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Northern Ireland News for January 2003 : Page 5
Northern Ireland News, Jan 17, 2003
Concrete blocks derail Derry-bound train
The Belfast to Londonderry rail line was disrupted last night when large concrete blocks and a metal bar were left on the line. The incident happened at Ballymena shortly after leaving Belfast's Grea...
Concrete blocks derail Derry-bound train
The Belfast to Londonderry rail line was disrupted last night when large concrete blocks and a metal bar were left on the line. The incident happened at Ballymena shortly after leaving Belfast's Grea...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 17, 2003
Man injured in north Belfast shooting
A man is being treated in hospital today after being shot in a paramilitary-style attack in north Belfast. At around 8pm last night, the 24-year-old man was shot in both ankles and was found in Brusl...
Man injured in north Belfast shooting
A man is being treated in hospital today after being shot in a paramilitary-style attack in north Belfast. At around 8pm last night, the 24-year-old man was shot in both ankles and was found in Brusl...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 17, 2003
Belfast City Council's arts consultation is extended
Belfast City Council has extended the deadline for feedback on its new culture and arts plan until February 28 2003 in order to ensure the consultation process is as comprehensive as possible. The co...
Belfast City Council's arts consultation is extended
Belfast City Council has extended the deadline for feedback on its new culture and arts plan until February 28 2003 in order to ensure the consultation process is as comprehensive as possible. The co...
Business News, Jan 17, 2003
Mallusk Mercedes outlet sold in £7m deal
Northern Ireland's only Mercedes-Benz commercial vehicle outlet has changed hands in a deal worth £7 million. Dargan-based Rent-a-Merc Ltd has purchased the former Agnew Commercials dealership on Tre...
Mallusk Mercedes outlet sold in £7m deal
Northern Ireland's only Mercedes-Benz commercial vehicle outlet has changed hands in a deal worth £7 million. Dargan-based Rent-a-Merc Ltd has purchased the former Agnew Commercials dealership on Tre...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 16, 2003
Sinn Fein should not be in government says Irish TD
A former junior minister in the Irish ministry of foreign affairs has said that republicans representatives should be excluded from the Northern Ireland executive as they have failed to honour their c...
Sinn Fein should not be in government says Irish TD
A former junior minister in the Irish ministry of foreign affairs has said that republicans representatives should be excluded from the Northern Ireland executive as they have failed to honour their c...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 16, 2003
NIO pledges to take steps to reduce trolley wait
NIO Minister Des Browne has pledged to take steps to reduce the long trolley waits recently experienced by patients – some of whom have had to wait upwards of 17 hours for a bed in recent days. It ha...
NIO pledges to take steps to reduce trolley wait
NIO Minister Des Browne has pledged to take steps to reduce the long trolley waits recently experienced by patients – some of whom have had to wait upwards of 17 hours for a bed in recent days. It ha...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 16, 2003
NI Child Commissioner bill debated
Legislation, which could establish a commissioner for children in Northern Ireland, is currently being debated in the House of Commons. The draft Order, which was laid before Parliament just before t...
NI Child Commissioner bill debated
Legislation, which could establish a commissioner for children in Northern Ireland, is currently being debated in the House of Commons. The draft Order, which was laid before Parliament just before t...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 16, 2003
Eames urges Blair to 'exhaust all efforts' for peace
The Church of Ireland Primate Archbishop Robin Eames has issued an urgent plea to the British Prime Minister Tony Blair to "exhaust all efforts" before entering into a war against Iraq. In an open le...
Eames urges Blair to 'exhaust all efforts' for peace
The Church of Ireland Primate Archbishop Robin Eames has issued an urgent plea to the British Prime Minister Tony Blair to "exhaust all efforts" before entering into a war against Iraq. In an open le...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 16, 2003
University project on community relations published
A senior lecturer in Community Relations at the University of Ulster has published the findings of a three-year project on trust building and promoting good relations in the community. The aim of the...
University project on community relations published
A senior lecturer in Community Relations at the University of Ulster has published the findings of a three-year project on trust building and promoting good relations in the community. The aim of the...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 16, 2003
Man Utd legend emerges as favourite for Republic job
Former Manchester United legend Bryan Robson has emerged as the favourite to take over as manager of the Republic of Ireland football team. Mr Robson, who has been out of the game since being sacked ...
Man Utd legend emerges as favourite for Republic job
Former Manchester United legend Bryan Robson has emerged as the favourite to take over as manager of the Republic of Ireland football team. Mr Robson, who has been out of the game since being sacked ...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 16, 2003
Gasworks hotel development to create 100 jobs
Belfast City Council have welcomed the announcement today that work has started on the new £14 million 140-bedroom Radisson SAS hotel at the former Gasworks site. The development is expected to net ar...
