Northern Ireland News for May 2003 : Page 3

Northern Ireland News, May 28, 2003
Minister discusses community relations with Women's Coalition
Community Relations Minister, Des Browne has met with the Women's Coalition to discuss the future direction of community relations policy. The meeting was the second in a series with political partie...
Northern Ireland News, May 28, 2003
Lord Mayor's Belfast show promises fun
This years Lord Mayor's Show is set to be one of the most colourful ever with a revamped show that has placed its emphasis firmly on fun. The show, which takes place between 1pm and 3pm this Saturday...
UK National News, May 28, 2003
Survey says property rents hit two-year high
Demand for rental property is at its strongest for two years, keeping rents steady across most of Great Britain, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has claimed today. A survey on the resid...
UK National News, May 28, 2003
Speed limiting scheme gets under way
New research trials looking at how drivers behave when their speed is controlled will begin in Leeds next week. The trials will examine how people's driving changes when they drive specially modifie...
UK National News, May 28, 2003
Conference set to highlight plight of 'refugee doctors'
A conference is to be held in London next week that will call for improved employment rights for "refugee doctors". The conference, 'Supporting Refugee Doctors to Practise in the UK', aims to bring ...
UK National News, May 27, 2003
Two US troops die in Iraq firefight
Two US troops have been killed today and a further seven injured after a Coalition patrol was fired on near Baghdad. So far the US has confirmed one US military death from this morning's firefight ne...
UK National News, May 27, 2003
Asylum seeker sews up eyes, lips and ears in protest
An Iranian asylum seeker has sewn up his eyes, lips and ears in protest at the moves by the Home Office to seek his deportation. Abas Amini has also been refusing food and water for the past week, a...
Northern Ireland News, May 27, 2003
Police begin murder hunt in Omagh
Police have begun a murder investigation after a man was found dead in Co Tyrone today. The man's body was discovered in Omagh early this morning. His name has not yet been released. Another man was...
UK National News, May 27, 2003
Passenger plane holed by hail stones
A plane on route to Manchester airport bore the scars of its brush with a hail storm last night as it taxied to the terminal with a hole the size of football in its nose cone. The passenger plane, wh...
UK National News, May 27, 2003
Ambulance staff must not be placed in ‘impossible position’
The plight of an ambulance driver facing prosecution for doing 104 mph while transporting vital organs for transplant has attracted support from unions and the Shadow Health Secretary Dr Liam Fox. We...
Northern Ireland News, May 27, 2003
Talks vital in preventing summer violence says Trimble
A summer of violence will have a negative impact on local politics, UUP leader David Trimble has warned. The Upper Bann MP was speaking ahead of talks between Unionist politicians and representatives...
Northern Ireland News, May 27, 2003
Man arrested following robbery
A man has been arrested in connection with a robbery in Antrim last night. During the incident a man was stabbed at a Vivo shop on Caulside Drive in Antrim. The attacker is believed to have made off ...
Northern Ireland News, May 27, 2003
Priest faces two indecent assault charges
An Armagh priest has appeared in court today charged with two charges of indecent assault. The charges against Father Michael Gerard McQuillian, 42, relate to incidents between March and October 1990...
Business News, May 27, 2003
Two NI companies honoured in 2003 Queen’s Awards
Two Northern Ireland companies have received Queen’s Awards. Antrim-based transport and logistics firm, IFS Global Logistics, and medical device manufacturer Meridian Medical Technologies based in Be...
UK National News, May 27, 2003
Tories slam government over truancy figures
The Conservative Party has claimed today that the latest figures point to a "growing culture of truancy engulfing schools", despite a £650 million high-profile government campaign. After winning powe...
UK National News, May 27, 2003
Stranded explorer rescued from ice floe
The British explorer who had been stranded on a polar ice floe for the past week has been rescued today by a rescue plane. Forty-one-year-old Pen Hadow entered the record books last week as the fir...
Northern Ireland News, May 27, 2003
Man appears in court on firearms charge
A man has been remanded in custody on a firearms charge at Lisburn Magistrates Court today. The charge relates to an incident last month when two men where shot by police after their car failed to st...
UK National News, May 27, 2003
Blair set to visit Gulf region
It has been announced that Tony Blair will visit Kuwait tomorrow – the first time the prime minister has gone to the Gulf region since the war against Iraq. Mr Blair will fly into Kuwait for a two-da...
Northern Ireland News, May 27, 2003
Over 2,300 people on Stormont raid files
Strangford MP Iris Robinson has claimed that over 2,300 people have been informed that they are on files found during a raid on Sinn Fein's Stormont offices last year. The DUP member said police had ...
UK National News, May 27, 2003
Vodafone looks to turnover increase
Vodafone’s year-end results revealed a substantial turnover increase that helped cut the preceding year’s net loss of £16.16 billion to a loss to £9.82 billion. The group’s turnover rose from £22.85 ...
UK National News, May 27, 2003
Travel chaos as French air traffic controllers strike
Travellers are facing a day of chaos as French air traffic controllers strike over pension reform proposals. The walk out by the CGT union this morning forced the cancellation of 80% of flights to an...
Northern Ireland News, May 27, 2003
Sinn Fein launch collusion dossier
Sinn Féin have launched a document aimed at highlighting specific alleged collusion between loyalist paramilitaries and security forces. It emergerdf that the document was presented to Taoiseach Bert...
UK National News, May 27, 2003
Drivers endangered by misleading medicine labelling
The labelling of some over-the-counter medicines is inconsistent, inaccurate and could be a danger to drivers, according to research published by the Department for Transport today. In the research u...
Northern Ireland News, May 27, 2003
Derry DPP to hold first public meeting
The first public meeting of the Derry District Policing Partnership (DPP) is due to be held in June. At the meeting members of the public will receive a report made by the Policing District Commander...
Northern Ireland News, May 27, 2003
Rescue dog's quarantine decision criticised
The decision to quarantine a Northern Ireland sniffer dog used in last week's Algerian earthquake has been criticised by the dog's handler. Charco, a black Labrador, will be quarantined due to Britis...
Northern Ireland News, May 27, 2003
Belfast Telegraph print hall damaged by fire
A fire within the main building of the Belfast Telegraph on Royal Avenue in Belfast has put the newspapers printing operation out of action for the first time in 20 years. It is believed that the fir...
Recruitment News, May 27, 2003
Century Homes in 15m euro expansion
Tánaiste Mary Harney has announced a major €15 million expansion investment by Century Homes at their Monaghan, Longford and Dungarvan facilities, as well as plans for a new plant in Tullamore. The ...
Recruitment News, May 27, 2003
fish4jobs.co.uk to see major enhancements
fish4, the publisher of fish4jobs.co.uk, a leading online jobs search service, has announced its participation in a new company, FinnTech. The new venture aims to create industry standard technology ...
Business News, May 27, 2003
Fire extinguishers work overtime in the office
A survey of more than 2,000 businesses in the UK has revealed that the humble fire extinguisher is now responsible for extinguishing more fires than the Fire Brigade. This comes at a time when the co...
Recruitment News, May 27, 2003
Grafton launch new recruitment website
Grafton, Ireland’s leading independent recruitment agency, has developed a new website that includes several unique interactive features ranging from a virtual interview to online CV creation. All va...