Belfast Telegraph back issues from February 2008:
Kenyan parties agree plan to end violence
Feb 01, 2008 ... Former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, who'd been mediating,said the crisis could be resolved in ...
Man jailed for cannabis trafficking
Feb 01, 2008 ... Gabriel Redmond of Brookview Walk in Tallaght admitted topossession of the drugs for sale and supply three years ago. Dublin Circuit ...
HSE agrees to pay therapy costs of autistic boy
Feb 01, 2008 ... The parents of Brian Hiney from Crossmolina in Mayo reached asettlement with the HSE which was approved by the High Court thisafternoon. They will continue their case against the Minister for Educationand the ...
McGrane one shot behind Tiger in Dubai
Feb 01, 2008 ... A 69 today sees the Meath man just one shot off the lead which isheld by Tiger Woods. The world number one is eight under, McGrane is seven under. Gary Murphy and Graeme McDowell are both five ...
Violence continues in Chad
Feb 01, 2008 ... Armed rebels entered the streets of the capital and the airportremains closed. Earlier the decision was taken to halt the deployment of 50 elitearmy rangers to the Africa region. The peacekeepers are being sent as part ...
Thousands of Dublin's Eircom customers left without service
Feb 01, 2008 ... A statement from the company said a power outage at the Beggar'sBush phone exchange led to the loss of service in the Dublin 2 andDublin 4 areas. There had been ...
220 job cuts announced across Tipperary and Monaghan
Feb 01, 2008 ... After 360 pharmaceutical job losses in Arklow on Tuesday, today'snews of 220 at Meriott Radiators in Clonmel and Grove Turkeys atSmithborough Co Monaghan is a serious confidence blow. The Quinn group, which owns Meriott, is laying off 90 people asthe scale of the plant here is too ...
UN Secretary General calls for end to Kenyan violence
Feb 01, 2008 ... Ban Ki-Moon has appealed to politicians to look beyond individualinterests following month long protests which ...
An Post to mark anniversary of Munich Air Disaster
Feb 01, 2008 ... Twenty three people including eight players died in the air crashon February 6, 1958. "The Munich Air Disaster brought human tragedy, grief and loss tothe families of the 23 people, and an abiding loss to the sport offootball," said a spokesman for the An Post service. "In ...
Dublin man appears in court in connection with large cocaine seizure
Feb 01, 2008 ... Padraig Murphy, of 35 Kilmartin Avenue in Tallaght, has beencharged with possessing cocaine worth around a quarter of a millioneuro. The father-of-two was arrested yesterday on the Naas Road inClondalkin as part of an ...
N55 blocked after truck jack-knifes in Granard
Feb 01, 2008 ... The truck has jack-knifed on the main road between Edgeworthstownand Cavan. AA Roadwatch is also reporting ...
Two more dead swans test positive for bird flu
Feb 01, 2008 ... A total of nine swans have now been found dead in the ChesilBeach area after ...
All smiles as Taoiseach meets Paisley in Ballymena
Feb 01, 2008 ... Both Bertie Ahern and Dr Paisley say the talks are a symbolicmeeting demonstrating their determination to co-operate in theinterests of people ...
19 WWI grenades found at house in south Dublin
Feb 01, 2008 ... The Defence Forces were alerted to the find on Heytesbury Road ataround 11am this morning. The grenades were ...
Chad deployment won't take place until next week
Feb 01, 2008 ... Fifty-four members of the Irish Army Rangers were due to departfrom Dublin Airport to take part in an EU peacekeeping operation. However, their departure was cancelled at the last minute afterrebel troop movements force the ...
Victims commissioners face first challenge
Feb 01, 2008; ... Michelle Williamson, whose parents were killed in the Shankill'fish shop' bombing, is expected to head the legal action beinginitiated in the High Court. She was not immediately available for comment today but WillieFrazer, of the unionist victims group Families Acting for ...
Flee, scram - but take a Steadicam ; Cloverfield, (15)
Feb 01, 2008; ... Said spark is producer JJ Abrams, creator of TV series Lost, andtherefore someone who knows about fusing genres and the outlandishconsequences that may ensue. For good measure he throws into the mixa dose of post-September 11 jitters that allude to the day New Yorkcame under attack. The ...
Terrorist charges dropped over DNA
Feb 01, 2008; ... The case against the teenager was abandoned because it relied onthe Low Copy Number DNA, the forensic evidence that had questionsthrown over it by Mr Justice Weir's devastating Omagh judgment. The youth had been accused of assembling a firebomb on January 1,2005 and possession of ...
Aer Lingus chief confident of reaching cost-cut deal
Feb 01, 2008 ... A deadline imposed by the airline passed yesterday without anyagreement being reached, but the two sides are believed to be makingprogress. Aer Lingus is seeking major work-practice ...
