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Northern Ireland News for September 2004 : Page 11
Northern Ireland News, Sep 7, 2004
McGuinness accuses Murphy of sanctioning bugging equipment
Sinn Féin's Martin McGuinness has accused Secretary of State Paul Murphy of authorising the "bugging" of a party official in West Belfast which was uncovered on Monday. The Mid-Ulster MP said he woul...
McGuinness accuses Murphy of sanctioning bugging equipment
Sinn Féin's Martin McGuinness has accused Secretary of State Paul Murphy of authorising the "bugging" of a party official in West Belfast which was uncovered on Monday. The Mid-Ulster MP said he woul...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 7, 2004
Translink successfully target anti-social behaviour on trains
Fines totalling more than £10,000 have been handed out for anti-social behaviour on trains in Northern Ireland during the first half of this year, Translink has revealed. Sixty-nine people were prose...
Translink successfully target anti-social behaviour on trains
Fines totalling more than £10,000 have been handed out for anti-social behaviour on trains in Northern Ireland during the first half of this year, Translink has revealed. Sixty-nine people were prose...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 7, 2004
Orde to make final decision on future of full-time reserve
Chief Constable Hugh Orde is to sit down with his senior officers today to discuss the future of the PSNI's full-time reserve. Mr Orde will meet with his senior command team on Tuesday before making ...
Orde to make final decision on future of full-time reserve
Chief Constable Hugh Orde is to sit down with his senior officers today to discuss the future of the PSNI's full-time reserve. Mr Orde will meet with his senior command team on Tuesday before making ...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 7, 2004
Minister urges public participation in rates reform
Finance Minister Ian Pearson has encouraged householders in Northern Ireland to ensure their views on the reform of rates in the province are heard during the consultation period. Mr Pearson was spea...
Minister urges public participation in rates reform
Finance Minister Ian Pearson has encouraged householders in Northern Ireland to ensure their views on the reform of rates in the province are heard during the consultation period. Mr Pearson was spea...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 7, 2004
No-nonsense law guide for young people launched
The launch of a no-nonsense guide for young people, on all aspects of the law in Northern Ireland, has been welcomed today by the Department of Education. The Young Citizen’s Passport will be distrib...
No-nonsense law guide for young people launched
The launch of a no-nonsense guide for young people, on all aspects of the law in Northern Ireland, has been welcomed today by the Department of Education. The Young Citizen’s Passport will be distrib...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 7, 2004
Lorry driver escapes injury in Co Antrim
The driver of a tipper lorry has escaped serious injury after his vehicle narrowly avoided careering of a steep hill in Co Antrim on Tuesday. The incident occurred at the corner of Glenside Road and ...
Lorry driver escapes injury in Co Antrim
The driver of a tipper lorry has escaped serious injury after his vehicle narrowly avoided careering of a steep hill in Co Antrim on Tuesday. The incident occurred at the corner of Glenside Road and ...
UK National News, Sep 7, 2004
Scheme to target UK's 'most prolific criminals' rolled out
The 5,000 most prolific, anti-social and disruptive offenders in the country – who commit around 1 million crimes each year – will be targeted by their local police and criminal justice agencies from ...
Scheme to target UK's 'most prolific criminals' rolled out
The 5,000 most prolific, anti-social and disruptive offenders in the country – who commit around 1 million crimes each year – will be targeted by their local police and criminal justice agencies from ...
UK National News, Sep 7, 2004
Survey uncovers 'woeful conditions' in mental health wards
Treatments in mental health wards are being blighted by "woeful conditions" such as harassment and abuse, insufficient staffing levels and intense boredom on untherapeutic wards, according to a leadin...
Survey uncovers 'woeful conditions' in mental health wards
Treatments in mental health wards are being blighted by "woeful conditions" such as harassment and abuse, insufficient staffing levels and intense boredom on untherapeutic wards, according to a leadin...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 7, 2004
Irish hare population shows signs of recovery
The number of Irish Hares recorded in Northern Ireland has increased "significantly", a new survey has revealed. The survey, carried out for the Environment and Heritage Service (EHS) and QUERCUS, th...
Irish hare population shows signs of recovery
The number of Irish Hares recorded in Northern Ireland has increased "significantly", a new survey has revealed. The survey, carried out for the Environment and Heritage Service (EHS) and QUERCUS, th...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 7, 2004
Sanchez eyes tactical changes for Wales game
The Northern Ireland squad has arrived in Cardiff ahead of Wednesday night's World Cup qualifier against Wales. Lawrie Sanchez's men know anything less than a draw at the Millennium Stadium will mean...
Sanchez eyes tactical changes for Wales game
The Northern Ireland squad has arrived in Cardiff ahead of Wednesday night's World Cup qualifier against Wales. Lawrie Sanchez's men know anything less than a draw at the Millennium Stadium will mean...
