Commission has referred the convictions of James Martin, Veronica Ryan, Liam Martin, James O'Carroll and John Murray to the Northern Ireland Court of Appeal.    Read more Comment (0), Email this.

The Commission has referred the convictions of Mr Gerard Hodgins and Mr Danny Morrison for false imprisonment to the Northern Ireland Court of Appeal.    Read more Comment (0), Email this.

Applications to the Criminal Cases Review Commission continued to rise slightly with 1,051 applications in 2006-07 compared with 1,011 the previous year, according to the Commission's annual report, published... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

A podcast of the Prime Minister Tony Blair and the Taoiseach Bertie Ahern in coversation with presenter Patrick Kielty, is published today on the Downing Street website.    Read more Comment (0), Email this.

A Royal Navy Lynx helicopter will be paying a flying visit to Northern Ireland next week as it drops in to visit youngsters at three schools.    Read more Comment (0), Email this.

Northern Ireland's public are being offered a rare chance to "Meet the Marines" for a day of action challenges next Wednesday as the Royal Navy and Royal Marines bid to boost recruitment for what is... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

Northern Ireland's public are being offered a rare chance to "Meet the Marines" for a day of action challenges next Wednesday as the Royal Navy and Royal Marines bid to boost recruitment for what is... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

The Royal Navy and Royal Marines are joining forces to put students from schools around County Antrim through their paces in special Teambuilding and Leadership Days next week (4th - 7th Sept.)    Read more Comment (0), Email this.

The Royal Navy and Royal Marines are joining forces to put students from schools in County Down, County Londonderry through their paces in special Teambuilding and Leadership Days next week (18th - 22 Sept.)  ... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

Pupils in schools across Northern Ireland will be looking to the skies this week as a special visitor drops in - a state of the art Royal Navy Sea King helicopter and crew.    Read more Comment (0), Email this.

Northern Ireland's finest - and fittest - are being offered the chance to "Meet the Marines" for a day of action challenges this week in Palace Barracks, Holyrood, Belfast, as the Royal Navy and Royal... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

A man was jailed yesterday for nine months at Croydon Crown Court after being found guilty of importing an unusual drug, following a successful prosecution brought by the Revenue and Customs Prosecutions Office (... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

Defra has today confirmed how former members of the Women's Land Army and Women's Timber Corps will receive their long-awaited badge of honour.    Read more Comment (0), Email this.

Twenty-four former members of the Women's Land Army and Timber Corps from Northern Ireland will receive a special badge of honour this summer in recognition of their efforts to provide for the nation during ... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

The Assets Recovery Agency (ARA), working in partnership with the Environment and Heritage Service (EHS), and Public Prosecution Service of Northern Ireland (PPS) has successfully concluded a criminal confiscation... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

"Apply Now" is the message to businesses in Northern Ireland to earn Royal recognition with a Queen's Award for Enterprise. So far only 15 organisations have applied for details of the 2005 Awards... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

Co. Down regeneration scheme to benefit in latest funding round    Read more Comment (0), Email this.

The last call is out for Northern Ireland's top performing businesses - and its 'enterprise champions' - to achieve royal recognition in 2005.    Read more Comment (0), Email this.

The search is on for Northern Ireland's most enterprising individuals - to receive a new Queen's Award for people who play a significant role in encouraging or developing entrepreneurial skills and attitudes... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

Companies in Northern Ireland are being urged to act now and apply for a prestigious Queen's Award for Enterprise - described by one previous winner as being "like a corporate knighthood"   ... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

A renewable energy plant in Enniskillan has been picked by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) as one of the ten best green energy projects that began generating electricity in 2005.    Read more Comment (0), Email this.

"Don't run out of time" is the message to Northern Ireland's top businesses and individuals as the deadline looms for the 2006 Queen's Awards for Enterprise.    Read more Comment (0), Email this.

The National Minimum Wage will rise to more than £5 per hour on Saturday 1st October, guaranteeing a pay increase for 50,000 low paid workers in Northern Ireland.    Read more Comment (0), Email this.

On her 80th birthday today, Her Majesty The Queen announced the 2006 winners of The Queen's Awards for Enterprise, the UK's leading accolade for business success. There are 145 Awards, the highest total ... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

The annual winners and recipients of The Queen's Awards for Enterprise were announced on 21 April, The Queen's birthday. They are the UK's most prestigious accolades for business-related achievement ... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

About 20,000* workers in Northern Ireland will be guaranteed higher pay when the minimum wage rises on Sunday 1 October.    Read more Comment (0), Email this.

In a news release "Royal accolades for Northern Ireland's Enterprising Businesses - and individuals", issued under embargo on April 7 for use from today (April 21), it was incorrectly stated that there... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

Culture Minister, Margaret Hodge, has placed a temporary export bar on a large scale allegorical portrait by Pompeo Batoni depicting the Irish peer, Wills Hill mourning his recently deceased wife. This will provide... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

Three companies from Northern Ireland will be among thirty-three independent ("indies") UK TV and film producers attending this year's Mipcom in Cannes. Mipcom, held in October, is the largest international... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

Lack of clarity on charges and unduly complex charging structures and their application, combined with a reluctance among customers to switch providers, are restricting competition in the market for personal current... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

Final CC decisions on actions required by the banks    Read more Comment (0), Email this.

Provisional Decisions on Remedies    Read more Comment (0), Email this.

The proficiency of 15 year-olds in Northern Ireland in mathematical, reading and science literacy compares well with that of young people of the same age in other countries.    Read more Comment (0), Email this.

Improved alerts for severe and extreme weather    Read more Comment (0), Email this.

A new package of measures to help low-income households in Northern Ireland should spark fresh thinking by the Government about making water and sewerage bills in England and Wales more affordable, the champion ... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

*Media in Wales: please note that a Wales-specific version of this news release has been issued    Read more Comment (0), Email this.

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HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) is offering small employers in the Banbridge, Lisburn, Newry and Craigavon areas, free help and advice with registration for Pay As You Earn (PAYE) online services at an event on ... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

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Three men and a woman all from Co. Armagh have been served with two Serious Crime Prevention Orders (SCPO), the first ever in the UK, after the four pleaded guilty to revenue evasion charges in relation to fuel ... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

In a joint operation with officers from HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) and the newly formed UK Border Agency (UKBA) a 44 year old man has been arrested in connection with a seizure of cigarettes made at Belfast... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) is today publishing the outcome of a review of its occupation of office buildings in Belfast, Antrim and Lisburn known as the Belfast "Urban Centre".    Read more Comment (0), Email this.

A 21-year-old man was jailed for two years today, after appearing at Antrim Crown Court on charges relating to the importation of over 13 kilos of cannabis resin.    Read more Comment (0), Email this.

HMRC stand showcases drugs and protected species work, tax issues and credits    Read more Comment (0), Email this.

Officers from the newly formed UK Border Agency (UKBA) arrested a 24-year-old man, in connection with a seizure of Class A drugs, at Belfast International Airport on Tuesday (29 April).    Read more Comment (0), Email this.

Two men have received suspended sentences at Belfast Magistrates Court yesterday (Tuesday) for their attempt to smuggle over 65,000 cigarettes through Belfast Port in four large boxes, marked as "Czech crystal... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

Following the seizure yesterday (Monday) of over eight million cigarettes by the UK Border Agency (UKBA), officers from HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) are today conducting investigations to determine if they are... Read more Comment (0), Email this. <