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Northern Ireland News for October 2002 : Page 5
Northern Ireland News, Oct 17, 2002
Colombia Three 'have case to answer' says judge
A Colombian court has ruled that the three suspected IRA men, alleged to have been involved in training anti-government Farc guerrillas, have "a case to answer". In yesterday afternoon's ruling, Judg...
Colombia Three 'have case to answer' says judge
A Colombian court has ruled that the three suspected IRA men, alleged to have been involved in training anti-government Farc guerrillas, have "a case to answer". In yesterday afternoon's ruling, Judg...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 17, 2002
£5m movie begins production in province
A £5m film, 'The Great Ceili War', is to commence shooting in Northern Ireland on Friday, October 18. Shooting on location in Belfast and Glenarm in County Antrim, before relocating production to the...
£5m movie begins production in province
A £5m film, 'The Great Ceili War', is to commence shooting in Northern Ireland on Friday, October 18. Shooting on location in Belfast and Glenarm in County Antrim, before relocating production to the...
Business News, Oct 17, 2002
NI businesses urged to audit IT systems
The Business Software Alliance (BSA), a watchdog group representing market-leading software manufacturers, are urging all businesses in Northern Ireland to conduct regular reviews of their software us...
NI businesses urged to audit IT systems
The Business Software Alliance (BSA), a watchdog group representing market-leading software manufacturers, are urging all businesses in Northern Ireland to conduct regular reviews of their software us...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 17, 2002
Film industry concerned at loss of devolved government
The Chairman of the Northern Ireland Film and Television Commission, Colin Anderson, has warned that recent events in local government could have a serious impact on the local film industry. Speaking...
Film industry concerned at loss of devolved government
The Chairman of the Northern Ireland Film and Television Commission, Colin Anderson, has warned that recent events in local government could have a serious impact on the local film industry. Speaking...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 17, 2002
Ukraine hold NI to draw at Windsor
Northern Ireland failed to score for their fifth successive match last night after being held to a 0-0 draw by Ukraine at Windsor Park. In what was a lively game, Sammy McIlroy's side gave a good acc...
Ukraine hold NI to draw at Windsor
Northern Ireland failed to score for their fifth successive match last night after being held to a 0-0 draw by Ukraine at Windsor Park. In what was a lively game, Sammy McIlroy's side gave a good acc...
Business News, Oct 17, 2002
Seminars promise businesses 'cut stress and increase profits'
As part of a series of educational seminars throughout the UK following National Stress Awareness Day, Salus Stress Management are to hold seminars in Northern Ireland on November 7 in Coleraine. Thi...
Seminars promise businesses 'cut stress and increase profits'
As part of a series of educational seminars throughout the UK following National Stress Awareness Day, Salus Stress Management are to hold seminars in Northern Ireland on November 7 in Coleraine. Thi...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 17, 2002
Thieves target elderly in their own homes
An 81-year-old pensioner has been struck with a golf club during a burglary at her north Belfast home. The attack happened in the Fortwilliam area at around 8.00pm on Wednesday evening when the woman...
Thieves target elderly in their own homes
An 81-year-old pensioner has been struck with a golf club during a burglary at her north Belfast home. The attack happened in the Fortwilliam area at around 8.00pm on Wednesday evening when the woman...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 17, 2002
Cigarettes seized in Antrim
In an operation involving police and customs officers 80,000 illegal cigarettes have been seized in Antrim. The cigarettes were discovered in a car stopped by police officers at a checkpoint on the D...
Cigarettes seized in Antrim
In an operation involving police and customs officers 80,000 illegal cigarettes have been seized in Antrim. The cigarettes were discovered in a car stopped by police officers at a checkpoint on the D...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 16, 2002
Unemployment rises by 5,000 over last quarter
Unemployment in Northern Ireland is up by around 5,000 in the last quarter according to Labour Force Survey (LFS) figures released today. The total number of unemployed now stands at 47,000 for the p...
Unemployment rises by 5,000 over last quarter
Unemployment in Northern Ireland is up by around 5,000 in the last quarter according to Labour Force Survey (LFS) figures released today. The total number of unemployed now stands at 47,000 for the p...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 16, 2002
Man in court accused of murdering girlfriend
A north Belfast man has appeared in court today charged with murdering his girlfriend. Twenty-year-old Conor Doyle, a chef from the Limestone Road, was accused of murdering 21-year-old mother-of-two,...
Man in court accused of murdering girlfriend
A north Belfast man has appeared in court today charged with murdering his girlfriend. Twenty-year-old Conor Doyle, a chef from the Limestone Road, was accused of murdering 21-year-old mother-of-two,...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 16, 2002
Smuggled cigarettes seized at Belfast International Airport
Customs Officers have netted around 300,000 cigarettes in an operation at Belfast International Airport (BIA) carried out this morning. Customs assisted by police detected the cigarettes on flights a...