Gasworks hotel development to create 100 jobs
Belfast City Council have welcomed the announcement today that work has started on the new £14 million 140-bedroom Radisson SAS hotel at the former Gasworks site. The development is expected to net ar...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 16, 2003
Minister makes high-speed visit to NTL
NIO Economy Minister Ian Pearson has been to visit leading broadband internet, cable television and telephone company NTL, where he was able to see at firsthand the benefits of high-speed broadband. ...
Minister makes high-speed visit to NTL
NIO Economy Minister Ian Pearson has been to visit leading broadband internet, cable television and telephone company NTL, where he was able to see at firsthand the benefits of high-speed broadband. ...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 16, 2003
McBride family re-appeal Scots Guardsmen decision
The family of Peter McBride, who was shot and killed by the British army in 1992, will launch a fresh legal challenge against the MoD today over their decision to retain the two Scots Guardsmen in the...
McBride family re-appeal Scots Guardsmen decision
The family of Peter McBride, who was shot and killed by the British army in 1992, will launch a fresh legal challenge against the MoD today over their decision to retain the two Scots Guardsmen in the...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 16, 2003
Two killed in separate car accidents
Two people have been killed within a 12-hour period following separate road traffic accidents in Co Londonderry. At around 8am this morning a woman was killed when her car collided with a lorry close...
Two killed in separate car accidents
Two people have been killed within a 12-hour period following separate road traffic accidents in Co Londonderry. At around 8am this morning a woman was killed when her car collided with a lorry close...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 15, 2003
Debate over academic selection rages on
NIO Minister Jane Kennedy has confirmed that she intends to continue with plans to abolish the 11-plus while seeking agreement on an alternative form of educational selection. The news came during a ...
Debate over academic selection rages on
NIO Minister Jane Kennedy has confirmed that she intends to continue with plans to abolish the 11-plus while seeking agreement on an alternative form of educational selection. The news came during a ...
Business News, Jan 15, 2003
Belfast firm secures Japanese digital TV equipment deal
Belfast-based Amphion Semiconductor Ltd, a world-leading designer of silicon architectures for digital video and broadband wireless 'system-on-a-chip' semiconductors, has won a digital TV equipment de...
Belfast firm secures Japanese digital TV equipment deal
Belfast-based Amphion Semiconductor Ltd, a world-leading designer of silicon architectures for digital video and broadband wireless 'system-on-a-chip' semiconductors, has won a digital TV equipment de...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 15, 2003
UDA leader freed on bail
A leading loyalist has been freed on bail at the High Court in Belfast today. Andre Shoukri, 25, from Sunningdale Gardens in north Belfast, was granted bail of £6,000 and released on the stipulation...
UDA leader freed on bail
A leading loyalist has been freed on bail at the High Court in Belfast today. Andre Shoukri, 25, from Sunningdale Gardens in north Belfast, was granted bail of £6,000 and released on the stipulation...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 15, 2003
Jobless total falls but 3,000 redundancies are 'in the pipeline'
The latest regional Labour Market Statistics have revealed that Northern Ireland's unemployment figures have fallen by 3,000 over the past year – but the NIO Economy Minister has warned that there are...
Jobless total falls but 3,000 redundancies are 'in the pipeline'
The latest regional Labour Market Statistics have revealed that Northern Ireland's unemployment figures have fallen by 3,000 over the past year – but the NIO Economy Minister has warned that there are...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 15, 2003
Man beaten in paramilitary-style attack
A 35-year-old man is recovering in hospital today after being beaten in a paramilitary-style attack in Co Antrim last night. At around 11.30pm, three men – two armed with handguns and one with a blu...
Man beaten in paramilitary-style attack
A 35-year-old man is recovering in hospital today after being beaten in a paramilitary-style attack in Co Antrim last night. At around 11.30pm, three men – two armed with handguns and one with a blu...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 15, 2003
Acute hospital decision due by end of January
The decision on where to site the new hospital for the south west will be taken by the end of January, according to the NIO Health Minister Des Browne. Mr Browne made his comments following a meetin...
Acute hospital decision due by end of January
The decision on where to site the new hospital for the south west will be taken by the end of January, according to the NIO Health Minister Des Browne. Mr Browne made his comments following a meetin...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 15, 2003
Loyalists voters claim Adams 'guilty' of human rights breach
Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams could be forced into court to face allegations he has abandoned 16,000 of his west Belfast constituents. A petition signed by thousands of people in the loyalist Shank...
