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Northern Ireland News for August 2004 : Page 9
UK National News, Aug 13, 2004
Commonwealth join forces for sport anti-doping campaign
Commonwealth nations have come together in Athens, just ahead of tonight's Olympics opening ceremony, to back a global anti-doping in sport campaign. Following the conference, the Commonwealth's Lon...
Commonwealth join forces for sport anti-doping campaign
Commonwealth nations have come together in Athens, just ahead of tonight's Olympics opening ceremony, to back a global anti-doping in sport campaign. Following the conference, the Commonwealth's Lon...
UK National News, Aug 13, 2004
Employers against raising retirement age: survey
Employers are standing up for the rights of older workers with nearly nine in 10 believing they shouldn't be forced to work past 65, according to new research. The survey of HR professionals by Crone...
Employers against raising retirement age: survey
Employers are standing up for the rights of older workers with nearly nine in 10 believing they shouldn't be forced to work past 65, according to new research. The survey of HR professionals by Crone...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 13, 2004
Glens face Euro struggle following defeat
Glentoran face an uphill struggle to qualify for the first round proper of the Uefa Cup after losing 1-0 to Swedish side Elfsborg in their second qualifying round, first leg tie at the Oval last night...
Glens face Euro struggle following defeat
Glentoran face an uphill struggle to qualify for the first round proper of the Uefa Cup after losing 1-0 to Swedish side Elfsborg in their second qualifying round, first leg tie at the Oval last night...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 13, 2004
Clarke leads USPGA following impressive first round
Northern Ireland's Darren Clarke is sitting proudly on top of the USPGA leader board following an impressive first round seven-under par 65 at Whistling Straits. The Dungannon man opened with four st...
Clarke leads USPGA following impressive first round
Northern Ireland's Darren Clarke is sitting proudly on top of the USPGA leader board following an impressive first round seven-under par 65 at Whistling Straits. The Dungannon man opened with four st...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 13, 2004
UU student skies her way to success
A University of Ulster physiotherapy student has water-skied her way into the record books at the recent Irish National Water-Skiing Championships 2004. Laura McLernon won both the Open Ladies Slalom...
UU student skies her way to success
A University of Ulster physiotherapy student has water-skied her way into the record books at the recent Irish National Water-Skiing Championships 2004. Laura McLernon won both the Open Ladies Slalom...
UK National News, Aug 12, 2004
Murder victim talked to police moments before shootings
A couple who are thought to have been killed in a revenge hit on Sunday called police just moments before they were confronted by gunmen, it has emerged today. Detectives investigating the murder of ...
Murder victim talked to police moments before shootings
A couple who are thought to have been killed in a revenge hit on Sunday called police just moments before they were confronted by gunmen, it has emerged today. Detectives investigating the murder of ...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 12, 2004
County Antrim man remanded on murder charge
A 34-year-old County Antrim man who appeared in Ballymena Magistrate's Court court today has been remanded in custody on a murder charge. Police said that the man, Dale Francis Kelly, 34, of The Rodd...
County Antrim man remanded on murder charge
A 34-year-old County Antrim man who appeared in Ballymena Magistrate's Court court today has been remanded in custody on a murder charge. Police said that the man, Dale Francis Kelly, 34, of The Rodd...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 12, 2004
Weapons uncovered in west Belfast
Police uncovered a cache of weapons during the search of a cemetery in west Belfast yesterday. Two handguns, shotgun cartridges and other items were discovered by officers in the grounds of the cemet...
Weapons uncovered in west Belfast
Police uncovered a cache of weapons during the search of a cemetery in west Belfast yesterday. Two handguns, shotgun cartridges and other items were discovered by officers in the grounds of the cemet...
UK National News, Aug 12, 2004
British soldier dies in Basrah clashes
A second British soldier has been killed in southern Iraqi this week, the MoD has confirmed. The soldier was killed and another seriously injured by an improvised explosive device attack in Basrah to...
British soldier dies in Basrah clashes
A second British soldier has been killed in southern Iraqi this week, the MoD has confirmed. The soldier was killed and another seriously injured by an improvised explosive device attack in Basrah to...
UK National News, Aug 12, 2004
Groundbreaking research into human cloning gets go-ahead
The first licence to create human embryonic stem cells for cloning has been awarded to a research team based in Newcastle. Under the terms of the one-year licence granted to Newcastle Centre for Life...
Groundbreaking research into human cloning gets go-ahead
The first licence to create human embryonic stem cells for cloning has been awarded to a research team based in Newcastle. Under the terms of the one-year licence granted to Newcastle Centre for Life...
