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  Encyclopedia: Districts of Northern Ireland   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Moyle District Council is a Local Council in County Antrim in the north-east corner of Northern Ireland.
It is composed of the Republic of Ireland in the south and Northern Ireland, a region of the United Kingdom.
92% of the population of the Republic of Ireland are Roman Catholic, and 40% in Northern Ireland.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Districts-of-Northern-Ireland   (1843 words)

  
 Northern Ireland   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Northern Ireland has been a part of the United Kingdom since 1801 under the terms of the Act of Union, under which the Kingdom of Ireland came under the direct rule of Westminster.
Ireland was partitioned in 1921 under the terms of the Government of Ireland Act 1920 between Northern Ireland and Southern Ireland (which became the Irish Free State in 1922).
Northern Ireland was covered by the ice sheet for most of the last ice age and on numerous previous occasions, the legacy of which can be seen in the extensive coverage of drumlins in Counties Fermanagh, Armagh, Antrim and particularly Down.
hallencyclopedia.com /Northern_Ireland   (2844 words)

  
 Northern Ireland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Northern Ireland was covered by an ice sheet for most of the last ice age and on numerous previous occasions, the legacy of which can be seen in the extensive coverage of drumlins in Counties Fermanagh, Armagh, Antrim and particularly Down.
However within Northern Ireland, print media which are aligned to either community (the Belfast Newsletter is aligned to the unionist community while the Irish News is aligned to the nationalist community) generally use their community's preferred term.
The Ireland Act 1949 gave the first legal guarantee to the Parliament and Government that Northern Ireland would not cease to be part of the United Kingdom without consent of the majority of its citizens, and this was most recently reaffirmed by the Northern Ireland Act 1998.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Northern_Ireland   (3828 words)

  
 Districts of Northern Ireland article - Districts of Northern Ireland Northern Ireland unitary authorities city Antrim ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Northern Ireland is divided into 26 local government districts, which are unitary authorities.
The current pattern of local government in Northern Ireland, with 26 unitary districts, was established in 1973 to replace the previous system established by the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898.
For local government, Northern Ireland was previously divided into six counties and two county boroughs, with various rural districts and urban districts in the counties.
www.what-means.com /encyclopedia/Districts_of_Northern_Ireland   (190 words)

  
 Facts about topic: (Northern Ireland)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Northern Ireland is a province (The proper sphere or extent of your activities) and one of four constituent parts of the United Kingdom (A monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland).
It is located on the island of Ireland (An island comprising the republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland), where it shares a land border with the Republic of Ireland (additional info and facts about Republic of Ireland), the only part of the United Kingdom with an international land border.
Northern Ireland currently has 18 seats in the United Kingdom (A monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland) House of Commons (The lower house of the British parliament).
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/n/no/northern_ireland.htm   (4420 words)

  
 Northern Ireland explained   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Northern Ireland, a region of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, lies in the north-east of the island of Ireland.
Northern Ireland was created in 1921 as a home-rule political entity, under the Government of Ireland Act, 1920, along with the nominal state of Southern Ireland, which was superseded almost immediately after its creation by the Irish Free State.
As a consequence, self-government for Northern Ireland was suspended in 1972.
www.artbrain.co.uk /world-society/northern-ireland.htm   (4479 words)

  
 Close Up Foundation Civics Education | Northern Ireland   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The whole of Ireland was governed by the British from the seventeenth to the early twentieth century, during which time the British encouraged Protestant settlement in the northeastern corner of the predominantly Catholic country.
To the Northern Ireland Assembly in Belfast, September 3, 1998.
Northern Ireland Office (Office of the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland).
www.closeup.org /nireland.htm   (6245 words)

  
 Northern Ireland maps from Omni Resources.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
We are an authorized agent for all Northern Ireland geology and topographic map publications.
This set of five sheets includes an index map of Northern Ireland at 1:250,000; a northern sheet at 1:150,000; a western sheet at 1:150,000; an eastern sheet at 1:150,000; and a sheet for Belfast at 1:100,000.
Of the 26 districts, 25 are covered by a combination of 1:70,000 + 1:10,000 sheets and Belfast is covered by a combination of 1:25,000 + 1:10,000 sheets.
www.omnimap.com /catalog/int/nireland.htm   (423 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | UK | Northern Ireland | Top IRA informer named
The agent, codenamed Stakeknife, left Northern Ireland early on Sunday for his own safety, after he was warned on Friday his personal security had been compromised.
He is alleged to have been involved in dozens of murders in Northern Ireland.
Speaking on BBC Northern Ireland on Sunday, Ulster Unionist leader David Trimble said nobody in the province should be surprised by the revelations.
news.bbc.co.uk /2/low/uk_news/northern_ireland/3017531.stm   (517 words)

