Belfast Telegraph back issues from August 2007:
Keane closes in on signing of O'Donovan
Aug 01, 2007 ... Keane has revealed he is still in talks with his fellow Irishman,who missed last night's friendly between the two clubs with an ankleinjury. O'Donovan looked set for a move to Fulham but failed to undergo ascheduled medical with the Cottagers and the Black Cats are nowfavourites ...
Lab technicians who were exposed to noxious fumes get EUR 1.5 million damages
Aug 01, 2007 ... 50-year-old Anne Connelly of Baylin, Athlone in Westmeath, amarried mother of one, was awarded EUR 802,000. 49-year-old Patricia Egan of Ballycumber in Offaly, a marriedmother of four, was awarded ...
Garda Ombudsman renews appeal for witnesses to Galway crash
Aug 01, 2007 ... It happened shortly before midnight at Sralea, Ballinasloe. A 36-year-old man was killed when the motorbike he was drivinglost control and crashed. Reports suggest he was being pursued by Gardai at the time. The Garda Ombudsman Commission ...
Video casts doubt on official version of Beslan hostage crisis
Aug 01, 2007 ... The video and the material it shows is far from conclusive ordefinitive about one of the central questions to the September 1-3,2004, attack - what caused the initial explosions that were followedby a chaotic gun battle and the collapse of the roof of School No.1's gymnasium where the ...
Barrymore must wait to find out whether he faces charges over party death
Aug 01, 2007 ... The entertainer was arrested in June on suspicion of murdering 31-year-old butcher Stuart Lubbock. Mr Barrymore, 55, was released on bail without charge pendingfurther inquiries ....
Co Cavan wind farm officially opens
Aug 01, 2007 ... There are 32 wind turbines on Bindoo farm, which can produceenough green energy to supply around 30,000 ...
Navy divers to search sea after drugs discovery off Arran Islands
Aug 01, 2007 ... It follows the discovery of bales of cannabis near the ArranIslands at the weekend. Drugs worth tens of thousands of euro were ...
Man gets 12-year sentence for two armed robberies
Aug 01, 2007 ... He had been attempting to raise money to pay back drug dealers fora stash of cocaine Gardai had confiscated from him. Twenty-four-year-old William Treacy, of Markieviz House, TownsendStreet, near Dublin city centre, had no previous ...
Polish man jailed for 10 years over attacks on women
Aug 01, 2007 ... The court heard Jacek Sliwinski, of Ferndale in Sligo, sexuallyassaulted two women and raped another within minutes of each other onJuly 8th 2006. All three were making their way home separately from a night outwhen he attacked them. He then raped a fourth woman October 1st ...
Man who ran cocaine mixing plant gets 12-year sentence
Aug 01, 2007 ... Drug paraphernalia and cocaine valued at EUR 440,000 was found atthe home of Rory Lyons, of Fortlawn Park, Blanchardstown, in Dublin. He pleaded guilty to possession of seven kilos of the drug forsale or supply at that address ...
Lenihan says law body's proposal is worth examining
Aug 01, 2007 ... The suggestion is contained in a Law Reform Commission report outtoday. The commission says people with minor convictions should not haveto declare them to prospective employers ...
Migration pushes North's population up to 1.75 million
Aug 01, 2007 ... The latest figures show the population rose by about 17,000between mid-2005 and mid-2006. Around 9,000 of this figure is made up of migrants from outsideBritain, while 1,000 people have also ...
Wicklow man denies explosives and ammunition charges
Aug 01, 2007 ... Colin John Conlon, with an address at Burgage Industrial Estate,Blessington, Co Wicklow, was arrested on a European arrest warrantand extradited from London last month. The 38-year-old had failed to turn up for his trial in July lastyear. Today, he pleaded not guilty to the ...
Dublin man jailed for 12 years over Blanchardstown killing
Aug 01, 2007 ... Pierce Byrne, of Hazelwood Cresent in Hartstown, Dublin 15,admitted attacking John Murphy with a pick-axe handle at SheepmoreGrove in Blanchardstown in April 2002. Terence Keogh, of Pine Brook, Blanchardstown, was jailed for 9years in 2005 for his part in the attack. The ...
Roscommon farmer loses appeal against rape conviction
Aug 01, 2007 ... Gerard McNeill, of Trien, Castlerea, was convicted in 2004 ofseven charges which were before the jury. The rape and sexual assaults took place in a turf shed and achurch when the girl was aged ...
Ireland has lowest unemployment rate for under-25s
Aug 01, 2007 ... The European Commission's Eurostat agency says just 5.9% of peopleunder 25 years old are out of work in Ireland. When all age groups are taken into ...
Renowned Italian filmmaker Antonioni dies aged 94
Aug 01, 2007 ... Antonioni, who was best-known for his 1967 mystery thriller BlowUp, passed away at his home ...
