Northern Ireland News for October 2007 : Page 12
Northern Ireland News, Oct 8, 2007
Celtic Fans Shout 'Sectarian Abuse' At MP
A DUP MP said he and his wife were subjected to "sectarian abuse" by Celtic football fans while travelling on a recent ferry from Stranraer to Larne. Gregory Campbell said they were deliberately targ...
Celtic Fans Shout 'Sectarian Abuse' At MP
A DUP MP said he and his wife were subjected to "sectarian abuse" by Celtic football fans while travelling on a recent ferry from Stranraer to Larne. Gregory Campbell said they were deliberately targ...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 5, 2007
UDA Release 'No Pressure' Statement Over Arms
Loyalist paramilitary group the UDA says it will not be pressured into decommissioning its weapons. Social Development Minister Margaret Ritchie has given the group until Monday October 8 to begin de...
UDA Release 'No Pressure' Statement Over Arms
Loyalist paramilitary group the UDA says it will not be pressured into decommissioning its weapons. Social Development Minister Margaret Ritchie has given the group until Monday October 8 to begin de...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 5, 2007
Fatal House Fire In Newtownards
A woman in her 30s has died in a fire at a house in Newtownards, Co. Down. The fire occurred at a house in Ilex Avenue at around 5.30pm and the woman is reported to have died at the scene. An invest...
Fatal House Fire In Newtownards
A woman in her 30s has died in a fire at a house in Newtownards, Co. Down. The fire occurred at a house in Ilex Avenue at around 5.30pm and the woman is reported to have died at the scene. An invest...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 5, 2007
Re-appeal Over Baby Stewart Death
Detectives investigating the death of a newborn baby boy in Co Down seven years ago today issued a fresh appeal for information about the tragedy. The baby’s body was found in a shallow grave on Frid...
Re-appeal Over Baby Stewart Death
Detectives investigating the death of a newborn baby boy in Co Down seven years ago today issued a fresh appeal for information about the tragedy. The baby’s body was found in a shallow grave on Frid...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 5, 2007
Talks Due As Postal Strike Continues
Talks between the Communication Workers Union (CWU) and Royal Mail are due to begin on Friday as a strike over pay and job cuts continue. Around 130,000 members of the CWU began a 48-hour walkout at ...
Talks Due As Postal Strike Continues
Talks between the Communication Workers Union (CWU) and Royal Mail are due to begin on Friday as a strike over pay and job cuts continue. Around 130,000 members of the CWU began a 48-hour walkout at ...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 5, 2007
Orde Opts For Taser Stun Gun Trial
Chief Constable Sir Hugh Orde is to push ahead with the adoption of taser stun guns for use by the PSNI. However the Policing Board remains split on the use of the non-lethal weapons that deliver a 5...
Orde Opts For Taser Stun Gun Trial
Chief Constable Sir Hugh Orde is to push ahead with the adoption of taser stun guns for use by the PSNI. However the Policing Board remains split on the use of the non-lethal weapons that deliver a 5...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 5, 2007
Pressure Mounts On Brown To Call Election
Prime Minister Gordon Brown is facing increasing pressure from the Conservatives to call a general election. Speaking on BBC's 'Question Time' on Thursday, Tory shadow chancellor George Osborne said:...
Pressure Mounts On Brown To Call Election
Prime Minister Gordon Brown is facing increasing pressure from the Conservatives to call a general election. Speaking on BBC's 'Question Time' on Thursday, Tory shadow chancellor George Osborne said:...
UK National News, Oct 5, 2007
Talks Due As Postal Strike Continues
Talks between the Communication Workers Union (CWU) and Royal Mail were continuing on Friday as a strike over pay and job cuts continue. Around 130,000 members of the CWU began a 48-hour walkout at n...
Talks Due As Postal Strike Continues
Talks between the Communication Workers Union (CWU) and Royal Mail were continuing on Friday as a strike over pay and job cuts continue. Around 130,000 members of the CWU began a 48-hour walkout at n...
UK National News, Oct 5, 2007
Three More Charged Over 'Hell's Angel' Biker Death
Three more men have been charged over the fatal shooting of Hell's Angel biker on the M40. Gerry Tobin, 35, from south-east London, was shot dead while riding his motorbike on 12 August. Three new s...
Three More Charged Over 'Hell's Angel' Biker Death
Three more men have been charged over the fatal shooting of Hell's Angel biker on the M40. Gerry Tobin, 35, from south-east London, was shot dead while riding his motorbike on 12 August. Three new s...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 5, 2007
Education Minister Praises ICT In Schools
Education Minister Caitríona Ruane has viewed some of the new ICT equipment being rolled out to primary schools as part of a major ‘refresh’ programme. During a visit to Hazelwood Integrated Primary ...
