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Northern Ireland News for April 2003 : Page 4
Business News, Apr 24, 2003
Belfast firm secure half a million pound IT deal
A Belfast-based IT company has secured a half a million pound contract with an English county council thanks to its own integrated IT solutions system. Consilium Technologies’ flagship product, TASK ...
Belfast firm secure half a million pound IT deal
A Belfast-based IT company has secured a half a million pound contract with an English county council thanks to its own integrated IT solutions system. Consilium Technologies’ flagship product, TASK ...
Recruitment News, Apr 24, 2003
Factory blaze threatens 10 jobs at Derry engineering firm
Around 10 jobs are set to go in Co Londonderry following a fire at an engineering factory last night. The blaze was spotted at Foyleside Engineering in Creggan at around 10pm. Firecrews were called a...
Factory blaze threatens 10 jobs at Derry engineering firm
Around 10 jobs are set to go in Co Londonderry following a fire at an engineering factory last night. The blaze was spotted at Foyleside Engineering in Creggan at around 10pm. Firecrews were called a...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 24, 2003
Elections will go ahead on schedule says Murphy
Elections to the Northern Ireland Assembly are still on schedule to take place on May 29, the Secretary of State Paul Murphy has said. However echoing the Prime Minister Tony Blair’s sentiments yeste...
Elections will go ahead on schedule says Murphy
Elections to the Northern Ireland Assembly are still on schedule to take place on May 29, the Secretary of State Paul Murphy has said. However echoing the Prime Minister Tony Blair’s sentiments yeste...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 24, 2003
Think-tank to analyse 11-plus options set up
A think-tank to review what steps should be taken in the next era of post-primary education in Northern Ireland has been established. The news was unveiled today at a conference by NIO minister respo...
Think-tank to analyse 11-plus options set up
A think-tank to review what steps should be taken in the next era of post-primary education in Northern Ireland has been established. The news was unveiled today at a conference by NIO minister respo...
UK National News, Apr 24, 2003
Backlash over government's SARS response
In the wake of the World Health Organisation's (WHO) warning against travel to Toronto – the first time a Western city has been singled out by the agency – the UK government has been slammed for its "...
Backlash over government's SARS response
In the wake of the World Health Organisation's (WHO) warning against travel to Toronto – the first time a Western city has been singled out by the agency – the UK government has been slammed for its "...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 24, 2003
£7.4m investment set to tackle disadvantaged communities
NIO Minister Des Browne has announced a £7.4 million programme of measures to tackle disadvantaged working-class communities across Northern Ireland. Targeted at improving health, education, physical...
£7.4m investment set to tackle disadvantaged communities
NIO Minister Des Browne has announced a £7.4 million programme of measures to tackle disadvantaged working-class communities across Northern Ireland. Targeted at improving health, education, physical...
Recruitment News, Apr 24, 2003
Tánaiste welcomes Accenture jobs decision
Mary Harney, Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment has welcomed the news that Accenture, Ireland's leading management consulting and technology services company, is to create an a...
Tánaiste welcomes Accenture jobs decision
Mary Harney, Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment has welcomed the news that Accenture, Ireland's leading management consulting and technology services company, is to create an a...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 24, 2003
NIE condemns upsurge in attacks on staff
Northern Ireland Electricity (NIE) have appealed to elected representatives and community leaders to use their influence to halt attacks on its workers following an increase in the number of assaults ...
NIE condemns upsurge in attacks on staff
Northern Ireland Electricity (NIE) have appealed to elected representatives and community leaders to use their influence to halt attacks on its workers following an increase in the number of assaults ...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 24, 2003
Flight bookings from NI to Sars infected countries fall
The number of people booking flights from Northern Ireland to countries affected by the Sars virus has dropped. The figures followed new warnings from the World Health Organisation advising people no...
Flight bookings from NI to Sars infected countries fall
The number of people booking flights from Northern Ireland to countries affected by the Sars virus has dropped. The figures followed new warnings from the World Health Organisation advising people no...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 24, 2003
Shops targeted in separate robberies
Police are appealing for information following two separate robberies in Belfast and Newry last night. In Belfast, two males, one of whom was armed with a handgun, entered a video shop and threatened...
Shops targeted in separate robberies
Police are appealing for information following two separate robberies in Belfast and Newry last night. In Belfast, two males, one of whom was armed with a handgun, entered a video shop and threatened...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 24, 2003
Factory blaze threatens 10 jobs at Derry engineering firm
Around 10 jobs are set to go in Co Londonderry following a fire at an engineering factory last night. The blaze was spotted at Foyleside Engineering in Creggan at around 10pm. Firecrews were called a...