Minister denies child protection has been sidelined
Aug 01, 2007 ... The CARI Foundation, a charity for people affected by child sexabuse, has said it is concerned that a constitutional referendum onthe rights of children ...
The 200mph computer
Aug 01, 2007 ... It costs pound(s)350,000. For that you could have two Ferrari599s, four-and-a-half of last week's Maserati GranTurismos or 12 Nis-san 350Z convertibles. But it's a pointless discussion because, for the people who'll buythe Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren Roadster, such vast sums of ...
British acts step up the battle to make it big in Japan
Aug 01, 2007; ... If the bands making it big in Japan - such as Porno Graffiti andOrange Range - are unfamiliar to you, it is because there is littleevidence of British acts making any impression in Japan's Oriconcharts, which are dominated by pubescent female singers and clean-cut boy bands. But ...
Car Choice: To be green, buy used
Aug 01, 2007 ... Oonagh Jaquest and her partner are looking for a new car that fitsin with their desire to be as environmentally conscious as possible.However, they are perplexed that the only choices seem to be eitherexpensive hybrid saloons such as the Prius or Lexus, or compact carssuch as the Smart, ...
Deco 'would be tempted by move to Chelsea'
Aug 01, 2007 ... The Portuguese playmaker was a key part of Jose Mourinho's hugelysuccessful Porto side before he moved to the Nou Camp and Mourinhomoved to Stamford Bridge. "The idea of working with Jose again appeals to me," ...
Chelsea seek work permit for Brazilian Alex
Aug 01, 2007 ... The 25-year-old flew to London yesterday to have talks with theclub, but he returned home voluntarily after a delay at ...
McManus appointed as new Celtic captain
Aug 01, 2007 ... The announcement was made as the 24-year-old Scottishinternational signed a new four-year contract with the SPL ...
The cars with the Z Factor
Aug 01, 2007 ... When prototypes of the Morris Mini Minor and its almost identicaltwin, the Austin Seven, were first put on the road, the British MotorCorporation hit an unforeseen snag: the car was just too fast. With alusty 948cc A-Series engine nestling under the disguised bonnet,Britain's ...
Cheap, cheerful and great over the speed humps
Aug 01, 2007; ... A few weeks ago, I wrote an almost lachrymose memoir of that greatclassic car. I had thought that the end of that Renault (they stoppedselling them here in 1984) marked the end of the era of cheap andcheerful, roly-poly cars. The French just don't make 'em like thatany more. The ...
Natural population growing at fastest rate in 25 years
Aug 01, 2007 ... The CSO says more than 64,000 babies were born in 2006, with justunder 27,500 deaths recorded during the year. This is the largest natural increase since 1982 and makes 2006 thefifth successive year when the number of births has been more thandouble the number of ...
Daily glass of wine increases risk of bowel cancer, scientists find
Aug 01, 2007; ... Conventional medical wisdom has been that moderate drinking - apint of beer or a couple of glasses of wine a day - boosts health bycutting the risk of heart disease. But new research has muddied thewater. A study published yesterday suggests that a daily pint of beeror large glass of ...
Road Test: Peugeot 4007
Aug 01, 2007 ... Specifications Model: Peugeot 4007 Price: from pound(s)22,790 to pound(s)25,490 Engine: 2,178cc, four cylinders, 16 valves,turbodiesel, 156bhp at4,000rpm, 285lb ft at 2,000rpm Transmission: six-speed gearbox, four-wheel drive Performance: 124mph, 0-62 in ...
Cannabis joint 'as harmful as smoking five cigarettes'
Aug 01, 2007; ... The news comes after research published last week showed thatcannabis could more than double the risk of developing psychoticillnesses such as schizophrenia. Experts found that any use ofcannabis - even taking the drug just once - was associated with a 41per cent greater risk. People who ...
How to win the green race
Aug 01, 2007 ... Last month, a small but significant piece of motor racing historywas made at Snetterton when an Aston Martin DBRS9 GT3 driven by PaulDrayson and Jonny Cocker won the fifth round of this year's AvonTyres British GT Championship. The Drayson/Cocker Aston is one of three taking part ...
Buttoned-up Brown plays it straight as Bush extols his great British virtues
Aug 01, 2007; ... "He is a principled man who really wants to get something done,"the President gushed at the press conference wrapping up the now-traditional pilgrimage of a freshly minted British prime minister tothe bucolic charms of Camp David, where a day or two among the logcabins of the President's ...
Britain will take troops out of Iraq regardless of US, says PM
Aug 01, 2007; ... After four hours of one-to-one talks with the US President at hisCamp David retreat, Mr Brown told a joint press conference he wouldmake a Commons statement in October on the future of the 5,500British troops in the Basra region. The Bush administration, under mounting domestic ...
