Northern Ireland News for May 2005 : Page 7
Northern Ireland News, May 17, 2005
Firefighter treated in hospital following attack
A firefighter has been treated in hospital following an attack by a gang in west Belfast on Monday. He was attacked by around 20-youths as he and colleagues tried to distinguish a pile of burning rub...
Firefighter treated in hospital following attack
A firefighter has been treated in hospital following an attack by a gang in west Belfast on Monday. He was attacked by around 20-youths as he and colleagues tried to distinguish a pile of burning rub...
Northern Ireland News, May 17, 2005
Police continue to question man in 1981 murder probe
Police are still questioning a man in connection with the murder of a nine-year-old girl nearly 25 years ago. Jennifer Cardy, from Ballinderry in Co Antrim, was snatched as she cycled to a friend's h...
Police continue to question man in 1981 murder probe
Police are still questioning a man in connection with the murder of a nine-year-old girl nearly 25 years ago. Jennifer Cardy, from Ballinderry in Co Antrim, was snatched as she cycled to a friend's h...
Northern Ireland News, May 17, 2005
Bikesafe campaign to combat motorcycle deaths
The PSNI and Department of the Environment (DoE) have used the first day of practice at the North West 200 races to focus on this year's Bikesafe campaign. Using the theme – 'Leave the motorcycle rac...
Bikesafe campaign to combat motorcycle deaths
The PSNI and Department of the Environment (DoE) have used the first day of practice at the North West 200 races to focus on this year's Bikesafe campaign. Using the theme – 'Leave the motorcycle rac...
UK National News, May 17, 2005
Mary-Ann murder – fourth man remanded
A fourth man has been remanded in custody, charged with the murder of Reading teenager Mary–Ann Leneghan earlier this month. Twenty-three-year-old Llewellyn Olemide Adams also faces charges of kidnap...
Mary-Ann murder – fourth man remanded
A fourth man has been remanded in custody, charged with the murder of Reading teenager Mary–Ann Leneghan earlier this month. Twenty-three-year-old Llewellyn Olemide Adams also faces charges of kidnap...
Northern Ireland News, May 17, 2005
Teenage girl escapes serious injury in pellet gun shooting
It has emerged that a 13-year-old girl has escaped serious injury after being struck in the face by a pellet. The incident, which occurred in the Gobnascale area of the Waterside on Sunday, saw the g...
Teenage girl escapes serious injury in pellet gun shooting
It has emerged that a 13-year-old girl has escaped serious injury after being struck in the face by a pellet. The incident, which occurred in the Gobnascale area of the Waterside on Sunday, saw the g...
UK National News, May 17, 2005
Asylum applications fall by 17%
Asylum applications dropped by 17% over the first three months of 2005, according to the latest figures from the Home Office. The Home Office’s quarterly statistics also showed that monthly applicati...
Asylum applications fall by 17%
Asylum applications dropped by 17% over the first three months of 2005, according to the latest figures from the Home Office. The Home Office’s quarterly statistics also showed that monthly applicati...
Northern Ireland News, May 17, 2005
Hanson extends 'Lock Out' scheme in NI
New Criminal Justice Minister David Hanson has announced a reduction in the eligibility age for the 'Lock Out Crime Scheme'. The move reduces the age for the scheme bringing those aged 65 and over an...
Hanson extends 'Lock Out' scheme in NI
New Criminal Justice Minister David Hanson has announced a reduction in the eligibility age for the 'Lock Out Crime Scheme'. The move reduces the age for the scheme bringing those aged 65 and over an...
Northern Ireland News, May 17, 2005
Moy Park announces £40m investment plans
Leading food processing company Moy Park has announced plans to invest £40 million at its four plants across Northern Ireland. The investment, which is being backed with £6 million by Invest NI, aims...
Moy Park announces £40m investment plans
Leading food processing company Moy Park has announced plans to invest £40 million at its four plants across Northern Ireland. The investment, which is being backed with £6 million by Invest NI, aims...
Northern Ireland News, May 17, 2005
Lottery boost for community and voluntary groups across NI
Eleven projects across Northern Ireland are to share over £1 million from the National Lottery Good Cause Distributor under its Voluntary and Community Sector programme. Among the organisations being...
Lottery boost for community and voluntary groups across NI
Eleven projects across Northern Ireland are to share over £1 million from the National Lottery Good Cause Distributor under its Voluntary and Community Sector programme. Among the organisations being...
Northern Ireland News, May 17, 2005
UU researchers to help deal with dementia
Researchers from the University of Ulster have joined a UK-wide network aimed at finding new and improved way for hospitals, nursing homes and individual carers cope with dementia patients who go wand...
UU researchers to help deal with dementia
Researchers from the University of Ulster have joined a UK-wide network aimed at finding new and improved way for hospitals, nursing homes and individual carers cope with dementia patients who go wand...
