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Northern Ireland News for March 2005 : Page 2
Northern Ireland News, Mar 30, 2005
Lottery grants boost anti-racism projects
Over £1.5 million has been awarded to 16 projects across Northern Ireland that are helping to tackle the growing problem of racism in the province. One of the projects awarded funding was the Multi C...
Lottery grants boost anti-racism projects
Over £1.5 million has been awarded to 16 projects across Northern Ireland that are helping to tackle the growing problem of racism in the province. One of the projects awarded funding was the Multi C...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 30, 2005
Rare 'Titanic gem' found in Belfast
A rare piece of Titanic history has been uncovered during Belfast City Council's ‘Titanic - Made in Belfast’ event this week. The technical plans of the 100-tonne crane specifically built to construc...
Rare 'Titanic gem' found in Belfast
A rare piece of Titanic history has been uncovered during Belfast City Council's ‘Titanic - Made in Belfast’ event this week. The technical plans of the 100-tonne crane specifically built to construc...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 30, 2005
Sanchez looks for morale building result
Northern Ireland manager Lawrie Sanchez will be looking for an improved result against Poland tonight in what is essentially a morale boosting fixture in this Group 6 World Cup qualifying game. Follo...
Sanchez looks for morale building result
Northern Ireland manager Lawrie Sanchez will be looking for an improved result against Poland tonight in what is essentially a morale boosting fixture in this Group 6 World Cup qualifying game. Follo...
UK National News, Mar 30, 2005
Rooney assault claims dropped
The man who accused footballer Wayne Rooney of assault has dropped his claim, it has been reported. Patrick Hanrahan, a 22-year-old student from Eaglescliffe, Middlesborough, accused the England and ...
Rooney assault claims dropped
The man who accused footballer Wayne Rooney of assault has dropped his claim, it has been reported. Patrick Hanrahan, a 22-year-old student from Eaglescliffe, Middlesborough, accused the England and ...
UK National News, Mar 25, 2005
Flight sacked from Conservative party
Conservative leader Michael Howard has announced that the party whip is to be withdrawn from Howard Flight. Michael Howard issued a statement, which said: "We will be totally straight with the Britis...
Flight sacked from Conservative party
Conservative leader Michael Howard has announced that the party whip is to be withdrawn from Howard Flight. Michael Howard issued a statement, which said: "We will be totally straight with the Britis...
Business News, Mar 25, 2005
Belfast software firm investment to create 25 jobs
A Belfast-based software development company is to invest £1.5 million over the next two years to develop software services for its US based parent company. Liberty Information Technology (LIT) said ...
Belfast software firm investment to create 25 jobs
A Belfast-based software development company is to invest £1.5 million over the next two years to develop software services for its US based parent company. Liberty Information Technology (LIT) said ...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 25, 2005
Two charged as arms haul uncovered in west Belfast
Two men have been charged by police after an arms haul was uncovered in west Belfast. The discovery, which is being linked to the Continuity IRA, saw three vehicles, an AK47 assault rifle and five re...
Two charged as arms haul uncovered in west Belfast
Two men have been charged by police after an arms haul was uncovered in west Belfast. The discovery, which is being linked to the Continuity IRA, saw three vehicles, an AK47 assault rifle and five re...
UK National News, Mar 25, 2005
Body find confirmed as Joanne Nelson
A post-mortem examination has confirmed that the body discovered by police yesterday is that of missing Hull woman, Joanne Nelson. The post-mortem established the cause of death was strangulation. ...
Body find confirmed as Joanne Nelson
A post-mortem examination has confirmed that the body discovered by police yesterday is that of missing Hull woman, Joanne Nelson. The post-mortem established the cause of death was strangulation. ...
UK National News, Mar 25, 2005
Schoolgirl raped in own bedroom
Police are conducting an investigation after a stranger raped a young girl in her own bedroom. The girl, who is believed to be under ten, was attacked in the bedroom of her home in Basildon, Essex, b...
Schoolgirl raped in own bedroom
Police are conducting an investigation after a stranger raped a young girl in her own bedroom. The girl, who is believed to be under ten, was attacked in the bedroom of her home in Basildon, Essex, b...
UK National News, Mar 25, 2005
Baseball cap murder teens bailed
Two teenagers arrested in the investigation into a schoolboy's murder have been released on bail. Police investigating the death of 15-year-old Kieran Rodney-Davis arrested the pair, both aged 18, ye...
Baseball cap murder teens bailed
Two teenagers arrested in the investigation into a schoolboy's murder have been released on bail. Police investigating the death of 15-year-old Kieran Rodney-Davis arrested the pair, both aged 18, ye...