Smuggled cigarettes seized at Belfast International Airport
Customs Officers have netted around 300,000 cigarettes in an operation at Belfast International Airport (BIA) carried out this morning. Customs assisted by police detected the cigarettes on flights a...
Business News, Oct 16, 2002
Fujitsu kiosks are just the job
Fujitsu Services and the Department for Employment and Learning have unveiled two new technology applications that promise to make life a lot easier for job seekers. The IT services company has been ...
Fujitsu kiosks are just the job
Fujitsu Services and the Department for Employment and Learning have unveiled two new technology applications that promise to make life a lot easier for job seekers. The IT services company has been ...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 16, 2002
Second court no-show for Colombia Three
The three suspected IRA men arrested in Bogota last year have once again refused to attend court for a preliminary hearing. It is the second time the men have refused to attend a court hearing, havin...
Second court no-show for Colombia Three
The three suspected IRA men arrested in Bogota last year have once again refused to attend court for a preliminary hearing. It is the second time the men have refused to attend a court hearing, havin...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 16, 2002
200 jobs to be axed at Richardsons
Over 200 jobs are set to go at Belfast fertilizer producers Richardsons, after parent company Irish Fertilizer Industries (IFI) called in the liquidators. In all 620 jobs face the axe across the com...
200 jobs to be axed at Richardsons
Over 200 jobs are set to go at Belfast fertilizer producers Richardsons, after parent company Irish Fertilizer Industries (IFI) called in the liquidators. In all 620 jobs face the axe across the com...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 16, 2002
Rape accused denies charges
A 44-year-old man from Co Armagh has appeared in court today relating to the rape a girl in Lurgan two weeks ago. The accused, Thomas Roy Whitla of James Street, Lurgan, who appeared at Craigavon Mag...
Rape accused denies charges
A 44-year-old man from Co Armagh has appeared in court today relating to the rape a girl in Lurgan two weeks ago. The accused, Thomas Roy Whitla of James Street, Lurgan, who appeared at Craigavon Mag...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 16, 2002
Suspension will allow 'breathing space' for resolving difficulties
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, John Reid has said that the suspension of the local institutions would allow "breathing space" for the parties in the province to resolve their differences. ...
Suspension will allow 'breathing space' for resolving difficulties
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, John Reid has said that the suspension of the local institutions would allow "breathing space" for the parties in the province to resolve their differences. ...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 16, 2002
Sinn Fein delegation meets Alderdice to discuss PSNI raids
A Sinn Fein delegation has met with assembly Speaker Lord Alderdice today to discuss the PSNI raid on the party's Stormont offices earlier in the month. Sinn Féin's West Belfast MLA, Sue Ramsey, and ...
Sinn Fein delegation meets Alderdice to discuss PSNI raids
A Sinn Fein delegation has met with assembly Speaker Lord Alderdice today to discuss the PSNI raid on the party's Stormont offices earlier in the month. Sinn Féin's West Belfast MLA, Sue Ramsey, and ...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 16, 2002
Larne couple told to leave area within 24 hours
An armed gang which forced their way into a house in Larne has ordered a Protestant man and his Catholic girlfriend to leave the area within 24 hours. At around 11pm last night a masked gang forced ...
Larne couple told to leave area within 24 hours
An armed gang which forced their way into a house in Larne has ordered a Protestant man and his Catholic girlfriend to leave the area within 24 hours. At around 11pm last night a masked gang forced ...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 16, 2002
Man in hospital after 'barbaric' paramilitary attack
A 42-year-old man is recovering in hospital after a paramilitary-style attack in Co Tyrone last night. At around 8.30pm a group of up to 13 masked men forced their way into a house at Carlton Drive i...
Man in hospital after 'barbaric' paramilitary attack
A 42-year-old man is recovering in hospital after a paramilitary-style attack in Co Tyrone last night. At around 8.30pm a group of up to 13 masked men forced their way into a house at Carlton Drive i...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 15, 2002
NIO spy suspect released on bail
One of the four people arrested in connection to IRA intelligence gathering at the Northern Ireland Office (NIO) has been released on bail. Mother-of-two Fiona Farrelly, 46, was originally charged fo...
NIO spy suspect released on bail
One of the four people arrested in connection to IRA intelligence gathering at the Northern Ireland Office (NIO) has been released on bail. Mother-of-two Fiona Farrelly, 46, was originally charged fo...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 15, 2002
Reid announces new ministerial portfolios
Northern Ireland Secretary of State John Reid has announced the new ministerial portfolios following his decision to suspend devolved government yesterday. In drafting in a new ministerial team, the ...
