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Northern Ireland News for August 2002 : Page 7
Northern Ireland News, Aug 12, 2002
Weekend trouble flares in east Belfast
The Short Strand area of east Belfast was the scene of two pipe bombs explosions last night. The first blast occurred in the Strand Walk area of the nationalist enclave at 11pm, while the other expl...
Weekend trouble flares in east Belfast
The Short Strand area of east Belfast was the scene of two pipe bombs explosions last night. The first blast occurred in the Strand Walk area of the nationalist enclave at 11pm, while the other expl...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 9, 2002
Police crackdown on illegal gaming machines
Police in Bangor have seized over 50 slot machines in a crackdown on illegal gaming practices. The operation, which took place last night, involved both police and Customs & Excise personnel. Twenty-...
Police crackdown on illegal gaming machines
Police in Bangor have seized over 50 slot machines in a crackdown on illegal gaming practices. The operation, which took place last night, involved both police and Customs & Excise personnel. Twenty-...
Business News, Aug 9, 2002
Antrim company wins Queen's Enterprise Award
Antrim-based electronics company, Schrader Electronics, has been awarded the 2002 Queen’s Award for Enterprise. The company was presented the award at its headquarters by Enterprise Minister Sir Reg ...
Antrim company wins Queen's Enterprise Award
Antrim-based electronics company, Schrader Electronics, has been awarded the 2002 Queen’s Award for Enterprise. The company was presented the award at its headquarters by Enterprise Minister Sir Reg ...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 9, 2002
Minister visits deprived estate in line for funding boost
Social Development Minister Nigel Dodds has visited a disadvantaged Coleraine estate which is to benefit from a £1 million investment by the European Union’s Peace II initiative. Mr Dodds visited the...
Minister visits deprived estate in line for funding boost
Social Development Minister Nigel Dodds has visited a disadvantaged Coleraine estate which is to benefit from a £1 million investment by the European Union’s Peace II initiative. Mr Dodds visited the...
Business News, Aug 9, 2002
Companies Register goes online for e-business
A government resource, which holds information on 50,000 companies, is set to join the electronic age and become an e-business. Companies Registry, which is located in Chichester Street, Belfast, ho...
Companies Register goes online for e-business
A government resource, which holds information on 50,000 companies, is set to join the electronic age and become an e-business. Companies Registry, which is located in Chichester Street, Belfast, ho...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 9, 2002
Parades Commission stands by Apprentice Boys decision
The Parades Commission last night ruled to stand by its decision over the planned parade by the Ligoniel Walker Club tomorrow morning. This followed an appeal by two north Belfast Sinn Fein councillo...
Parades Commission stands by Apprentice Boys decision
The Parades Commission last night ruled to stand by its decision over the planned parade by the Ligoniel Walker Club tomorrow morning. This followed an appeal by two north Belfast Sinn Fein councillo...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 9, 2002
Nationalist homes targeted by petrol bombers
Homes in the nationalist Ardoyne area have been attacked with petrol bombs during another night of violence in north Belfast. One family, including a five-month-old baby, escaped injury in the attack...
Nationalist homes targeted by petrol bombers
Homes in the nationalist Ardoyne area have been attacked with petrol bombs during another night of violence in north Belfast. One family, including a five-month-old baby, escaped injury in the attack...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 9, 2002
Mob attacks fire crew in Co Londonderry
Fire fighters in Londonderry came under attack last night after responding to reports of a fire in the Glenfada Park area of the Bogside. The fire crew had to withdraw from the area after they where ...
Mob attacks fire crew in Co Londonderry
Fire fighters in Londonderry came under attack last night after responding to reports of a fire in the Glenfada Park area of the Bogside. The fire crew had to withdraw from the area after they where ...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 9, 2002
Man injured in Poleglass assault
A group of men, described as a "vigilante gang", were reported to have gone on the rampage in west Belfast's Poleglass estate last night, and seriously injured a youth in the process. The victim sust...
Man injured in Poleglass assault
A group of men, described as a "vigilante gang", were reported to have gone on the rampage in west Belfast's Poleglass estate last night, and seriously injured a youth in the process. The victim sust...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 9, 2002
First minister's department bigger than Downing Street
A report from a think-tank on devolution in Northern Ireland has revealed how the growing responsibility of Stormont's power-sharing executive has been accompanied by a burgeoning staff role at the Of...
First minister's department bigger than Downing Street
A report from a think-tank on devolution in Northern Ireland has revealed how the growing responsibility of Stormont's power-sharing executive has been accompanied by a burgeoning staff role at the Of...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 9, 2002
Man seriously ill after collision
A man was left seriously ill in hospital today after a road accident this morning outside Larne. The 23-year-old man was travelling cityward along the Larne Road when he was involved in a collision ...
