Belfast Telegraph back issues from April 2009:
Innishowen celebrate cup glory
Apr 01, 2009; ... WHAT a performance from Innishowen Rugby Club who lifted theButler Shield at Ravenhill last Saturday when they came back in thefinal quarter to defeat a very strong Malone team. At that stage Malone led 9-0, but the Carndonagh team had otherideas and finally lifted silverware on ...
Board to examine the use of reflectives on uniforms
Apr 01, 2009; ... THE Western Education and Library Board today announced it isexamining the use of reflectives on school uniforms for children aspart of a safety review. The WELB, in partnership with relevant statutory bodies,announced the proposals at a recent meeting to outline progress madeon ...
Violence fears as gangs fight for a slice of the lucrative pie ; CROSS-BORDER DRUGS TRADE
Apr 01, 2009 ... TURF wars are breaking out on the streets among drug dealers,sparking fears of an upsurge in violence among old and new dealers,the Belfast Telegraph has learned. The security agencies and community workers are seeing theemergence of new criminal networks keen to muscle in on ...
A new dawn for public health
Apr 01, 2009; ... YESTERDAY was the last day of existence for the Health PromotionAgency. The organisation which aims to promote healthier lifestyles inNothern Ireland will from today be incorporated into the new PublicHealth Agency. Health Minister Michael McGimpsey stressed the vital role ...
Why outsider isn't nasty word
Apr 01, 2009; ... In a recent column I mentioned that, over the last few months, wehad visitors to stay with us (at various times) from the US, Englandand the South. It was, I added, enlightening to see this place "through the eyesof outsiders". I used the term "eyes of outsiders" because I ...
Dissidents prey on the misguided
Apr 01, 2009 ... It is obvious, whatever the strength of the dissident republicangangs, that they have the capability of causing quite severedisruption to normal life in Northern Ireland. The series ofhijackings, burnings and bomb alerts in Belfast and later in Lurganshowed a degree of planning and quite ...
Houra will be a real hit with fans: Williams
Apr 01, 2009; ... Coach Matt Williams is hoping new signing Tamaiti Houra can makea big impact at Ravenhill when he joins up with Ulster fromAustralian Super 14 side the Western Force in the summer. Houra a former Australia U21 is equally at home at blindsideflanker or No8 and Williams believes he ...
Bellamy has no regrets at outburst
Apr 01, 2009 ... Craig Bellamy insists he has no regrets over the outburst thatshocked Welsh football and the national captain was prepared to dishout some more home truths today ahead of the showdown with Germany. Bellamy produced a savage condemnation of the current Wales squadand their prospects ...
Hinch ready for a pitched battle
Apr 01, 2009 ... Cork Constitution captain Brendan Cuttriss knows his side are hotfavourites ahead of Sunday's AIB Cup final against Division Two'sBallynahinch, but the back-row insists his team won't be complacent. Speaking at yesterday's launch, he said: "Ballynahinch have hadtwo massive wins, ...
Slovenia in sickness and now in health
Apr 01, 2009 ... ANOTHER bout of travel sickness looked to have killed off ourWorld Cup hopes the last time we met Slovenia in October. Two late goals, in as many minutes, through Zlatan Ljubijankicand Milivoje Novakovic sent Nigel Worthington's men tumbling to a 2-0 defeat. The Green and ...
McKenna relishing semi duel with champion Cacace
Apr 01, 2009; ... TYRONE McKenna served up a clinical performance last night andthen looked forward to tangling with reigning Ulster seniorlightweight champion Anthony Cacace. On the opening night of the Sport NI Ulster senior championshipsin the Dockers Club, McKenna stopped Michael Harvey of ...
Ulster influence clear for Ireland
Apr 01, 2009; ... SEVEN Ulster players have been named in a 16-strong Irish Squadfor two internationals against England in Dublin later this month. The Ulster contingent could have been greater had it not been forthe fact Alex Speers and her Pegasus clubmate Michelle Harvey wereunavailable for ...
