Belfast Telegraph back issues from October 2005:
First-time buyers facing squeeze
Oct 01, 2005; ... FIRST-TIME buyers are being squeezed out of the housing market,industry watchers have warned, after a survey found that propertyprices in Northern Ireland continue to soar.The alert follows anational survey that revealed that house prices in the province aregrowing at four times the rate ...
Sorryfor your trouble, Ian
Oct 01, 2005; ... SINN Fein last night condemned vandalism attacks on Ian Paisley'smain church building in Belfast - sparking an unholy row with asceptical DUP.Fourteen windows in Martyrs Memorial Church on theRavenhill Road were smashed, possibly by bullets of some description,on Thursday night or ...
Landmark link-up for PSNI and Garda
Oct 01, 2005; ... GARDAI will be working alongside the PSNI in Northern Irelandwithin weeks, it has emerged.The groundbreaking initiative has beenalmost finalised between the two police forces and is seen as a bigboost to the prospects of the PSNI being accepted fully by thenationalist community. And ...
Van hijack terror in city
Oct 01, 2005; ... JOYRIDERS who lost control of a stolen van which crashed through awall into a Dunmurry garden have been angrily condemned for having noregard for public safety.A number of youths were spotted running awayfrom the scene after the van crashed into the garden at Lagmore Groveyesterday ...
[Pound]285,000 That's what it cost to police the marching season
Oct 01, 2005; ... THE cost of policing 193 parades in the council district with thesecond lowest population in Northern Ireland was a whopping[Pound]285,000, it has been revealed. Ballymoney has a population ofaround 28,000 and a senior police officer, speaking at a meeting ofthe area's District Policing ...
'Heal' have our support: SF
Oct 01, 2005; ... PLANS to honour Northern Ireland football hero David Healy in hishome town have been given strong backing ... by republicans.DownDistrict Council has been debating a call to rename the local playingfields in Killyleagh 'David Healy Park' after the town's favouritesporting son.This would, ...
School's apology over sex attacks on pupils Campbell admits 'failings' to parents
Oct 01, 2005; ... A TOP Belfast school last night issued an apology to parents andpupils over serious failings in its response to child abuseincidents.Campbell College publicly admitted that school chiefs hadnot acted correctly on learning of assaults on young boarders atCabin Hill Prep in 1992/93.The ...
Dundalk is given the run around The Dundalk Bypass opened this week, completinga motorway that stretches from Dublin almost to the border.Ben Lowry took a drive down it
Oct 01, 2005; ... THE [Pound]120m motorway that opened in Co Louth yesterdaybypasses Dundalk so entirely that you can't even see the town fromthe new road.The seven-mile highway cuts through countryside to thewest of Dundalk, giving northbound drivers dramatic views of themountains along the south Armagh ...
Adams wants the power turned on
Oct 01, 2005; ... GERRY Adams has called on the British and Irish governments tomove quickly to restore power-sharing in the wake of IRAdecommissioning.Mr Adams said the DUP needed time and space to absorbthe historic significance of the Provos' decision, but he dismissedunionist claims the IRA cannot be ...
Teens critical in car crash horror
Oct 01, 2005; ... TWO teenagers were fighting for their lives today following aserious road traffic smash outside Newry.The accident happened at theFathom Line, on the Omeath Road, outside Newry, at around 1.35am.Both teenagers were transferred to the Royal Hospital, where theywere said to be in a ...
Man charged with attempted murder
Oct 01, 2005 ... A 29-YEAR-OLD man is appearing in court today charged with theattempted murder of a German tourist in the popular seaside resort ofPortrush.The man, of no fixed abode, is appearing at a specialsitting ...
Costumes display takes treasuredtripround Ireland
Oct 01, 2005; ... AN EXHIBITION of one of the province's most significant costumecollections has taken to the road to help highlight its value andimportance and bring it to the attention of an Ireland-wide audience.The National Trust's Springhill Costume Collection from Moneymorewill travel around Ireland ...
Police plea to tackledrug abuse on estate
Oct 01, 2005 ... POLICE in Glengormley have appealed to residents of a beleagueredhousing estate to come forward with information which will help themtackle serious allegations of drug abuse among young people.Accordingto DUP alderman Nigel Hamilton, youths are openly taking and sellingdrugs on the ...