Man seriously ill after collision
A man was left seriously ill in hospital today after a road accident this morning outside Larne. The 23-year-old man was travelling cityward along the Larne Road when he was involved in a collision ...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 9, 2002
Belfast comes up 'smelling of roses'
A taste of the tropics has led to the Parks and Amenities Section of Belfast City Council coming up ‘smelling of roses’ at one of Britain’s most prestigious flower shows. The Council’s entry at the a...
Belfast comes up 'smelling of roses'
A taste of the tropics has led to the Parks and Amenities Section of Belfast City Council coming up ‘smelling of roses’ at one of Britain’s most prestigious flower shows. The Council’s entry at the a...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 9, 2002
Belfast Telegraph journalists vote for strike action
Belfast Telegraph owners are facing up to the first industrial action to hit the paper's newsroom in over 20 years. On Thursday evening journalists attending a National Union of Journalists meeting v...
Belfast Telegraph journalists vote for strike action
Belfast Telegraph owners are facing up to the first industrial action to hit the paper's newsroom in over 20 years. On Thursday evening journalists attending a National Union of Journalists meeting v...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 8, 2002
PAC angry over clerk's transfer
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) have met to discuss their response to the proposed transfer of committee clerk Michael Rickard to another post. The Public Accounts Committee met at lunchtime tod...
PAC angry over clerk's transfer
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) have met to discuss their response to the proposed transfer of committee clerk Michael Rickard to another post. The Public Accounts Committee met at lunchtime tod...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 8, 2002
SF urge Parades Commission to review Ligoniel decision
A Sinn Fein delegation has petitioned the Parades Commission this morning to reverse its decision allowing a contentious Apprentice Boys of Derry parade along a nationalist interface on Saturday. Dur...
SF urge Parades Commission to review Ligoniel decision
A Sinn Fein delegation has petitioned the Parades Commission this morning to reverse its decision allowing a contentious Apprentice Boys of Derry parade along a nationalist interface on Saturday. Dur...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 8, 2002
Fresh appeal made for witnesses to Portrush beating
Police have made a fresh appeal for witnesses to the assault of a 20-year-old man in Portrush at the weekend. The Belfast man is still seriously ill in hospital after a dispute outside Kelly's nightc...
Fresh appeal made for witnesses to Portrush beating
Police have made a fresh appeal for witnesses to the assault of a 20-year-old man in Portrush at the weekend. The Belfast man is still seriously ill in hospital after a dispute outside Kelly's nightc...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 8, 2002
Man charged over counterfeit bank notes
A Co Antrim man has been in court charged in connection with the seizure of counterfeit bank notes worth an estimated £250,000. Lawrence Wray, a 41-year-old father of two from Veddegan Road, Newtowna...
Man charged over counterfeit bank notes
A Co Antrim man has been in court charged in connection with the seizure of counterfeit bank notes worth an estimated £250,000. Lawrence Wray, a 41-year-old father of two from Veddegan Road, Newtowna...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 8, 2002
Buffy treat for Ulster fans
A special event is being held in Belfast this September for fans of TV show, 'Buffy The Vampire Slayer'. Uncharted Territories, which is organising the event, is set to present the first ever Buffy t...
Buffy treat for Ulster fans
A special event is being held in Belfast this September for fans of TV show, 'Buffy The Vampire Slayer'. Uncharted Territories, which is organising the event, is set to present the first ever Buffy t...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 8, 2002
Report reveals NI population trends
According to new statistics, Northern Ireland's population is continuing to grow slightly, but the figures also reveal that up to a third of all births now occur outside of marriage. The figures, pr...
Report reveals NI population trends
According to new statistics, Northern Ireland's population is continuing to grow slightly, but the figures also reveal that up to a third of all births now occur outside of marriage. The figures, pr...
Business News, Aug 8, 2002
Hyundai offer first UK five-year warranty
From September 1, Hyundai Car (UK) will be offering the UK's first five-year, fully manufacturer-backed, unlimited mileage warranty as standard across its range. The new warranty is available to priv...
Hyundai offer first UK five-year warranty
From September 1, Hyundai Car (UK) will be offering the UK's first five-year, fully manufacturer-backed, unlimited mileage warranty as standard across its range. The new warranty is available to priv...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 8, 2002
Empey looks for regeneration through tourism
Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Investment, Sir Reg Empey has congratulated Lisburn City Council on their new, dedicated Tourist Information Centre. At the opening the Tourist Information Centre, ...
