Claire Quinn

Jan 18, 2025 | yahoo.com | Louise Cullen |Claire Quinn

The launch of Northern Ireland's first veterinary nursing degrees have raised hopes that staff shortages in the industry can be eased amid a "brain drain" of aspiring vets. The full and part-time courses will start at Ulster University's Coleraine campus in September. Veterinary practice in Northern Ireland is facing staff shortages, which vets have warned could jeopardise some of the services they provide.

Dec 4, 2024 | yahoo.com | Claire Quinn

Employees of NI Water and NI Water (Alpha) are set to begin industrial action next week in a dispute over pay. Members of the union Unite are due to commence a work-to-rule on 10 December, which will escalate to an all-out strike on 17 December. In a statement, Unite said the employees are the only civil service workers who have yet to receive payment of a 5% increase and £1,500 non-consolidated payment from the 2023-24 tax year.

Oct 4, 2024 | yahoo.com | Lesley-Anne McKeown |Claire Quinn |Amy Stewart

After months of delay, the Villa Vie Residences' Odyssey finally set sail on Thursday [BBC]On a clear October day, a few miles off the Irish coast, a bottle of champagne was popped, as a cruise liner finally started to move. The 125 passengers on the Villa Vie Residences' Odyssey were jubilant. But their journey was four months in the making. The boat, scheduled to depart for a three-and-a-half-year round-the-world trip, had been in Belfast Port since May.

Sep 19, 2024 | yahoo.com | Aoife Moore |Claire Quinn

Aoife Moore and Claire Quinn - BBC News NISeptember 19, 2024 at 7:01 AM·3 min read"Like Balmoral on steroids". That's how David Gilliland from the Ulster Scots Agency describes the National Ploughing Championships - comparing them to the annual Balmoral Show in Northern Ireland. Almost 100,00 people have attended the final day of the 92nd National Ploughing Championships in Ratheniska, County Laois.

Sep 2, 2024 | yahoo.com | Claire Quinn

Claire Quinn - BBC News NISeptember 2, 2024 at 6:20 AM·3 min readPrice increases for Oasis gigs in Dublin were "shocking" and involved "a kind of runaway inflation", the tánaiste (Irish deputy prime minister) has said. There has been widespread criticism of the process known as "dynamic pricing".