Belfast Telegraph back issues from March 2008:
Late Blues try denies Munster victory in Cardiff
Mar 01, 2008 ... The Reds were 22-11 clear at one stage, with tries from returningcaptain Paul O'Connell, Shaun Payne and Tony Buckley. Paul Warwick added two conversion and a penalty. Jamie Roberts and Rhys Thomas also touched down for the homeside, with ...
Three Afghan men released, Tralee devices not suspicious
Mar 01, 2008 ... A team of 20 Gardai raided an apartment at Atlas House in Traleeat around 6.30pm last night on intelligence from the Special Branch. They recovered equipment including electrical ...
Ireland beat Zimbabwe at U19 Cricket World Cup
Mar 01, 2008 ... The Irish won by six wickets, having reduced Zimbabwe to just 99for 9 ...
Waterford IT win Fitzgibbon Cup
Mar 01, 2008 ... They needed four periods of extra-time to pip Limerick IT 1-29 to1-24 in Cork. Meanwhile, NUI Maynooth have won the Ryan Cup Final, ...
Two arrested as customs seize 31,000 cigarettes at Dublin Port
Mar 01, 2008 ... Two Romanian men, aged 19 and 36, have been arrested. They were recovered when customs officers searched a bus after itdisembarked from a car-ferry at Dublin Port. Customs found the cigarettes ...
Man Utd close on Arsenal after win over Fulham
Mar 01, 2008 ... Leaders Arsenal have been held to a 1-1 draw at Aston Villa. Nichlas Bentner scored a late equaliser for the Gunners. It means Manchester United are just a single point behind afterthey beat ...
Lombard beats Cragg in Irish Cross-Country in Belfast
Mar 01, 2008 ... Vinny Mulvey came in third. Fionnuala Britton won ...
Teenager injured in Limerick city stabbing
Mar 01, 2008 ... The 16-year-old was stabbed three times in the back after beingattacked in Whitecross Gardens in Moyross just before 2pm. He is being treated at the Mid-Western Regional Hospital ...
Harney to publish Portlaoise cancer screening crisis report
Mar 01, 2008 ... The John Fitzgerald report examines the clinical review of breastcancer services at the hospital. It looks at management's handling of the re-checking ofmammograms and ultrasounds, communication arrangements with patientsand communication between the HSE and Department of ...
Premier League Results:
Mar 01, 2008 ... Birmingham 4-1 Tottenham, Derby 0-0 Sunderland, Fulham 0-3 Manchester ...
Prem:
Mar 01, 2008 ... Bham 4-1 Spurs, Drby 0-0 Sund, Fham 1-3 ...
Adams warns against DUP dissidents ousting Paisley
Mar 01, 2008 ... Mr Adams said there were recalcitrant unionists in that party whowanted to put pressure on the power-sharing executive and saw thebest way of doing this as ...
Cavan bantamweight Nevin wins gold at Olympic qualifiers
Mar 01, 2008 ... The 18-year-old Cavan bantamweight was a ...
36 killed in Israeli military strikes in Gaza Strip
Mar 01, 2008 ... The action was in response to rocket attacks over the border byPalestinian ...
Pharmacists 'not overreacting' to HSE plans
Mar 01, 2008 ... It was feared some chemists would refuse to supply drugs tomedical card holders from today. However the Irish Pharmaceutical Union said that all ...
Ed pledges to shake it up
Mar 01, 2008 ... It has been a season of peeks and troughs for the Giants and theplayer-coach is looking to dig his way out of a hole and build-up toone more high before he quits his job at the end of the campaign. At the start of the year just three wins were recorded in theopening 13 games. Then ...
Alan Green: Top four spot will be settled by Mersey
Mar 01, 2008 ... Martin O'Neill persistently talks down the chances of Aston Villamaking it. Now that might be simply to keep the pressure off but therelatively small size of his first team squad suggests it's arealistic appraisal. It's likewise with Manchester City. Sven Goran Eriksson ...
McGeeney now seeking home comfort
Mar 01, 2008 ... Since taking over as manager of the Lily Whites, McGeeney hasendured a less than productive O'Byrne Cup campaign and a NationalLeague opening phase that has produced just one point. Tomorrow when his side confront unbeaten Donegal in NewbridgeMcGeeney will not just be keen to get ...
