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Northern Ireland News for September 2005 : Page 2
Northern Ireland News, Sep 29, 2005
UU researchers help stroke victims using virtual reality
A team of researchers from the University of Ulster have won a Northern Ireland Healthcare Award for their work in helping people with stroke regain use of their limbs. Jacqueline Crosbie, Professor ...
UU researchers help stroke victims using virtual reality
A team of researchers from the University of Ulster have won a Northern Ireland Healthcare Award for their work in helping people with stroke regain use of their limbs. Jacqueline Crosbie, Professor ...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 29, 2005
Estate benefits from state of the art playpark
Strabane's Lisnafin estate has a new state of the art play area thanks to a £40,000 grant from the Department for Social Development. The money, from the Local Community Fund, has transformed the for...
Estate benefits from state of the art playpark
Strabane's Lisnafin estate has a new state of the art play area thanks to a £40,000 grant from the Department for Social Development. The money, from the Local Community Fund, has transformed the for...
UK National News, Sep 29, 2005
Morrisons strike called off
A planned three-day strike by workers at Morrisons has been called off, in order for further talks between the supermarket and unions to take place. Around 4,000 workers were due to walk out on Frida...
Morrisons strike called off
A planned three-day strike by workers at Morrisons has been called off, in order for further talks between the supermarket and unions to take place. Around 4,000 workers were due to walk out on Frida...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 29, 2005
Belfast Palm House adopts 'monster'
Something strange has been stirring in the undergrowth of one of Belfast’s most beautiful parks over the past week or so. Visitors who have strayed too far off the beaten path may well have found the...
Belfast Palm House adopts 'monster'
Something strange has been stirring in the undergrowth of one of Belfast’s most beautiful parks over the past week or so. Visitors who have strayed too far off the beaten path may well have found the...
UK National News, Sep 29, 2005
Deal agreed in Gate Gourmet dispute
A deal has been reached by catering firm Gate Gourmet and the Transport and General Workers Union to bring an end to the long-running dispute at Heathrow Airport. The row began in August when nearly ...
Deal agreed in Gate Gourmet dispute
A deal has been reached by catering firm Gate Gourmet and the Transport and General Workers Union to bring an end to the long-running dispute at Heathrow Airport. The row began in August when nearly ...
Recruitment News, Sep 28, 2005
Pharmaceuticals 'increasingly important' economy sector says Ahern
The Minister for Trade and Commerce has said that the pharmaceutical and biotechnology sector has become increasingly important to the Irish economy. Addressing delegates attending the 2005 Pharmaceu...
Pharmaceuticals 'increasingly important' economy sector says Ahern
The Minister for Trade and Commerce has said that the pharmaceutical and biotechnology sector has become increasingly important to the Irish economy. Addressing delegates attending the 2005 Pharmaceu...
UK National News, Sep 28, 2005
Kelly announces school junk food ban
Education Secretary Ruth Kelly has announced plans to ban junk food from school vending machines at the Labour Party conference. The ban, which would come into effect from September 2006, would mean ...
Kelly announces school junk food ban
Education Secretary Ruth Kelly has announced plans to ban junk food from school vending machines at the Labour Party conference. The ban, which would come into effect from September 2006, would mean ...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 28, 2005
Family escape injury in petrol bomb attack
A family have escaped injury following a petrol bomb attack on their home in Co Antrim early this morning. Police called to the house at Dunvale in Ballymena at around 12.30am discovered two petrol b...
Family escape injury in petrol bomb attack
A family have escaped injury following a petrol bomb attack on their home in Co Antrim early this morning. Police called to the house at Dunvale in Ballymena at around 12.30am discovered two petrol b...
UK National News, Sep 28, 2005
Troops to remain in Iraq – Straw
Foreign Secretary Jack Straw has told the Labour party conference that British troops will stay in Iraq in order to help build a stable nation. Speaking at the Brighton conference, Mr Straw referred ...
Troops to remain in Iraq – Straw
Foreign Secretary Jack Straw has told the Labour party conference that British troops will stay in Iraq in order to help build a stable nation. Speaking at the Brighton conference, Mr Straw referred ...
Recruitment News, Sep 28, 2005
Martin welcomes improvement in Ireland’s competitiveness
Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Micheál Martin, has welcomed Ireland’s improvement in the international competitiveness rankings compiled by the World Economic Forum (WEF). Ireland has ...
Martin welcomes improvement in Ireland’s competitiveness
Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Micheál Martin, has welcomed Ireland’s improvement in the international competitiveness rankings compiled by the World Economic Forum (WEF). Ireland has ...
