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Northern Ireland News for August 2005 : Page 9
Northern Ireland News, Aug 12, 2005
Security guard robbed outside bank
Detectives in Newtownabbey have appealed for information after a security guard was robbed outside a bank at Abbots Cross in Whiteabbey on Thursday. At around 9.30am the member of staff was making a ...
Security guard robbed outside bank
Detectives in Newtownabbey have appealed for information after a security guard was robbed outside a bank at Abbots Cross in Whiteabbey on Thursday. At around 9.30am the member of staff was making a ...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 12, 2005
Man released in Lisa Dorrian probe
A 22-year-old man who was arrested in connection with the murder of Bangor woman Lisa Dorrian has been released without charge. He was the fifth person to be questioned in connection with the 25-year...
Man released in Lisa Dorrian probe
A 22-year-old man who was arrested in connection with the murder of Bangor woman Lisa Dorrian has been released without charge. He was the fifth person to be questioned in connection with the 25-year...
UK National News, Aug 12, 2005
Grouse hunting season could be ‘worst for decades’
Country sports groups are preparing for what they claim could be the worst grouse shooting season in decades. Friday is the ‘Glorious Twelfth’, the traditional start of the grouse-shooting season in ...
Grouse hunting season could be ‘worst for decades’
Country sports groups are preparing for what they claim could be the worst grouse shooting season in decades. Friday is the ‘Glorious Twelfth’, the traditional start of the grouse-shooting season in ...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 12, 2005
McMenamin returns to face Dubs
Saturday's quarter-final clash in the Bank of Ireland All-Ireland Gaelic Football Championship between Tyrone and Dublin will revive memories of the meeting in 1995 when the Dubs Charlie Redmond was s...
McMenamin returns to face Dubs
Saturday's quarter-final clash in the Bank of Ireland All-Ireland Gaelic Football Championship between Tyrone and Dublin will revive memories of the meeting in 1995 when the Dubs Charlie Redmond was s...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 12, 2005
Blues earn 1-1 Uefa Cup draw
Linfield have given themselves every chance of making this year’s third round of the UEFA Cup following a superb 1-1 away draw against full-time Swedish side Halmstads BK on Thursday. Goalkeeper Alan...
Blues earn 1-1 Uefa Cup draw
Linfield have given themselves every chance of making this year’s third round of the UEFA Cup following a superb 1-1 away draw against full-time Swedish side Halmstads BK on Thursday. Goalkeeper Alan...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 11, 2005
Three arrested following fatal stabbing
Three people have been arrested in connection with the fatal stabbing of a teenager in north Belfast on Wednesday. Thomas Devlin, 15, was walking along the Somerton Road after buying sweets from a ne...
Three arrested following fatal stabbing
Three people have been arrested in connection with the fatal stabbing of a teenager in north Belfast on Wednesday. Thomas Devlin, 15, was walking along the Somerton Road after buying sweets from a ne...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 11, 2005
Hundreds attend vigil in support of rape victim
Hundreds of people have taken to the streets of west Belfast in support of a teenage girl who was raped in the area at the weekend. The 15-year-old girl, on holiday from England, was raped twice in t...
Hundreds attend vigil in support of rape victim
Hundreds of people have taken to the streets of west Belfast in support of a teenage girl who was raped in the area at the weekend. The 15-year-old girl, on holiday from England, was raped twice in t...
UK National News, Aug 11, 2005
Ten foreign nationals detained in security crackdown
Ten foreign nationals have been detained on the grounds that they pose a threat to national security in the UK, the Home Office has confirmed. The ten were detained under the Immigration Act followin...
Ten foreign nationals detained in security crackdown
Ten foreign nationals have been detained on the grounds that they pose a threat to national security in the UK, the Home Office has confirmed. The ten were detained under the Immigration Act followin...
Business News, Aug 11, 2005
East Dunbartonshire Council selects Lagan CRM solution
East Dunbartonshire Council has chosen Lagan’s Frontline CRM solution to improve provision of information at first point of contact in its new, purpose-built centre that will serve 110,000 residents. ...
East Dunbartonshire Council selects Lagan CRM solution
East Dunbartonshire Council has chosen Lagan’s Frontline CRM solution to improve provision of information at first point of contact in its new, purpose-built centre that will serve 110,000 residents. ...
UK National News, Aug 11, 2005
BA suspends check-ins as catering dispute escalates
British Airways has been forced to suspend all check-ins at London’s Heathrow Airport, after staff walked out in support of sacked catering staff. The company at the centre of the row, Gate Gourmet, ...