Fermanagh hospital ward closed due to MRSA outbreak
Aug 01, 2007 ... Ten elderly patients in the ward at the Erne Hospital inEnniskillen have been found to be carrying the antibiotic-resistantbacteria. They have since been isolated, barrier nursing has been ...
New figures highlight slowdown in mortgage lending
Aug 01, 2007 ... While residential mortgage lending has still increased by EUR 8.6%in the first half of 2007, the bank says this is 25% lower than theincrease recorded in the same period last year. Elsewhere, the bank says there was a sizeable increase in overallborrowing by individuals and ...
Cocaine suspects remanded in custody for four more weeks
Aug 01, 2007 ... On July 2nd, more than EUR 100m worth of the drug was discoveredin Dunlough Bay in west Cork after an inflatable boat capsized offMizen Head. Twenty-two-year-old Gerard Hagan, ...
Coole jazz forhot summer afternoon
Aug 01, 2007; ... The New Orleans Jazz Band will be providing the sounds at theevent which is placing an emphasis on relaxation. With the Co Fermanagh castle providing the backdrop for thisSunday's event, the venue is the perfect place for a lazy afternoon. A spokesman for the National Trust ...
Former mayor slams FF Galway Races fundraising tent
Aug 01, 2007 ... Green Party Councillor Niall O Brolchain says the tent is anannual reminder of the "woefully insufficient" regulation ofpolitical donations in Ireland. Wealthy guests, including builders and property developers, paythousands of euros for access to the Fianna Fail tent, where ...
Game one and Gers must be victorious Champions league defeat is not an option as Ibrox side need the cash
Aug 01, 2007; ... Normally must-win games don't come around until a few months intothe campaign. Not when you are an Old Firm outfit and especially not when youdesperately need the millions of pounds that qualification for theChampions League group stages brings. Tonight Rangers face ...
Smoke banbreached by only a few, says council
Aug 01, 2007; ... Belfast City Council has congratulated the city's businesses - andsmokers for their "widespread acceptance" of the legislation since itcame into force on April 30. The council said there has been an almost 99% compliance ratewithin the 5,000 businesses which have been visited by ...
Banner into Operation Helvetic from midnight
Aug 01, 2007; ... But the Army insisted that the name of Operation Helvetic - whichreplaces Operation Banner at midnight - is purely coincidental. The often enigmatic names for military operations are chosenrandomly, the military says. But Army sources say they were struck by the ...
Hillary Clinton: The tortured teen The former first lady's image as a political automaton has been shaken by the release of letters written when she was an emotional adolescent
Aug 01, 2007; ... The former first lady's progress back towards the White House,this time on her own ticket, is one of the most carefullychoreographed, cautious and calculated in modern campaigning. Sheherself is a study in on-message moderation, with answers socarefully scripted for focus groups that she ...
Ahern welcomes end to British army operations in North
Aug 01, 2007 ... From midnight tonight, full security control will pass to the PSNIafter 38 years of British army activity. Mr Ahern says the move is a further step towards the realisationof a normal, peaceful ...
New box office record set at Irish and British cinemas
Aug 01, 2007 ... Around EUR 30m was taken in by cinemas on both sides of the IrishSea between Friday and Sunday, the largest figure since recordsbegan. The jump in receipts is largely due to the popularity ...
Campbell rapped after 'interests' probe
Aug 01, 2007; ... The DUP man apologised following a complaint which was lodgedagainst him in April, sparking off an official two-monthinvestigation. The findings of a watchdog report by Parliamentary CommissionerSir Philip Mawer into the local MP's conduct have now been publishedby the House of ...
My game of survival
Aug 01, 2007 ... Can you imagine one of Del Boy's mates gracing the red carpet atthe Oscars in Hollywood? Well that's where dodgy Liverpudlian Denzil, aka actor PaulBarber, found himself with a bunch of northern pals including RobertCarlyle when The Full Monty, in which they starred, was nominated ...
Soldiers granted special powers
Aug 01, 2007; ... The move comes as Operation Banner - the Army's support role forthe police - ends at midnight after almost four decades. The new powers will allow soldiers to stop and question anyoneabout their movements - and hold them indefinitely until they answer. Anyone refusing to ...
Mobile charges halved
Aug 01, 2007; ... Recent research by the communications watchdog revealed thatpeople in the province inadvertently spend a staggering pound(s)11meach year more than they should because of roaming charges - simplybecause of where they live. It also emerged that those most badly affected are located ...
There's a Homer, Bart, Lisa, Marge in all of us
Aug 01, 2007 ... Anyone who says that Americans don't get irony has clearly neverwatched an episode of The Simpsons. For almost 20 years this magnificent, bizarre and endearing showhas oozed tongue-in-cheek humour. Until The Simpsons came along, the often-explosive arena of satireseemed ...
