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Northern Ireland News for September 2005 : Page 3
Northern Ireland News, Sep 27, 2005
GAA celebrations hit by security alert
Tyrone GAA's All–Ireland celebrations were hit by a security alert in Magherafelt on Monday. Army technical officers were tasked to examine a suspicious object which turned out to be a crude type dev...
GAA celebrations hit by security alert
Tyrone GAA's All–Ireland celebrations were hit by a security alert in Magherafelt on Monday. Army technical officers were tasked to examine a suspicious object which turned out to be a crude type dev...
UK National News, Sep 27, 2005
Drunk women ‘risking more’ than men
Many young women leave themselves vulnerable to sexual assaults and engage in unprotected sex after drinking, a new survey has revealed. The study, “Anatomy of a big night out’, by responsible drinki...
Drunk women ‘risking more’ than men
Many young women leave themselves vulnerable to sexual assaults and engage in unprotected sex after drinking, a new survey has revealed. The study, “Anatomy of a big night out’, by responsible drinki...
UK National News, Sep 27, 2005
Statins could reduce more strokes and heart attacks
Statin drugs should be used to prevent heart attacks and strokes in patients, regardless of whether they have high cholesterol levels or not, a new study has claimed. Statins tend to be prescribed to...
Statins could reduce more strokes and heart attacks
Statin drugs should be used to prevent heart attacks and strokes in patients, regardless of whether they have high cholesterol levels or not, a new study has claimed. Statins tend to be prescribed to...
UK National News, Sep 27, 2005
Junk food ‘made healthier’ by seaweed
Junk food could be made healthier by the addition of a seaweed extract, scientists have claimed. Scientists at the University of Newcastle Upon Tyne said that the highly-fibrous seaweed extract, algi...
Junk food ‘made healthier’ by seaweed
Junk food could be made healthier by the addition of a seaweed extract, scientists have claimed. Scientists at the University of Newcastle Upon Tyne said that the highly-fibrous seaweed extract, algi...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 27, 2005
Children’s heart 'first' for NI
The NI Chest, Heart and Stroke Association, together with the children’s heart charity, Heartbeat, has announced a 'first' for Northern Ireland with the appointment of a Children’s Heart Nurse at the ...
Children’s heart 'first' for NI
The NI Chest, Heart and Stroke Association, together with the children’s heart charity, Heartbeat, has announced a 'first' for Northern Ireland with the appointment of a Children’s Heart Nurse at the ...
UK National News, Sep 27, 2005
Catering firm and union reach deal
In-flight catering firm Gate Gourmet and the Transport and General Workers Union have announced a provisional deal that looks likely to bring the long running dispute to an end. While no details have...
Catering firm and union reach deal
In-flight catering firm Gate Gourmet and the Transport and General Workers Union have announced a provisional deal that looks likely to bring the long running dispute to an end. While no details have...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 27, 2005
Belfast streets to get £8m facelift
Belfast's College Avenue and King Street are to get an £8 million makeover, creating 95 apartments and three shops. The site, a former surface car park, was acquired by the Belfast Regeneration Offic...
Belfast streets to get £8m facelift
Belfast's College Avenue and King Street are to get an £8 million makeover, creating 95 apartments and three shops. The site, a former surface car park, was acquired by the Belfast Regeneration Offic...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 27, 2005
Re-launch of 'Monster' campaign to target students
A campaign to improve relations between students and residents in south Belfast was re-launched today by Northern Ireland's two universities. The initiative, which also ran in February this year, tar...
Re-launch of 'Monster' campaign to target students
A campaign to improve relations between students and residents in south Belfast was re-launched today by Northern Ireland's two universities. The initiative, which also ran in February this year, tar...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 27, 2005
NI young have their say in spending lottery millions
A multi-million pound fund to boost the well-being and personal development of young people across Northern Ireland was launched today by the Big Lottery Fund. Change UR Future is the first strand of...
NI young have their say in spending lottery millions
A multi-million pound fund to boost the well-being and personal development of young people across Northern Ireland was launched today by the Big Lottery Fund. Change UR Future is the first strand of...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 27, 2005
Unionists react with scepticism to IRA announcement
Unionists have reacted with scepticism to news that the IRA has decommissioned all of its weapons. DUP leader Ian Paisley said that while he accepted that some decommissioning had taken place, he did...
Unionists react with scepticism to IRA announcement
Unionists have reacted with scepticism to news that the IRA has decommissioned all of its weapons. DUP leader Ian Paisley said that while he accepted that some decommissioning had taken place, he did...