Education Minister Praises ICT In Schools
Education Minister Caitríona Ruane has viewed some of the new ICT equipment being rolled out to primary schools as part of a major ‘refresh’ programme. During a visit to Hazelwood Integrated Primary ...
UK National News, Oct 5, 2007
Tomlinsons Urge Government On Drug Trial
The family of charity fundraiser Jane Tomlinson and the NHS Trust that treated her will urge the Government to review guidelines concerning the availability of advanced trial drugs. Mrs Tomlinson's h...
Tomlinsons Urge Government On Drug Trial
The family of charity fundraiser Jane Tomlinson and the NHS Trust that treated her will urge the Government to review guidelines concerning the availability of advanced trial drugs. Mrs Tomlinson's h...
UK National News, Oct 5, 2007
UK Soldier Killed In Afghanistan Explosion
A British soldier has been killed and two others injured in an explosion in southern Afghanistan. The soldiers from the 1st Battalion The Royal Gurkha Rifles were on their way back to their base at K...
UK Soldier Killed In Afghanistan Explosion
A British soldier has been killed and two others injured in an explosion in southern Afghanistan. The soldiers from the 1st Battalion The Royal Gurkha Rifles were on their way back to their base at K...
UK National News, Oct 5, 2007
Crossrail Gets Government Go-Ahead
The Government has given the green light to the £16 billion cross-London Crossrail project. Announcing that funding is now in place for the long-delayed scheme, Prime Minister Gordon Brown said it wa...
Crossrail Gets Government Go-Ahead
The Government has given the green light to the £16 billion cross-London Crossrail project. Announcing that funding is now in place for the long-delayed scheme, Prime Minister Gordon Brown said it wa...
UK National News, Oct 5, 2007
'Dead Harry' Statue To Go On Display In Central London
A sculpture of a "dead" Prince Harry in Army uniform clutching a cameo locket of his late mother, Princess Diana, is coming to London next week. The statue, by American artist Daniel Edward, is inten...
'Dead Harry' Statue To Go On Display In Central London
A sculpture of a "dead" Prince Harry in Army uniform clutching a cameo locket of his late mother, Princess Diana, is coming to London next week. The statue, by American artist Daniel Edward, is inten...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 5, 2007
Family Learning Helps All Says Minister
The Department for Employment and Learning has today shown its support for National Family Learning Week. The week, which runs from 6-14 October, aims to raise awareness of the importance of family l...
Family Learning Helps All Says Minister
The Department for Employment and Learning has today shown its support for National Family Learning Week. The week, which runs from 6-14 October, aims to raise awareness of the importance of family l...
UK National News, Oct 5, 2007
Football Fan In Court Over Pitch Incident
A 27-year-old man has appeared in court charged in connection with an incident during Wednesday night's Champions League match between Celtic and Inter Milan at Celtic Park. Robert McHendry was arres...
Football Fan In Court Over Pitch Incident
A 27-year-old man has appeared in court charged in connection with an incident during Wednesday night's Champions League match between Celtic and Inter Milan at Celtic Park. Robert McHendry was arres...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 5, 2007
Gardaí Appeal Over Mystery Woman
Gardaí in Dublin have appealed for help in trying to establish the identity of a woman who turned up at a police station in the city last weekend apparently suffering from amnesia. The woman turned u...
Gardaí Appeal Over Mystery Woman
Gardaí in Dublin have appealed for help in trying to establish the identity of a woman who turned up at a police station in the city last weekend apparently suffering from amnesia. The woman turned u...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 4, 2007
Ombudsman Says Police Shooting 'Justified'
Police Ombudsman, Nuala O'Loan, has concluded that the fatal shooting of Neil McConville was justified in the circumstances. Mr McConville was shot three times by a PSNI officer as he attempted to fl...
Ombudsman Says Police Shooting 'Justified'
Police Ombudsman, Nuala O'Loan, has concluded that the fatal shooting of Neil McConville was justified in the circumstances. Mr McConville was shot three times by a PSNI officer as he attempted to fl...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 4, 2007
Girl Re-Arrested Over Grocer Murder
Police have re-arrested a teenager in connection with the murder of grocer Harry Holland. The 15-year-old female had been remanded in custody charged with affray and assault occasioning actual bodily...
Girl Re-Arrested Over Grocer Murder
Police have re-arrested a teenager in connection with the murder of grocer Harry Holland. The 15-year-old female had been remanded in custody charged with affray and assault occasioning actual bodily...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 4, 2007
Toddler Hospitalised After Car Plunges Into Canal
A two-year-old boy has been seriously injured after his family car plunged into Newry Canal yesterday afternoon. It is understood the car swerved off the road to avoid an oncoming vehicle on the Omea...