Factory blaze threatens 10 jobs at Derry engineering firm
Around 10 jobs are set to go in Co Londonderry following a fire at an engineering factory last night. The blaze was spotted at Foyleside Engineering in Creggan at around 10pm. Firecrews were called a...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 24, 2003
Police appeal over road collision
Police at Strand Road in Derry are appealing for witnesses to a road traffic collision that occurred in the city last night. Shortly after 5pm, a blue coloured VW Passat and a beige coloured Mitsubis...
Police appeal over road collision
Police at Strand Road in Derry are appealing for witnesses to a road traffic collision that occurred in the city last night. Shortly after 5pm, a blue coloured VW Passat and a beige coloured Mitsubis...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 24, 2003
Belfast firm secures half a million pound IT deal
A Belfast-based IT company has secured a half a million pound contract with an English county council thanks to its own integrated IT solutions system. Consilium Technologies’ flagship product, TASK ...
Belfast firm secures half a million pound IT deal
A Belfast-based IT company has secured a half a million pound contract with an English county council thanks to its own integrated IT solutions system. Consilium Technologies’ flagship product, TASK ...
UK National News, Apr 24, 2003
Bulk of UK ground forces to return home
British armed forces in the Gulf region are set to be withdrawn, according to reports emerging today. It has been reported that a brigade of the Royal Commandos and the 16th Air Assault Brigade will...
Bulk of UK ground forces to return home
British armed forces in the Gulf region are set to be withdrawn, according to reports emerging today. It has been reported that a brigade of the Royal Commandos and the 16th Air Assault Brigade will...
UK National News, Apr 24, 2003
More allegations as Galloway slams 'fantastic' lie
Further allegations about the alleged ties between Labour MP George Galloway and Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein have emerged today in the Daily Telegraph. In this latest report, the newspaper claims ...
More allegations as Galloway slams 'fantastic' lie
Further allegations about the alleged ties between Labour MP George Galloway and Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein have emerged today in the Daily Telegraph. In this latest report, the newspaper claims ...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 24, 2003
Swail fails to pocket second round Ebdon tie
Northern Ireland's Joe Swail has been knocked out of this year's World Snooker Championship after being beaten 10-8 by Malta's Tony Drago. The 2001 semi-finalist had won the first three frames of the...
Swail fails to pocket second round Ebdon tie
Northern Ireland's Joe Swail has been knocked out of this year's World Snooker Championship after being beaten 10-8 by Malta's Tony Drago. The 2001 semi-finalist had won the first three frames of the...
UK National News, Apr 24, 2003
LEAs blamed for funding shortfall
The Education Secretary has accused local education authorities swallowing up vital funding earmarked for schools – and instead diverting the money to capital projects elsewhere in council areas. I...
LEAs blamed for funding shortfall
The Education Secretary has accused local education authorities swallowing up vital funding earmarked for schools – and instead diverting the money to capital projects elsewhere in council areas. I...
UK National News, Apr 24, 2003
‘Millionaire’ cheats set to make a mint
Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? cheats Major Charles Ingram and his wife, Diana, could be poised to net more than £2 million in media deals. Worldwide interest in their story is set to be so high that...
‘Millionaire’ cheats set to make a mint
Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? cheats Major Charles Ingram and his wife, Diana, could be poised to net more than £2 million in media deals. Worldwide interest in their story is set to be so high that...
UK National News, Apr 24, 2003
Winnie Mandela found guilty of fraud
A South African court has found Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, the former wife of Nelson Mandela, guilty today of fraud and theft involving one million rand (£85,000). Madikizela-Mandela, 64, was convict...
Winnie Mandela found guilty of fraud
A South African court has found Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, the former wife of Nelson Mandela, guilty today of fraud and theft involving one million rand (£85,000). Madikizela-Mandela, 64, was convict...
UK National News, Apr 24, 2003
Britain's fastest speed offender awaits sentence
Sentencing has been deferred in the case of the driver who is thought to be Britain's fastest speeding offender. Jason McAllister, 27, from Aberdeen, was clocked in a BMW sports car driving at a spe...
Britain's fastest speed offender awaits sentence
Sentencing has been deferred in the case of the driver who is thought to be Britain's fastest speeding offender. Jason McAllister, 27, from Aberdeen, was clocked in a BMW sports car driving at a spe...