UK National News, Sep 27, 2005
Energy watchdog warns on price rises
Rising energy prices are posing a “serious threat” to British businesses, the energy watchdog has announced. Energywatch is to hold a meeting with business leaders and Energy Minister Malcolm Wicks d...
Energy watchdog warns on price rises
Rising energy prices are posing a “serious threat” to British businesses, the energy watchdog has announced. Energywatch is to hold a meeting with business leaders and Energy Minister Malcolm Wicks d...
UK National News, Sep 26, 2005
Brown pays tribute to Blair in conference speech
Chancellor Gordon Brown has paid tribute to Prime Minister Tony Blair’s leadership of the Labour party in a keynote speech at the party’s conference in Brighton. In a speech, described by some commen...
Brown pays tribute to Blair in conference speech
Chancellor Gordon Brown has paid tribute to Prime Minister Tony Blair’s leadership of the Labour party in a keynote speech at the party’s conference in Brighton. In a speech, described by some commen...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 26, 2005
IRA weapons put beyond use – de Chastelain
The IRA has put all of its weapons beyond use, the head of the Independent International Commission on Decommissioning (IICD) has said today. General John de Chastelain confirmed the news during a pr...
IRA weapons put beyond use – de Chastelain
The IRA has put all of its weapons beyond use, the head of the Independent International Commission on Decommissioning (IICD) has said today. General John de Chastelain confirmed the news during a pr...
UK National News, Sep 26, 2005
London bomb victims to begin receiving payments
Survivors of the London bomb attacks are to begin receiving compensation payments within the next ten days, it has been announced. The Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority said that it had now re...
London bomb victims to begin receiving payments
Survivors of the London bomb attacks are to begin receiving compensation payments within the next ten days, it has been announced. The Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority said that it had now re...
UK National News, Sep 26, 2005
Menezes family due in UK
The family of the Brazilian man shot dead on the Tube, after being mistaken for a suicide bomber, are due to arrive in Britain on Monday. Jean Charles de Menezes’ mother, Maria, her husband Matozinho...
Menezes family due in UK
The family of the Brazilian man shot dead on the Tube, after being mistaken for a suicide bomber, are due to arrive in Britain on Monday. Jean Charles de Menezes’ mother, Maria, her husband Matozinho...
UK National News, Sep 26, 2005
British man killed by crocodile
A British man whose body was discovered in northern Australia at the weekend is believed to have been killed by a crocodile. Russell Harris, 37, from Eastwood, Nottingham, disappeared on Saturday, wh...
British man killed by crocodile
A British man whose body was discovered in northern Australia at the weekend is believed to have been killed by a crocodile. Russell Harris, 37, from Eastwood, Nottingham, disappeared on Saturday, wh...
UK National News, Sep 26, 2005
Learner driver jailed over toddler death
A learner driver who killed a two-year-old boy while driving unsupervised has been sentenced to eight years in prison. Paul Cambray, 46, from the Isle of Wight, was convicted of dangerous driving ear...
Learner driver jailed over toddler death
A learner driver who killed a two-year-old boy while driving unsupervised has been sentenced to eight years in prison. Paul Cambray, 46, from the Isle of Wight, was convicted of dangerous driving ear...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 26, 2005
PSNI win award for vehicle clean up campaign
A campaign to reduce the number of unlicensed vehicles in Northern Ireland has won the runner-up slot in an international competition to highlight best practice in community policing. The PSNI's 'Ope...
PSNI win award for vehicle clean up campaign
A campaign to reduce the number of unlicensed vehicles in Northern Ireland has won the runner-up slot in an international competition to highlight best practice in community policing. The PSNI's 'Ope...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 26, 2005
Man attacked in north Belfast
A man has been taken to hospital after an attack in north Belfast on Monday. The victim was seriously assaulted in Kansas Avenue, off the Antrim Road, at around 4.30am. One man has been arrested and...
Man attacked in north Belfast
A man has been taken to hospital after an attack in north Belfast on Monday. The victim was seriously assaulted in Kansas Avenue, off the Antrim Road, at around 4.30am. One man has been arrested and...
UK National News, Sep 26, 2005
More cases found in E. coli outbreak
There have been calls for a public inquiry into the E. coli outbreak in south Wales where the number of cases has reached 115. Four children are being treated for acute kidney problems, which is a kn...