Website to offer free music
Feb 01, 2008; ... Qtrax stands to revolutionise the way music is distributed, eventhough it is incompatible with the Apple iPod. That problem wasexpected to be resolved in April, the company said. Music labels'profits fell by 10 per cent last year as even a soaring number oflegal downloads failed to ...
Ten out of ten for a trendsetter
Feb 01, 2008; ... Where? Bar Red, 1 Linenhall Street, Belfast. What's the vibe? Part of the Ten Square boutique hotel, situated behind BelfastCity Hall, this bar prides itself as being among the Big Smoke'smost trendy, upmarket establishments. Owned by the Hill Brothers, from ...
Mr & Mrs at home
Feb 01, 2008; ... Born in Co Antrim in 1941, brought up in South Africa, educatedat Ashfield, left school at 15 to work for the printers Nicholsonand Bass and train as a commercial artist, studied art at BelfastCollege of Art, started work in Dublin, moved to Kenya, moved toLondon then emigrated to ...
Upbeat bistro right on thebeat for a bite
Feb 01, 2008; ... Where? Cafe Rhythms, 99 Botanic Avenue, Belfast. Atmosphere? A cafe and adjoining shop which occupy a converted corner houseon the bustling Botanic Avenue. Inside is brightly lit and airy,with a background accompaniment of floaty pan-pipe music. Crowd? ...
Bright atmosphere and a carverythat's fit for a king
Feb 01, 2008; ... Tullyglass House Hotel Address: Galgorm Road, Ballymena, Co Antrim, BT42 1HJ Tel: 25652639 There was raucous laughter coming from the kitchen and the oddclatter of pots and pans. Whatever the reason, it was rathercomforting to hear. Laughter, said Peter ...
A brush with Hamlet
Feb 01, 2008; ... One of the most eye-catching - or should we say hair-raising? -productions of the moment must be Ruby Of Elsinore, which plays atthe Burnavon Arts Centre in Cookstown next week. This one-act play sees the leading characters in Hamlet let theirhair down - quite literally in some ...
Welcome toEra Vulgaris
Feb 01, 2008 ... Over a decade on since their inception, California-based heaviesQueens of the Stone Age have really come into their own. Their most recent album, Era Vulgaris, featured heavily in 'Bestof 2007' polls, while a slew of bone-crunching live shows prompted aroll-call of loud-music ...
Festival fever taking hold
Feb 01, 2008 ... Feile an Phobail is set to celebrate its 20th anniversary thisyear and the organisers plan a sensational festival, kicking offnext weekend with its most impressive Spring Festival to date. Feile an Earraigh - running from Thursday until February 10 -boasts a great new city-centre ...
Jeffrey planning to dish out cup Blues to Baxter
Feb 01, 2008; ... As he prepares to send his players into battle against Crusadersin the CIS Insurance Cup Final at Windsor Park tomorrow (2.30pm),Jeffrey knows winning is everything, second place is nothing. "When you get to a final all you want to do is win the game," hesaid. "If you are second ...
Review: Various Artists ; Later - Live With Jools Holland(Geffen)
Feb 01, 2008; ... The choice for this two-CD album is pretty good. The likes ofRichard Hawley with his brilliant Valentine; the Arctic Monkeys,performing Brianstor; Razorlight (America); and ...
Gritty Graeme keeps on Tiger's tail in the desert
Feb 01, 2008; ... None of the morning starters could manage to overhaul the worldnumber one who led overnight by two on seven under and began hissecond round in the afternoon. McDowell got to within one shot of the lead on his own in secondplace at six under but in the end had to settle for a level ...
Review: Eels ; Essential Eels, Vol 1 1996-2006
Feb 01, 2008; ... Part shoegazer, part experimental, there was a beguiling charm tothe material - even if the lyrics were grim, focusing on topics likemortality. Front-man E brought a mystery to the proceedings. A new ...
Average house prices down 7% nationally last year
Feb 01, 2008 ... The two organisations say the price reduction was more pronouncedin Dublin than the rest of the country, while the value of second-hand homes was also down more than ...
Beauty contest that's down-to-earth
Feb 01, 2008; ... Women across Northern Ireland who have both beauty and brains andare passionate about the environment are being encouraged to enterthe annual global pageant. Entrants can promote green awareness in afashion show style competition. More than 70 million people will watch the finals ...
Review: Melody Gardot ; Worrisome Heart (Universal Music Classics)
Feb 01, 2008; ... Clearly, the young Gardot has set high standards for herself -and you can hear little hat-tipping snatches of sounds from greatssuch as Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday, obviously biginfluences, on debut album Worrisome Heart. She has already been turning ...
Review: Homespun ; Short Stories FromEast Yorkshire (Homespun)
Feb 01, 2008; ... While Paul Heaton - and a bevy of female vocalists - were theband's acceptable face, Rotheray was content to stay well away fromthe limelight. But, without Rotheray's fine songwriting and musical skills, theBeautiful South would have paled in comparison. With Homespun - a ...
