Posts Tagged ‘ Belfast ’

Crash at Cork Airport

February 10, 2011
By Stephen
Crash at Cork Airport

A crash happened this morning before 10am at Cork Airport. Manx2 Flight NM7100 from Belfast to Cork crashed in fog on its third attempt to land. 6 people have been confirmed dead. 12 people were on board the plane. The Airport is currently closed. All arriving  flights have been diverted to Shannon, all departing flights have been cancelled. Ryanair’s flights will be operating to and from Shannon. All travellers are advised to check with their airline before making alternative arrangements. All...

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IDAHO 2010

May 4, 2010
By Stephen
IDAHO 2010

Changing Attitudes Ireland is again organising events for International Day Against Homophobia in Belfast, Cork and Dublin. While IDAHO is on the 17th May, the events will take place on the preceding Sunday 16th of May. The theme this year is “Open Doors”, which I think is very fitting for a church dealing with this issue. In Belfast the service will take place at St. George’s Church, High Street at 15.00hrs. Following the service between 16.15-16.45hrs. in St. George’s...

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IDAHO – International Day Against Homophobia

May 16, 2009
By Stephen
IDAHO – International Day Against Homophobia

Image by flem007_uk via Flickr Tomorrow is IDAHO and there will be an event in Cork to commemorate it. It is being organised by Changing Attitudes Ireland. A Choral Evensong will take place tomorrow evening (May 17th) at 7:00pm in St. Fin Barres Cathedral in Cork. The speaker will be Ms. Doleres Mannion. Other events will take place in Dublin and Belfast. In Dublin there will be a service in Chirst Church Cathedral at 3.30pm with Sen. David Norris...

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Teens in bid to reduce number of Belfast suicides

December 1, 2006
By Stephen

Two Belfast teenagers are at the centre of a new bid to cut the city’s suicide rates from 150 a year, it emerged today. Caitlín Ní Cathail and Paul McCann have become the youngest team ever to be trained in internationally renowned techniques to recognise the symptoms before it’s too late. The pair attended a conference in Newfoundland, Canada, to partake in Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST). The initiative, developed over 23 years, involves a first-aid process to...

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