Organic cotton boom hits the high street
Aug 01, 2007 ... Organic cotton has become the new battleground for top retailersresponding to shoppers demanding more than just cheap chic. New Lookand H&M are the latest high street chains to boost their greencredentials by ramping up their ranges made from the fabric. New estimates suggest the ...
For me there is no light at the end of the tunnel
Aug 01, 2007 ... The beach used to be somewhere we would all go as a family for aday out but now I don't want any of my children near the water. Ihaven't been back to the place where Robert died and I honestly don'tthink any of us will be on a beach again. It's been very difficult for me to try ...
Time to fight the child abuse
Aug 01, 2007; ... They all think its ok to advertise their wares next to images ofchildren beating each other to a pulp. Teachers unions are up in arms with net outfits like Facebook andYouTube for featuring children - some as young as 10 - knocking eachother senseless. The fights, filmed on mobile ...
Minding their languages
Aug 01, 2007; ... It's a quiet time, so maybe it isn't surprising that thepoliticians are talking about language and culture, instead ofpolitics. There's so little that separates the DUP from Sinn Feinthese days that they must find something to disagree about. And language is no small thing, in the ...
Give us news, not 'cheesy' presentation
Aug 01, 2007 ... My problem that evening was with the over familiar, 'buddy buddy',cheesy reporting and 'shall we sit or stand' news style which isbeing presented as the norm. As someone genuinely interested in the news I have becomefrustrated as news programmes here have become ...
Beeb's beacon of truth dimmed
Aug 01, 2007 ... It could start with something simple, like promising to tell thetruth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. No more leaving the truth on the cutting room floor, no covertreporters with phoney identities and no more self-righteous preachingabout the abuse of charity status ...
Sinn Fein grasping at straws with confrontational use of Irish
Aug 01, 2007 ... Speak to any Irish Government Minister and he/she will tell youthat it is a burden which De Valera saddled the country with back inthe 1920s, as much to annoy and antagonise big-neighbour Britain. Sinn Fein still subscribe to this tactic, while the majority ofmodern Ireland is on a ...
Little content in UTV bulletins
Aug 01, 2007 ... In the first 10 minutes of the Monday night news we heard about aDublin golfer who won a golfing competition and then a piece on theArdoyne Fleadh, with the news of a policeman being shot reduced toanother little slot. Tuesday night's news was of similar vein, with the West ...
Thoughtful talk
Aug 01, 2007 ... As someone who has worked for many years as a cross-communityteacher, I hope that all our politicians ...
Convicted rapist to be extradited back to Ireland today
Aug 01, 2007 ... Graham Haugh, from Dysert in Ennis, was found guilty by a jury inMarch 2004 of buggering and sexually assaulting an 11-year-old boy inKilrush in 2001. He was not given a custodial sentence, with therapy recommendedfor the sex attacker. A London Court ordered his extradition ...
Alex back in Brazil after false start to Blues career
Aug 01, 2007; ... At the very least it will go down as an embarrassing episode thatChelsea's latest addition to the squad did not choose to clearcustoms when he arrived in London. It is the latest instalment in thestrange saga of the 25-year-old, who was effectively bought byChelsea in 2004 but has spent ...
The longest tour of duty is over
Aug 01, 2007; ... Today the Army will formally end Operation Banner, the longestcontinuous deployment in UK military history, and will bring almostall the troops back home after almost four decades. The move is a milestone for the Army and for Northern Ireland,which is now looking forward to a more ...
Smith transfers Rangers' attention to Europe
Aug 01, 2007; ... The Lens striker Daniel Cousin is hoping to open talks in the next48 hours if the clubs can agree a fee while speculation persists thatHibernian's Steven Whittaker will arrive in a pound(s)1.75m movebefore the week is out. Smith is keen to strengthen his squad beforenext month's transfer ...
UN nuclear experts praise co-operation from N Korea
Aug 01, 2007 ... The Yongbyon reactor has been deactivated as part of a deal todismantle the communist nation's nuclear programme in return forWestern aid. A team of monitors from the UN's International Atomic EnergyAgency said today that ...
Newcastle put Martins on sale to raise transfer cash
Aug 01, 2007; ... So far there have been few takers for Kieron Dyer, with reputedinterest from West Ham and Tottenham cooling of late. Allardyce wouldlike to move the England international out but he has not attractedthe kind of interest that he would have done even two years ago andalready injury ...
Taliban militants kill second South Korean hostage
Aug 01, 2007 ... The man's body was found on the side of a road near the city ofGhazni this morning. The Taliban said yesterday that it had killed him because theAfghan Government had ignored its demand for ...