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Northern Ireland (Irish: Tuaisceart Éireann [ˈt̪ˠuəʃcəɾˠt̪ˠ ˈeːɾʲən̪ˠ] ⓘ; [12] Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a part of the United Kingdom in the north-east of the island of Ireland that is variously described as a country, province or region.
JobBridge's stated aim was to "assist in breaking the cycle where jobseekers were unable to get a job without experience." [ 2 ] €50 was added to the trainee's weekly unemployment allowance. [ 3 ] In an attempt to prevent abuse, employers could not have laid anyone off within three months prior to signing up for the scheme and trainees must ...
The urban and rural districts of Northern Ireland were created in 1899 when the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898 came into effect. They were based on the system of district councils introduced in England and Wales four years earlier. (See List of Irish local government areas 1898–1921 for a historical list of districts in all of Ireland.)
The Northern and Western Region has been a region in Ireland since 1 January 2015. [2] It is a NUTS Level II statistical region of Ireland (coded IE04). [3] [4]NUTS 2 Regions may be classified as less developed regions, transition regions, or more developed regions to determine eligibility for funding under the European Regional Development Fund and the European Social Fund Plus.
26 May – The MRF shot and injured a 34-year-old man, in the Silvio Street area of north Belfast. 22 June – In the afternoon the MRF shot and injured four civilians in the Glen Road area of west Belfast. 26 June – 19 year old Catholic civilian Daniel Rooney was shot dead by the MRF, at St James Crescent, Falls Road, Belfast.
North of Ireland may refer to: Location of the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. Northern Ireland, a part of the United Kingdom in the north-east of the island of Ireland; Ulster, a traditional or historic Irish province, made up of 9 counties: 6 in Northern Ireland and 3 in the Republic of Ireland; the northern part of the island of ...
Holywood (/ ˈ h ɒ l i w ʊ d / HOL-ee-wuud; from Latin Sanctus Boscus 'holy wood' [2]) is a town in the metropolitan area of Belfast in County Down, Northern Ireland.It is a civil parish and townland of 306 hectares (755 acres) lying on the shore of Belfast Lough, between Belfast and Bangor.
The English administration in Ireland in the years following the Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland created counties as the major subdivisions of an Irish province. [6] This process lasted from the 13th to 17th centuries; however, the number and shape of the counties that would form the future Northern Ireland would not be defined until the Flight of the Earls allowed the shiring of Ulster from ...