Menu
Northern Ireland News for October 2005 : Page 5
Northern Ireland News, Oct 21, 2005
Cyclist dies in road accident
A cyclist has died following a road traffic accident in Antrim on Thursday. The victim was on a bicycle which collided with a lorry on the Randalstown Road at around 5.15pm. The road was closed for ...
Cyclist dies in road accident
A cyclist has died following a road traffic accident in Antrim on Thursday. The victim was on a bicycle which collided with a lorry on the Randalstown Road at around 5.15pm. The road was closed for ...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 21, 2005
Belfast marks Trafalgar bi-centenary
Belfast is to formally mark the 200th anniversary of one of the world’s most famous sea battles. Belfast City Council and the Belfast Harbour Commissioners will mark the bicentenary of Lord Nelson’s ...
Belfast marks Trafalgar bi-centenary
Belfast is to formally mark the 200th anniversary of one of the world’s most famous sea battles. Belfast City Council and the Belfast Harbour Commissioners will mark the bicentenary of Lord Nelson’s ...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 21, 2005
Queen's aims to foster closer links with the north-west
Queen's University aims to build on its academic and business connections with the north-west, Vice-Chancellor Professor Peter Gregson said today. The Vice-Chancellor was speaking at an event hosted ...
Queen's aims to foster closer links with the north-west
Queen's University aims to build on its academic and business connections with the north-west, Vice-Chancellor Professor Peter Gregson said today. The Vice-Chancellor was speaking at an event hosted ...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 21, 2005
Autism conference to take place at UU
An international conference focusing on autism is set to take place at the University of Ulster in December. World leaders in Applied Behavioural Analysis will meet to discuss developments and latest...
Autism conference to take place at UU
An international conference focusing on autism is set to take place at the University of Ulster in December. World leaders in Applied Behavioural Analysis will meet to discuss developments and latest...
UK National News, Oct 21, 2005
Prince William to enter Sandhurst
Prince William is to join the Army, after passing the entrance exam for Sandhurst, Clarence House has confirmed. Prince William, 23, passed the Regular Commissions Board test to gain entry to the Roy...
Prince William to enter Sandhurst
Prince William is to join the Army, after passing the entrance exam for Sandhurst, Clarence House has confirmed. Prince William, 23, passed the Regular Commissions Board test to gain entry to the Roy...
UK National News, Oct 21, 2005
Schoolgirl slashed in face in classroom attack
A 12-year-old girl slashed across the face by a fellow pupil in a classroom attack has been allowed home. Shanni Naylor, who said today that she wanted to return to school, could be scarred for life,...
Schoolgirl slashed in face in classroom attack
A 12-year-old girl slashed across the face by a fellow pupil in a classroom attack has been allowed home. Shanni Naylor, who said today that she wanted to return to school, could be scarred for life,...
UK National News, Oct 21, 2005
Poor pupil behaviour targeted in new proposals
The government has supported a range of new proposals aimed at strengthening teachers’ rights to tackle badly behaved pupils. A report by the government’s school discipline and behaviour task force r...
Poor pupil behaviour targeted in new proposals
The government has supported a range of new proposals aimed at strengthening teachers’ rights to tackle badly behaved pupils. A report by the government’s school discipline and behaviour task force r...
UK National News, Oct 21, 2005
BSkyB agrees to buy Easynet
BSkyB has scooped up Internet Service Providor Easynet in a deal worth £211 million. The purchase is part of an acquisition drive following a £1 billion bond issue by BSkyB earlier this year and give...
BSkyB agrees to buy Easynet
BSkyB has scooped up Internet Service Providor Easynet in a deal worth £211 million. The purchase is part of an acquisition drive following a £1 billion bond issue by BSkyB earlier this year and give...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 21, 2005
Union votes for industrial action at An Post
The Communication Workers Union (CWU) has announced that members have voted overwhelmingly for strike action at the Republic of Ireland's postal service An Post. The CWU declared that 90% had voted i...
Union votes for industrial action at An Post
The Communication Workers Union (CWU) has announced that members have voted overwhelmingly for strike action at the Republic of Ireland's postal service An Post. The CWU declared that 90% had voted i...
Recruitment News, Oct 21, 2005
1,000 jobs set for Newbridge, Kildare
Around, 1,000 new jobs are set to be created at the largest retail shopping development outside of Dublin. The Whitewater Shopping Centre, Newbridge, Co. Kildare retail development will include fashi...
