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Northern Ireland News for June 2003 : Page 8
UK National News, Jun 16, 2003
Main Irish post offices closed by CWU strike action
Around 20 post offices in southern Ireland were shut today as workers engaged in what An Post described as an “unofficial” strike action. The main GPOs including those in Dublin, Cork and Limerick cl...
Main Irish post offices closed by CWU strike action
Around 20 post offices in southern Ireland were shut today as workers engaged in what An Post described as an “unofficial” strike action. The main GPOs including those in Dublin, Cork and Limerick cl...
UK National News, Jun 16, 2003
Europe must match US rate for SME start up says government
Small Business Minister Nigel Griffiths has today called on European countries to step up progress to match US levels of entrepreneurship. Mr Griffiths told an international small business conference...
Europe must match US rate for SME start up says government
Small Business Minister Nigel Griffiths has today called on European countries to step up progress to match US levels of entrepreneurship. Mr Griffiths told an international small business conference...
UK National News, Jun 16, 2003
BT wins £23m security licensing contract
BT, through its consulting and systems integration business Syntegra, has been awarded a £23 million four-year contract by the Security Industry Authority (SIA) to design, build and manage a complete ...
BT wins £23m security licensing contract
BT, through its consulting and systems integration business Syntegra, has been awarded a £23 million four-year contract by the Security Industry Authority (SIA) to design, build and manage a complete ...
UK National News, Jun 16, 2003
Shannon region boosted by 14m euro investment
Irish Deputy Prime Minister, and trade minister, Mary Harney has announced an investment of 14 million euro in 11 new Irish-owned high-technology start-up businesses in the Shannon Region. The 11 com...
Shannon region boosted by 14m euro investment
Irish Deputy Prime Minister, and trade minister, Mary Harney has announced an investment of 14 million euro in 11 new Irish-owned high-technology start-up businesses in the Shannon Region. The 11 com...
UK National News, Jun 16, 2003
Scheme launched to tackle work-related stress
A helping hand for firms to tackle stress using a pilot project has been launched today by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). Up to 13.4 million days a year are lost due to stress at work and alt...
Scheme launched to tackle work-related stress
A helping hand for firms to tackle stress using a pilot project has been launched today by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). Up to 13.4 million days a year are lost due to stress at work and alt...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 16, 2003
SF hit out at UUC meeting
Leading Sinn Fein member, Martin McGuinness has claimed tonight's sitting of the 900-strong Ulster Unionist ruling council is an attempt by the party to renegotiate the Good Friday Agreement (GFA). T...
SF hit out at UUC meeting
Leading Sinn Fein member, Martin McGuinness has claimed tonight's sitting of the 900-strong Ulster Unionist ruling council is an attempt by the party to renegotiate the Good Friday Agreement (GFA). T...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 16, 2003
Armed gang kidnap Strabane family
An armed gang held a family hostage in their Co Tyrone home and forced a man to hand over the weekend takings from a shop, this morning. Three masked men forced their way into the house in the Ballyc...
Armed gang kidnap Strabane family
An armed gang held a family hostage in their Co Tyrone home and forced a man to hand over the weekend takings from a shop, this morning. Three masked men forced their way into the house in the Ballyc...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 16, 2003
Police investigate death of man with head injuries
Police are investigating the death of a man in Co Antrim today. The man was admitted to Lagan Valley Hospital in Lisburn this morning suffering from serious head injuries after being injured at Fergu...
Police investigate death of man with head injuries
Police are investigating the death of a man in Co Antrim today. The man was admitted to Lagan Valley Hospital in Lisburn this morning suffering from serious head injuries after being injured at Fergu...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 16, 2003
NI public reject asylum seeker imprisonment
Leading human rights group, Amnesty International has called on the Government to reverse its "harsh asylum policies" and foster a more informed public debate on asylum issues. It follows a survey wh...
NI public reject asylum seeker imprisonment
Leading human rights group, Amnesty International has called on the Government to reverse its "harsh asylum policies" and foster a more informed public debate on asylum issues. It follows a survey wh...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 16, 2003
Assessors find DPP selection process 'fair'
The appointments process of the District Policing Partnerships (DPPs) has been described as a "fair robust, open and transparent" process. Members of the Community Involvement Committee of the Northe...
Assessors find DPP selection process 'fair'
The appointments process of the District Policing Partnerships (DPPs) has been described as a "fair robust, open and transparent" process. Members of the Community Involvement Committee of the Northe...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 16, 2003
UUP Executive Committee support MEP EU call
The Ulster Unionist Executive Committee has supported a call from UUP MEP Jim Nicholson for a referendum on the new European Constitution. Mr Nicholson, in his European report to the Executive Commit...