Business News, Mar 25, 2005
Invest NI chief welcomes sportsware investment
Invest NI chief executive Leslie Morrison has welcomed a £1.7 million expansion by O’Neills Irish International Sportswear Company Ltd. Mr Morrison was speaking during a visit to the firm’s Strabane ...
Invest NI chief welcomes sportsware investment
Invest NI chief executive Leslie Morrison has welcomed a £1.7 million expansion by O’Neills Irish International Sportswear Company Ltd. Mr Morrison was speaking during a visit to the firm’s Strabane ...
UK National News, Mar 25, 2005
Fathers' rights protestors scale St Paul's
Two Fathers 4 Justice campaigners have scaled St Paul's Cathedral in London, police have confirmed. A City of London Police spokesperson said that the campaigners, who are reportedly dressed as monks...
Fathers' rights protestors scale St Paul's
Two Fathers 4 Justice campaigners have scaled St Paul's Cathedral in London, police have confirmed. A City of London Police spokesperson said that the campaigners, who are reportedly dressed as monks...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 25, 2005
Minister refutes claims of underspend on education
NIO Education Minister Barry Gardiner has rebuffed claims by the Education & Library Boards that they had to make cuts in their budget. Earlier this week, several Education and Library Board members ...
Minister refutes claims of underspend on education
NIO Education Minister Barry Gardiner has rebuffed claims by the Education & Library Boards that they had to make cuts in their budget. Earlier this week, several Education and Library Board members ...
UK National News, Mar 25, 2005
Information Commissioner to investigate Iraq legal advice
The Information Commissioner is to investigate the government's decision not to disclose the Attorney General's advice on the Iraq war. Richard Thomas has reportedly received a number of individual c...
Information Commissioner to investigate Iraq legal advice
The Information Commissioner is to investigate the government's decision not to disclose the Attorney General's advice on the Iraq war. Richard Thomas has reportedly received a number of individual c...
UK National News, Mar 25, 2005
Kyrgyzstan leader denies resignation rumours
Kyrgyzstan’s president-elect, Askar Akayev, is accusing the opposition of staging an “anti-constitutional coup”. Mr Akayev is denying rumours that he has resigned from his position and in a statement...
Kyrgyzstan leader denies resignation rumours
Kyrgyzstan’s president-elect, Askar Akayev, is accusing the opposition of staging an “anti-constitutional coup”. Mr Akayev is denying rumours that he has resigned from his position and in a statement...
UK National News, Mar 25, 2005
New controller named for BBC One
Peter Fincham, outgoing Chief Executive Officer of talkbackTHAMES, has been named as the new Controller of BBC One. Mr Fincham will work closely with the BBC's team of genre commissioners and channel...
New controller named for BBC One
Peter Fincham, outgoing Chief Executive Officer of talkbackTHAMES, has been named as the new Controller of BBC One. Mr Fincham will work closely with the BBC's team of genre commissioners and channel...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 25, 2005
PSNI to get new plastic baton round
The PSNI is to adopt a new plastic baton round following backing from the Northern Ireland Policing Board. In a statement released on Friday the board said the decision to replace the baton round wit...
PSNI to get new plastic baton round
The PSNI is to adopt a new plastic baton round following backing from the Northern Ireland Policing Board. In a statement released on Friday the board said the decision to replace the baton round wit...
UK National News, Mar 25, 2005
Improved access to healthy food has 'little effect' on diet
Making healthy food more accessible and affordable has "little effect" on diet and health, a study has found. A report published in the British Medical Journal ( BMJ) found that evidence had been fou...
Improved access to healthy food has 'little effect' on diet
Making healthy food more accessible and affordable has "little effect" on diet and health, a study has found. A report published in the British Medical Journal ( BMJ) found that evidence had been fou...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 25, 2005
Unionist ‘fury’ at Forkhill policing arrangements
Ulster Unionists have reacted angrily to the announcement that the police are to withdraw from Forkhill Barracks in South Armagh as a change in policing in the area takes effect. The move is being ma...
Unionist ‘fury’ at Forkhill policing arrangements
Ulster Unionists have reacted angrily to the announcement that the police are to withdraw from Forkhill Barracks in South Armagh as a change in policing in the area takes effect. The move is being ma...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 25, 2005
Report reveals improving cancer services
Patients with stomach and oesophageal cancer are more likely to receive treatment from expert cancer teams, thanks to a major shake-up in Northern Ireland's cancer services, a new report has claimed. ...
Report reveals improving cancer services
Patients with stomach and oesophageal cancer are more likely to receive treatment from expert cancer teams, thanks to a major shake-up in Northern Ireland's cancer services, a new report has claimed. ...
