Council facing £12m funding shortfall for controversial Carrington relief road
Trafford council is still looking for cash to complete its controversial plans for a relief road in Carrington.
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Nick Candy says funding and consortium in place to launch takeover bid for Chelsea
British businessman Nick Candy has said he has the funding in place to launch a takeover bid for Premier League club Chelsea and is in talks over the final composition of his bid consortium.
Rail minister hit by train delays on trip to Manchester to announce funding to cut delays
The rail minister was hit by train delays this morning on a trip to Manchester to announce an £84m investment to reduce train delays across the North West.
€900,000 of funding confirmed for overseas GAA clubs
The GAA and Department of Foreign Affairs have announced €900,000 in funding for 110 clubs throughout the world.
Funding issues scupper Ulster Grand Prix rescue
This year’s Ulster Grand Prix will not go ahead as planned as the Revival club has been denied funding by authorities.
Ulster Grand Prix cancelled as funding denied
Government funding of £800,000 had been signed off to bring the historic Dundrod event and the North West 200 under one organisational umbrella, but the financial rescue package has not been supported by Tourism NI.
Ireland to increase funding for women’s rugby in wake of World Cup blow
The Irish Rugby Football Union is to increase its funding into the women’s game by €1 million annually following a review into Ireland’s failure to qualify for the World Cup later this year.
Women in business: can tech and funding shatter the glass ceiling?
Some of the most powerful and important positions in the world are held by women - Ursula von der Leyen of the European Commission, Christine Lagarde at the European Central Bank, Janet Yellen as the US Treasury Secretary, and Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala at the World Trade Organization. They’re part of a group, showing women can be just as successful as their male counterparts in positions of power. One of the ways more women can end up in these top decision-making roles is to boost female participation in traditionally male-dominated industries.