UK National News, Sep 28, 2005
Man arrested over attempted London bomb attacks
Scotland Yard have confirmed that a man has been arrested in connection with the attempted July 21 London bombings. A 36-year-old man was arrested in the capital by anti-terrorist police officers aro...
Man arrested over attempted London bomb attacks
Scotland Yard have confirmed that a man has been arrested in connection with the attempted July 21 London bombings. A 36-year-old man was arrested in the capital by anti-terrorist police officers aro...
UK National News, Sep 28, 2005
Beheading phone video leads to jail term
A man has been jailed for 60 days for showing a woman footage of an Iraqi hostage beheading on his mobile phone. Subhaan Younis, 23, was staying at the Moat House Hotel in Glasgow last September, whe...
Beheading phone video leads to jail term
A man has been jailed for 60 days for showing a woman footage of an Iraqi hostage beheading on his mobile phone. Subhaan Younis, 23, was staying at the Moat House Hotel in Glasgow last September, whe...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 28, 2005
Youths behind spate of attempted robberies
Police in South Belfast are appealing for information following a spate of attempted robberies across the city on Tuesday evening. Shortly before 7pm police received a report that a car had been stol...
Youths behind spate of attempted robberies
Police in South Belfast are appealing for information following a spate of attempted robberies across the city on Tuesday evening. Shortly before 7pm police received a report that a car had been stol...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 28, 2005
Police appeal following road collision
Police in north Belfast are appealing for witnesses following a road traffic collision on the Ballysillan Road on Tuesday. Shortly after 9am, a white coloured flat bed lorry, a white coloured Renault...
Police appeal following road collision
Police in north Belfast are appealing for witnesses following a road traffic collision on the Ballysillan Road on Tuesday. Shortly after 9am, a white coloured flat bed lorry, a white coloured Renault...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 28, 2005
MRSA surveillance reveals decrease across NI
The frequency of the MRSA bug among hospital patients in Northern Ireland has shown a first significant downturn, it was claimed today. In its latest yearly report on the incidence of MRSA bacteraemi...
MRSA surveillance reveals decrease across NI
The frequency of the MRSA bug among hospital patients in Northern Ireland has shown a first significant downturn, it was claimed today. In its latest yearly report on the incidence of MRSA bacteraemi...
UK National News, Sep 28, 2005
Council tax pensioner released early
The ‘council tax rebel’ pensioner who received a seven-day jail sentence for refusing to pay her council tax arrears has been released from prison early. Sylvia Hardy, 73, was jailed on Monday, but w...
Council tax pensioner released early
The ‘council tax rebel’ pensioner who received a seven-day jail sentence for refusing to pay her council tax arrears has been released from prison early. Sylvia Hardy, 73, was jailed on Monday, but w...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 28, 2005
Design team commissioned for £300m hospital
Health Minister Shaun Woodward has agreed £2.6 million funding to design the new Women's and Children's Hospitals in Belfast. The new hospitals will represent a final combined investment of more than...
Design team commissioned for £300m hospital
Health Minister Shaun Woodward has agreed £2.6 million funding to design the new Women's and Children's Hospitals in Belfast. The new hospitals will represent a final combined investment of more than...
UK National News, Sep 28, 2005
Parliament roof protestor arrested
A Fathers 4 Justice campaigner who staged a protest at Westminster on Tuesday has been arrested. Guy Harrison, 37, spent five hours on the roof of Westminster Hall, after breaching security during a ...
Parliament roof protestor arrested
A Fathers 4 Justice campaigner who staged a protest at Westminster on Tuesday has been arrested. Guy Harrison, 37, spent five hours on the roof of Westminster Hall, after breaching security during a ...
UK National News, Sep 28, 2005
UK GDP figures reveal small rise
The latest figures for the UK economy have revealed the slowest rate of growth since 1993. The figures from the Office of National Statistics published today showed that the economy grew by just 0.5%...
UK GDP figures reveal small rise
The latest figures for the UK economy have revealed the slowest rate of growth since 1993. The figures from the Office of National Statistics published today showed that the economy grew by just 0.5%...
UK National News, Sep 28, 2005
Drivers urged to take care in high winds
Drivers have been asked to take extra care on the roads as heavy rain and strong, gusty winds are forecast to hit parts of Wales and northern England today, Wednesday 28 September. The Highways Agenc...
Drivers urged to take care in high winds
Drivers have been asked to take extra care on the roads as heavy rain and strong, gusty winds are forecast to hit parts of Wales and northern England today, Wednesday 28 September. The Highways Agenc...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 28, 2005
Local organisations urged to apply for £20m EU funding
Local organisations are being encouraged to apply for support under the latest round of European Social Funding. The £20 million package will help projects aimed at improving skills and employment pr...