Toddler Hospitalised After Car Plunges Into Canal
A two-year-old boy has been seriously injured after his family car plunged into Newry Canal yesterday afternoon. It is understood the car swerved off the road to avoid an oncoming vehicle on the Omea...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 4, 2007
Girl Sexually Assaulted At Train Station
A teenage girl was the victim of a serious sexual assault at a railway station last week. The girl was attacked at the Whiteabbey train halt at around 4.15pm last Thursday. She was approached by a m...
Girl Sexually Assaulted At Train Station
A teenage girl was the victim of a serious sexual assault at a railway station last week. The girl was attacked at the Whiteabbey train halt at around 4.15pm last Thursday. She was approached by a m...
UK National News, Oct 4, 2007
Increase In Cohabiting Couple Families
The number of cohabiting couple families in the UK increased by 65% between 1996 and 2006, according to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics. The numbers increased from 1.4 mill...
Increase In Cohabiting Couple Families
The number of cohabiting couple families in the UK increased by 65% between 1996 and 2006, according to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics. The numbers increased from 1.4 mill...
UK National News, Oct 4, 2007
Ryanair Founder Tony Ryan Dies
Irish entrepreneur Dr Tony Ryan, who founded budget airline Ryanair, has died following a long battle with pancreatic cancer. Dr Ryan, 71, died on Wednesday at his home in Cellbrdge, Co Kildare. Bor...
Ryanair Founder Tony Ryan Dies
Irish entrepreneur Dr Tony Ryan, who founded budget airline Ryanair, has died following a long battle with pancreatic cancer. Dr Ryan, 71, died on Wednesday at his home in Cellbrdge, Co Kildare. Bor...
UK National News, Oct 4, 2007
Investigation Into London Street Shooting Continues
Police have released four people being held in connection with the fatal shooting of an innocent woman, believed to have been caught in the crossfire between two gunmen, in south London on Tuesday. M...
Investigation Into London Street Shooting Continues
Police have released four people being held in connection with the fatal shooting of an innocent woman, believed to have been caught in the crossfire between two gunmen, in south London on Tuesday. M...
UK National News, Oct 4, 2007
Royal Mail Workers Go On Strike
Postal workers across the UK began the first in a series of countrywide strikes on Thursday afternoon. Around 130,000 members of the Communication Workers Union began a 48-hour walkout at noon on Thu...
Royal Mail Workers Go On Strike
Postal workers across the UK began the first in a series of countrywide strikes on Thursday afternoon. Around 130,000 members of the Communication Workers Union began a 48-hour walkout at noon on Thu...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 4, 2007
Improvement In NI Cancer Survival Rates
Cancer survival rates for patients in Northern Ireland has risen, according to a new report. The Northern Ireland Cancer Registry (NICR), which is part of Queens University School of Medicine, examin...
Improvement In NI Cancer Survival Rates
Cancer survival rates for patients in Northern Ireland has risen, according to a new report. The Northern Ireland Cancer Registry (NICR), which is part of Queens University School of Medicine, examin...
UK National News, Oct 4, 2007
More Time Granted To Quiz M40 Suspects
Police investigating the murder of biker Gerry Tobin on the M40 in Warwickshire in August have been given more time to question three suspects. Warwickshire Police have been granted an additional 12 ...
More Time Granted To Quiz M40 Suspects
Police investigating the murder of biker Gerry Tobin on the M40 in Warwickshire in August have been given more time to question three suspects. Warwickshire Police have been granted an additional 12 ...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 4, 2007
Man On Trial Over Ear-Biting Attack
A man has gone on trial accused of biting off another man's ear. John Totten, 27, of Milebush Close in Belfast, appeared at Belfast Crown Court charged with inflicting grievous bodily harm with inten...
Man On Trial Over Ear-Biting Attack
A man has gone on trial accused of biting off another man's ear. John Totten, 27, of Milebush Close in Belfast, appeared at Belfast Crown Court charged with inflicting grievous bodily harm with inten...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 4, 2007
Postal Workers Take Strike Action
Postal workers in Northern Ireland will commence the first of two 48-hour strikes today. The industrial action is taking place due to a dispute with Royal Mail over pay and changes to the business. ...
Postal Workers Take Strike Action
Postal workers in Northern Ireland will commence the first of two 48-hour strikes today. The industrial action is taking place due to a dispute with Royal Mail over pay and changes to the business. ...
UK National News, Oct 4, 2007
Football Fan Hands Himself Into Police
A 27-year-old man who ran onto the pitch during Wednesday night's Champions League match between Celtic and Inter Milan has been arrested after handing himself into police. It is understood that the ...
Football Fan Hands Himself Into Police
A 27-year-old man who ran onto the pitch during Wednesday night's Champions League match between Celtic and Inter Milan has been arrested after handing himself into police. It is understood that the ...
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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.