Northern Ireland News for May 2004 : Page 3

UK National News, May 27, 2004
Swimmers urged to stay safe for Bank Holiday weekend
Swimmers and water sports enthusiasts have been urged to heed safety advice this summer, after provisional figures for 2003 showed that at least 153 people drowned in June, July and August, compared w...
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UK National News, May 26, 2004
SkyKing Launch New Working Platform At SED
SkyKing, launched the new groundbreaking range of mast reverse articulated aerial working platforms which can be elevated to a height of 14m in just 60 seconds, at this year’s SED. The new range comp...
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UK National News, May 26, 2004
Banning orders set to curb Euro 2004 hooliganism
Record numbers of "football troublemakers" will be banned from travelling to Portugal this summer for Euro 2004, according to Home Office figures released today. Currently, 2,188 people have been ba...
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Northern Ireland News, May 26, 2004
Two textile firms to axe 260 jobs in North West
Two companies have announced separate job cuts totalling 260 employees in Co Londonderry today. Limavady-based firm, Courtaulds confirmed that it was closing its plant in the town with the loss of 18...
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Northern Ireland News, May 26, 2004
End 'sordid' turf war says Minister
Security Minister, Ian Pearson has called on those engaged in recent attacks in loyalist east Belfast to "end their sordid turf war". Mr Pearson was speaking following a security briefing by the Chie...
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Northern Ireland News, May 26, 2004
Van destroyed in pipe bomb attack
A van has been destroyed in a pipe bomb attack in Co Londonderry early this morning. The explosion, which occurred at Hazeldene Avenue in Magherafelt at around 4.20am, caused minor damage to the fron...
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UK National News, May 26, 2004
Amnesty slams unprincipled US global security agenda
The US government's global security agenda is bankrupt of vision and bereft of principle, according to Amnesty International's annual report. The Amnesty International Annual Report 2004 also found ...
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UK National News, May 26, 2004
Saatchi art collection devastated by warehouse fire
A warehouse fire in Leyton has destroyed over 100 works of art from Charles Saatchi's collection of contemporary 'Britart'. The fire at an industrial estate in Argall Avenue in east London gutted a s...
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UK National News, May 26, 2004
Protester fined over PM flour bomb incident
The protester who threw a flour bomb at the Prime Minister in the House of Commons last week has been fined £600 over the stunt. Guy Harrison, 36, from Ashurst in Sussex, admitted a public order off...
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UK National News, May 26, 2004
FBU chiefs accept employers' offer
Fire Brigades Union (FBU) chiefs have accepted a proposal which could head off threatened strike action. The proposal, which the FBU executive has reportedly said it is happy with, will now be put f...
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UK National News, May 26, 2004
Iraqis will have veto over Coalition troop presence, says Blair
The new Iraqi government will decide whether troops stay in Iraq after the transfer of sovereignty, the Prime Minister said yesterday. Speaking at his monthly press conference, Mr Blair said the chan...
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UK National News, May 26, 2004
2,000 homeless after IDF's Rafah raids, UN claims
Israel's weeklong military raid into the Gaza Strip town of Rafah has left more than 2,000 Palestinians homeless, bringing to nearly 3,500 the total of those whose residences were demolished or render...
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Northern Ireland News, May 26, 2004
Shorts pay dispute resolved
The long running pay dispute between management and staff at Belfast aerospace company, Shorts has been resolved. The agreement will see a three-year pay deal that will give workers a lump sum of £75...
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Northern Ireland News, May 26, 2004
Poster competition highlights Council’s anti-drugs message
Lord Mayor of Belfast, Councillor Martin Morgan has hosted a special prize giving ceremony for Primary Seven pupils today following an anti-drugs poster competition. More than 200 children entered th...
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Northern Ireland News, May 26, 2004
Volunteer group to recruit 'flashpoint' monitors
Volunteer group, Mediation Northern Ireland is seeking 19 new monitors to help with its work in easing tensions at community flashpoints over the coming summer. The group said the volunteers would be...
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UK National News, May 26, 2004
Tories accuse government of asylum 'whitewash'
An official report claiming that the government's asylum statistics were "broadly reliable" has been dismissed as a whitewash by the Tories. Home Office statistics released yesterday indicated that a...
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UK National News, May 26, 2004
Majority of dentists opposed to contract proposals: survey
Nearly 60% of high street dentists will either reduce their NHS commitment or quit the NHS altogether in protest at government proposals, according to new research from the British Dental Association ...
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UK National News, May 26, 2004
Appointment of QCs set to be reformed
A new way of appointing senior lawyers will help to put the interests of consumers first, the government has said today. Setting out changes to the way lawyers become Queen's Counsel, or QCs, Constit...
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Business News, May 26, 2004
B.I.C. Systems forms strategic partnership with Commvault Systems
B.I.C. Systems, a leading technology solutions provider in Ireland and the UK, has announced a strategic partnership with CommVault Systems, a US headquartered provider of enterprise data management s...
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Northern Ireland News, May 26, 2004
Heritage-led urban regeneration funding discussed
Belfast was the setting today for a meeting aimed at developing a bid for European funding to encourage heritage-led urban regeneration. Representatives from Gothenburg, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Norwich ...
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Northern Ireland News, May 26, 2004
Ulster University to study GAA burnout problems
The University of Ulster is to carry out groundbreaking research into the issue of burnout among rising GAA stars. Top players in the 16-23 years age bracket in all nine Ulster counties will be surve...
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Northern Ireland News, May 26, 2004
DEL launch consultation on conduct of employment agencies
The Department for Employment and Learning has announced a public consultation on the introduction of new regulations governing the conduct of employment agencies and businesses. The proposed Regulat...
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Northern Ireland News, May 26, 2004
X-Files star arrives in NI as shooting begins on new movie
Former X-Files star, Gillian Anderson arrived in Northern Ireland this week to begin work on a new movie. Principal photography has already begun in and around Belfast on ‘The Mighty Celt’, a story a...
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Northern Ireland News, May 25, 2004
'Errors' and 'failures' led to departmental overspend, says PAC
Errors in estimates and a failure to properly monitor budgets led to two Northern Ireland departments overspending by around £4.5 million, according to a report published today by the Commons Public A...
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Northern Ireland News, May 25, 2004
Two people escape injury in bomb attack
Two people have escaped injury after a bomb exploded outside their home in Co Down early this morning. The man and woman were in their flat in the Beech End area of Holywood when the device exploded ...
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UK National News, May 25, 2004
Asylum applications fall by a fifth: government figures
The number of asylum applications has fallen by a fifth in the past quarter, according to statistics published today. The Home Office published its latest quarterly asylum statistics which found that...
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Business News, May 25, 2004
Poor language skills weakens export growth, say BCC
A British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) survey of 1,000 exporters has revealed that poor language skills and a lack of cultural understanding of overseas markets are stunting UK growth. The survey found...
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Northern Ireland News, May 25, 2004
Lottery funding to fight killer diseases
More than £600,000 of lottery funding is to be invested into combating three of the biggest killers in the Newry and Mourne area of Northern Ireland. The funding, by National Lottery 'good cause' con...
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Northern Ireland News, May 25, 2004
Seven injured in road accident
Seven people been have been injured following a road traffic accident in Co Down on Monday. The collision occurred on the Downshire Road in Newry shortly before 6pm and involved a blue Ford Transit m...
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UK National News, May 25, 2004
RMT and Network Rail agree to 'preliminary talks'
Preliminary talks aimed at resolving a dispute between the Rail, Maritime & Transport (RMT) union and Network Rail are set to take place on Friday. RMT general secretary Bob Crow said that if these p...
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