Stuart goes Down Under for study undertaking ; Trainee gains vital experience
Feb 01, 2008; ... But 19-year-old Stuart Milne was there on a study tour - offuneral directors. Stuart, a junior partner in the family undertakers in Portadown,went primarily to see how various ethnic groups buried their dead. "With so many immigrants in the Portadown area, my father, ...
Injured fisherman rescued from trawler off Mayo coast
Feb 01, 2008 ... The man is understood to have sustained a broken arm on the 65ftRachel J. The ...
Suicide risk not down to location
Feb 01, 2008; ... A new study by the university has shown differences in rates ofsuicide between areas in Northern Ireland are due to individualcircumstances and the characteristics of people living in each area -and not down to the actual location they live in. Some areas of the province, such as ...
Review: These New Puritans ; Beat Pyramid (Domino)
Feb 01, 2008; ... Anyone old enough to remember the change- over from punk to newwave will recall a similar excitement when bands like Devo and Wireemerged. Like Wire, in particular, there is an art-school new wavevibe to much of the material on Beat Pyramid. There's never a dull moment - ...
Women warned on pensions gap
Feb 01, 2008; ... The worrying gender split, identified in the research, indicatedUK men expect to retire on an average annual income ofpound(s)20,790, while women expect around half that, with an averageretirement income of just pound(s)11,291, around pound(s)12,000 ayear less than the average income for ...
Pulling no punches
Feb 01, 2008 ... The Dropkick Murphys don't sound like your average punk band.Boasting a line-up that includes mandolin, accordion, banjo,bouzouki, tin whistle, acoustic guitar, bass guitar, drums, pianoand bagpipes, there is nothing predictable about this bunch ofBoston's finest ...
Police probe joyriding stunt clips on internet ; Websites are monitored in bid to track down video culprits
Feb 01, 2008; ... A user of the site YouTube has posted a number of clips of carsdoing "doughnut" manoeuvres in front of cheering crowds in theGalliagh area - many labelled with the tag "joyriding" and "shantylouts". There is also a three-minute video of a teenage joyrider escapingfrom police ...
Essential gigs
Feb 01, 2008; ... Students from the North West Regional College are set to host anew music showcase in Sandino's Cafe Bar next Wednesday, February 6. According to the organisers: "The event will offer a chance forthe students to showcase musical skills which they have acquiredsince starting their ...
Cheesier than a slice of Stilton
Feb 01, 2008 ... Omagh is set to host one of the biggest dance events of theweekend, and probably of the year (so far), as the duo responsiblefor one of last year's biggest club anthems, FTS, are making anappearance at Molly Sweeney's tomorrow night. Hailing from Holland, brothers Wouter and Sjoerd ...
Man charged over EUR 250,000 cocaine seizure in Dublin
Feb 01, 2008 ... Padraig Murphy, of 35 Kilmartin Avenue in Tallaght, has beencharged with possession of cocaine with intent to supply. Mr Murphy is accused of possessing cocaine with a street value ofjust under EUR 250,000. The father-of-two was arrested yesterday after Gardai seizedcocaine ...
Portsmouth seek to push through Benjani move
Feb 01, 2008 ... City missed last night's deadline for completing the transfer,but the Premier League is understood to be re-examining thepaperwork. Elsewhere, Bolton boss Gary Megson has revealed that he ...
Grape vine
Feb 01, 2008; ... Local rock band Pay*ola, complete with new drummer AdamCallaghan, will head up the afternoon gig at Spring & Airbrake onFebruary 9. Also on the bill are Lisburn three-piece Mojo Fury andyoung up-and-coming power-popsters Heydey. The show kicks off at 2pmand will wrap up by ...
Surveyors' repossession warning for home-owners
Feb 01, 2008; ... The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) in NorthernIreland has predicted repossessions will rise here in 2008 from theprevious year. And this reflects a national trend where it has been claimed bythe RICS UK representative that up to 123 homes will be repossessedevery ...
There's no doubting Thomas is a threat
Feb 01, 2008; ... His lack of first team action this season brought speculation ofa move away from Windsor Park to the surface but the former NorthernIreland under-21 striker is proving why he deserves to help "thebest club in Ireland" win silverware. Since joining the Carnegie Premier League giants ...
Coates on for winter warm-up
Feb 01, 2008; ... Coates was scheduled to miss the original CIS Insurance Cupdecider against Linfield in December through suspension. But it was the wet weather which had the final say and now theeast Belfast man is ready to keep the heat on Peter Thompson atWindsor Park tomorrow. His partner ...