Hughes so keen to repay the faith
Mar 01, 2008 ... But he was equally thrilled when his Saval club colleagues andofficials feted him at a ceremony in their clubrooms. Now accountant Hughes feels the best way he can repay the show ofwarmth and support he has received is by putting more scores on theboard for Down when they meet ...
Paddy's Cunning plan
Mar 01, 2008 ... Cunningham went in from the bench in the mid-week Sigerson Cupquarter-final in Belfast and fired over four points that helped topropel UUJ into a tasty semi-final meeting with Dublin Institute ofTechnology on Friday next in Carlow. The summons into action delighted the sharpshooter ...
Jersey police probe care home abuse cover-up
Mar 01, 2008 ... Officers have extended their search area as they sift throughmounds of rubble at the building. A child's remains were discovered at the site last Saturday, ...
Keogan feels the heat for Dubs visit
Mar 01, 2008 ... His side has already fallen to Armagh and Monaghan in theNational League and now they must face a Dublin side anxious toregain their momentum after their scheduled game against thestriking Cork side was ruled out. In their opening contest, the Dubs disposed of Westmeath and ...
McVey targets medal
Mar 01, 2008 ... Linfield, Ballymena United and Finn Harps were all chasing McVey,but the 21-year-old has agreed a new two-year contract with theShowgrounds side. The centre-back is now ready to switch his mind back onto thefootball and an away win at neighbours Institute would send theBannsiders ...
Irish Women's Hockey team lose to New Zealand
Mar 01, 2008 ... They went down 3-0 to New ...
Dickson back in harness for Larne
Mar 01, 2008 ... Dickson, a summer signing from Lisburn Distillery, is set for arare appearance in what is a crucial fixture for Graham McConnell'smen. He said: "Andrew will start a game for us for the first time in afew weeks, although who he comes in for at this minute we have ...
Arsenal victims of a conspiracy, claims Wenger
Mar 01, 2008 ... Wenger scoffed at the suggestion that his call for Martin Taylorto be banned for life for his tackle on Eduardo da Silva could havecontributed towards the death threats received by the Birminghamdefender this week. The Arsenal manager said that he had retractedhis comments about Taylor ...
Ferguson holds his fire over Gunners' weakness
Mar 01, 2008 ... "I don't know all about the Arsenal players," he said. "Iwouldn't like to lose a last-minute goal myself. It has an impact, Isuppose, but you have to get over these things." Asked if United's recent 4-1 FA Cup win against Arsenal wouldhave an adverse effect on Arsene Wenger's side, ...
Harbinson: This will be our Dee-Day
Mar 01, 2008 ... Harbinson, then second-choice goalkeeper to Declan Brown, watchedfrom the Stand at The Oval as his colleagues capitulated andsuffered a 5-1 Premier League defeat to Glentoran. It wasGlentoran's first league win over Celtic in four attempts. Harbinson, who had previously made his ...
Kearneyhas a strong drive for Blues glory
Mar 01, 2008 ... Every trophy triumph fuels the desire to land more silverware. And the former Ballymena United midfielder, who is back doingwhat he does best after his injury nightmare, is determined to keepthe JJB Sports Irish Cup firmly locked in the Blues' trophy cabinet. Kearney has ...
Japan's Kiyota is surprise leader at Johnnie Walker Classic
Mar 01, 2008 ... He will resume tomorrow on 14-under-par, one stroke ahead of MarkBrown and Jyoti ...
Ulster defy elements to edge closer to Cup spot ; Ulster 20 Scarlets 8
Mar 01, 2008 ... It took late tries by man-of-the-match Matt McCullough and NeilBest to ensure Williams' tenure retained its 100% record after RhysPriestland had given the home side a scare by levelling the scoreswith a 66th minute touchdown. But Ulster's victory was thoroughly deserved, founded on ...
Larne trainer Wilson in for the 'Kill'
Mar 01, 2008 ... But Killyglen who made all that day, has since run a good secondat Down Royal and is having another crack at cross-channelopposition when running at Newcastle next Tuesday. Killyglen was only beaten by three-quarters of a length by theDessie Hughes-trained Dan George at the last ...
Ulster sides to fore in league title race
Mar 01, 2008 ... And there is a reasonable chance that the trophy could remain inthe province for another year -- perhaps still in the custody ofBrian McIver's side. Tomorrow will offer a pointer on this possibility with Donegalputting their unbeaten record to date on the line against ...
