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PublicBenefit.uk campaign reports 97 per cent of its supporters behind effort Share Copy A second extraordinary general meeting (EGM) to fire the remainder of the board of directors of Nominet and replace them with people willing to make long-sought-after reforms now looks like a certainty. The results of a survey carried out by the PublicBenefit.uk campaign, which successfully removed Nominet’s CEO, chair and three other board members last month, has revealed that 97 per cent of its ...

Nominet's board achieved a confidence rating of just 1.3 out of 10

Extraordinary response by .uk registry operator effectively dares members to fire the rest of them Share Copy Nominet has rejected calls for serious change at the .uk registry operator despite losing its CEO, chairman, and three board members to a membership vote earlier this month. Members were expecting the board to announce the appointment of two caretaker directors to take over as chair and vice-chair after the stunning upset, especially after acting chair Rob Binns made reconciliat...

Four killers, drive thru gun thugs and vile sex attackers jailed this week An overview of the most serious cases linked to Merseyside that have concluded in the last week 05:00, 15 MAR 2021 Updated (L-R) Jonathan Simpson, Paul Mannion and David Pugh were among the criminals jailed for crimes linked to Merseyside over the past week Get the inside track on the big stories from Liverpool Crown Court with our weekly newsletterInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe now ...

Council tax bills are soaring as authorities struggle to balance the books but is there any other way of raising money? We look at the options.

Asking price: €2.95m Agent: Sherry FitzGerald (01) 490 7433 The Penny Black, the world’s first prepaid postage stamp, sparked a 19th century communications revolution bigger than Facebook. But instead of being glued to phones, the Victorians were stuck fast to their writing desks, sometimes scratching out 10 letters a day. First launched in London and next in Dublin in 1840, the little black sticker with a cameo of the young Queen Victoria, enabled cheap access to a refined postal service ...

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Lanesboro heartbroken over passing of dedicated school principal Bernice Martin Reporter: );  ); The loss of Bernice Treacy (neé Martin) has been keenly felt throughout Longford and Roscommon. The well-loved principal of Lanesboro Community College passed away on Thursday, February 18, at her home in Ballyhubert, Scramogue, Co Roscommon, surrounded by her loving family. Sympathy is extended to her husband Eric, children Ella, Ava and Conor, parents Hugh and Bridget, sisters Gloria and Edel a...

Showdown over future of the .uk operator set for late March, shenanigans already alleged Share Copy The .uk registry operator Nominet has opened voting on an extraordinary measure that would see its CEO fired and non-elected members booted off its board. “We will be a holding a virtual Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) at 15:00hrs (GMT) on Monday, 22 March 2021 to vote on a proposed resolution to remove five members of the Nominet Board, including the Chair and the entire executive ...

Michael Lyons (95), late of Ballygullen, Craanford, passed away on January 27, in the loving care of family and nursing staff at Oakfield Nursing Home. Born in Clonamona, Craanford in March 1925, Michael was the third child of John and Elizabeth Lyons. He grew up with his brother, Willie, and sisters, Sadie and Susan, all of whom predeceased him. Alongside his family, Michaels uncles David and Lawrence, worked the mills at Craanford and the farms in Clonamona and Ballygullen. In an era when mec...