Belfast Telegraph back issues from May 2006:
JK Galbraith, liberal economist, dies at 97
May 01, 2006; ... John Kenneth Galbraith, probably the most famous left-wingeconomist of his age and author of The Affluent Society, has died. Galbraith, adviser of Democratic presidents from Roosevelt toJohnson and a professor emeritus at Harvard University, died onSaturday in Cambridge, ...
Clooney joins US rallies to demand an end to violence
May 01, 2006; ... Thousands of campaigners across the United States have marched todemand international action against the violence against civilians inDarfur. The actor George Clooney was among several celebrities who led therallies yesterday, calling for a greater US role in responding towhat ...
Holmes 'broken' by marriage split Star tells of divorce agony
May 01, 2006; ... TV star Eamonn Holmes today revealed how his marriage break-upleft him a broken man and told of the agony of his divorce.The Ulster-born Sky News presenter spoke of his struggle to make his marriage toex-wife Gabrielle a success while he was stuck in the mad whirlwindof work and ...
Runners aim to aid charities
May 01, 2006; ... Thousands of runners and spectators crowded outside the City Hallfor the start of the 25th Belfast Marathon today.As runners waitednervously for the starting klaxon, some competitors spoke of theiranticipation ahead of the 26-mile route coveringmost of themainthoroughfares.Sinead Davis ...
I've lost my best friend: kart widow
May 01, 2006; ... The heartbroken wife of a Belfast man who died in a kartingaccident today told how her husband had quit motorcycle racing aftera horror accident.Mervyn Campbell (46), was killed when he was thrownfrom his kart as he took part in a race at Kirkistown in Co Down onSaturday afternoon. Mr ...
Miners trapped underground for six days are rescued
May 01, 2006; ... Two gold-miners trapped nearly a kilometre underground for almosta week were found alive yesterday by rescuers in what local peoplehailed as a miracle. The tiny gold-mining community of Beaconsfield in Tasmania eruptedin scenes of joy last night as news spread that two men were ...
Sudan accepts Darfur peace deal but rebels dig in for concessions
May 01, 2006; ... The Sudanese government, which for three years has been waging waron its own people in the region of Darfur, said yesterday that it hadaccepted a peace plan prepared by the African Union. If it sticks, the accord should mean that the authorities disarmthe Janjaweed militias which ...
Biodiversity trail for Coast Road park
May 01, 2006; ... A Major new 'green' project is set to further boost a popular CoAntrim country park, as the tourist season gets into fullswing.Carnfunnock Country Park on theAntrim Coast Road near Larnelaunched several environmental improvement projects over the Easterperiod.Since its official opening ...
Man on murder bid charge Victim fights for life after weekend of violent attacks
May 01, 2006; ... A 24-year-old man is due to appear in court charged with attemptedmurder today after a 31-year-old was left fighting for his lifefollowing a savage weekend beating in Lisburn.After a weekend whichsaw a spate of violent assaults across Ulster, a 17-year-old is alsodue at the court, ...
Re-running 25 years of the marathon Today was the 25th Belfast Marathon. Marcus Leroux looks back andnoteshow things have changed
May 01, 2006; ... The Falklands War was reaching its climax, a litre of petrol cost30p and Belfast had just held its first marathon. History records that on Monday, May 3 the first ever men's racewas won by Greg Hannon with a time of just over two hours and twentyminutes, while Susan Boram clocked ...
IRA blocked deal to resolve hunger strike, says ex-priest
May 01, 2006; ... Former priest Denis Bradley has backed claims that the IRA spurneda British compromise which would have saved the lives of a number ofhunger strikers.The former link between MI5 and the IRA for twodecades revealed in an RTE documentary to be aired this week that theIRA had turned down a ...
Row over Dublin centenarians' cash
May 01, 2006; ... The Irish government was today accused of fostering a politicalagenda after promising a substantial cash boost for senior citizensin Northern Ireland who reach 100.DUP MP Jeffrey Donaldson said hehad no doubt Dublin was "attempting to endear itself" - and thatmanyunionists would snub the ...
Sectariantirade is probed by police College staff member referred to PPS over incident at airport
May 01, 2006; ... A Foyle and Londonderry College staff member, who allegedly joinedin a sectarian tirade directed at a woman, has been referred to thePublic Prosecution Service, it has been confirmed.Speaking at theApril meeting of the District Policing Partnership,Foyle DistrictCommander Richard Russell ...