Charity builds betterfuture for orphans
Oct 01, 2005; ... AN Ulster Christian charity has helpedopen the door to a brighterfuture for orphaned children in Europe's poorest country.The 'Visionof Good Hope - Moldova' organisation, based in Buckna, officiallyopened its first orphanage recently - the 'House of Hope' in thedeprived Transnistria ...
Ulster team set to help poor in Hungary with housebuild aid
Oct 01, 2005; ... FAMILIES living in a deprived rural area of south eastern Hungarywill soon be housed in brand new energy efficient and comfortablehomes with the valuable help of a group from Northern Ireland.Theband of 14 from Hillsborough Parish and Hillsborough Presbyterianchurches are helping on a ...
Schoolboy battles back from injury
Oct 01, 2005 ... SCHOOLBOY Andrew Kelly has been praised for his courage inbattling back from a rugby injury.Ballyclare High School principal,Mr David Knox, praised the fifth former pupil for his determinationin returning to school at the annual prize giving.Andrew suffered aserious neck injury in a ...
Brother of 999 tragedy man breaks silence
Oct 01, 2005; ... THE chairman of Banbridge Council has broken years of silence totalk about his brother's death in hope the hope of attracting extraambulance cover to the area.Councillor Jim McElroy said it took anambulance from Newry over an hour to reach the home of his brotherDavid, who had suffered a ...
Ireland on a boggy patch in peat row EC imposes daily fineof [Pound]15,000
Oct 01, 2005; ... IRELAND has been hit with a whopping €21,600([Pound]15,000)a day fine by the European Commission because of a row over peat. Themassive fine which could eventually add up to millions of euro isbeing imposed by the EU which feels the government has failed tohonour a judgment by the ...
Hain: Provos ceasing crime activity IMC reportcrucial to talks in province
Oct 03, 2005; ... Early reports indicate the IRA is ceasing all paramilitary andcriminal activity, Secretary of State Peter Hain has said.But he alsomade clear an end to the Provisionals' activities must also includepunishment attacks, intelligence gathering and targetting - and saidit was still "early ...
Sinn Fein to talk at Tory conference
Oct 03, 2005; ... SinnFein is to attend the Conservative Party conference for thefirst time - more than 20 years after the IRA bombed the ToriesatBrighton.MP Conor Murphy is due to become the first republican toaddress the Tory faithfulgathered in Blackpool for their annual get-together.The Sinn Fein ...
Ex-soldier in plea on stolen gun
Oct 03, 2005; ... A former Irish soldier who has been fighting for 30 years to havehis name cleared over the theft of a high-powered machine-gun fromClancy Barracks in Dublin in January 1973 has asked General John deChastelain, the government and Sinn Fein to find out if the weaponwas among those ...
Shock at lung cancer rates in women Charity callsfor Ulster smoking ban
Oct 03, 2005; ... A top Ulster charity chief warned today that only a"comprehensive" ban on smoking will drive down the province'sshocking lung cancer rates among women.Heather Monteverde, generalmanager of Macmillan Cancer Relief NI, said that while October wasBreast Cancer Awareness Month, it was vital ...
Scripts already written over IRA: Dodds
Oct 03, 2005; ... The absence of terrorist and criminal activity alone will notqualify Sinn Fein or any organisation for government, the DUP haswarned.Party secretary Nigel Dodds charged the Northern IrelandOffice and the Dublin government with already having "written theirscripts" in anticipation of the ...
Adams urges priority over powers
Oct 03, 2005; ... The British and Irish governments face a "heavy responsibility" toinject fresh momentum into the political process, Gerry Adams hassaid.As he flew to Brussels today, the Sinn Fein president alsoadopted the language of Secretary of State Peter Hain in describingthe restoration of ...
Patients in cocktail stick surgery scare
Oct 03, 2005; ... A top Ulster doctor today warned partygoers to be "extra careful"when eating savoury snacks - after two patients required majorsurgery to remove ingested cocktail sticks.In both cases the patientsswallowed part of a stick embedded in a party bite - without knowingit.Eamon Mackle, a ...
Katie hits top spot with latest album
Oct 03, 2005; ... Former Belfast schoolgirl Katie Melua was celebrating today afterher second album Piece By Piece shot straight to the top of the UKcharts.The new album, released last Monday, knocked David Gray offthe number one spot in the album charts.It's the second top spot forKatie, whose debut ...