UUP Executive Committee support MEP EU call
The Ulster Unionist Executive Committee has supported a call from UUP MEP Jim Nicholson for a referendum on the new European Constitution. Mr Nicholson, in his European report to the Executive Commit...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 16, 2003
Belfast hosts Cystic Fibrosis Conference
Belfast has played host to one of the biggest medical meetings ever to come to Northern Ireland. The 26th European Cystic Fibrosis Conference, which took place in June, attracted over 1,400 delegates...
Belfast hosts Cystic Fibrosis Conference
Belfast has played host to one of the biggest medical meetings ever to come to Northern Ireland. The 26th European Cystic Fibrosis Conference, which took place in June, attracted over 1,400 delegates...
Business News, Jun 16, 2003
SMEs tap into NI’s knowledge assets
Queen’s University Belfast and the University of Ulster, in partnership with Invest NI and Castlereagh Enterprises, will be delivering an information seminar to high-light the support services to indu...
SMEs tap into NI’s knowledge assets
Queen’s University Belfast and the University of Ulster, in partnership with Invest NI and Castlereagh Enterprises, will be delivering an information seminar to high-light the support services to indu...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 16, 2003
Outdoor workers told to 'Keep Your Top On'
Following a weekend of great weather, the Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland (HSENI) has made a special plea to outdoor workers to 'Keep Your Top On'. Targeting workers on building site...
Outdoor workers told to 'Keep Your Top On'
Following a weekend of great weather, the Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland (HSENI) has made a special plea to outdoor workers to 'Keep Your Top On'. Targeting workers on building site...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 13, 2003
Trimble and Donaldson face votes of no confidence
It seems the continuing battle of wills between Ulster Unionist leader David Trimble and senior party colleague Jeffrey Donaldson has affected both individual's standing in their respective constituen...
Trimble and Donaldson face votes of no confidence
It seems the continuing battle of wills between Ulster Unionist leader David Trimble and senior party colleague Jeffrey Donaldson has affected both individual's standing in their respective constituen...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 13, 2003
Army was wrong to keep killers says Court
The Court of Appeal in Belfast has said that the Army was wrong to retain two soldiers who killed a local teenager in 1992. Scots Guards Mark Wright and James Fisher were convicted of murdering 18-ye...
Army was wrong to keep killers says Court
The Court of Appeal in Belfast has said that the Army was wrong to retain two soldiers who killed a local teenager in 1992. Scots Guards Mark Wright and James Fisher were convicted of murdering 18-ye...
UK National News, Jun 13, 2003
70 Iraqis die in US attack on 'terrorist' base
In a new phase to the post-conflict situation in Iraq, the US military has launched an assault against what is described as "terrorist" base in the north of the country. It is believed that as many ...
70 Iraqis die in US attack on 'terrorist' base
In a new phase to the post-conflict situation in Iraq, the US military has launched an assault against what is described as "terrorist" base in the north of the country. It is believed that as many ...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 13, 2003
Pressure mounts on Sanders following suicide remarks
Pressure was mounting on the Conservative Party today to dismiss a Peterborough councillor over remarks made about the suicide of a soldier from Northern Ireland. Tory councillor Neville Sanders caus...
Pressure mounts on Sanders following suicide remarks
Pressure was mounting on the Conservative Party today to dismiss a Peterborough councillor over remarks made about the suicide of a soldier from Northern Ireland. Tory councillor Neville Sanders caus...
UK National News, Jun 13, 2003
Court rules in favour of Gulf War veteran
A British army veteran has won in his bid to be awarded a war pension after the High Court recognised that he had developed a condition resulting from his service during the 1991 Gulf War. Former Pa...
Court rules in favour of Gulf War veteran
A British army veteran has won in his bid to be awarded a war pension after the High Court recognised that he had developed a condition resulting from his service during the 1991 Gulf War. Former Pa...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 13, 2003
Paramilitary involvement in crime is 'rife'
A report on organized crime in Northern Ireland has said that paramilitary involvement in local criminal groups is rife, with their activity casting a shadow over the province’s economy. According to...
Paramilitary involvement in crime is 'rife'
A report on organized crime in Northern Ireland has said that paramilitary involvement in local criminal groups is rife, with their activity casting a shadow over the province’s economy. According to...