41-year-old Sheringham to retire from football
Mar 01, 2008 ... The 41-year-old will call it a day at the end of the ...
Ulster revival keeps rolling
Mar 01, 2008 ... Late tries by Matt McCullough and Neil Best sealed a hugelyimpressive win against the second-placed Scarlets to put Ulster fourpoints clear, with a game in hand, of Connacht, who lost 16-10 athome to Leinster in the dog fight to secure qualification for theHeineken Cup next ...
One man in serious condition after Roscommon crash
Mar 01, 2008 ... The crash involving a car and a van, happened at 9pm on the N61near Knockcroghery. The two male occupants of the vehicles were taken to RoscommonCounty ...
Abramovich does not pick my team, says angry Grant
Mar 01, 2008 ... The target of his ire was, predictably enough, the media,football agents and a general lack of "respect". Grant also askedhis critics to "wait with the knife a little bit" before sharpeningtheir pencils to write his football obituary. The Chelsea manager was responding to a ...
Searching issues
Mar 01, 2008 ... Due to family circumstances, of which I am not clear, he was notpart of my father's lifeas my grandmother re-married. His name was George Edward Coates and he married Doris Small inPlumstead, London, in 1922. According to his death certificate he was 58 in 1952 which ...
Stephen strives for excellence
Mar 01, 2008 ... The Stephen Nolan Show has enjoyed critical and popular success.It champions listeners' interests and tackles difficult issues headon. We are proud of its contribution to our output and sizeable reachto a diverse audience, but are not complacent. The Stephen Nolan Show relies ...
Were youat QUBin '68?
Mar 01, 2008 ... From the rise of the Civil Rights movement in Northern Ireland,in which many Queen's students played a leading role, to the studentprotests in Paris, the rise of feminism and gay rights, and theglobal impact of the Vietnam War, 1968 proved to be a turning pointin the history of Northern ...
Let's have homes before stadiums
Mar 01, 2008 ... Perhaps, instead of building a stadium that will only be used on23 dates per year, and at different times by different sections ofthe community, the site could be better utilised by embracing the'shared space' idea and creating mixed housing and ...
Viewpoint: Bill will not right society's wrongs
Mar 01, 2008 ... Posters on buses, supplements and newspaper advertisements areamong the marketing tools being used by the Human Rights Consortiumto push the message that we need such a document. On paper, a Bill of Rights sounds like A Very Good Thing.Itssupporters say it will bring our ...
Stranded fisherman saved after friend's 10-hour swim
Mar 01, 2008 ... Their trawler sunk on Wednesday after its nets snagged on a reefnine miles off the coast of northern New South Wales. MichaelWilliams, 39, crawled ashore near Brunswick Head, 10 hours later,exhausted, dehydrated, sunburnt and bloodied. An air and sea rescueoperation was launched, and Mr ...
Putin scrambles to avert low turnout in election
Mar 01, 2008 ... His televised address was the culmination of a week in which theofficial emphasis has switched from wall-to-wall coverage of MrPutin's chosen heir, Dmitry Medvedev, to repeated calls to voters toshow up. To some, the appeals conjured up the propaganda campaigns beforeSoviet-era ...
Adopted by wolves? Bestselling memoir was a pack of lies
Mar 01, 2008 ... Her story became the best-selling Holocaust autobiography, Misha:A Memoir of the Holocaust Years. The only problem? It was not fact,but fiction. The book caused a literary sensation on release in 1997. But morethan 10 years later - and just a few weeks after a film ...
Conrad Black set to be jailed
Mar 01, 2008 ... Lawyers for Black, once the owner of newspapers that included TheDaily Telegraph and The Jerusalem Post, had been hoping to keep himfree on bail pending an appeal filed after his conviction in aChicago court in July and his subsequent sentencing to six and halfyears behind ...
Jewellery stolen after raid on Dublin shop
Mar 01, 2008 ... At 1am this morning a gang, believed to be of three men, broke inthrough a window of the shop at Citywest Shopping Centre ...
One per cent of Americans now in jail
Mar 01, 2008 ... The report, published by the Pew Centre using data partlysupplied by the US Justice Department and Bureau of Prisons,acknowledges that the increase in the incarceration rate coincideswith steep declines in violent crime, but questions whether thecorrelation between the two phenomena is ...