Planning chief hits back over bribe slurs No case proved in 30 years says boss
Oct 03, 2005; ... A senior DoE official has hit out at accusations about corruptionwithin the planning system in Northern Ireland.David Ferguson, chiefexecutive of the Planning Service, said there had not been a "provencase" of corruption in the organisation in more than three decades.Healso challenged ...
Clouds obscure view of partial eclipse
Oct 03, 2005; ... Stargazers across Ulster had their eyes on the skies this morningin hopes of glimpsing the partial eclipse of the sun.Around two-thirds of the sun wasblotted out as the moon passed in front of it,starting at 8.50am and finishing at about 11.20am.The IrishAstronomical Society was staging ...
Pit bull used inattack on fire crews
Oct 03, 2005; ... Emergency workers were attacked by a banned dog and a gang ofstone- throwers after a fire in Co Tyrone early today.Fire crews andpolice called to a blaze at an unoccupied house in Dungannon'sWindmill Drive at around 1.15am came under attack from up to fiveassailants hurling missiles, as ...
Flu drive aims to target 400,000
Oct 03, 2005; ... Health chiefs today launched their biggest-ever flu jab programmeto protect more than 400,000 people across Ulster.Some[Pound]3.5million has been spent on vaccinations that will be offeredto more Ulster people than ever including, for the first time, carersand home helps.Health chiefs ...
We'lldig up your dead Priest tells of shocking loyalist threats made at graves ceremony
Oct 03, 2005; ... Loyalist protesters threatened to dig up the dead and urinate ontheir graves as sectarian tensions flared during a Catholic prayerservice, a parish priest today claimed.Father Dan Whyte said thatCatholics and Protestants must stand together to oppose the "vicioussectarian hatred" which ...
Ulster helps charity to hit sponsors goal
Oct 03, 2005; ... Thousands of people across Northern Ireland have helped a majorcharity meet its target of achieving 3,000 sponsors in 30 days.DuringSeptember, the international aid and development agency World Visionran a "Big Month" appeal to encourage more people to sponsor a child.It aimed to get ...
Family's tribute to Abby Memorial book and cd
Oct 03, 2005; ... The family of a seven-year-old Co Armagh girl who died in a roadaccident have compiled a book celebrating her life.And relatives ofAbigail Harding, who died two weeks ago, have also put together a CDof her favourite music.Abby's family are finding solace bycelebrating her short life with ...
Smoke ban drive continues
Oct 03, 2005; ... A top charity chief warned today that only a "comprehensive" banon smoking will drive down the province's shocking lung cancer ratesamong women.Heather Monteverde, general manager of Macmillan CancerRelief NI, said that, while October was Breast Cancer AwarenessMonth, it was vital more ...
'Too fast' pilot was on final flight for airline
Oct 01, 2005; ... A RYANAIR pilot who landed his plane too fast in what an airaccident report describes as a "serious incident" told investigatorshe had marital difficulties at the time and had been suffering from"physiological and psychological fatigue". The 38-year-old pilot wason his last trip for ...
Ulster bands join tribute day to DJ
Oct 01, 2005; ... LOCAL bands are set to take part in a special day celebrating thelife of John Peel and his contribution to music.A number of bandsreflecting John's tastes, including Velma, Tin Pot Operation, MuinzerBlack and Swanee River, will perform at a special gig at Belfast'sPavilion Bar, Ormeau ...
Ulster ready to watch the sun's eclipse
Oct 01, 2005; ... A PUBLIC 'eclipse watch' is due to take place in south Belfastnext week to observe the rare event of half the sun disappearing.Asolar eclipse occurs when the moon passes in front of the sun and,weather permitting, people all over Ireland will be able to view theevent on Monday ...
Shona loses hart in acting
Oct 01, 2005; ... THERE'S one role musical star Shona Lindsay (right) who opens atthe Opera House on Monday in Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, hasgiven up hope of ever being asked to play.It's Wild Roxie Hart, thecold-eyed murderess in Chicago."I've been turned down time and againfor the part and I ...
Corrie star Keith backs playing day
Oct 01, 2005; ... CORONATION Street star Keith Duffy has called on schools andworkplaces across Northern Ireland to support a special game playingday to help raise funds for special play therapy for children withautism.Primary and special schools and workplaces are being asked toallow children and staff ...