Peeping Tom pool attendant faces jail
Apr 01, 2009; ... A peeping-Tom pool attendant has been warned he faces aninevitable prison sentence after he pleaded guilty to spying onwomen in changing room showers where he worked. Standing in the dock of Craigavon Crown Court dressed in a greysuit, balding Neil Jamison, who turned 27-years-old ...
Pounds 290,000: average payout to political double jobbers
Apr 01, 2009; ... NORTHERN Ireland's 16 top double-jobbing politicians receivedmore than Pounds 4.7m between them last year in pay and expenses. The taxpayer-funded total for 2007/08 included salaries andallowances shelled out by both the House of Commons and theAssembly. All but two of the ...
Bellamy Windsor shocker
Apr 01, 2009 ... Craig Bellamy has admitted he is green with envy at NorthernIreland -- but it wasn't all complimentary from the Wales skipper. Bellamy said he would love to play in front of a crowd like atWindsor Park, but dismissed their chances of qualifying for theWorld Cup. "Windsor Park ...
Trapping Goliath
Apr 01, 2009 ... REPUBLIC of Ireland coach Giovanni Trapattoni believes his sidecan cause a David and Goliath-style shock tonight when they faceItaly in Bari. Trapattoni, who goes back to his native country as opposingmanager for the first time said: "Sometimes, I think about ...
Architecture hit hard as 400 jobs disappear
Apr 01, 2009; ... UP to 400 architecture jobs have been lost in Northern Ireland inthe last year, the Royal Society of Ulster Architects has revealed. That adds up to almost 20% of the entire Northern Irelandarchitecture workforce. A survey by the society which questioned every architect in ...
BUSINESSBRIEFING
Apr 01, 2009 ... TWO HELD IN INSIDER DEALING PROBE TWO people were arrested in connection with an investigation intosuspected organised insider dealing, the Financial ServicesAuthority (FSA) said. The two people, including a ...
The Dunfermline Building Society's pathetic bleatings
Apr 01, 2009; ... Have you ever heard anything quite so preposterous as thechairman of the Dunfermline Building Society's fulminations againstthe Treasury for failing to bail him out with wads of taxpayers'money? Perhaps he thought that with the billions that have been sunkinto Royal Bank of Scotland and ...
Union slams telecom firm lay-offs
Apr 01, 2009; ... A LEADING union has attacked telecoms giant Nortel after staffwere told they were being laid off immediately without anyredundancy pay. The Communication Workers Union (CWU) yesterday described thecompany's action was "heartless" and had surpassed its ...
BACK TO THE FUTURE FOR CHARITY EVENT
Apr 01, 2009 ... Going back to the past Lisa Moffit, corporate fundraisingassistant and Patrick Doody, sales and marketing director HendersonGroup launch this ...
Convicted rapist shot in both legs
Apr 01, 2009 ... A man shot in both legs in a paramilitary-style attack inLondonderry was a convicted rapist. Keith Burnside (37) was with his partner and her two children,one aged just 14 weeks, at the time. Two men dressed in black burst into the ...
Obama touches down in UK for G20 summit
Apr 01, 2009 ... US PRESIDENT Barack Obama landed on British soil last night asworld leaders gathered for the G20 summit. Mr Obama arrived at Stansted airport, near Chelmsford, Essex, onAir Force One after travelling from an air base near Washington DC. He touched down at 7.50pm for his first ...
Police hunt gang after Pounds 600k stolen in van raid
Apr 01, 2009; ... POLICE are continuing their hunt for an armed gang that stolePounds 600,000 from a cash-in-transit van in Co Tyrone. Three masked men threatened three security guards before tyingthem up during the terrifying ordeal, which occurred outside theCostcutters convenience store at ...
Dublin Real IRA suspect remanded Police swoop on illegal filling station
Apr 01, 2009 ... A Real IRA suspect was remanded in custody yesterday after beingcharged with explosive offences. Ciaran Cahill, from Blanchardstownin Dublin, was arrested during a house raid in the city at theweekend. As well as IRA membership, ...
NIGHT SPOT
Apr 01, 2009 ... THE Assembly has set aside Pounds 500,000 to pay students to do apost-graduate degree in politics. Up to 10 students, from Queen'sUniversity, Belfast, initially, would get a Pounds 15k bursary forthe course in legislative studies. Assembly Speaker William Hay said it would be "a ...