Portrush is oncrest of a wave over surf centre
May 01, 2006; ... A new surf centre planned for Portrush's East Strand is set togive a major boost to the popular Co Antrim tourist area. Coleraine Borough Council will spend over Pounds 200,000 on theproject that will cater for a wide range of water sports, includingsurfing, body boarding, surf and ...
Minister claimed expenses to pay for mortgage
May 01, 2006; ... Northern Ireland minister Shaun Woodward was last night at thecentre of calls for a shake up of the parliamentary expenses systemafter it emerged that he claimed thousands of pounds of public moneytowards his London home despite owning a string of other houses.Themulti-millionaire ...
The moving scenes that made me want to help these kids
May 01, 2006; ... A former president of the Law Society of Northern Ireland spoketoday of breaking down in tears as he witnessed first-hand the livingconditions in poverty-stricken Zambia.Aidan Canavan, a prominentlawyer, first went to the African country 40 years ago where heworked as a teacher and has ...
Secretary of State backs call to make voting compulsory
May 01, 2006; ... Secretary of State Peter Hain has backed calls for voters to beforced to go to the ballot box in elections. Mr Hain supported a call from a government think tank to move toAustralian-style compulsory voting.The Institute for Public PolicyResearch (IPPR) said making it a public duty ...
Oh, what a night! Stage spectacular raises thousands for Caron's charity
May 01, 2006; ... The emotion of a thousand voices rang out in memory of CaronKeating at the weekend - when the spectacular Night of 1,000 Voicesshow came to Belfast for the first time.The largest ever choir heardin Northern Ireland joined leading stage stars of the West End andBroadway at Belfast's ...
Petrol bombers hit family of six
May 01, 2006; ... The grandmother of a seven-month-old baby targeted in a petrolbomb attack in Antrim last nightspoke of her relief that none of hergrandchildren were hurt in the potentially sectarian incident.Thewoman and her husband, a 15-year-old boy, two six-year-old childrenand the seven-month-old ...
Reward offered to help catch pensioner's killers
May 01, 2006; ... A Substantial financial reward was today offered to anyone whoprovides information which will secure the conviction of the man whomurdered a Coleraine pensioner.Father-of-two Norman Moffatt (73) wasfatally stabbed just yards from his home in a brutal attack as hemade his early morning ...
Derry women warned after attempted rape Don't walk alone at night plea as sex attacks escalate
May 01, 2006; ... The Londonderry community has been urged to pull together in a bidto catch sex attackers, following an attempted weekend rape in thecity close to where a brutal rape took place just over a weekago.SDLP councillor Helen Quigley has urged women not to walk alonein the city at night as she ...
It's a marathon task for 13,500 entrants Serious competitors, fun joggers and walkers mingle for the city's big day out
May 01, 2006; ... Thousands of competitors and spectators will turn out today forthe 25th Belfast Marathon.The 26-mile test has attracted 13,500entrants from as far afield as Kenya and Russia as well as a host oflocal club runners and those undertaking the run for the firsttime.There will also be relay ...
Firefighters battle blaze at Yorkgate
May 01, 2006; ... A number of north Belfast businesses had to be evacuated yesterdaycorrect after a fire broke out in a fast food restaurant.A total of30 firefighters spent much of the afternoon and evening battling theblaze, which had broken out in the oven flues of the Burger Kingoutlet at the Yorkgate ...
Man killed in karting crash at kirkistown
May 01, 2006; ... Police are investigating the circumstances of the death of a manin a karting crash at Kirkistown race course at the weekend. The man,who has not yet been named, was killed on Saturday. It is understoodhe was fatally injured in a karting accident at the Co Downtrack.Details of the ...
New lottery snubs Ulster It's supposed to be the new 'fairer' lotto, but we're the only part of the UK that can't play
May 01, 2006; ... A new online lottery set up to raise millions for charity willexclude Northern Ireland residents from taking part, prompting fearsthat Ulster charities will be left out in the cold.Pitching itself asa "fairer" alternative to the National Lottery, the game, known asmonday, will only be ...
James Lawton: Weep for England and Eriksson if you must, but most of all weep for Rooney
May 01, 2006; ... It was already as if someone had been walking through Englishfootball switching off the lights one by one and then suddenly WayneRooney was lying on the Stamford Bridge pitch crying out in acutepain. Embarrassment over the cosmic bungling of the Scolari affairhad been replaced by ...