UK National News, Aug 12, 2004
All offences to be made arrestable under Home Office plans
Police will have the power to arrest anyone committing any type of offence, however minor, under proposals published for consultation today by the Home Office. Under the proposals, the courts will al...
All offences to be made arrestable under Home Office plans
Police will have the power to arrest anyone committing any type of offence, however minor, under proposals published for consultation today by the Home Office. Under the proposals, the courts will al...
UK National News, Aug 12, 2004
Opposition parties target DTI for bureaucracy busting cuts
An end to the Labour government could also spell the end of the Department for Trade and Industry (DTI), after the Opposition parties targeted the department for cuts in a bid to reduce Whitehall bure...
Opposition parties target DTI for bureaucracy busting cuts
An end to the Labour government could also spell the end of the Department for Trade and Industry (DTI), after the Opposition parties targeted the department for cuts in a bid to reduce Whitehall bure...
UK National News, Aug 12, 2004
Israelis and Palestinians both 'undermining' peace efforts
Both Israelis and Palestinians are undermining prospects for peace, with the former failing to end settlement expansion and carrying out collective punishment, the latter failing to end violence and c...
Israelis and Palestinians both 'undermining' peace efforts
Both Israelis and Palestinians are undermining prospects for peace, with the former failing to end settlement expansion and carrying out collective punishment, the latter failing to end violence and c...
UK National News, Aug 12, 2004
Local focus for Tory anti-binge drinking plans
An incoming Conservative government would crackdown on binge drinking by giving local authorities the power to decide on the licensing of bars and clubs in their neighbourhoods. Opposition leader Mic...
Local focus for Tory anti-binge drinking plans
An incoming Conservative government would crackdown on binge drinking by giving local authorities the power to decide on the licensing of bars and clubs in their neighbourhoods. Opposition leader Mic...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 12, 2004
Vehicle test centres back on line as staff return to work
The DoE Driver and Vehicle Testing Agency (DVTA) have welcomed a return to work by staff. The strike by members of the Northern Ireland Public Service Alliance (NIPSA) has been affecting MOTs and dri...
Vehicle test centres back on line as staff return to work
The DoE Driver and Vehicle Testing Agency (DVTA) have welcomed a return to work by staff. The strike by members of the Northern Ireland Public Service Alliance (NIPSA) has been affecting MOTs and dri...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 12, 2004
DVTA return to work welcomed by FSB
The Federation of Small Businesses has welcomed the decision of DVTA staff to return to work, but urged both the union involved, NIPSA, and the Government to negotiate a resolution the industrial acti...
DVTA return to work welcomed by FSB
The Federation of Small Businesses has welcomed the decision of DVTA staff to return to work, but urged both the union involved, NIPSA, and the Government to negotiate a resolution the industrial acti...
UK National News, Aug 12, 2004
EU Commissioner Mandelson handed trade portfolio
The former Cabinet Minister, Peter Mandelson, has today been named as the European Union's new Commissioner for trade. Mr Mandelson, the Hartlepool MP who twice resigned from the Blair Cabinet, is ex...
EU Commissioner Mandelson handed trade portfolio
The former Cabinet Minister, Peter Mandelson, has today been named as the European Union's new Commissioner for trade. Mr Mandelson, the Hartlepool MP who twice resigned from the Blair Cabinet, is ex...
UK National News, Aug 12, 2004
CBI concerned at loss of 'business voice'
CBI Director-General Digby Jones has said that business would "examine with interest" the proposals put forward by the Conservative party for reforming the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI). He ...
CBI concerned at loss of 'business voice'
CBI Director-General Digby Jones has said that business would "examine with interest" the proposals put forward by the Conservative party for reforming the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI). He ...
UK National News, Aug 12, 2004
Olympics inspire summer school lessons
This summer's Olympic Games in Athens will be helping summer school pupils learn about foreign languages and geography, as well as Physical Education (PE). Olympic activities, published by the Depart...
Olympics inspire summer school lessons
This summer's Olympic Games in Athens will be helping summer school pupils learn about foreign languages and geography, as well as Physical Education (PE). Olympic activities, published by the Depart...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 12, 2004
Car discovered at bottom of lake
A car has been recovered by emergency services from the bottom of a lake in Co Down on Wednesday. Following a tip-off to police, the submerged vehicle was discovered at Ballylough lake on the outskir...
Car discovered at bottom of lake
A car has been recovered by emergency services from the bottom of a lake in Co Down on Wednesday. Following a tip-off to police, the submerged vehicle was discovered at Ballylough lake on the outskir...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 12, 2004
Exams body offers help to anxious students
As thousands of students across Northern Ireland eagerly await their exam results local exams body, the Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment (CCEA), has launched an examinations hel...