Garrett in like Flynn for City
Feb 01, 2008; ... Flynn is this morning celebrating the arrival of striker StephenGarrett from Linfield on a permanent deal, with ex-Rangers traineePaul McKnight and Glenavon winger Martin Haveron also joining theborder club. Garrett had been on-loan at Newry and last night he handed in atransfer ...
Bringing home the bacon : Penelope (PG)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Penelope (PG, 85 mins) Christina Ricci, James McAvoy, Richard EGrant, Reese Witherspoon Card shops do it, confectioners do it, and most certainly moviemakers do it. Move straight from the excess called Christmas to the vagaries ofValentine's Day, that is. Cue the ...
Buy home in sun and drive away in a new Bentley
Feb 01, 2008; ... While many Ulster developers have offered a host of incentives -ranging from exotic holidays, free cars and help with mortgagerepayments - in a bid to attract first-time buyers one holiday-homecompany is offering a Bentley or BMW to new owners at a luxury Dubaidevelopment. There ...
McFall gives Liggett his chance to shine
Feb 01, 2008; ... The young hitman has been banging in the goals for the Ports'reserve side and on Tuesday night it was Liggett who struck as theShamrock Park men threatened to derail Cliftonville's titlechallenge before the Reds grabbed another late, late winner. "Gary Liggett scored five for the ...
King of clubs ; Cliftonville's new signing Shea Campbell explains why he's going all in with the Reds
Feb 01, 2008; ... And suggestions that he has gone off course in a career thatseemed to be shooting for the stars, are met with similar witheringstares. After stints at Armagh City (three), Ballymena United, Linfield,Glenavon and Dungannon Swifts (two), with a pre-season showing forNewry City also ...
Do or die time for Glens
Feb 01, 2008; ... Since the west Belfast outfit gained top-flight status, the Glenshave failed to garner all three points from the Hoops in threeattempts - a remarkable record when you consider that Celtic haveflirted with the bottom of the table for most of their time in thePremier League. They ...
Boxing: McCloskey a class act: Eastwood
Feb 01, 2008; ... Middleweight star John Duddy was the main event but McCloskeystood out for Eastwood who believes he can land the European light-welterweight title at least. "He's a guy with a bit of class and what I really like about himis that he just doesn't have plan A, he has plan B and C and ...
Ulster's Schools' Cup: Limavady can raise the Barr
Feb 01, 2008; ... The sides drew 3-3 in Downpatrick last weekend with home out-half Matthew Norton earning a replay when his play cancelled outMark O'Connor's strike for the North West School. Despite having a fully fit squad Limavady Grammar coach StephenBarr is expecting another hard fought tie ...
Motorcycling: The Show goes on as Harris fills fresh role
Feb 01, 2008; ... In addition to Harris the big name of the show will be Ulster'sJonathan Rea who finished second in the British Superbike last yearand who is riding in the Worlds Supersport Championship in 2008. TT winner John McGuinness who was also successful at the NorthWest 200 will be at the ...
No jarring notes: Jared Leto
Feb 01, 2008 ... It is the elephant in the room. And it can't be avoided anylonger. So, Jared, what do you say to the people who think actorsshould stick to acting and forget about being a rock star too? Jared Leto is on the other end of the phone in LA and there's apause - and then a resigned ...
Club rugby: U-19s have a Grand defence
Feb 01, 2008; ... There are no survivors from last year's victorious team. Queen's speedster Chris Cochrane starts on the left wing with hisclub mate Paul Karayiannis joining Ballymena hooker Steven Douglasin the front row, Blackrock's Paul Ryan captains the side fromflanker. Malone face Bruff ...
Ulster film-maker up for 'fame' at BAFTAs
Feb 01, 2008; ... Carol Moore is among five other Ulster film-makers who have beenshort-listed for a BAFTA 60 Seconds of Fame Award for her flick,History Unfinished. Each year the Academy gives aspiring film-makers the chance tohave their work aired during the broadcast of the prestigiousawards ....
Call grows for a new environment regulator
Feb 01, 2008; ... The list of supporters included business leaders, the head of theConsumer Council and Jonathan Porritt, chairman of the UK'sSustainable Development Commission. A coalition of the province's best-known green pressure groupshas been pressing for a number of years for a new ...
Hobbs set to Lead the way
Feb 01, 2008; ... Some very decent animals have won this since its inception in1964, including a certain Best Mate, who slammed his field in the2001 renewal. It is unlikely there will be a subsequent triple Gold Cup herolurking in tomorrow's field but Lead On has the right sort ofattitude and is a ...
Ulster gets switched on for League bonanza ; Feast of floodlit games now shines beacon for the future
Feb 01, 2008; ... It was anticipated at the outset that floodlit football andhurling might, in time, become an acquired taste on the part of thefans. But already the benefits are being felt - and not just in thecoffers. Throughout January the Gaelic Life Dr McKenna Cup took on a newlease of life ...