Chelsea's coronation party topped off by Mourinho's bizarre star turn Chelsea 3 Manchester United 0
May 01, 2006; ... Maybe the champagne he had sipped out on the pitch had made thePremiership's leading manager a little tipsy, or perhaps he had beenwaiting to unleash this tirade for months. But on Saturday, JoseMourinho, like his team, saved the best until last. As Chelseaconquered the Premiership ...
Redknapp takes hero status in his stride Wigan Athletic 1 Portsmouth 2
May 01, 2006; ... As confirmation came that their place in the Premiership wassecure and almost everyone connected with Portsmouth let rip withtheir emotions, Harry Redknapp was the exception. He looked towardsthe stand, then ambled a few yards, head down. Even the cavortingplayers around him could not ...
Fulham lean on Malbranque to stay Manchester City 1 Fulham 2
May 01, 2006; ... It is not injury that will keep Steed Malbranque away from theWorld Cup. It is his continued overlooking by France coaches. ButChris Coleman hopes Fulham's spring stockpiling of points and playerswill persuade the powerful midfielder to stay on at Craven Cottage. His stoppage-time ...
Gerrard can win England World Cup, says Benitez Liverpool 3 Aston Villa 1
May 01, 2006; ... Forget Wayne Rooney. The player who can win the World Cup forEngland is Steven Gerrard, according to the Liverpool manager, RafaBenitez, who believes the marathon season undergone by his dynamiccaptain has turned him into "the complete player". Gerrard, determined to keep ...
Future looks rosy for Boro with or without McClaren Middlesbrough 0 Everton 1
May 01, 2006; ... Middlesbrough boss Steve McClaren is again likely to ring thechanges as his side's hectic build-up to the UEFA Cup finalcontinues. The depth of McClaren's squad is being tested with Boro requiredto cram four Barclays Premiership fixtures into the space of ninedays before ...
Lennon puts Tottenham one game from fourth Tottenham 1 Bolton 0
May 01, 2006; ... Aaron Lennon kept Tottenham on course for a fourth-placed finishin the Barclays Premiership while also showing his internationalcredentials to England boss Sven-Goran Eriksson, who was in thestands at White Hart Lane. Lennon scored the only goal of the game against a Bolton ...
Move to provide more tickets Linfield chairman has fears over fans mixing
May 01, 2006; ... Linfield chairman David Crawford revealed today that he will bespeaking to the Irish FA this week in the hope that they will releasemore tickets for the Nationwide Irish Cup final.Crawford has admittedthat he is worried about the prospect of fans from his club buyingtickets in the ...
Devastated McGuigan out for season with broken leg
May 01, 2006; ... Tyrone manager Mickey Harte is today coming to terms with theshock revelation that his play-maker Brian McGuigan has been ruledout of the Ulster Championship after breaking his leg in a club gameyesterday.Harte had given his County squad players permission to turnout for their clubs and ...
There is no threat to Reds: Lawlor
May 01, 2006; ... Clifftonville director Gerard Lawlor today stated that there is nothreat to the future of the Reds, despite the fact that they havebeen issued with a winding up order from the Inland Revenue.TheSolitude outfit are understood to have an outstanding Pounds 78,000income tax bill and are ...
Cricket: Afridi's gloucesfinish for Ireland Pakistan star along with McCallan help Birrell's boys cause a shock at Bristol
May 01, 2006; ... C&G TrophyPakistan's all-rounder Shahid Afridi arrived in Bristolfor his Ireland debut yesterday and did not waste a minute as heplayed a significant part in a dramaticwin by Ireland overGloucestershire in their second South Conference C&G Trophygame.Coach Adrian Birrell has always said ...
Scouse power anda little va-va-voom
May 01, 2006; ... Congratulations to Chelsea. They are worthy champions. Not theeasiest on the eye in the Premiership, but like last season they haveeasily been the most effective side in the 2005-2006 campaign. Ifancy they will find it tougher next time.Some Chelsea players haveimpressed me. Others have ...
Louth send a message
May 01, 2006; ... Donegal 1-9Louth 1-12 When Eamonn McEnaney initially accepted the post of Louth managertowards the end of last year, he indicated that it might take threeto five years before the team would deliver a ration of success.Inthe event, it has taken McEnaney some five months not just to ...
Billy on the box: It ain't like the old days What has happened to the great Dickie Davies?