UK National News, Apr 24, 2003
Campaign launched to reduce site deaths
A massive campaign to reduce the two most likely causes of death and injury on building sites has been set out by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) Construction Division today. The new priorities...
Campaign launched to reduce site deaths
A massive campaign to reduce the two most likely causes of death and injury on building sites has been set out by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) Construction Division today. The new priorities...
UK National News, Apr 24, 2003
Local election test ground for e-voting
New ways to vote, including Digital TV, text messaging, touch-tone telephone, internet and voting at electronic kiosks, are set to be piloted in English council elections. This year 17 e-voting pilo...
Local election test ground for e-voting
New ways to vote, including Digital TV, text messaging, touch-tone telephone, internet and voting at electronic kiosks, are set to be piloted in English council elections. This year 17 e-voting pilo...
UK National News, Apr 24, 2003
'Dangerous' Yo-Balls banned after safety tests
A new toy, known as a 'Yo-Ball', has been banned today – the first such ban for over a decade – after it was found to be "potentially dangerous to children". The supply of Yo-Balls was banned by the ...
'Dangerous' Yo-Balls banned after safety tests
A new toy, known as a 'Yo-Ball', has been banned today – the first such ban for over a decade – after it was found to be "potentially dangerous to children". The supply of Yo-Balls was banned by the ...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 23, 2003
IRA must clarify its intentions says Blair
The IRA must clarify its future intentions and rule out any ambiguity about its role in the Northern Ireland peace process, the British Prime Minister Tony Blair said today. Sinn Fein has insisted th...
IRA must clarify its intentions says Blair
The IRA must clarify its future intentions and rule out any ambiguity about its role in the Northern Ireland peace process, the British Prime Minister Tony Blair said today. Sinn Fein has insisted th...
UK National News, Apr 23, 2003
Agreement 'frustratingly close' in NI peace deal
The Prime Minister has said that agreement is "frustratingly close" over the IRA's position on acts of completion. Tony Blair was speaking at a press conference at Downing Street today in a move des...
Agreement 'frustratingly close' in NI peace deal
The Prime Minister has said that agreement is "frustratingly close" over the IRA's position on acts of completion. Tony Blair was speaking at a press conference at Downing Street today in a move des...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 23, 2003
Student raped at south Belfast golf club
Police are investigating the rape of a 19-year-old teenager in a south Belfast golf club in the early hours of Tuesday morning. The female student had just left an event at the Kings Hall when she wa...
Student raped at south Belfast golf club
Police are investigating the rape of a 19-year-old teenager in a south Belfast golf club in the early hours of Tuesday morning. The female student had just left an event at the Kings Hall when she wa...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 23, 2003
Lawlor murder investigators issue photo-fit
Police investigating the murder of Catholic teenager Gerard Lawlor have issued a CD-fit of a man they are trying to identify in order to further their enquiries. Police are appealing for information ...
Lawlor murder investigators issue photo-fit
Police investigating the murder of Catholic teenager Gerard Lawlor have issued a CD-fit of a man they are trying to identify in order to further their enquiries. Police are appealing for information ...
UK National News, Apr 23, 2003
Labour MP denies Iraq pay claims
Labour MP George Galloway has fiercely denied allegations carried in the Daily Telegraph this week in which it is claimed that he received hundreds of thousands of pounds from Saddam Hussein's regime....
Labour MP denies Iraq pay claims
Labour MP George Galloway has fiercely denied allegations carried in the Daily Telegraph this week in which it is claimed that he received hundreds of thousands of pounds from Saddam Hussein's regime....
Northern Ireland News, Apr 23, 2003
Priest condemns tar attack on teens as 'child abuse'
A north Belfast priest has labelled a paramilitary group, who chained two teenagers to a lamppost and covered them in tar, as "child abusers". Father Aidan Troy called an ambulance for the boys, aged...
Priest condemns tar attack on teens as 'child abuse'
A north Belfast priest has labelled a paramilitary group, who chained two teenagers to a lamppost and covered them in tar, as "child abusers". Father Aidan Troy called an ambulance for the boys, aged...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 23, 2003
Man critical in hospital following stolen car crash
A man is in critical condition in hospital today after a stolen car crashed into a wall in west Belfast yesterday. The car, which was stolen in Dunmurry on Monday night, blocked a road for several ho...
Man critical in hospital following stolen car crash
A man is in critical condition in hospital today after a stolen car crashed into a wall in west Belfast yesterday. The car, which was stolen in Dunmurry on Monday night, blocked a road for several ho...
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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.