Pharmaceutical Union urges chemists to continue dispensing medication
Mar 01, 2008 ... The move comes despite the introduction of a new H-S-E plan whichwould see less money paid to pharmacists for wholesale medicines. It was feared chemists would refuse to supply drugs to medicalcard holders today but ...
Bush joins the attack as Republicans target Obama
Mar 01, 2008 ... John McCain, who has the Republican nomination all but sewn up,has led the anti-Obama charge, seeking to portray him as naive onthe threat from al-Qa'ida and lambasting him for his pledge to meetcertain hostile foreign leaders "without preconditions" if it seemedappropriate. Even ...
Three Afghan men remain in Garda custody in connection with terrorist activity
Mar 01, 2008 ... It follows a raid on a hostel in Tralee last night, during whichsuspected bomb parts were found. A team of twenty Gardai swooped on the Atlas House apartments inTralee at around half-six last night, acting on intelligence fromthe Special Branch. The premises houses all-male ...
Imports row over disease outbreak
Mar 01, 2008 ... From today imports of female cattle over 12 months old and femalesheep over six months old from bluetongue-infected areas will bebanned.The measure will run until March 6. The European Commission is now looking at changing its rules onanimal movements following the discovery of ...
Belfast Zoo's Lily the lion is growing at a wild speed
Mar 01, 2008 ... Lily the rare Barbary lion now weighs around 60 pounds and hasjust taken possession of a new paddock because of her burgeoningsize and strength. The first Barbary lion born in Ireland, Lily devours eight quailsand a cow's heart every day and has become too strong to interactwith ...
Australians celebrate Sydney Mardi Gras
Mar 01, 2008 ... Organisers were expecting up to three-hundred thousand people toline the route through the ...
The anguish of Tom's murder will never end
Mar 01, 2008 ... Lorraine Breen (54), whose husband Tom was stabbed in anunprovoked attack in the Camden Town area of London on August 11,2002, told the Belfast Telegraph how she was still struggling tocome to terms with her loss. The dad-of two, who was working in the city at the time of ...
Prince Harry arrives back in UK from active service in Afrghanistan
Mar 01, 2008 ... The twenty-three-year-old's plane touched down at RAF BrizeNorton in Oxfordshire just before ...
TV chef Jeanne gives up cooking
Mar 01, 2008 ... The wife of restaurateur Paul Rankin said she will never go backto what made her famous, and will concentrate instead on consultancywork. The 47-year-old has spent the last 10 years recovering from aseries of injuries, which led to a well-publicised dependency onprescription ...
O'Connell to make first season start for Munster
Mar 01, 2008 ... O'Connell is recovering from a long-term back injury and hopes toprove his fitness ahead of next Saturday's crucial Six Nations ...
Driver is jailed for running pair over
Mar 01, 2008 ... But Francis Paul McCormick will only spend two-and-a-half yearsbehind bars, with a further 18 months to be served on probation. The 29-year-old Coleraine man -- who had been drinking heavily onthe day of the incident -- was also banned from driving for sevenyears. McCormick ...
Portuguese man airlifted off Cork coast
Mar 01, 2008 ... The coastguard was contacted shortly before 8 o'clock ...
Dancing on Ice star cuts partners face
Mar 01, 2008 ... face with her boot. The pair were practising their routine when she performed ahandstand and hit him ...
Julianne Moore to star in Desperate Housewives?
Mar 01, 2008 ... series of Desperate Housewives. It's thought she'll star as Bree's sister in ...
Reported sighting of Madeleine McCann ruled out
Mar 01, 2008 ... Gerry McCann has revealed that the young girl seen by a Dutchtourist in Montpellier last month was not his missing daughter. He's described the development as ...
My son is so sad that Harry's tour of duty has ended
Mar 01, 2008 ... David Baxter (23) from Coleraine guided the Prince on the frontline until news broke that he was serving in Afghanistan. PrinceHarry was then forced to cut short his tour of duty. Bobby Baxter, David's father, also from Coleraine, told theBelfast Telegraph their son was ...
Josh! Look who Nadine's seeing
Mar 01, 2008 ... The Londonderry-born star was said to have been spotted with theactor in LA several times in the last week, according to newspaperreports. A source told the The Daily Star that the Black Hawk Down actorhad been hanging out with the Ulster pop princess. "The whole of ...