BA suspends check-ins as catering dispute escalates
British Airways has been forced to suspend all check-ins at London’s Heathrow Airport, after staff walked out in support of sacked catering staff. The company at the centre of the row, Gate Gourmet, ...
UK National News, Aug 11, 2005
Israeli solider jailed for British activist’s death
A former Israeli solider has been jailed for eight years for killing British peace activist Tom Hurndall. Taysir Hayb, was found guilty of manslaughter of the 22-year-old student in June. He was also...
Israeli solider jailed for British activist’s death
A former Israeli solider has been jailed for eight years for killing British peace activist Tom Hurndall. Taysir Hayb, was found guilty of manslaughter of the 22-year-old student in June. He was also...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 11, 2005
Web chatroom link in missing Coleraine girl case
A Coleraine teenager who has been missing from her home for over a week had been visiting internet chat rooms before she disappeared, police have said. Louise Sheils, 15, disappeared from her home in...
Web chatroom link in missing Coleraine girl case
A Coleraine teenager who has been missing from her home for over a week had been visiting internet chat rooms before she disappeared, police have said. Louise Sheils, 15, disappeared from her home in...
Business News, Aug 11, 2005
OFT announces review of debt collectors
The Office of Fair Trading has launched a review of debt collectors to ascertain whether they are adhering to the watchdog's guidance, which was issued in July 2003. The guidance bans unfair business...
OFT announces review of debt collectors
The Office of Fair Trading has launched a review of debt collectors to ascertain whether they are adhering to the watchdog's guidance, which was issued in July 2003. The guidance bans unfair business...
UK National News, Aug 11, 2005
Labour to hold memorial for Robin Cook
The Labour Party are to organise a memorial event in remembrance of former Foreign Secretary Robin Cook who died last weekend. Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott said that the memorial would give th...
Labour to hold memorial for Robin Cook
The Labour Party are to organise a memorial event in remembrance of former Foreign Secretary Robin Cook who died last weekend. Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott said that the memorial would give th...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 11, 2005
Men steal cash from elderly woman
Police are appealing for information after a pensioner was robbed at her home in north Belfast on Wednesday. The two robbers called to the 82-year-old’s home in the Skegoneil Avenue area at about 5pm...
Men steal cash from elderly woman
Police are appealing for information after a pensioner was robbed at her home in north Belfast on Wednesday. The two robbers called to the 82-year-old’s home in the Skegoneil Avenue area at about 5pm...
UK National News, Aug 11, 2005
Health inequalities gap continues to widen
The health inequality gap between people living in wealthy areas and those in poorer parts of the UK is continuing to widen, a new report has claimed. The government-commissioned Scientific Reference...
Health inequalities gap continues to widen
The health inequality gap between people living in wealthy areas and those in poorer parts of the UK is continuing to widen, a new report has claimed. The government-commissioned Scientific Reference...
UK National News, Aug 11, 2005
Two climbers fail to return following blizzard
Hopes are fading for two climbers believed to have been caught in a ferocious blizzard in Tajikistan. Simon Spencer-Jones, from Inverness-shire, who graduated in medicine at Bristol University this y...
Two climbers fail to return following blizzard
Hopes are fading for two climbers believed to have been caught in a ferocious blizzard in Tajikistan. Simon Spencer-Jones, from Inverness-shire, who graduated in medicine at Bristol University this y...
Business News, Aug 11, 2005
Industry experts called on to look at regulation
The Government has announced the recruitment of two industry experts in the bid to cut red tape and promote better regulation. John Hutton, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster announced that William...
Industry experts called on to look at regulation
The Government has announced the recruitment of two industry experts in the bid to cut red tape and promote better regulation. John Hutton, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster announced that William...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 11, 2005
Titanic attraction looms large on Belfast horizon
The first steps have been taken towards the development of a £100 million visitor attraction to bring the story of Titanic ‘home’ to Belfast. Belfast City Council and the Northern Ireland Tourist Boa...
Titanic attraction looms large on Belfast horizon
The first steps have been taken towards the development of a £100 million visitor attraction to bring the story of Titanic ‘home’ to Belfast. Belfast City Council and the Northern Ireland Tourist Boa...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 11, 2005
Coleraine Football Club gains reprieve
The future of Coleraine Football Club was much brighter today after the club received a last-minute reprieve from being wound up for its failure to settle debts of over £300,000 owed to the Inland Rev...
Coleraine Football Club gains reprieve
The future of Coleraine Football Club was much brighter today after the club received a last-minute reprieve from being wound up for its failure to settle debts of over £300,000 owed to the Inland Rev...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 11, 2005
Summer heat waves cause for concern say WWF
Summer heat waves in Northern Ireland could become more frequent and more severe as temperatures rise across Europe over the past three decades, the WWF has claimed. A report - 'Europe feels the heat...