UK National News, Mar 25, 2005
Travel delays expected as Easter getaway begins
Travellers beginning journeys for the Easter holiday weekend have already begun to face disruptions. Holidaymakers heading to Heathrow are facing delays after a lorry crashed into a railway bridge, c...
Travel delays expected as Easter getaway begins
Travellers beginning journeys for the Easter holiday weekend have already begun to face disruptions. Holidaymakers heading to Heathrow are facing delays after a lorry crashed into a railway bridge, c...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 25, 2005
Lone parent families suffer stress
Members of one-parent families are living with the pressures of stress, depression and poverty on a daily basis, according to a University of Ulster researcher. The report, investigating lone-parent ...
Lone parent families suffer stress
Members of one-parent families are living with the pressures of stress, depression and poverty on a daily basis, according to a University of Ulster researcher. The report, investigating lone-parent ...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 25, 2005
Woman plucked from sea off County Down coast
A woman was rescued from the Irish Sea off the County Down coast by the Newcastle lifeboat on Thursday evening. It is understood that the woman, who was treated in the Downe Hospital following her re...
Woman plucked from sea off County Down coast
A woman was rescued from the Irish Sea off the County Down coast by the Newcastle lifeboat on Thursday evening. It is understood that the woman, who was treated in the Downe Hospital following her re...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 25, 2005
Belfast software firm to invest £1.5m and create 25 jobs
A Belfast-based software development company is to invest £1.5 million over the next two years to develop software services for its US based parent company. Liberty Information Technology (LIT) said ...
Belfast software firm to invest £1.5m and create 25 jobs
A Belfast-based software development company is to invest £1.5 million over the next two years to develop software services for its US based parent company. Liberty Information Technology (LIT) said ...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 25, 2005
Report looks at flag flying controversy
The controversy of flying flags in Northern Ireland needs to be examined in the context which conflicts arise and, if necessary, to transform the context, according to recommendation contained in a re...
Report looks at flag flying controversy
The controversy of flying flags in Northern Ireland needs to be examined in the context which conflicts arise and, if necessary, to transform the context, according to recommendation contained in a re...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 25, 2005
Injury forces McCartney out of NI squad
Sunderland defender George McCartney has been forced out of Northern Ireland’s squad ahead of Saturday’s World Cup qualifier against England. McCartney, who was a certain starter for the game at Old ...
Injury forces McCartney out of NI squad
Sunderland defender George McCartney has been forced out of Northern Ireland’s squad ahead of Saturday’s World Cup qualifier against England. McCartney, who was a certain starter for the game at Old ...
UK National News, Mar 24, 2005
Inquiry into BP oil refinery explosion
A massive explosion that tore through a BP oil refinery in Texas yesterday is believed to have killed 14 people and injured more than 100. Shooting flames and billowing smoke showered the area as fir...
Inquiry into BP oil refinery explosion
A massive explosion that tore through a BP oil refinery in Texas yesterday is believed to have killed 14 people and injured more than 100. Shooting flames and billowing smoke showered the area as fir...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 24, 2005
Assets Recovery Agency seize almost £5m
Nearly £5 million worth of assets have been seized from a man who is alleged to be a loyalist paramilitary. The Assets Recovery Agency (ARA) was granted an Interim Receiving Order at the High Court i...
Assets Recovery Agency seize almost £5m
Nearly £5 million worth of assets have been seized from a man who is alleged to be a loyalist paramilitary. The Assets Recovery Agency (ARA) was granted an Interim Receiving Order at the High Court i...
UK National News, Mar 24, 2005
Government under pressure over Iraq war legality
Foreign Secretary, Jack Straw, has rejected opposition calls to publish government advice on the legality of the Iraq war. Mr Straw was forced to face MP's questions after the Attorney General, Lord ...
Government under pressure over Iraq war legality
Foreign Secretary, Jack Straw, has rejected opposition calls to publish government advice on the legality of the Iraq war. Mr Straw was forced to face MP's questions after the Attorney General, Lord ...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 24, 2005
Police re-issue appeal in murder enquiry
Police investigating the murder of a man in Newtownards exactly one year ago have renewed their appeal for information. On the evening of March 24 last year, Andrew Cully, a 47-year-old father of two...
Police re-issue appeal in murder enquiry
Police investigating the murder of a man in Newtownards exactly one year ago have renewed their appeal for information. On the evening of March 24 last year, Andrew Cully, a 47-year-old father of two...
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Northern Ireland WeatherToday:A rather cloudy morning, with a little patchy light rain or drizzle to start. Skies clearing and becoming dry and increasingly sunny in the afternoon. Maximum temperature 13 °C.Tonight:Dry with prolonged clear spells through the evening and overnight. This will allow for some fog patches to develop in places overnight. Minimum temperature 2 °C.