Churchin novel bid to recruit its priests
Oct 01, 2005; ... THE Catholic Church is using mouse pads, pens and car stickers aspart of a novel recruitment drive in the Republic to entice morepeople into the priesthood. Almost 8,500 car stickers and mouse padshave so far been distributed, mainly through schools and parishes,and the plan now is to ...
Building worthy heritage As the National Lottery, in association with the Belfast Telegraph, continues the search for the best supported project, Marie Foy looks at the merits of Mourne Homesteads, the last of Northern Ireland's fourshortlisted schemes
Oct 01, 2005; ... MOURNE Homesteads is arestoration programme that helps tackle theloss of traditional dwellings and building skills in an area ofoutstanding natural beauty.The scheme helps retain the uniquecharacter and heritage of the Mourne area and keeps local communitiesand traditions alive.The ...
Outrage over 'potato Christ'theatre poster
Oct 01, 2005; ... A THEATRE poster in the Republic depicting Christ as a potato,carrying a crucifix and wearing a crown of thorns has been slammed asblasphemous and insulting to the famine dead.Residents of Sligoreacted angrily to the posters which have been displayed around thetown and county to promote ...
Tributes flooding infor ex-Alliance leader Glass
Oct 01, 2005; ... SDLP chief Mark Durkan has added his voice to the tributes paid toformer Alliance leader Basil Glass who died yesterday.Expressingsympathy with family and friends, Mr Durkan said Mr Glass was a warmand gracious man who had a natural disdain for prejudice and aninstinct for equality."He ...
City hall dome walkerhas an eye on weather
Oct 01, 2005; ... A DARING tightrope walker will this weekend walk between the domesof Belfast City Hall at the start of celebrations to mark thebuilding's 100th anniversary.Ramon Kelvink, who has performed at theEiffel Tower and the Leaning Tower of Pisa, said his only concernabout balancing more than ...
Ulster'scraftiest folk in hunt for national award
Oct 01, 2005; ... A GROUP of 35 highly-skilled Ulster people with art andcrafttalents have been selected to take part in ITV's new search for'Britain's Craftiest' person.The This Morning programme competition,looking for Britain's best amateur craftsperson - whether insculpture, jewellery making, ...
Building site fall man rescued
Oct 01, 2005; ... A MAN has been rescued after falling into a pit at a buildingsite. He suffered suspected spinal injuries in the accident at a newwater treatment works in Eden, near Carrickfergus. Sam Arlow of theFire Service said the nature of his injuries meant it was a delicateand lengthy operation to ...
Bonkers for conkers
Oct 01, 2005 ... CONKER fans will be flocking in their thousands to the worldchampionships at Oundle, Northants, next Sunday.Last year some 5,000people watched 300 competitors vie for the conker title.Competitorsgo armed ...
€1.3m in damages for child sex ring victims
Oct 01, 2005 ... The largest single sum - €117,500 ([Pound]80,000) - went to10-year-old 'Marine V', who was raped by 19 people and sexuallyabused by 32 others. She cannot be identified by her full namebecause of French laws protecting child victims.The remainder went to44 other victims, their ...
Police hold man overbomb blast
Oct 01, 2005; ... A MAN was arrested yesterday in connection with a pipe bomb attackon the home of a couple and their three-year-old son.The explosion inCarnany Drive, Ballymoney, Co Antrim, left two pieces of steelembedded in the living room.Police said the man, who was detainedfollowing a search in the ...
Council honour for SDLP veteran
Oct 01, 2005 ... FORMER Newtownabbey councillor Tommy McTeague is to receive theFreedom of the Borough in recognition of his contribution to localgovernment and service to the community.The SDLP veteran, who losthis seat in May'selections, is to be given the honour at a specialceremony, likely to be ...
An eleven plus for Waterfront Hall
Oct 01, 2005; ... BELFAST'S Waterfront Hall is to be magically transformed into aglitzy Las Vegas-style casino for a one-off movie screening.StellaArtois Screen is showing the classic Steven Soderbergh's Ocean'sEleven on November 18.The auditorium will be turned into a film-set,cleverly lit and decked out ...
The Kitchen is switchin'
Oct 01, 2005; ... ONE of Belfast's most historic pubs - The Kitchen Bar - haschanged hands.Last night Botanic Inns took over the venue - butpromised it would retain the staff employed in thewatering hole. The company also promised that the bar's famed Ulster fry wouldcontinue to be a fixture on the ...