  
 Policing Board unveil seven point plan
The Northern Ireland Policing Board has unveiled a seven point plan aimed at delivering effective and efficient policing across the province over the next three years.
Launching the 2004-2007 Policing Plan, Professor Desmond Rea, Chairman of the Northern Ireland Policing Board said the Plan "sets 'objectives, performance indicators and targets' for the PSNI that are designed to be challenging, realistic and most importantly will deliver the policing service that the Northern Ireland community needs".
It is prepared by the Chief Constable, agreed by the Policing Board and endorsed by the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland.
www.4ni.co.uk /industrynews.asp?id=26680   (585 words)

  
 Ireland Registrar's Districts
A point of note, marriages, while an ancestor's town of origin may be in one Registrar's District, the local Catholic parish church, even though it might a short distance from his or her's residence, might well be in a different Registrar's District.
With the creation of Northern Ireland in 1922, an amount of realignment had to take place in Volumes 2 and 3, while Volume 1, which was almost all Northern Ireland, was abolished.
The information recorded on a death record is: date and place of death; given name(s) and surname; sex; marital status; age; occupation; cause of death; the name and address of informant, and date of registration and signature of the Registrar.
www.connorsgenealogy.com /RegDistricts.htm   (482 words)

  
 Northern Ireland Housing Executive : News Releases : Housing Executive Introduces Neighbourhood Warden in Castlemara
District Manager, Aileen Marks has welcomed the appointment of the District's first Neighbourhood Warden and explained Jane's role in the community.
Jane's key role is to provide a link between residents and the District Office, complementing the work of housing and maintenance staff responsible for the Castlemara area, with a view to keeping the area tidy, safe and attractive.
By her regular presence in the estate, Jane will be on hand to identify problems such as vandalism, dumping of rubbish or securing vacant properties and so can arrange to have these dealt with promptly.
www.nihe.gov.uk /news/news.asp?Id=458   (293 words)

  
 Church of Ireland bishop warns of new danger from paramilitaries
Paramilitary groups in Northern Ireland are destroying the communities that they had purportedly been founded to protect as they turn to crime, Anglican Church of Ireland Bishop Alan Harper warned on Tuesday.
Last month loyalist (Protestant); paramilitaries in Northern Ireland were urged to disarm and disband by Anglican Archbishop Robin Eames of Armagh, in a speech echoing a similar plea made a week earlier in London by his Catholic opposite number, Archbishop Brady, and aimed at the (Catholic) Irish Republican Army.
Of the total population of some 1.7 million in Northern Ireland, 40 per cent are Catholics and 21 per cent Presbyterians while 15 per cent belong to the Church of Ireland, according to 2001 census figures.
www.eni.ch /articles/display.shtml?04-0351   (524 words)

  
 Mencap - our work in Northern Ireland
Mencap in Northern Ireland has 67 member groups including 43 Gateway clubs, 12 local societies, four associate groups, seven affiliated groups and one friends group.
There are four Districts in Northern Ireland to match each of the Health and Social Services Board areas.
At least one third of the members of the District Committee must be people with a learning disability.
www.mencap.org.uk /html/mencapni/membership.htm   (335 words)

  
 NZOOM - ONE News - World   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Towering bonfires were lit in Protestant districts across Northern Ireland early on Saturday and masked guerrillas fired shots in the air to herald the peak of the tense "marching season".
As the most volatile date in the province's calendar began, huge pyres of wooden pallets and car tyres were lit as the pro-British majority prepared for a day of parades celebrating centuries-old battlefield victories over Irish Catholics.
A majority of Northern Ireland's Catholics want to see an end to British rule in the province, while most Protestants are committed to preserving it.
onenews.nzoom.com /onenews_detail/0,1227,205026-1-9,00.html   (476 words)

  
 Breakdown cover, insurance, ethical alternative to the AA and the RAC
The ETA recommends that the tier of government responsible for providing for cyclists be the civil parish (or the most local government should a parish not exist in an area) although the district or county would have a role in the broader cycle route network.
The ETA recommends that counties (districts in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales) be the appropriate level of government to ensure bus services meet the needs of the locality.
The ETA recommends that policy for routes and stations not on the national network be determined by county government (districts in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales).
www.eta.co.uk /news/newsview.asp?n=299   (1176 words)

