Northern Ireland News for July 2004 : Page 12

Northern Ireland News, Jul 1, 2004
Bomb alerts end in Belfast
A series of bomb alerts, which brought Belfast rush hour traffic to a standstill on Thursday morning, have been declared hoaxes. The alerts left thousands of commuters stranded when a section of dual...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 1, 2004
NIFTC to run Irish Language Broadcasting Fund
Secretary of State, Paul Murphy has announced that the Irish Language Broadcasting Fund is to be administered by the Northern Ireland Film and Television Commission (NIFTC). The news comes after the ...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 1, 2004
NTL secure NI broadband contract
NTL's business division has won a contract to design and implement a high-speed broadband network to connect 23 further and higher educational institutions across Northern Ireland. The £2.5 million N...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 1, 2004
Cash registered with rural retailers
Fifty-six rural retailers from across the province are celebrating after receiving their share of a £440,000 grant allocation under the Northern Ireland Rural Development Council (RDC) Rural Retail Su...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 1, 2004
DEL launch telework guidance
The Department for Employment and Learning today published guidance on telework arrangements for employers and employees in Northern Ireland. Telework uses information technology to enable work, whic...
UK National News, Jul 1, 2004
UN goodwill ambassador makes plea for Palestinian aid
UN goodwill ambassador, the actress Vanessa Redgrave, has today urged countries to increase their humanitarian assistance to the Palestinians and called on the Israeli government to ease its restricti...
UK National News, Jul 1, 2004
£80m scheme set to tackle West Midland housing problems
Areas of low housing demand and housing abandonment in the West Midlands are to be targeted for regeneration under a £80 million government grant announced today. It is hoped that the investment will...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 1, 2004
Fertility in mice affected by Viagra
New research by scientists at Queen's University has revealed that Viagra affects fertilization and early embryo development in mice. Research Fellow Dr David Glenn, from the Department of Obstetric...