UK National News, Sep 7, 2004
UK soldiers honoured for bravery overseas
More than 80 British servicemen and women are to be honoured this week for their role in operations around the world, including in Iraq, Afghanistan, Northern Ireland, the former Yugoslavia and Sierra...
UK soldiers honoured for bravery overseas
More than 80 British servicemen and women are to be honoured this week for their role in operations around the world, including in Iraq, Afghanistan, Northern Ireland, the former Yugoslavia and Sierra...
UK National News, Sep 7, 2004
Unpublished cancer trial results impair treatments, says charity
Doctors are not being armed with all the information they need to make treatment decisions because data from clinical trials is being left unpublished and inaccessible, according to the charity Cancer...
Unpublished cancer trial results impair treatments, says charity
Doctors are not being armed with all the information they need to make treatment decisions because data from clinical trials is being left unpublished and inaccessible, according to the charity Cancer...
UK National News, Sep 7, 2004
DTI's £16.5m grant to secure North East jobs
A £16.5 million grant to create 117 new jobs at a new state-of-the-art chemical facility in Teesside and safeguard 747 jobs at two existing plants has been announced by the government today. The Dep...
DTI's £16.5m grant to secure North East jobs
A £16.5 million grant to create 117 new jobs at a new state-of-the-art chemical facility in Teesside and safeguard 747 jobs at two existing plants has been announced by the government today. The Dep...
UK National News, Sep 7, 2004
£6m contract on NHS cancer care goes to private company
A private company has been awarded a £6 million contract to test how to provide best quality of care for cancer patients on the NHS. Ovations Healthcare (UK) Limited, who have been awarded the contra...
£6m contract on NHS cancer care goes to private company
A private company has been awarded a £6 million contract to test how to provide best quality of care for cancer patients on the NHS. Ovations Healthcare (UK) Limited, who have been awarded the contra...
UK National News, Sep 7, 2004
Scottish Parliament opens for business today
The Scottish Parliament's debating Chamber at Holyrood, which will be the new home to the country's 129 MSPs, has opened for business today. The building, which was completed three years late to the...
Scottish Parliament opens for business today
The Scottish Parliament's debating Chamber at Holyrood, which will be the new home to the country's 129 MSPs, has opened for business today. The building, which was completed three years late to the...
UK National News, Sep 6, 2004
Soldier heading home on leave is shot dead
A 20-year-old British soldier, who had just returned home on leave, has been shot dead during what appears to have been an attempted mugging at the weekend. Neral Sharpe – who had been serving with ...
Soldier heading home on leave is shot dead
A 20-year-old British soldier, who had just returned home on leave, has been shot dead during what appears to have been an attempted mugging at the weekend. Neral Sharpe – who had been serving with ...
UK National News, Sep 6, 2004
Nationwide appeal launched following death smash
A nationwide hunt has been launched for the driver of a lorry involved in a hit-and-run incident in which a young boy died. Ten-year-old Harry Luke Simcox, from the Milton Keynes area, died after the...
Nationwide appeal launched following death smash
A nationwide hunt has been launched for the driver of a lorry involved in a hit-and-run incident in which a young boy died. Ten-year-old Harry Luke Simcox, from the Milton Keynes area, died after the...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 6, 2004
'Bugging device' found at home of Sinn Féin worker
A "sophisticated bugging device" has been found at the home of a Sinn Féin worker in west Belfast, it has been claimed today. The device, which was found by workmen in the home of a woman who works a...
'Bugging device' found at home of Sinn Féin worker
A "sophisticated bugging device" has been found at the home of a Sinn Féin worker in west Belfast, it has been claimed today. The device, which was found by workmen in the home of a woman who works a...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 6, 2004
Man stabbed in north Belfast
Police are appealing for information after a man was stabbed in north Belfast at the weekend. The 18-year-old victim was walking along Floral Park in the Whitewell Road area at about midnight on Sund...
Man stabbed in north Belfast
Police are appealing for information after a man was stabbed in north Belfast at the weekend. The 18-year-old victim was walking along Floral Park in the Whitewell Road area at about midnight on Sund...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 6, 2004
Book of Condolence opened for Beslan victims
A Book of Condolence has been opened at Belfast City Hall for victims of the Beslan massacre. The Lord Mayor of Belfast Councillor Tom Ekin described last week's events in which around 330 people wer...
Book of Condolence opened for Beslan victims
A Book of Condolence has been opened at Belfast City Hall for victims of the Beslan massacre. The Lord Mayor of Belfast Councillor Tom Ekin described last week's events in which around 330 people wer...
UK National News, Sep 6, 2004
Pregnant women still get 'raw deal' at work
Pregnant women will continue to get "a raw deal" at work and even face the sack in some cases, unless the government takes some positive action, according to the Equal Opportunities Commission's (EOC)...