May 01, 2006; ... Yesterday was a momentous day for my good self. I am officially inmiddle age, and have entered the second half of my allotted threescore years and 10. Now I know what you're thinking, my boyish goodlooks belie those ever-advancing years, but it was a doubly sad weekwith the passing of ...
Snooker: Ebdon and Dott go slow in final after high drama in last four
May 01, 2006; ... To say Graeme Dott raced into an early lead in the final of theWorld Championship here yesterday would not be an understatement. Itwould be a lie. After eight frames of his best-of-35 match againstthe 2002 champion, Peter Ebdon, the 28-year-old Scot, the 2004 runner-up, had taken a 6-2 ...
Eriksson certain to take Rooney as doctors give grounds for optimism
May 01, 2006; ... Wayne Rooney will be given "every chance" to prove his fitnessbefore the World Cup finals, Sven Goran Eriksson said yesterday, butthere will be no guarantee that the 20-year-old will be taken toGermany after breaking a metatarsal bone in his foot on Saturday. The fracture of the ...
Slick Orchard men snatch promotion Armagh survive a second half scare
May 01, 2006; ... Armagh gained promotion into Division two of the National HurlingLeague on the back of this hard-earned Division three final win overspirited Longford at Kingspan Breffni Park, Cavan yesterday.But theOrchard County survived a major second half scare before theyacquired confirmation of ...
Winning not enough for Ulster Bonus points will prove vital in Celtic League race
May 01, 2006; ... The heat is really on now. Two more thumping bonus-point victoriesby Leinster and Munster over the weekend have heaped more pressure onUlster as the race for the Celtic League title reaches a headyclimax. Leinster bounced back from their Heineken Cup heartache with a 38-21 ...
Crawford has ticket worry
May 01, 2006; ... Linfield chairman David Crawford last night admitted that he isworried about the prospect of fans of his club buying tickets in theGlentoran section for Saturday's Irish Cup final at Windsor Park.TheLinfield allocation sold out in a matter of hours and an attempt tohave the terracing ...
Prescott and the Strabane woman 'John Prescott just turned up on my doorstep looking for sex'
May 02, 2006; ... The Ulsterwoman at the centre of a new sex row involving JohnPrescott yesterday launched a blistering attack on the beleagueredDeputy Prime Minister. Mr Prescott is battling to deal with sleaze allegations involvingthree separate women.Former journalist-turned- press officer ...
SDLP in talks with marching orders Historic summit onparadedivisions
May 02, 2006; ... The SDLP said it would be pushing for "genuine, sustained, face-to-face dialogue" with residents' groups at today's historic meetingwith the Orange Order.The meeting - the first between loyal ordersand a nationalist political party - is one in a series of contactsinitiated by the Orange ...
Teenage girl shot in pellet gun attack
May 02, 2006; ... A teenage girl was today recovering after she was shot with apellet gun in an attack in north Belfast.Mystery today surrounded theincident which took place in the Hillman Street area just before 11o'clocklast night.A police spokeswoman said: "A 16-year-old girl wasstruck with a missile ...
Four hurt in Glenshane Pass violence
May 02, 2006; ... Four people were said to be recovering today from injuriessuffered when they were attacked in suspected sectarian trouble atthe Glenshane Pass in Co Londonderry. Police said two men werearrested after a number of incidents on the main Belfast to Derryroad, which saw a man in his 70s, a ...
Frazer: I will bring O'Hareto justice
May 02, 2006; ... Loyalist victims' campaigner Willie Frazer today vowed to ensurethat Border Fox Dessie O'Hare is brought to justice for a series ofunsolved Ulster murders.Mr Frazer was this morning preparing to lodgea formal complaint with the Police Ombudsman's Office after he saidpolice failed to ...
Keep these sex fiends locked up Dodds urgesscrapping of 50% remission
May 02, 2006; ... Senior government figures were under pressure in the Commons todayto back the Belfast Telegraph's campaign to scrap 50% remission fordangerous sex offenders.Momentum was building up after SolicitorGeneral Mike O'Brien agreed that serious sex offenders should be"properly dealt with" after ...
Millions mark America's 'day without immigrants'
May 02, 2006; ... The surging movement for immigrants' rights across the UnitedStates reached new heights as millions of foreign-born workers walkedoff their jobs, withheld all but the most necessary consumerpurchases and joined noisy, peaceful May Day protest marches in morethan 50 cities. The ...