Local organisations urged to apply for £20m EU funding
Local organisations are being encouraged to apply for support under the latest round of European Social Funding. The £20 million package will help projects aimed at improving skills and employment pr...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 28, 2005
KFC fined £12,000 for selling undercooked chicken
A Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) restaurant has been fined £12,000 after being found guilty of serving undercooked chicken in east Belfast. The prosecution against Herbel Restaurants Limited, trading a...
KFC fined £12,000 for selling undercooked chicken
A Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) restaurant has been fined £12,000 after being found guilty of serving undercooked chicken in east Belfast. The prosecution against Herbel Restaurants Limited, trading a...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 28, 2005
Gaelic games not marketed enough for tourism
Gaelic games could be a money-spinning tourist attraction if properly marketed and promoted, two University of Ulster academics have claimed. Husband and wife team, Adrian and Frances Devine, both le...
Gaelic games not marketed enough for tourism
Gaelic games could be a money-spinning tourist attraction if properly marketed and promoted, two University of Ulster academics have claimed. Husband and wife team, Adrian and Frances Devine, both le...
UK National News, Sep 28, 2005
Advertisements ‘not complying’ with new regulations
Over 60% of advertisements in regional newspapers are failing to comply with new advertising regulations, the Office of Fair Trading has announced. The OFT’S co-ordinated review, carried out by tradi...
Advertisements ‘not complying’ with new regulations
Over 60% of advertisements in regional newspapers are failing to comply with new advertising regulations, the Office of Fair Trading has announced. The OFT’S co-ordinated review, carried out by tradi...
UK National News, Sep 27, 2005
Blair looks forward to change
Tony Blair has called for more reforms to public services and urged Labour to tackle the challenges posed by globalisation in his keynote speech at the Labour Party conference. Echoing Chancellor Gor...
Blair looks forward to change
Tony Blair has called for more reforms to public services and urged Labour to tackle the challenges posed by globalisation in his keynote speech at the Labour Party conference. Echoing Chancellor Gor...
UK National News, Sep 27, 2005
Conservatives reject leadership rules change
Plans to reform the Conservative party’s leadership election rules have been defeated in a vote. The ballot of the party’s 1,133 strong electoral college failed to secure the votes needed to introduc...
Conservatives reject leadership rules change
Plans to reform the Conservative party’s leadership election rules have been defeated in a vote. The ballot of the party’s 1,133 strong electoral college failed to secure the votes needed to introduc...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 27, 2005
Paisley expresses 'shock' at IICD declaration
DUP leader Ian Paisley has expressed his "shock" at information given during discussions with Independent International Commission for Decommissioning (IICD) chief General John de Chastelain. Dr Pais...
Paisley expresses 'shock' at IICD declaration
DUP leader Ian Paisley has expressed his "shock" at information given during discussions with Independent International Commission for Decommissioning (IICD) chief General John de Chastelain. Dr Pais...
UK National News, Sep 27, 2005
Two held following model’s murder
Police have confirmed that a second man has been arrested in connection with the murder of an 18-year-old model. Sally Anne Bowman was stabbed to death close to her home in Croydon, South London, in ...
Two held following model’s murder
Police have confirmed that a second man has been arrested in connection with the murder of an 18-year-old model. Sally Anne Bowman was stabbed to death close to her home in Croydon, South London, in ...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 27, 2005
Man due in court charged with attempted murder
A 39-year-old man is expected to appear at Laganside Magistrates Court on Tuesday morning charged with attempted murder. In the early hours of Monday morning there was a serious assault in the Kansas...
Man due in court charged with attempted murder
A 39-year-old man is expected to appear at Laganside Magistrates Court on Tuesday morning charged with attempted murder. In the early hours of Monday morning there was a serious assault in the Kansas...
UK National News, Sep 27, 2005
Five arrests in body theft inquiry
Police investigating the theft of a pensioner’s body from a Staffordshire graveyard have arrested five people. The body of Gladys Hammond, 82, was taken from her grave at St Peter’s Church in Yoxall,...
Five arrests in body theft inquiry
Police investigating the theft of a pensioner’s body from a Staffordshire graveyard have arrested five people. The body of Gladys Hammond, 82, was taken from her grave at St Peter’s Church in Yoxall,...
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Northern Ireland WeatherToday:A showery start with outbreaks most frequent north of Lough Neagh and through the morning, before dwindling during the afternoon as the northwest breezes ease and brighter spells of weak sunshine prosper. Maximum temperature 8 °C.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.