Killer driver pleaded with officers to shoot him
Apr 01, 2009; ... AN 'R' driver who killed a roadside stallholder in a crash on theLondonderry-Donegal border was so remorseful after the death that hebegged gardai to shoot him, a court has been told. Paul Lynch (20), from Aranmore Avenue in the Creggan area ofLondonderry, was jailed for four years ...
Annadale shoot to top of pool
Apr 01, 2009; ... ANNADALE are within sight of reaching the Irish Hockey Leaguesemi-finals following a remarkable 4-0 win at Ulster championsCookstown last night. The three points for the victory, and the bonus point for winningby more than three goals, has shot the Belfast lads to top of Pool ...
Armagh are getting back in the groove
Apr 01, 2009; ... ARMAGH manager Peter McDonnell may have to plan for the gameagainst Cork on Sunday week without Ciaran McKeever. McKeever, a key cog in a resolute and uncompromising defence,sustained a groin injury last Sunday in a hard earned victory overMeath in Crossmaglen. His loss would ...
STEVEN BEACOM WORLD CUP PREDICTIONS
Apr 01, 2009 ... AFTER Saturday it's still hard to get the monumental mistake madeby Artur Boruc at Windsor Park out of your mind. It was an almightyclanger. Who will be the World Cup fall guy tonight? Who will be thewinners and losers? Sports Editor Steven Beacom aims to provide theanswers ...
U-turn over hike in business rates
Apr 01, 2009; ... THE Chancellor has performed a major eleventh-hour U-turn bymodifying plans to introduce a 5% hike in business rates that wouldhave been particularly "damaging" for struggling retailers. Alistair Darling said late yesterday afternoon that businessrates will only increase by 2% from ...
Augusta's no problem: Rory
Apr 01, 2009; ... A confident sounding Rory McIlroy seems to have brushed aside anydemons surrounding his maiden appearance in next week' US Mastersafter saying he did not feel overawed playing the stately AugustaNational course The reigning Dubai Desert Classic winner had his first look atAugusta ...
Revenge not name of the game: Murray
Apr 01, 2009; ... Andy Murray insists he will not be gunning for revenge when hemeets Fernando Verdasco in the quarter-finals of the Sony EricssonOpen in Miami. The British number one cruised into the last eight with a 6-1 6-0 demolition of Victor Troicki yesterday, while Verdasco wassimilarly ...
Union slams telecom firm lay-offs
Apr 01, 2009; ... A LEADING union has attacked telecoms giant Nortel after staffwere told they were being laid off immediately without anyredundancy pay. The Communication Workers Union (CWU) yesterday described thecompany's action was "heartless" and had surpassed its ...
President faces first big test as world leader
Apr 01, 2009; ... BUOYED BY rising approval ratings at home, Barack Obama will facehis first serious test as an international leader in London today atthe start of a five-nation European tour crammed with speeches,dinners and summits as well as one-on-one meetings with counterpartsfrom around the ...
Queen to meet G20 leaders
Apr 01, 2009 ... THE Queen is due to meet President Barack Obama and other G20leaders today as she hosts a reception in their honour on the eve ofthe major political summit. The Queen will hold talks with the American leader before takingher place at the Buckingham ...
Activists and charities hope to highlight cause
Apr 01, 2009 ... CLIMATE change activists, anti-war campaigners, trade unionists,charities and students are among those taking part in protestsduring the G20 conference. Here is a list of some of the groupstaking part: - Camp For Climate Action -- a national network of climateactivists who aim ...
McCoy's in no hurry over National mount
Apr 01, 2009 ... JP McManus' racing manager Frank Berry says there is no rush forTony McCoy to decide which of the owner's four entries he will ridein the John Smith's Grand National. Victory in the Aintree marathon is one of the few prizes to stillelude the 13-time champion jockey - and he has the ...
The TV troublemakers
Apr 01, 2009; ... CHILDREN in Northern Ireland's schools are copying bad behaviourthey see on popular TV shows such as Big Brother and Little Britain,according to a new survey. Research by the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL) foundthat teachers blame these two programmes for causing the ...