All eyes on budding young scientists
Oct 01, 2005; ... TECHNO-wizards, mathematicians and inventors across NorthernIreland are gearing up for the all-Ireland science competition.It'stime for students to work on their initial submissions for theOctober 7 deadline in the 2006 BT Young Scientist and TechnologyExhibition.The competition,open to ...
Church chief shocked over paint attack
Oct 01, 2005 ... METHODIST president the Rev Desmond Bain has expressed hissolidarity with thecongregation of Greencastle Methodist Church whichhas been the target of apaint-bomb attack.He said: " I learned withshock about the attack. This small congregation seeks only to worshipand to reach out the hand ...
'IRA will always be criminals' Poll in republic shows distrust in provos
Oct 03, 2005; ... Most people in the Republic do not believe the IRA hasdecommissioned all its weapons, according to a survey.And 82% ofpeople are convinced the Provos are still involved in criminality,the Sunday Independent poll revealed. According to a survey of 200Irish homes, 54% of respondents say ...
Fears growfor health of Clarke's wife
Oct 03, 2005; ... Fresh concerns over the health of the cancer-stricken wife ofDarren Clarke were raised last night after the star golfer pulled outof two US tournaments.The Dungannon man indicated that he haswithdrawn from the WGC American Express Championship and the LasVegas Invitational as Heather ...
Youain't seen nothin' yet Peter will keep scoring says Spike
Oct 03, 2005; ... Linfield's Glenn Ferguson today issued a chilling warning to therest of the Irish League, stating that there is much more to comefrom the Blues and his rampant strike partner Peter Thompson.TheBlues hammered Coleraine 7-2 in the Premier division on Saturday,coming hot on the heels of ...
Now it's time to slay the Dragon
Oct 03, 2005; ... It's still fresh in the mind.David Healy's winning goal and thefantastic feel good factor that swept around the country.Almost amonth on, writing Northern Ireland 1 England 0 still feelsgood.Northern Ireland 1 Wales 0 has a certain ring to it too.Infootball the most important match is ...
Tale of the tape McCall aims to get Ulster back in right frame
Oct 03, 2005; ... Leinster30Ulster 23 The Ulster team will today dissect their first competitive defeatof the season with what coach Mark McCall interestingly describes asthe most important video session of their year. After victories over Cardiff, Edinburgh and Gwent Dragons, ...
Fed on a diet of peas in a pod...
Oct 03, 2005; ... Oh the youth of today? their diet has all the balance of DidierDrogba, their music has as much substance as a Tony Blair speech andthey have all the manners and respect for people as, well many oftheir elders actually.In fact it seems that some even prepare to facethe best in the world ...
McGrath must play by the rules
Oct 03, 2005; ... Ireland International Rules team manager Peter McGrath will todayunveil his side to meet Australia in the two-Test series later thismonth.But McGrath would have been happier had he gleaned rather moreinformation from the weekend trial game which he arranged in CrokePark. He used the ...
Franz Ferdinand: How good are they? Storming follow-up or a case of difficult-second-album syndrome? Our panel of experts assess the band's new record
Oct 03, 2005; ... Claire Sturgess Xfm DJ I don't know what it is about Franz Ferdinand, but their musicalways makes me want to stamp my feet and wave my arms in the air. Ofcourse I never do that - it would be tragically uncool. However, inthe confines of my radio studio, when no one is watching, my ...
Mourinho demands respect for Chelsea's storming of Anfield
Oct 03, 2005; ... Following a week of public argument Rafael Benitez and JoseMourinho were united by incomprehension yesterday, the Spaniard atLiverpool's heaviest home League defeat since 1969 and the Portugueseat the apparent lack of respect his Chelsea team have received for aflawless defence of their ...
Can dance music and politics really mix? Claire Hughes talks to Ms Dynamite, Paul Van Dyk and Adam Freeland to find out
Oct 03, 2005 ... Politics and dancing? The two words just don't go together, dothey? But music and politics have been linked throughout history.Dance music's first "Summer of Love" took place in the UK in 1988,and with it came one of history's most vehement clashes betweenpolitics and music. The dawning ...
Could it ever be OK to wear fur?
Oct 03, 2005; ... It's cruel, unethical and unaccountable - but it's also reusable,sustainable and biodegradable. If the industry cleaned up its act,maybe skins could come out of the doghouse, says Joanna Moorhead ...Forty per cent of people would wear sheepskin, 15 per cent were happyto wear mink, 11 per ...