Exams body offers help to anxious students
As thousands of students across Northern Ireland eagerly await their exam results local exams body, the Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment (CCEA), has launched an examinations hel...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 12, 2004
NI agri-food sector needs to maximise success
The Northern Ireland agri-food sector must adopt a greater marketing focus if it wants to maximise its success in the future, according to researchers from the University of Ulster. The university r...
NI agri-food sector needs to maximise success
The Northern Ireland agri-food sector must adopt a greater marketing focus if it wants to maximise its success in the future, according to researchers from the University of Ulster. The university r...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 12, 2004
Starbucks opens its first Belfast coffee house
One of the world's most famous coffee franchises has opened its first café in Belfast today. Starbucks Castle Lane is the second coffee house to be established in Northern Ireland following the openi...
Starbucks opens its first Belfast coffee house
One of the world's most famous coffee franchises has opened its first café in Belfast today. Starbucks Castle Lane is the second coffee house to be established in Northern Ireland following the openi...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 12, 2004
Glens face Swedes with confidence
Irish league side Glentoran go into tonight's second qualifying round, first leg Uefa Cup tie against Sewdish side, Elfsborg, knowing a positive result will bode well for the chance of meeting one of ...
Glens face Swedes with confidence
Irish league side Glentoran go into tonight's second qualifying round, first leg Uefa Cup tie against Sewdish side, Elfsborg, knowing a positive result will bode well for the chance of meeting one of ...
Business News, Aug 12, 2004
Last call for IQA National Quality Awards
The UK’s Institute for Quality Assurance (IQA) is calling on quality professionals and businesses to send in their entries for the 2004 IQA National Quality Awards by September 24. Winners will recei...
Last call for IQA National Quality Awards
The UK’s Institute for Quality Assurance (IQA) is calling on quality professionals and businesses to send in their entries for the 2004 IQA National Quality Awards by September 24. Winners will recei...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 11, 2004
Mother and two daughters escape 'suspicious' house fire
A mother and her two daughters have been rescued from a fire at their home in Co Down early this morning. The blaze, which occurred at the house in Trasnagh Drive in the Scrabo area of Newtownards at...
Mother and two daughters escape 'suspicious' house fire
A mother and her two daughters have been rescued from a fire at their home in Co Down early this morning. The blaze, which occurred at the house in Trasnagh Drive in the Scrabo area of Newtownards at...
UK National News, Aug 11, 2004
Five Britons killed in Austria coach accident
Five British holidaymakers have been killed in a coach crash near Salzburg in Austria yesterday. The accident occurred near Hallein, 25kms outside Salzburg, at around 4.30pm local time (3.30pm GMT) w...
Five Britons killed in Austria coach accident
Five British holidaymakers have been killed in a coach crash near Salzburg in Austria yesterday. The accident occurred near Hallein, 25kms outside Salzburg, at around 4.30pm local time (3.30pm GMT) w...
Business News, Aug 11, 2004
£80m contract equips RAF with state-of-the-art missiles
The RAF is set to get one of the world's most advanced medium range air-to-air missiles under a multi-million pound contract signed by the MoD. The £80 million contract, awarded to Raytheon Missile S...
£80m contract equips RAF with state-of-the-art missiles
The RAF is set to get one of the world's most advanced medium range air-to-air missiles under a multi-million pound contract signed by the MoD. The £80 million contract, awarded to Raytheon Missile S...
Business News, Aug 11, 2004
Youth unemployment 'skyrockets to all-time high', says UN
Youth unemployment worldwide has skyrocketed to an all-time high, the UN has warned today. Young people aged 15 to 24 represent 47% of the total 186 million people out of work worldwide in 2003 – wh...
Youth unemployment 'skyrockets to all-time high', says UN
Youth unemployment worldwide has skyrocketed to an all-time high, the UN has warned today. Young people aged 15 to 24 represent 47% of the total 186 million people out of work worldwide in 2003 – wh...
Recruitment News, Aug 11, 2004
Kellogg's European Operations Centre to create jobs
Kellogg’s has announced plans to establish an Operations Centre in Swords, Co Dublin to service its growing European market. Announcing the IDA Ireland supported project, Tánaiste Mary Harney said: “...
Kellogg's European Operations Centre to create jobs
Kellogg’s has announced plans to establish an Operations Centre in Swords, Co Dublin to service its growing European market. Announcing the IDA Ireland supported project, Tánaiste Mary Harney said: “...
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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.