Whitten has bright future
Apr 01, 2009; ... Ian Whitten is the latest product of the Ulster Academy to makethe breakthrough into Matt Williams' first team. This time last year the centre was captain of Queen's and helpingthem in their fight for promotion from Division Three. A close season move to Ballymena allowed ...
Cassidy backs Shear magic
Apr 01, 2009; ... FORMER Northern Ireland and Newcastle United midfielder TommyCassidy stated today that Alan Shearer will lift everyone at StJames' Park following his astonishing return to the club. Ex-England skipper Shearer (38), is going to become the newNewcastle manager, making a remarkable ...
Slovenia face the fear factor
Apr 01, 2009; ... HARDLY an interview with a Northern Ireland player or managerNigel Worthington goes by without the contribution of the fans atWindsor Park being mentioned. It's only now though that one of them has tried to explainexactly the part played by the 14,000 proud and ...
It's time to settle score with Slovenia: Worthy
Apr 01, 2009; ... NIGEL Worthington has whipped up his Northern Ireland team fortonight's World Cup qualifier against Slovenia at Windsor Park bycalling on them to exact revenge on the former Yugoslav state. And while revenge may be a dish best served cold, Worthingtonwants to turn up the heat on ...
Activists and charities hope to highlight cause
Apr 01, 2009 ... CLIMATE change activists, anti-war campaigners, trade unionists,charities and students are among those taking part in protestsduring the G20 conference. Here is a list of some of the groupstaking part: - Camp For Climate Action -- a national network of climateactivists who aim ...
OBAMA FLIES INTO PROTEST
Apr 01, 2009; ... ACTIVISTS were gearing up for two days of protest and directaction during the G20 conference. Here are some of the events taking place today: - 11am: G20 Meltdown will lead four carnival parades into theCity from tube stations at Moorgate, Liverpool Street, London Bridgeand ...
DUP denies seeking EU cash for peace centre
Apr 01, 2009; ... THE DUP has denied the Stormont Executive is seeking Europeanfunding to back a conflict resolution centre for Northern Ireland. The party described claims by Jim Allister as a "juicy fairy-tale" and said the MEP should apologise. As First Minister Peter Robinson and Deputy ...
WIN THIS AND WE'RE ON OUR WAY
Apr 01, 2009; ... NORTHERN Ireland can take a massive step towards the World Cupfinals tonight by beating Slovenia at Windsor Park. Having moved top of Group Three on Saturday with an excellent 3-2 win over Poland, Nigel Worthington's men are intent on stayingthere. Slovenia may have beaten ...
IN BRIEF
Apr 01, 2009; ... They've already turned Jade Goody into a saint. A poster of thepoor woman shows her in the guise of Mother Theresa clasping herhands in prayer. Meanwhile, plans for her ...
'BRING BACK MATRONS TO HOSPITAL WARDS'
Apr 01, 2009 ... THE outgoing chairman of one of the now defunct Health and SocialServices Councils is today calling for a return of matrons tohospital wards. Cecil Graham, chair of the Eastern Health and Social ServiceCouncil, said he hopes the new single Patient and Client Councilwill also work ...
Never mind the porn, Jacqui's bath plug isn't going to wash
Apr 01, 2009; ... Taxpayers being forced to pick up the bill for a governmentminister's porn ... so this is what Gordon Brown meant by fiscalstimulus. While the rest of us are left to weather the recession, inthe luxuriously appointed homes of Westminster it's all aboutquantative easing with MPs from all ...
Ben back battling in Sir Alan's boardroom
Apr 01, 2009; ... BELFAST'S Apprentice hopeful Ben Clarke will be back in thefiring line tonight for round two of the boardroom battle with SirAlan Sugar. The 22-year-old trainee stockbroker -- who has claimed that heprefers making money to sex -- will join the rest of the show'scandidates as they ...
Red Hands on a high after that Derry win
Apr 01, 2009 ... THERE was something about Tyrone's victory over Derry that madeyou sit up and take notice. It could yet prove to be a defining moment in their season. It's all too easy to dismiss the Allianz League as beingirrelevant in the greater scheme of things. But the one thing ...