French air crash trial begins after 14 years
May 02, 2006; ... The tragic, puzzling and, above all, prolonged story of an Airbuscrash which killed 87 people 14 years ago will finally come to courtin Alsace today. After one of the longest and most complex judicial investigationsin French legal history, six people will appear in court in ...
Husband wanted after shooting of Swiss ski star
May 02, 2006; ... Police last night issued an arrest warrant for the estrangedhusband of a former Swiss ski champion after she was found shot deadat her family's chalet in the mountain resort of Les Crosets. Corinne Rey-Bellet, 33, and her brother Alain were fatally woundedin the attack on Sunday ...
Sarajevo reveals its war wounds for tourist cash
May 02, 2006; ... Ten years after the end of the siege of Sarajevo, the Bosniancapital is having an odd kind of revival. Tourists are returning to the city to revisit the site of thelongest siege in modern warfare, looking for "snipers' alley" and theDobrinja tunnel that led to freedom beyond the ...
British troops take over Taliban stronghold
May 02, 2006; ... British forces officially took over the volatile Talibanstronghold of Helmand yesterday for what their commander admittedwould be a "challenging mission". The Stars and Stripes was lowered and the Union flag raisedalongside the Afghan flag on a day of continuing violence in ...
Hopes fade for Darfur peace deal
May 02, 2006; ... Peace talks aimed at ending the violence in Darfur have beenextended until midnight tonight. But observers in the Nigeriancapital are pessimistic that a settlement will be reached. There was hope at the weekend that the Sudanese government and thetwo main rebel groups could reach ...
University rape claim awakens demons of America's Deep South
May 02, 2006; ... On first glance the house at 610 North Buchanan Boulevard does notstand out. Like the other properties on the eastern edge of DukeUniversity's campus, it has a prime location looking out over the oakand magnolia trees beneath which pass a constant stream of joggers. A little ...
Man killed after falling into a well
May 02, 2006; ... A man has died following a horrible bank holiday accident in CoTyrone.The victim, Lawrence Smith, was killed after falling from theroof of a shed on the Mountjoy Road, just outside Stewartstown, ataround 10.30am yesterday.Mr Smith, who was in his 40s, is believed tohave been working on ...
Why your MLA will go that extra mile... Assembly members in car expenses shocker
May 02, 2006; ... Members of the mothballed Stormont Assembly are paid more per milethan other politicians across the UK, it can be revealed today.MLAsreceive up to 56.1p per mile for car journeys - a higher ratethantheir counterparts in Westminster, Edinburgh and Cardiff.Thediscrepancy is likely to add ...
Shared masshad lessons in diversity
May 02, 2006; ... The shared Mass between a Church of Ireland minister and Catholicpriests in Drogheda on Easter Sundayshowed thatthe churches need tofind a way of accepting diversity, according to the Church of IrelandGazette.The concelebrated Mass between the Rev Michael Graham andthree ...
Man killed in Fermanagh collison
May 02, 2006; ... A man has died following a road accident in Co Fermanaghyesterday.The victim was involved in a two-car collision on theKilladeas Road in Kesh in northern Fermanagh shortly after 5pm.He isbelieved to have died at the scene of the accident. No-one else wasinjured, but the road was closed ...
The biggest run ever Numbers double in thelast five years
May 02, 2006; ... A record number of competitors took part in the 25th Belfast CityMarathon yesterday making it one of most successful runs todate.Almost 14,000 runners braved the chilly conditions to make theirmark in what has been described as a very challenging event.KenyanStephen Ndungu (31) was first ...
Sea drama as trawler snags netting left by rescued boat Lifeboat tows stricken Ulster vessel to port
May 02, 2006; ... Two Co Down fishermen were expected to return alive and well lastnight after their trawler became tangled in netting. At around 3pm yesterday, the Bountiful became caught in wirefishing equipment abandoned by the trawler Margaret Ann, which almostsank last month, three to four ...
Ingram rejects fund to aid UDR families
May 02, 2006; ... The Government came under fire last night after the Ministry ofDefence refused to establish a fund supporting the widows andchildren ofUDR victims of the Troubles.The DUP has vowed to opposethe decision, which follows the establishment of a Police Fund forRUC widows and disabled ...
Sexual attack victim robbed
May 02, 2006; ... Women have been urged to increase their vigilance following ashocking sexual assault. She was attacked by a man after getting out of a taxi at JuniperRise in the Twinbrook area of West Belfast at around 1.20amyesterday, police said.Detectives want to speak to the cab driver ...