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.
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.
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