1,000 jobs set for Newbridge, Kildare
Around, 1,000 new jobs are set to be created at the largest retail shopping development outside of Dublin. The Whitewater Shopping Centre, Newbridge, Co. Kildare retail development will include fashi...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 21, 2005
Dave Duggan set to tour play
Sole Purpose Productions has announced that a new play by Dave Duggan will tour venues in Derry Londonderry and Belfast in October 2005. 'AH 6905', written and directed by Dave Duggan for Sole Purpos...
Dave Duggan set to tour play
Sole Purpose Productions has announced that a new play by Dave Duggan will tour venues in Derry Londonderry and Belfast in October 2005. 'AH 6905', written and directed by Dave Duggan for Sole Purpos...
UK National News, Oct 20, 2005
Violent crime increases by 6%
Violent crime in England and Wales increased by 6% in the three months to the end of June, compared to last year’s figures, the latest Home Office figures have revealed. However, overall recorded cri...
Violent crime increases by 6%
Violent crime in England and Wales increased by 6% in the three months to the end of June, compared to last year’s figures, the latest Home Office figures have revealed. However, overall recorded cri...
UK National News, Oct 20, 2005
Man remanded over Ripper hoax
A man has been remanded in custody in connection with the 'Wearside Jack' hoax letters and tape sent during the Yorkshire Ripper investigation. John Humble, 49, was arrested in Sunderland on Tuesday....
Man remanded over Ripper hoax
A man has been remanded in custody in connection with the 'Wearside Jack' hoax letters and tape sent during the Yorkshire Ripper investigation. John Humble, 49, was arrested in Sunderland on Tuesday....
Northern Ireland News, Oct 20, 2005
John Lewis objectors take their case to court
The planning approval for a new John Lewis superstore in Lisburn has been challenged at the High Court on Thursday. Belfast City Council and the Chamber of Trade and Commerce combined to mount the jo...
John Lewis objectors take their case to court
The planning approval for a new John Lewis superstore in Lisburn has been challenged at the High Court on Thursday. Belfast City Council and the Chamber of Trade and Commerce combined to mount the jo...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 20, 2005
Man dies in road traffic collision
One man has died, and a second was injured, following a road traffic collision in Co Down on Wednesday. Two cars were involved in the crash which occurred at the Forkhill Road roundabout in Newry lat...
Man dies in road traffic collision
One man has died, and a second was injured, following a road traffic collision in Co Down on Wednesday. Two cars were involved in the crash which occurred at the Forkhill Road roundabout in Newry lat...
UK National News, Oct 20, 2005
Fox out in Tory MP vote
Dr Liam Fox has become the second candidate to be eliminated in the Conservative leadership contest, leaving David Cameron and David Davis as the final two contenders. As widely predicted, Mr Cameron...
Fox out in Tory MP vote
Dr Liam Fox has become the second candidate to be eliminated in the Conservative leadership contest, leaving David Cameron and David Davis as the final two contenders. As widely predicted, Mr Cameron...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 20, 2005
Two men arrested in cannabis seizure
Two men have been arrested in separate drug raids in Counties Antrim and Armagh on Wednesday. Police said that as part of a planned operation, around 400 cannabis plants at "various degrees of maturi...
Two men arrested in cannabis seizure
Two men have been arrested in separate drug raids in Counties Antrim and Armagh on Wednesday. Police said that as part of a planned operation, around 400 cannabis plants at "various degrees of maturi...
UK National News, Oct 20, 2005
Efforts continue to find missing journalist
Efforts are continuing to find an Irish journalist feared kidnapped in Iraq. Rory Carroll, 33, Iraq correspondent for ‘The Guardian’, is believed to have been abducted by armed men while conducting a...
Efforts continue to find missing journalist
Efforts are continuing to find an Irish journalist feared kidnapped in Iraq. Rory Carroll, 33, Iraq correspondent for ‘The Guardian’, is believed to have been abducted by armed men while conducting a...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 20, 2005
Preparations 'advanced' for pandemic flu
Health Minister Shaun Woodward said preparations for dealing with a possible pandemic flu were "very advanced". As part of the ongoing preparations for a possible outbreak which is worrying countries...
Preparations 'advanced' for pandemic flu
Health Minister Shaun Woodward said preparations for dealing with a possible pandemic flu were "very advanced". As part of the ongoing preparations for a possible outbreak which is worrying countries...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 20, 2005
Human rights central to citizenship - Minister
Human rights are central to citizenship and have an important role to play in moving Northern Ireland towards an equal, just and peaceful future. That was the message from Education Minister, Angela ...
Human rights central to citizenship - Minister
Human rights are central to citizenship and have an important role to play in moving Northern Ireland towards an equal, just and peaceful future. That was the message from Education Minister, Angela ...