Loyalists voters claim Adams 'guilty' of human rights breach
Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams could be forced into court to face allegations he has abandoned 16,000 of his west Belfast constituents. A petition signed by thousands of people in the loyalist Shank...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 15, 2003
Elderly man dies in 'suspicious' house fire
Police are treating as suspicious a Co Antrim fire this afternoon in which an 86-year-old man died. At around 2pm, emergency services from Portrush, Ballycastle and Ballymoney were called to the man...
Elderly man dies in 'suspicious' house fire
Police are treating as suspicious a Co Antrim fire this afternoon in which an 86-year-old man died. At around 2pm, emergency services from Portrush, Ballycastle and Ballymoney were called to the man...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 15, 2003
Tax deadline looming for self-assessors
A tax partner for PricewaterhouseCoopers's (PwC) Belfast office has warned self-assessment tax-payers in Northern Ireland to get a move if they are to meet the January 31 deadline – and avoid paying a...
Tax deadline looming for self-assessors
A tax partner for PricewaterhouseCoopers's (PwC) Belfast office has warned self-assessment tax-payers in Northern Ireland to get a move if they are to meet the January 31 deadline – and avoid paying a...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 15, 2003
Row erupts over plans for Portadown Mosque
A row has erupted in Mid-Ulster over Unionist opposition to the erection of Northern Ireland's first purpose-built mosque. Although the small Muslim community in Portadown are looking to build the £2...
Row erupts over plans for Portadown Mosque
A row has erupted in Mid-Ulster over Unionist opposition to the erection of Northern Ireland's first purpose-built mosque. Although the small Muslim community in Portadown are looking to build the £2...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 15, 2003
Portadown man denies shooting toddler
A Portadown man has appeared in court today over the shooting of a toddler in Co Armagh. Dennis Berry, 34, a labourer from Garvaghy Park, Portadown, was at Craigavon Magistrates Court this morning to...
Portadown man denies shooting toddler
A Portadown man has appeared in court today over the shooting of a toddler in Co Armagh. Dennis Berry, 34, a labourer from Garvaghy Park, Portadown, was at Craigavon Magistrates Court this morning to...
Business News, Jan 15, 2003
Brazil finds Fast way to cut oil pollution thanks to NI firm
Petrobras, Brazil’s biggest business and the world’s 12th largest oil company, has ordered equipment from Fast Engineering in Antrim as part of its strategy to counter pollution. Fast signed a deal w...
Brazil finds Fast way to cut oil pollution thanks to NI firm
Petrobras, Brazil’s biggest business and the world’s 12th largest oil company, has ordered equipment from Fast Engineering in Antrim as part of its strategy to counter pollution. Fast signed a deal w...
Business News, Jan 14, 2003
Ratings changes could hit retail warehouses
Retail warehouses are set to be hit following the publication of the Valuation and Lands Agency (VLA) which contains a new rating list for more than 65,000 commercial properties throughout Northern Ir...
Ratings changes could hit retail warehouses
Retail warehouses are set to be hit following the publication of the Valuation and Lands Agency (VLA) which contains a new rating list for more than 65,000 commercial properties throughout Northern Ir...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 14, 2003
Man charged over toddler shooting
A man has been arrested and charged in connection with a shooting incident in which a toddler was injured in the early hours of yesterday morning. The 34-year-old man from the Portadown area has bee...
Man charged over toddler shooting
A man has been arrested and charged in connection with a shooting incident in which a toddler was injured in the early hours of yesterday morning. The 34-year-old man from the Portadown area has bee...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 14, 2003
Adair’s legal challenge delayed
Notorious loyalist Johnny Adair’s legal bid to overturn an order by the Secretary of State to send him back to prison has been delayed at the High Court in Belfast today. Adair’s lawyer, Frank O’Dono...
Adair’s legal challenge delayed
Notorious loyalist Johnny Adair’s legal bid to overturn an order by the Secretary of State to send him back to prison has been delayed at the High Court in Belfast today. Adair’s lawyer, Frank O’Dono...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 14, 2003
Church leaders meet PM in Downing Street
The leaders of Ireland's four main churches have met with Prime Minister Tony Blair today in Downing Street. Church of Ireland Archbishop Robin Eames, Catholic Primate Archbishop Sean Brady, Dr Russe...
Church leaders meet PM in Downing Street
The leaders of Ireland's four main churches have met with Prime Minister Tony Blair today in Downing Street. Church of Ireland Archbishop Robin Eames, Catholic Primate Archbishop Sean Brady, Dr Russe...
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Northern Ireland WeatherThis Evening and Tonight:Rain clearing away east by early evening with some clear spells but a few showers likely to affect the North coast and other areas towards dawn, remaining breezy and mild overnight. Minimum temperature 9 °C.