Armagh are getting back in the groove
Apr 01, 2009 ... ARMAGH manager Peter McDonnell may have to plan for the gameagainst Cork on Sunday week without Ciaran McKeever. McKeever, a key cog in a resolute and uncompromising defence,sustained a groin injury last Sunday in a hard earned victory overMeath in Crossmaglen. His loss would ...
McCoy's in no hurry over National mount
Apr 01, 2009 ... JP McManus' racing manager Frank Berry says there is no rush forTony McCoy to decide which of the owner's four entries he will ridein the John Smith's Grand National. Victory in the Aintree marathon is one of the few prizes to stillelude the 13-time champion jockey - and he has the ...
England toast victory on ELVs
Apr 01, 2009; ... England were celebrating tonight after leading a successfulnorthern hemisphere revolt against the most controversialexperimental law variations. Two of the most divisive ELVs have effectively been swept off thetable following a high-level conference in south-west London,featuring ...
NATIONALIST HELP WAS 'CRUCIAL'
Apr 01, 2009; ... INFORMATION from the republican community played a crucial rolein the arrests over recent security force killings, the FirstMinister has said. Senior police testified to the cooperation of nationalists aftercharging three people over the murder of a policeman and one overthe ...
peaches tells of crushes
Apr 01, 2009 ... Peaches Geldof (right) lists Phillip Schofield and Gordon Ramsayamong her older man crushes. In an interview with Grazia magazine,Geldof described silver-haired This Morning ...
Pounds 290,000: average payout to political double jobbers
Apr 01, 2009; ... NORTHERN Ireland's 16 top double-jobbing politicians receivedmore than Pounds 4.7m between them last year in pay and expenses. The taxpayer-funded total for 2007/08 included salaries andallowances shelled out by both the House of Commons and theAssembly. All but two of the ...
Queues form for chocolate bars Clinton clarifies finance position Signs of life in property market Hornby gives profits warning Catering group serves up boost
Apr 01, 2009 ... A new chocolate bar is attracting queues of eager tasters aheadof its launch later this week. Selfridges said the 70% cocoa bardoes not go on sale until Thursday but more than 1,000 people havealready signed up to a waiting list to try it. The new bars are madeby chocolatier and TV chef ...
BUSINESSBRIEFING
Apr 01, 2009 ... TWO HELD IN INSIDER DEALING PROBE TWO people were arrested in connection with an investigation intosuspected organised insider dealing, the Financial ServicesAuthority (FSA) said. The two people, including a ...
Prince in protect forests plea to leaders
Apr 01, 2009; ... The Prince of Wales was due to meet world leaders and the headsof international institutions today to discuss solutions to protectthe planet's threatened rainforests. Charles is using the opportunity provided by the G20 summit toconvene his own meeting about a subject he has been ...
Credit crunch tycoon's divorce plea fails
Apr 01, 2009; ... A CITY tycoon hit by the credit crunch failed today to cut aPounds 9.5m divorce settlement with his former wife. Brian Myerson told the Court of Appeal at a hearing last monththat if he complied with the order to pay his ex-wife Ingrid(below), he would be half a million pounds out ...
Police probe discovery of human head in field
Apr 01, 2009 ... CRIME: Police were today investigating the discovery of a humanhead in a field. It is not clear whether the body part, found by amember of the public in Asfordby, Leicestershire, yesterdayafternoon, belonged to a man or a woman. But Leicestershire Policewere in contact with their ...
Jade's last words to her 'precious' boys
Apr 01, 2009 ... Cancer victim Jade Goody's hopes for her children are unveiledtoday in a poignant final message. The reality TV star said she hoped Bobby and Freddie would turninto "fine, upstanding young men", and that their times togetherwere her "most precious memories", according to The ...
Library to showcase writers
Apr 01, 2009; ... WELB's Central Library in Derry has announced the latest Writersin the Community showcase will take place on Thursday, April 2 from7.30pm to 9.30pm. The showcase will feature local writers Ellen Factor, JenniDoherty and James King, hosted by Eamonn Baker from ...