Summer heat waves cause for concern say WWF
Summer heat waves in Northern Ireland could become more frequent and more severe as temperatures rise across Europe over the past three decades, the WWF has claimed. A report - 'Europe feels the heat...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 11, 2005
Man arrested in connection with Lisa Dorrien murder
A man has been arrested in connection with the murder of Bangor woman Lisa Dorrien in February. Lisa, 25, disappeared after attending a party at a caravan site in Ballyhalbert on 28 February, however...
Man arrested in connection with Lisa Dorrien murder
A man has been arrested in connection with the murder of Bangor woman Lisa Dorrien in February. Lisa, 25, disappeared after attending a party at a caravan site in Ballyhalbert on 28 February, however...
UK National News, Aug 11, 2005
Government to map England’s noisiest roads
Over 20 of England’s major towns and cities are to get maps charting noise levels in the area in new research announced by the government. The Noise Mapping England Project is part of the first stage...
Government to map England’s noisiest roads
Over 20 of England’s major towns and cities are to get maps charting noise levels in the area in new research announced by the government. The Noise Mapping England Project is part of the first stage...
UK National News, Aug 11, 2005
One in 25 fathers ‘not baby’s dad’
Around one in 25 fathers could unknowingly be raising another man’s child, UK researchers have claimed. Researchers from Liverpool John Moores University based their findings on international scienti...
One in 25 fathers ‘not baby’s dad’
Around one in 25 fathers could unknowingly be raising another man’s child, UK researchers have claimed. Researchers from Liverpool John Moores University based their findings on international scienti...
UK National News, Aug 11, 2005
Setback in bitterns’ recovery
The bittern, one of Britain’s rarest birds, has suffered a setback in its recovery, researchers have revealed. A new UK-wide survey of the birds, which are related to the more familiar grey heron, fo...
Setback in bitterns’ recovery
The bittern, one of Britain’s rarest birds, has suffered a setback in its recovery, researchers have revealed. A new UK-wide survey of the birds, which are related to the more familiar grey heron, fo...
UK National News, Aug 10, 2005
Judges warn licensing changes could increase violence
The government’s controversial new licensing laws could lead to an increase in rapes, domestic violence and serious assaults. Judges have warned. A report by the Council of Her Majesty’s Circuit Judg...
Judges warn licensing changes could increase violence
The government’s controversial new licensing laws could lead to an increase in rapes, domestic violence and serious assaults. Judges have warned. A report by the Council of Her Majesty’s Circuit Judg...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 10, 2005
Dissident republicans blamed for 'crude' device
Dissident republicans are being blamed for a "crude but viable" bomb which was left outside a GGA club in Co Armagh on Tuesday. The device, which was destined for a nearby police station, was eventua...
Dissident republicans blamed for 'crude' device
Dissident republicans are being blamed for a "crude but viable" bomb which was left outside a GGA club in Co Armagh on Tuesday. The device, which was destined for a nearby police station, was eventua...
UK National News, Aug 10, 2005
Police chief warns of attacks on London's financial district
The City of London Police Commissioner has warned that it is only a matter of time before terrorists launch an attack on London’s financial district. In an interview with the ‘Financial Times’, James...
Police chief warns of attacks on London's financial district
The City of London Police Commissioner has warned that it is only a matter of time before terrorists launch an attack on London’s financial district. In an interview with the ‘Financial Times’, James...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 10, 2005
Catholic church attack linked to republican parade
An attack on a Catholic church in Ballymena overnight has been linked with a republican parade in the town on Tuesday. Paint bombs were thrown at the Church of Our Lady in Harryville and is the third...
Catholic church attack linked to republican parade
An attack on a Catholic church in Ballymena overnight has been linked with a republican parade in the town on Tuesday. Paint bombs were thrown at the Church of Our Lady in Harryville and is the third...
UK National News, Aug 10, 2005
Schoolboy fined over jet-ski death
A schoolboy who killed his girlfriend in a jet-ski accident in Cyprus has received a fine. James Dudley, 16, from Colwyn Bay, north Wales, was fined just over £2,000 after admitting causing the death...
Schoolboy fined over jet-ski death
A schoolboy who killed his girlfriend in a jet-ski accident in Cyprus has received a fine. James Dudley, 16, from Colwyn Bay, north Wales, was fined just over £2,000 after admitting causing the death...
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Northern Ireland WeatherThis Evening and Tonight:A dry night, save for a few light showers around the coasts, with prolonged clear spells and light winds bringing a frosty dawn for many in central and southern parts. Minimum temperature -3 °C.
