9 October 1997 Edition
News review
Thursday 2 October
The ISPCC launches a project to combat child street begging in the 26 Counties.
Friday 3 October
Miscarriage of justice victim Colin Duffy is released from custody due to lack of evidence in connection with the killing of two RUC members last June.
The INOU welcomes a report showing a 9,000 drop in unemployment in the 26 Counties.
An earthquake, measuring over 5.0 on the Reichter Scale, rocks central Italy.
Saturday 4 October
Brixton jail escaper Pearse McAuley is arrested in County Galway and taken to Limerick Garda Barracks. He is to appear in the High Court on Monday.
Islamic rebels shell a military barracks 30 miles south of Algiers for three hours, killing at least 12 civilians and wounding 85.
Sunday 5 October
Martin McGuinness tells a Saoirse rally in Coalisland that Sinn Féin will not accept anything less than British withdrawal.
Mary Banotti formerly launches her presidential election campaign.
Limerick defeat Galway in the National Hurling League Final at Ennis.
Monday 6 October
26-County Foreign Minister Ray Burke is at the centre of another controversy concerning the sale of passports to an Arab banker.
Members of the National Executive of the Basque nationalist party, Herri Batasuna go on trial in Spain charged with collaboration with ``terrorists''.
Tuesday 7 October
Ray Burke resigns as 26-County Foreign Minister and from his Leinster House seat.
Strand One and Two of the Stormont talks begin at Stormont.
The British Conservative Party begin their annual conference in Blackpool, England.
Jason Campbell, who murdered a 16-year-old Celtic supporter in Glasgow, is to be transfered from Scotland to Long Kesh to serve his sentence with loyalist prisoners.
Wednesday 8 October
Four Israeli soldiers are killed by Hezbollah guerrillas in Southern Lebanon.
David Andrews is appointed Foreign Minister following the resignation of Ray Burke.
The ISPCC launches a project to combat child street begging in the 26 Counties.
Friday 3 October
Miscarriage of justice victim Colin Duffy is released from custody due to lack of evidence in connection with the killing of two RUC members last June.
The INOU welcomes a report showing a 9,000 drop in unemployment in the 26 Counties.
An earthquake, measuring over 5.0 on the Reichter Scale, rocks central Italy.
Saturday 4 October
Brixton jail escaper Pearse McAuley is arrested in County Galway and taken to Limerick Garda Barracks. He is to appear in the High Court on Monday.
Islamic rebels shell a military barracks 30 miles south of Algiers for three hours, killing at least 12 civilians and wounding 85.
Sunday 5 October
Martin McGuinness tells a Saoirse rally in Coalisland that Sinn Féin will not accept anything less than British withdrawal.
Mary Banotti formerly launches her presidential election campaign.
Limerick defeat Galway in the National Hurling League Final at Ennis.
Monday 6 October
26-County Foreign Minister Ray Burke is at the centre of another controversy concerning the sale of passports to an Arab banker.
Members of the National Executive of the Basque nationalist party, Herri Batasuna go on trial in Spain charged with collaboration with ``terrorists''.
Tuesday 7 October
Ray Burke resigns as 26-County Foreign Minister and from his Leinster House seat.
Strand One and Two of the Stormont talks begin at Stormont.
The British Conservative Party begin their annual conference in Blackpool, England.
Jason Campbell, who murdered a 16-year-old Celtic supporter in Glasgow, is to be transfered from Scotland to Long Kesh to serve his sentence with loyalist prisoners.
Wednesday 8 October
Four Israeli soldiers are killed by Hezbollah guerrillas in Southern Lebanon.
David Andrews is appointed Foreign Minister following the resignation of Ray Burke.