UK National News, May 16, 2005
Glazer secures control of Manchester United
US sports tycoon Malcolm Glazer has secured sufficient shares in Manchester United to give him control of the club. While confirmation on the exact quantity of shares in Manchester United will not be...
Glazer secures control of Manchester United
US sports tycoon Malcolm Glazer has secured sufficient shares in Manchester United to give him control of the club. While confirmation on the exact quantity of shares in Manchester United will not be...
Business News, May 16, 2005
William Hill announces acquisition of Stanley Leisure
Bookmaker William Hill has announced that the acquisition of rival Stanley Leisure’s betting shops. The purchase of Stanley Leisure’s 624 shops for £504 million will make William Hill the biggest boo...
William Hill announces acquisition of Stanley Leisure
Bookmaker William Hill has announced that the acquisition of rival Stanley Leisure’s betting shops. The purchase of Stanley Leisure’s 624 shops for £504 million will make William Hill the biggest boo...
Business News, May 16, 2005
Employers called on to tackle stress levels
Rising stress levels at work are now costing 10% of the UK’s Gross National Product, mental health charity, Mind, has reported. A new report published by the charity found that 58% of workers complai...
Employers called on to tackle stress levels
Rising stress levels at work are now costing 10% of the UK’s Gross National Product, mental health charity, Mind, has reported. A new report published by the charity found that 58% of workers complai...
Northern Ireland News, May 16, 2005
Police launch murder inquiry in south Belfast
Police have launched a murder inquiry following the death of a US woman in the university area of south Belfast at the weekend. The 29-year-old victim, who is understood to have been staying at a hos...
Police launch murder inquiry in south Belfast
Police have launched a murder inquiry following the death of a US woman in the university area of south Belfast at the weekend. The 29-year-old victim, who is understood to have been staying at a hos...
UK National News, May 16, 2005
Doctors put in 'impossible position' by right-to-life ruling
A court decision on the rights of terminally-ill patients places doctors in “an impossibly difficult” position, the Court of Appeal has heard. The General Medical Council (GMC) is appealing against l...
Doctors put in 'impossible position' by right-to-life ruling
A court decision on the rights of terminally-ill patients places doctors in “an impossibly difficult” position, the Court of Appeal has heard. The General Medical Council (GMC) is appealing against l...
Northern Ireland News, May 16, 2005
Four die in separate road accidents
Four people have died, including a 16-month-old baby, following three road accidents across Northern Ireland at the weekend. In Londonderry, Aisling Nic Suibhre was in a pram when it was struck on th...
Four die in separate road accidents
Four people have died, including a 16-month-old baby, following three road accidents across Northern Ireland at the weekend. In Londonderry, Aisling Nic Suibhre was in a pram when it was struck on th...
UK National News, May 16, 2005
Fourth man charged with Mary-Ann murder
A fourth man has been charged with the murder of Reading teenager Mary-Ann Leneghan, Thames Valley Police have confirmed. Llewellyn Olemide Adams, 23, was charged with the murder of the 16-year-old t...
Fourth man charged with Mary-Ann murder
A fourth man has been charged with the murder of Reading teenager Mary-Ann Leneghan, Thames Valley Police have confirmed. Llewellyn Olemide Adams, 23, was charged with the murder of the 16-year-old t...
Northern Ireland News, May 16, 2005
Man arrested in connection with 1981 murder
Detectives investigating the murder of a nine-year-old girl in Co Down nearly 25 years ago have today arrested a man on suspicion of her murder. Jennifer Cardy was discovered dead by two fishermen at...
Man arrested in connection with 1981 murder
Detectives investigating the murder of a nine-year-old girl in Co Down nearly 25 years ago have today arrested a man on suspicion of her murder. Jennifer Cardy was discovered dead by two fishermen at...
UK National News, May 16, 2005
Schoolgirl killed in minibus crash
A 12-year-old girl has died and eleven other people, including nine children, have been injured, following a collision between a minibus and a car in South Wales. The minibus driver has been arrested...
Schoolgirl killed in minibus crash
A 12-year-old girl has died and eleven other people, including nine children, have been injured, following a collision between a minibus and a car in South Wales. The minibus driver has been arrested...
UK National News, May 16, 2005
Fears grow over Uzbekistan violence
Fears are growing over the stability of the former Soviet state of Uzbekistan today. There were reports of further gunfire in the city of Andijan, where troops are alleged to have killed around 500 p...
Fears grow over Uzbekistan violence
Fears are growing over the stability of the former Soviet state of Uzbekistan today. There were reports of further gunfire in the city of Andijan, where troops are alleged to have killed around 500 p...
UK National News, May 16, 2005
Liberal Democrats announce reshuffle
Liberal Democrat leader Charles Kennedy has announced the reshuffle of the party’s ‘shadow cabinet’. The main changes are the appointment of Steve Webb as the party’s health spokesperson, while Ed Da...