UK National News, Jun 13, 2003
Wounded burglar wins right to sue farmer
Convicted burglar Brendon Fearon has won the right to sue jailed farmer Tony Martin for damages. At Nottingham County Court, District Judge Brian Oliver, overturning an earlier decision, said that he...
Wounded burglar wins right to sue farmer
Convicted burglar Brendon Fearon has won the right to sue jailed farmer Tony Martin for damages. At Nottingham County Court, District Judge Brian Oliver, overturning an earlier decision, said that he...
UK National News, Jun 13, 2003
Strike ends as FBU accept 16% pay rise
The firefighters nine-month strike has finally ended after union officials agreed to accept a 16% pay rise linked with modernisation – bringing average pay for qualified fireman to £25,000 a year. Th...
Strike ends as FBU accept 16% pay rise
The firefighters nine-month strike has finally ended after union officials agreed to accept a 16% pay rise linked with modernisation – bringing average pay for qualified fireman to £25,000 a year. Th...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 13, 2003
Three men deny Derry killings
Three men have been remanded in custody following the murder of two men in Londonderry earlier in the week. All three men, Darren McCallion, 20, his brother, David McCallion, 23, and Dermot Kelly, 22...
Three men deny Derry killings
Three men have been remanded in custody following the murder of two men in Londonderry earlier in the week. All three men, Darren McCallion, 20, his brother, David McCallion, 23, and Dermot Kelly, 22...
UK National News, Jun 13, 2003
Blair dissolves Lord Chancellor's post
One of most glaring anomalies in modern British democracy has been removed following Tony Blair's decision to dissolve the 1,400-year-old post of Lord Chancellor. The new Department for Constitution...
Blair dissolves Lord Chancellor's post
One of most glaring anomalies in modern British democracy has been removed following Tony Blair's decision to dissolve the 1,400-year-old post of Lord Chancellor. The new Department for Constitution...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 13, 2003
Special Olympic torch arrives in Bangor
The Special Olympics torch was due to arrive in Northern Ireland today as preparations for the forthcoming games in Ireland get into full swing. The torch will make its way to Bangor before being par...
Special Olympic torch arrives in Bangor
The Special Olympics torch was due to arrive in Northern Ireland today as preparations for the forthcoming games in Ireland get into full swing. The torch will make its way to Bangor before being par...
UK National News, Jun 13, 2003
Man arrested after M1 pile up is bailed
The man who was arrested following Wednesday's M1 pile up in which five people died has been released on bail. The 60-year-old man from the London area was arrested yesterday on suspicion of causing ...
Man arrested after M1 pile up is bailed
The man who was arrested following Wednesday's M1 pile up in which five people died has been released on bail. The 60-year-old man from the London area was arrested yesterday on suspicion of causing ...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 13, 2003
Police release man questioned over kidnapping
A man has been released by police after being questioning in connection to their inquiries into the kidnapping of a boy in Co Antrim last month. The 44-year-old man was arrested this week by police i...
Police release man questioned over kidnapping
A man has been released by police after being questioning in connection to their inquiries into the kidnapping of a boy in Co Antrim last month. The 44-year-old man was arrested this week by police i...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 13, 2003
The future’s bright, the future’s Green and White
IFA Community Relations Officer, Michael Boyd has hailed his Association's 'Football For All' project following Wednesday's night game between Northern Ireland and Spain. It was the culmination of th...
The future’s bright, the future’s Green and White
IFA Community Relations Officer, Michael Boyd has hailed his Association's 'Football For All' project following Wednesday's night game between Northern Ireland and Spain. It was the culmination of th...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 13, 2003
Government need to produce rural white paper urgently
Countryside Alliance, one of Northern Ireland’s leading rural campaigning organisations, has backed a call by a local politician for a rural white paper in Northern Ireland. Lord Rogan, the Ulster Un...
Government need to produce rural white paper urgently
Countryside Alliance, one of Northern Ireland’s leading rural campaigning organisations, has backed a call by a local politician for a rural white paper in Northern Ireland. Lord Rogan, the Ulster Un...
UK National News, Jun 13, 2003
Milroy-Sloan jailed for three years
The woman at the centre of rape allegations against a former Tory MP and his wife has been given a custodial sentence of three years. Trainee lecturer and mother-of-four Nadine Milroy-Sloan, aged 29,...
Milroy-Sloan jailed for three years
The woman at the centre of rape allegations against a former Tory MP and his wife has been given a custodial sentence of three years. Trainee lecturer and mother-of-four Nadine Milroy-Sloan, aged 29,...
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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.