Reid announces new ministerial portfolios
Northern Ireland Secretary of State John Reid has announced the new ministerial portfolios following his decision to suspend devolved government yesterday. In drafting in a new ministerial team, the ...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 15, 2002
Two arrested in connection with Londonderry shooting
Police have arrested two men in relation to the shooting of a bus driver in Co Londonderry last week. The two, whom police say are being held in relation to 'serious crime', are being questioned ove...
Two arrested in connection with Londonderry shooting
Police have arrested two men in relation to the shooting of a bus driver in Co Londonderry last week. The two, whom police say are being held in relation to 'serious crime', are being questioned ove...
Business News, Oct 15, 2002
Funding boost for local library services
It has been announced that almost £1.8 million has been released to enable Finaghy and Cookstown to create new library services and for Armagh’s branch library to get a major facelift. In one of his ...
Funding boost for local library services
It has been announced that almost £1.8 million has been released to enable Finaghy and Cookstown to create new library services and for Armagh’s branch library to get a major facelift. In one of his ...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 15, 2002
Pipe-bomb attack in Short Strand
A family have escaped injury after two pipe bombs were thrown into the Short Strand area of east Belfast overnight. The glass door of a house in the Bryson Court area of the nationalist enclave was d...
Pipe-bomb attack in Short Strand
A family have escaped injury after two pipe bombs were thrown into the Short Strand area of east Belfast overnight. The glass door of a house in the Bryson Court area of the nationalist enclave was d...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 15, 2002
Taggart ruled out of NI squad for Ukraine clash
Leicester City defender, Gerry Taggart has been ruled out of the Northern Ireland squad for Wednesday's Euro 2004 fixture against Ukraine at Windsor Park, Belfast. Taggart picked up a hamstring injur...
Taggart ruled out of NI squad for Ukraine clash
Leicester City defender, Gerry Taggart has been ruled out of the Northern Ireland squad for Wednesday's Euro 2004 fixture against Ukraine at Windsor Park, Belfast. Taggart picked up a hamstring injur...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 15, 2002
Foster calls for urgent decision on acute services
Ulster Unionist assembly member Sam Foster has called for an urgent announcement on the siting of a new hospital in the west of the province. Speaking after a meeting with representatives of the West...
Foster calls for urgent decision on acute services
Ulster Unionist assembly member Sam Foster has called for an urgent announcement on the siting of a new hospital in the west of the province. Speaking after a meeting with representatives of the West...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 15, 2002
Mivan secure £20m Scottish Parliament contract
Local engineering contractors Mivan have confirmed a £20m contract to fit out the new Scottish Parliament Building at Holyrood. The Northern Ireland company are currently completing a £4m contract on...
Mivan secure £20m Scottish Parliament contract
Local engineering contractors Mivan have confirmed a £20m contract to fit out the new Scottish Parliament Building at Holyrood. The Northern Ireland company are currently completing a £4m contract on...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 15, 2002
Veteran republican says 'the war is over'
Following the suspension of the Stormont assembly yesterday, a senior republican has said what unionists have been clamouring to hear – that the IRA's war is over. Martin Meehan, a Sinn Fein council...
Veteran republican says 'the war is over'
Following the suspension of the Stormont assembly yesterday, a senior republican has said what unionists have been clamouring to hear – that the IRA's war is over. Martin Meehan, a Sinn Fein council...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 15, 2002
NI company rocks its way to success
Elton John fans in Dubai will be able to interact in a unique English and Arabic SMS (Short Message Service) competition this month, thanks to a Northern Ireland company. Sugarcube, an Invest NI supp...
NI company rocks its way to success
Elton John fans in Dubai will be able to interact in a unique English and Arabic SMS (Short Message Service) competition this month, thanks to a Northern Ireland company. Sugarcube, an Invest NI supp...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 15, 2002
Police probe two arson attacks in Armagh
A pub and a classroom have been extensively damaged in separate arson attacks in Co Armagh last night. The Hideaway Bar in Scotch Street, Armagh City, was gutted following an incident in which polic...
Police probe two arson attacks in Armagh
A pub and a classroom have been extensively damaged in separate arson attacks in Co Armagh last night. The Hideaway Bar in Scotch Street, Armagh City, was gutted following an incident in which polic...
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Northern Ireland WeatherToday:A showery start with outbreaks most frequent north of Lough Neagh and through the morning, before dwindling during the afternoon as the northwest breezes ease and brighter spells of weak sunshine prosper. Maximum temperature 8 °C.Tonight:A dry night, save for a few light showers around the coasts, with prolonged clear spells and light winds bringing a frosty dawn for many in central and southern parts. Minimum temperature -3 °C.