  
 Northern Ireland Housing Executive : News Releases :
Fifteen communities across Northern Ireland are being helped to transform their local areas with lottery grants totalling £413,844.
The scheme is the second phase of an estate strategy to regenerate this rural housing area in the Coleraine District.
Staff in the Housing Executive's Carrickfergus District Office have presented Mayor, Councillor May Beattie, with a cheque for £120 for the Northern Ireland Children's Hospice.
www.nihe.gov.uk /news/news.asp?newsyear=2003   (4666 words)

  
 Link-O-Mania - Ireland & Northern Ireland
TIARA is a nonprofit organization established to develop and promote the growth, study and exchange of ideas among people and organizations interested in Irish genealogical and historical research and education.
Administratively merged in 1969, the old city area and adjacent urban and rural areas later became one of Northern Ireland's 26 districts during local government reorganization in 1973; the district and city is officially referred to as Londonderry City.
The official place of deposit for public records in Northern Ireland.
link-o-mania.com /main/ireland.htm   (283 words)

  
 Clinical study of primary progressive multiple sclerosis in Northern Ireland, UK -- McDonnell and Hawkins 64 (4): 451 ...
Clinical study of primary progressive multiple sclerosis in Northern Ireland, UK
This study of PPMS in Northern Ireland serves to reinforce the distinctive nature of this subgroup in the range of multiple
An epidemiological study of multiple sclerosis in Northern Ireland.
jnnp.bmjjournals.com /cgi/content/full/64/4/451   (2904 words)

  
 VLA Property Listing: Help   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Northern Ireland Districts lists all the council districts in Northern Ireland.
If you know which ward the properties you are interested in belong to, you can click on that ward to display a listing of the streets for that ward.
Alternatively, you can use the search box to type in the name of the street, to locate the street either within the district you are looking at or all of Northern Ireland if you are at the Districts page.
vla2.nics.gov.uk /browshelp.asp   (212 words)

  
 Northern Ireland   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
From old times (when it was part of the Republic of Ireland), northern Ireland has Counties, however these days the districts are used more frequently (arranged within the old counties for as far as possible - county and District borders don't always correspond).
Northern Ireland - 24 districts, 2 cities*; Antrim, Ards, Armagh, Ballymena, Ballymoney, Banbridge, Belfast*, Carrickfergus, Castlereagh, Coleraine, Cookstown, Craigavon, Down, Dungannon, Fermanagh, Larne, Limavady, Lisburn, Derry*, Magherafelt, Moyle, Newry and Mourne, Newtownabbey, North Down, Omagh, Strabane;
Jun 1541 Kingdom of Ireland in personal union with England.
www.vdiest.nl /Europa/northern_ireland.htm   (148 words)

  
 CIA - The World Factbook -- United Kingdom   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The Scottish Parliament, the National Assembly for Wales, and the Northern Ireland Assembly were established in 1999, but the latter is suspended due to bickering over the peace process.
Western Europe, islands including the northern one-sixth of the island of Ireland between the North Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea, northwest of France
House of Lords (highest court of appeal; several Lords of Appeal in Ordinary are appointed by the monarch for life); Supreme Courts of England, Wales, and Northern Ireland (comprising the Courts of Appeal, the High Courts of Justice, and the Crown Courts); Scotland's Court of Session and Court of the Justiciary
www.cia.gov /cia/publications/factbook/geos/uk.html#Govt   (1673 words)

  
 Newshound: Daily Northern Ireland news catalog - Irish News article
The Assets Recovery Agency, which targets those involved in organised crime across Northern Ireland, is beginning to have a major impact.
For many years, a wide range of people with no obvious source of income have enjoyed decadent, millionaire lifestyles in both the Protestant and Catholic districts of Northern Ireland.
If their wealth is derived from legitimate business activities then they can have nothing to fear.
www.nuzhound.com /archive/goto.php?id=124752   (280 words)

  
 Northern Ireland Electricity | Community & Environment | Community & Education News | NIE PUTS A SPARK INTO ...
Pupils from St John’s Primary School are among the first in Northern Ireland to plant trees as part of the new Tree For All initiative.
It’s the largest children’s tree-planting initiative the UK has ever seen, with a target to plant 12 million trees – that’s one tree for every child under the age of 16.
In Northern Ireland we will plant 500,000 trees over the next six years and we want as many people as possible, especially children, to roll their sleeves up and play a part!”
www.nie.co.uk /community/archive/newsstory.asp?idcode=797   (329 words)

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