Liberal Democrats announce reshuffle
Liberal Democrat leader Charles Kennedy has announced the reshuffle of the party’s ‘shadow cabinet’. The main changes are the appointment of Steve Webb as the party’s health spokesperson, while Ed Da...
UK National News, May 16, 2005
Massive response for ‘Piano Man’ information appeal
The National Missing Persons Helpline (NMPH) appeal for information about a mysterious man dubbed the ‘Piano Man’ has received a massive response. The man's social worker Michael Camp told reporters ...
Massive response for ‘Piano Man’ information appeal
The National Missing Persons Helpline (NMPH) appeal for information about a mysterious man dubbed the ‘Piano Man’ has received a massive response. The man's social worker Michael Camp told reporters ...
UK National News, May 16, 2005
Bids lodged for parts of MG Rover
Administrators have received a number of bids for parts of failed car manufacturer MG Rover. Bidders had until Friday to lodge details of finance offers with administrators PricewaterhouseCoopers, bu...
Bids lodged for parts of MG Rover
Administrators have received a number of bids for parts of failed car manufacturer MG Rover. Bidders had until Friday to lodge details of finance offers with administrators PricewaterhouseCoopers, bu...
Northern Ireland News, May 16, 2005
Fire service deal with hotel blaze
The Fire and Rescue Service have dealt with a number of blazes across Northern Ireland at the weekend. In the most recent incident, firefighters had to deal with a fire in the kitchen of the Wellingt...
Fire service deal with hotel blaze
The Fire and Rescue Service have dealt with a number of blazes across Northern Ireland at the weekend. In the most recent incident, firefighters had to deal with a fire in the kitchen of the Wellingt...
Northern Ireland News, May 16, 2005
Cars outside catholic church attacked by stone throwers
A number of cars have been attacked with stones outside a catholic church in Ballymena at the weekend. Bricks and stones were thrown at the cars, parked in the grounds of the church at Harryville, as...
Cars outside catholic church attacked by stone throwers
A number of cars have been attacked with stones outside a catholic church in Ballymena at the weekend. Bricks and stones were thrown at the cars, parked in the grounds of the church at Harryville, as...
Northern Ireland News, May 16, 2005
Ammunition recovered in Coleraine
Police have recovered a substantial amount of ammunition in the Coleraine area at the weekend. A member of the public discovered the cache in a river beside a picnic area in Castleroe Forest shortly ...
Ammunition recovered in Coleraine
Police have recovered a substantial amount of ammunition in the Coleraine area at the weekend. A member of the public discovered the cache in a river beside a picnic area in Castleroe Forest shortly ...
Northern Ireland News, May 16, 2005
PSNI police patrols to be reviewed
The PSNI and Northern Ireland Policing Board have started a Review of how police officers patrol the province’s streets. The Best Value Review will assess public expectations, visibility, tasking of ...
PSNI police patrols to be reviewed
The PSNI and Northern Ireland Policing Board have started a Review of how police officers patrol the province’s streets. The Best Value Review will assess public expectations, visibility, tasking of ...
Northern Ireland News, May 16, 2005
Belfast scientists help tsunami relief effort
Two local scientists from the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development are embarking on a mercy mission to the Banda Aceh region of Indonesia. Whilst on the trip, which has been organised by l...
Belfast scientists help tsunami relief effort
Two local scientists from the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development are embarking on a mercy mission to the Banda Aceh region of Indonesia. Whilst on the trip, which has been organised by l...
Northern Ireland News, May 13, 2005
Around 1,700 new jobs set for Shorts
Around 1,700 new jobs could be created after leading aerospace firm Bombardier announced a £180 million investment programme for its Belfast base at Shorts. The company said it had signed a Letter o...
Around 1,700 new jobs set for Shorts
Around 1,700 new jobs could be created after leading aerospace firm Bombardier announced a £180 million investment programme for its Belfast base at Shorts. The company said it had signed a Letter o...
Recruitment News, May 13, 2005
IT firm to create 45 jobs in £3.3m expansion project
A leading Belfast-based IT firm is set to create 45 new jobs as part of a £3.3 million expansion project. Kainos said it would be recruiting business consultants, software engineers and project manag...
IT firm to create 45 jobs in £3.3m expansion project
A leading Belfast-based IT firm is set to create 45 new jobs as part of a £3.3 million expansion project. Kainos said it would be recruiting business consultants, software engineers and project manag...
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Northern Ireland WeatherToday:A sunny but frosty start for many. However cloud increases by midday with a few showers reaching the north coast, these mostly light but spreading inland this afternoon. Chilly. Maximum temperature 8 °C.Tonight:A rather cloudy evening with scattered showers. Becoming drier through the night with some good clear spells developing and a patchy frost away from coasts. Minimum temperature 0 °C.