More cases found in E. coli outbreak
There have been calls for a public inquiry into the E. coli outbreak in south Wales where the number of cases has reached 115. Four children are being treated for acute kidney problems, which is a kn...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 26, 2005
Over 100 fire fighters deal with Belfast blaze
More than 100 fire fighters have dealt with a huge fire which engulfed a disused Belfast factory on Sunday. The fire broke out at the unoccupied factory on the Boucher Road late in the evening. Near...
Over 100 fire fighters deal with Belfast blaze
More than 100 fire fighters have dealt with a huge fire which engulfed a disused Belfast factory on Sunday. The fire broke out at the unoccupied factory on the Boucher Road late in the evening. Near...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 26, 2005
NICCY urges young people to complain
The Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People today launched a campaign to encourage children, young people, their parents and carers to tell him when services aren’t good enough. C...
NICCY urges young people to complain
The Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People today launched a campaign to encourage children, young people, their parents and carers to tell him when services aren’t good enough. C...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 26, 2005
Study tour looks at south American beef industry
The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD) has organised a study tour to South America for Northern Ireland beef industry representatives. The group will visit the Mercosur region, an...
Study tour looks at south American beef industry
The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD) has organised a study tour to South America for Northern Ireland beef industry representatives. The group will visit the Mercosur region, an...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 26, 2005
Environmentally friendly energy source probed
A new study has revealed Northern Ireland's future ability for generating heat for buildings, and possibly even electricity, from energy in the ground. The Action Renewables study examines the geothe...
Environmentally friendly energy source probed
A new study has revealed Northern Ireland's future ability for generating heat for buildings, and possibly even electricity, from energy in the ground. The Action Renewables study examines the geothe...
UK National News, Sep 26, 2005
‘Cancer risk’ greater for left-handed women
Women are left-handed may have a greater chance of developing breast cancer, Dutch scientists have suggested. In the study, published by the British Medical Journal, researchers from the University M...
‘Cancer risk’ greater for left-handed women
Women are left-handed may have a greater chance of developing breast cancer, Dutch scientists have suggested. In the study, published by the British Medical Journal, researchers from the University M...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 26, 2005
Tyrone win GAA football championship
Tyrone have taken the Sam Maguire back to Ulster for the second time in three years after an intense battle with Kerry at Croke Park on Sunday. Tyrone's 1-16 (19) to 2-10 (16) victory was a hard-won ...
Tyrone win GAA football championship
Tyrone have taken the Sam Maguire back to Ulster for the second time in three years after an intense battle with Kerry at Croke Park on Sunday. Tyrone's 1-16 (19) to 2-10 (16) victory was a hard-won ...
UK National News, Sep 26, 2005
Council tax protest pensioner imprisoned
A retired social worker has become the first female pensioner to be jailed for refusing to pay her council tax. Sylvia Hardy, 73, from Exeter, Devon, was jailed for seven days on Monday at Exeter Mag...
Council tax protest pensioner imprisoned
A retired social worker has become the first female pensioner to be jailed for refusing to pay her council tax. Sylvia Hardy, 73, from Exeter, Devon, was jailed for seven days on Monday at Exeter Mag...
UK National News, Sep 23, 2005
Terror 'shopping list' leads to 15-year sentence
A man who was detained at the Channel Tunnel in October 2003 was sentenced today to 15 years in jail for two terrorist offences. Andrew Rowe, 34, a British convert to Islam, was convicted on charges ...
Terror 'shopping list' leads to 15-year sentence
A man who was detained at the Channel Tunnel in October 2003 was sentenced today to 15 years in jail for two terrorist offences. Andrew Rowe, 34, a British convert to Islam, was convicted on charges ...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 23, 2005
Government to sell off civil service buildings
The Government has confirmed it is to sell off the majority of its civil service buildings in Northern Ireland, thus saving taxpayers £200 million. Finance Minister Lord Rooker stated the buildings -...
Government to sell off civil service buildings
The Government has confirmed it is to sell off the majority of its civil service buildings in Northern Ireland, thus saving taxpayers £200 million. Finance Minister Lord Rooker stated the buildings -...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 23, 2005
Semi-conscious woman rescued from house fire
A semi-conscious woman has been rescued from a house fire in Londonderry on Friday. The alarm was raised after a taxi-driver saw smoke coming from the woman's house in the Galliagh area just after 7a...
Semi-conscious woman rescued from house fire
A semi-conscious woman has been rescued from a house fire in Londonderry on Friday. The alarm was raised after a taxi-driver saw smoke coming from the woman's house in the Galliagh area just after 7a...
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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.