Pregnant women still get 'raw deal' at work
Pregnant women will continue to get "a raw deal" at work and even face the sack in some cases, unless the government takes some positive action, according to the Equal Opportunities Commission's (EOC)...
UK National News, Sep 6, 2004
Murder probe set up after disco shooting
Thames Valley police have launched a murder investigation after a woman was shot at a disco in the early hours of Saturday morning. Natasha Nichole Derby, 25, of Crest Road, High Wycombe, was shot at...
Murder probe set up after disco shooting
Thames Valley police have launched a murder investigation after a woman was shot at a disco in the early hours of Saturday morning. Natasha Nichole Derby, 25, of Crest Road, High Wycombe, was shot at...
UK National News, Sep 6, 2004
UN has abdicated responsibility in Darfur, claims Trocaire
The UN has abdicated its responsibility to the victims of the Darfur humanitarian crisis with its totally inadequate response, according to the Irish aid agency Trócaire. Trócaire Director Justin Ki...
UN has abdicated responsibility in Darfur, claims Trocaire
The UN has abdicated its responsibility to the victims of the Darfur humanitarian crisis with its totally inadequate response, according to the Irish aid agency Trócaire. Trócaire Director Justin Ki...
UK National News, Sep 6, 2004
Tories pledge to axe 'educational bureaucracy'
The Tories have claimed that they could redirect £5.7 billion a year back into schools by axing thousands of civil servants, cutting back on local education authorities and scrapping quangos. The Op...
Tories pledge to axe 'educational bureaucracy'
The Tories have claimed that they could redirect £5.7 billion a year back into schools by axing thousands of civil servants, cutting back on local education authorities and scrapping quangos. The Op...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 6, 2004
NI house prices continue to rise
The growth in house prices in Northern Ireland has accelerated, according to the latest University of Ulster Quarterly House Price Index. The survey for the quarter April to June 2004 revealed that t...
NI house prices continue to rise
The growth in house prices in Northern Ireland has accelerated, according to the latest University of Ulster Quarterly House Price Index. The survey for the quarter April to June 2004 revealed that t...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 6, 2004
Second multi-million pound lottery winner for NI
A multi-million pound winning lottery ticket has been bought in Northern Ireland for the second time in two months. The £7 million ticket was bought in Belfast a month ago but has yet to be claimed. ...
Second multi-million pound lottery winner for NI
A multi-million pound winning lottery ticket has been bought in Northern Ireland for the second time in two months. The £7 million ticket was bought in Belfast a month ago but has yet to be claimed. ...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 6, 2004
Universities to receive Invest NI funding
Nine projects based at Queen’s University Belfast and the University of Ulster are to receive a share of £1 million from Invest NI’s Proof of Concept fund, a programme which aims to increase the numbe...
Universities to receive Invest NI funding
Nine projects based at Queen’s University Belfast and the University of Ulster are to receive a share of £1 million from Invest NI’s Proof of Concept fund, a programme which aims to increase the numbe...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 6, 2004
Council adds 5,000 homes to paper recycling scheme
The next phase of Belfast City Council’s paper recycling scheme is currently being rolled out in the west of the city. Some 5,000 residents of the Turf Lodge and Suffolk areas, as well as sections of...
Council adds 5,000 homes to paper recycling scheme
The next phase of Belfast City Council’s paper recycling scheme is currently being rolled out in the west of the city. Some 5,000 residents of the Turf Lodge and Suffolk areas, as well as sections of...
UK National News, Sep 6, 2004
New pilot scheme set to target loan sharks
Illegal loan sharks in the West Midlands are being targeted by a new pilot project, it has been revealed. Loan sharks illegally give out quick cash loans, often using intimidation and threats of viol...
New pilot scheme set to target loan sharks
Illegal loan sharks in the West Midlands are being targeted by a new pilot project, it has been revealed. Loan sharks illegally give out quick cash loans, often using intimidation and threats of viol...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 6, 2004
Sanchez to ring NI changes
Northern Ireland manager Lawrie Sanchez looks set to ring the changes ahead of his side's clash with Wales on Wednesday. Following the 3-0 defeat to Poland on Saturday, the former Wycombe boss is lik...
Sanchez to ring NI changes
Northern Ireland manager Lawrie Sanchez looks set to ring the changes ahead of his side's clash with Wales on Wednesday. Following the 3-0 defeat to Poland on Saturday, the former Wycombe boss is lik...
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Northern Ireland WeatherToday:It will be rather cloudy with scattered sleet and snow showers but mostly rain near the North coast. Feeling bitterly cold in fresh or strong northerly wind. Maximum temperature 4 °C.Tonight:Clear intervals and wintry showers, most frequent in the north but mostly of rain along the North Coast. A cold night with risk of icy stretches. Minimum temperature -1 °C.