UK National News, Oct 20, 2005
Teacher found guilty of ‘snogging’ pupil
A female geography teacher has been found guilty of kissing one of her male pupils. Shelley White, 25, from High Green, Sheffield, was found guilty of three counts of abuse of trust by sexual activit...
Teacher found guilty of ‘snogging’ pupil
A female geography teacher has been found guilty of kissing one of her male pupils. Shelley White, 25, from High Green, Sheffield, was found guilty of three counts of abuse of trust by sexual activit...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 20, 2005
All day drinking plans 'wide of the mark'
Suggestions that 24 hour drinking plans will be included in plans by the Government to extend licensing hours for bars in Northern Ireland are "wide of the mark", Social Development Minister David Han...
All day drinking plans 'wide of the mark'
Suggestions that 24 hour drinking plans will be included in plans by the Government to extend licensing hours for bars in Northern Ireland are "wide of the mark", Social Development Minister David Han...
UK National News, Oct 20, 2005
MoD names British soldier killed in Iraq
The Ministry of Defence has named the British soldier killed by a roadside bomb in Iraq on Tuesday night. Sergeant Christian Hickey, of the 1st Battalion the Coldstream Guards, died as a result of hi...
MoD names British soldier killed in Iraq
The Ministry of Defence has named the British soldier killed by a roadside bomb in Iraq on Tuesday night. Sergeant Christian Hickey, of the 1st Battalion the Coldstream Guards, died as a result of hi...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 20, 2005
NI housing 'unfitness' at all time low
Unfitness levels in housing in Northern Ireland are at an all time low, Social Development Minister David Hanson said today. The findings of the Interim House Condition Survey found that unfitness le...
NI housing 'unfitness' at all time low
Unfitness levels in housing in Northern Ireland are at an all time low, Social Development Minister David Hanson said today. The findings of the Interim House Condition Survey found that unfitness le...
UK National News, Oct 20, 2005
Overcrowded prisons linked to higher suicide rate
The most overcrowded prisons have the highest numbers of suicides, new research has revealed. According to a study by the Howard League for Penal Reform, over half (56%) of suicides in England and Wa...
Overcrowded prisons linked to higher suicide rate
The most overcrowded prisons have the highest numbers of suicides, new research has revealed. According to a study by the Howard League for Penal Reform, over half (56%) of suicides in England and Wa...
Business News, Oct 20, 2005
DFP in 'discussions' over e-HR contract
The Department of Finance & Personnel (DFP) has announced that it intends to have further discussions with Fujitsu Services Ltd with a view to selecting them as the preferred bidder for an electronic ...
DFP in 'discussions' over e-HR contract
The Department of Finance & Personnel (DFP) has announced that it intends to have further discussions with Fujitsu Services Ltd with a view to selecting them as the preferred bidder for an electronic ...
Business News, Oct 20, 2005
Invest NI seeks enterprising people
Invest Northern Ireland is calling for all those thinking of or currently involved in developing a new business to take part in National Enterprise Week 14 -20 November. Enterprise Week is a UK-wide ...
Invest NI seeks enterprising people
Invest Northern Ireland is calling for all those thinking of or currently involved in developing a new business to take part in National Enterprise Week 14 -20 November. Enterprise Week is a UK-wide ...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 20, 2005
HSENI issue slurry tanks warning
The Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland (HSENI) has issued an alert concerning older block-built slurry tanks on farms. The warning, which concerns those built in the 1960’s - 70’s, come...
HSENI issue slurry tanks warning
The Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland (HSENI) has issued an alert concerning older block-built slurry tanks on farms. The warning, which concerns those built in the 1960’s - 70’s, come...
UK National News, Oct 20, 2005
Evacuation as hurricane approaches Mexican coast
Parts of the northern and western coasts of Mexico are being evacuated as coastal areas of the Yucatan peninsula are threatened by Hurricane Wilma. One of the largest hurricanes ever recorded, Hurric...
Evacuation as hurricane approaches Mexican coast
Parts of the northern and western coasts of Mexico are being evacuated as coastal areas of the Yucatan peninsula are threatened by Hurricane Wilma. One of the largest hurricanes ever recorded, Hurric...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 19, 2005
Sinn Fein allowances restored on IRA inactivity
Northern Ireland Secretary of State Peter Hain has confirmed that Sinn Fein is to be given back its £120,000 in Assembly allowances. The decision was announced in Parliament following the publication...
Sinn Fein allowances restored on IRA inactivity
Northern Ireland Secretary of State Peter Hain has confirmed that Sinn Fein is to be given back its £120,000 in Assembly allowances. The decision was announced in Parliament following the publication...
-
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.