Empey looks for regeneration through tourism
Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Investment, Sir Reg Empey has congratulated Lisburn City Council on their new, dedicated Tourist Information Centre. At the opening the Tourist Information Centre, ...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 8, 2002
US-Ireland Business Summit to promote growth
Opportunities for sharing know-how and creating strategic alliances for Northern Ireland entrepreneurs and universities with US and Irish counterparts will top the agenda at the US-Ireland Business Su...
US-Ireland Business Summit to promote growth
Opportunities for sharing know-how and creating strategic alliances for Northern Ireland entrepreneurs and universities with US and Irish counterparts will top the agenda at the US-Ireland Business Su...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 8, 2002
Thermometer failure caused gas leak
The cause of the gas leak in Coalisland on Monday, which resulted in the evacuation of 200 homes, has been put down to a faulty thermometer on a gas tank. The Health and Safety Executive for Northern...
Thermometer failure caused gas leak
The cause of the gas leak in Coalisland on Monday, which resulted in the evacuation of 200 homes, has been put down to a faulty thermometer on a gas tank. The Health and Safety Executive for Northern...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 8, 2002
Top loyalist's son shot in paramilitary-style attack
The son of prominent loyalist Johnny Adair has been shot in a paramilitary-style attack. Seventeen-year-old Jonathon Adair was shot in both legs at around 11.45pm last night at Florence Square, off t...
Top loyalist's son shot in paramilitary-style attack
The son of prominent loyalist Johnny Adair has been shot in a paramilitary-style attack. Seventeen-year-old Jonathon Adair was shot in both legs at around 11.45pm last night at Florence Square, off t...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 7, 2002
Report reveals people still affected by Troubles
A report has revealed that people affected by the Northern Ireland Troubles still do not feel safe to talk about it. The key findings of the report entitled "Group therapy with people suffering from ...
Report reveals people still affected by Troubles
A report has revealed that people affected by the Northern Ireland Troubles still do not feel safe to talk about it. The key findings of the report entitled "Group therapy with people suffering from ...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 7, 2002
Local cookery school serves up fresh ideas
A recent UK study estimated that over 313 million dinner parties and social gatherings are held a year, with the figure expected to climb to 333 million in the next four years. Consumers attempting t...
Local cookery school serves up fresh ideas
A recent UK study estimated that over 313 million dinner parties and social gatherings are held a year, with the figure expected to climb to 333 million in the next four years. Consumers attempting t...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 7, 2002
De Brun visits north Belfast children's home
Health minister Bairbre de Brún today visited a new children's home in north Belfast. The Glandore Avenue home is a purpose-built eight-place home for children and young adults in the 12-17 age range...
De Brun visits north Belfast children's home
Health minister Bairbre de Brún today visited a new children's home in north Belfast. The Glandore Avenue home is a purpose-built eight-place home for children and young adults in the 12-17 age range...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 7, 2002
SF renew attacks on SDLP over policing board
A war of words has erupted between Northern Ireland's two main nationalist and republican parties, with Sinn Fein's Conor Murphy accusing the SDLP of desperately trying to find "political cover" for j...
SF renew attacks on SDLP over policing board
A war of words has erupted between Northern Ireland's two main nationalist and republican parties, with Sinn Fein's Conor Murphy accusing the SDLP of desperately trying to find "political cover" for j...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 7, 2002
Police appeal after girl sexually assaulted
Police are appealing for information after teenager suffered a serious sexual assault in County Antrim at the weekend. The attack occurred in a field adjacent to the Hillhead Road, Toomebridge, at ar...
Police appeal after girl sexually assaulted
Police are appealing for information after teenager suffered a serious sexual assault in County Antrim at the weekend. The attack occurred in a field adjacent to the Hillhead Road, Toomebridge, at ar...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 7, 2002
Shorts say no cause for concern on pensions
A company spokesperson for Shorts has emphasised that those in the company pension fund have no cause for concern. In an attack on Montreal-based Bombardier following last week's publication of the a...
Shorts say no cause for concern on pensions
A company spokesperson for Shorts has emphasised that those in the company pension fund have no cause for concern. In an attack on Montreal-based Bombardier following last week's publication of the a...
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Northern Ireland WeatherToday:A very mild, but mostly cloudy day, although with some bright or sunny spells. It will be mostly dry in the morning, but a little patchy light rain or drizzle at times in the afternoon. Maximum temperature 14 °C.Tonight:A band of heavier rain will move east during the evening before clearing eastwards after midnight. then mostly dry through the early hours, but a little rain towards dawn. Minimum temperature 8 °C.
