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Northern Ireland News for October 2001 : Page 7
Northern Ireland News, Oct 16, 2001
Tourism initiative launched by NI Hotels Federation
The Northern Ireland Hotels Federation (NIHF) has published a report claiming that tourism will create more jobs in Northern Ireland than manufacturing over the next five years. According to the repo...
Tourism initiative launched by NI Hotels Federation
The Northern Ireland Hotels Federation (NIHF) has published a report claiming that tourism will create more jobs in Northern Ireland than manufacturing over the next five years. According to the repo...
Business News, Oct 16, 2001
TASK Software secures order for Contractor solution
Merseyside-based Ellesmere Port and Neston Borough Council has purchased the TASK Contractor solution for 20 users in its Contract Services department. The system ordered from Antrim-based TASK Softw...
TASK Software secures order for Contractor solution
Merseyside-based Ellesmere Port and Neston Borough Council has purchased the TASK Contractor solution for 20 users in its Contract Services department. The system ordered from Antrim-based TASK Softw...
Business News, Oct 16, 2001
Byers claims placing Railtrack in administration was only option
The war of words between Railtrack and the UK government reached a new crescendo as Transport Secretary Stephen Byers claimed that Railtrack had left the government with no option but to place the com...
Byers claims placing Railtrack in administration was only option
The war of words between Railtrack and the UK government reached a new crescendo as Transport Secretary Stephen Byers claimed that Railtrack had left the government with no option but to place the com...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 16, 2001
Pressure builds on IRA to disarm
In the advent of an Ulster Unionist ministerial withdrawal en masse from Northern Ireland’s Executive, calls have been made emphasizing the need for decommissioning from the IRA to begin in order to s...
Pressure builds on IRA to disarm
In the advent of an Ulster Unionist ministerial withdrawal en masse from Northern Ireland’s Executive, calls have been made emphasizing the need for decommissioning from the IRA to begin in order to s...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 16, 2001
Pipe bomb attack blamed on loyalists
Loyalists have been blamed for a pipe bomb attack on a Catholic home in north Belfast. Three pipe bombs were thrown at a house in the flashpoint area of Newington Street around 10pm on Monday October...
Pipe bomb attack blamed on loyalists
Loyalists have been blamed for a pipe bomb attack on a Catholic home in north Belfast. Three pipe bombs were thrown at a house in the flashpoint area of Newington Street around 10pm on Monday October...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 16, 2001
Horizon House provides new focus for children’s hospice care
The recently opened Northern Ireland Children’s Hospice opened its doors to members of the public and media to view the new centre catering for life limited children in Northern Ireland. Avoiding an ...
Horizon House provides new focus for children’s hospice care
The recently opened Northern Ireland Children’s Hospice opened its doors to members of the public and media to view the new centre catering for life limited children in Northern Ireland. Avoiding an ...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 16, 2001
Protestors criticise extra cash for Holy Cross Primary
The Protestant residents group from Upper Ardoyne have criticised a move to allocate extra money to Holy Cross Girl’s Primary School to make sure that the pupils do not suffer disruptions during exams...
Protestors criticise extra cash for Holy Cross Primary
The Protestant residents group from Upper Ardoyne have criticised a move to allocate extra money to Holy Cross Girl’s Primary School to make sure that the pupils do not suffer disruptions during exams...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 16, 2001
Planning essential for future high-tech jobs growth
Minister for Employment and Learning Sean Farren has received the latest report from the Northern Ireland Skills Task Force Chairman Bill McGinnis on the creation of high-tech jobs in the local econom...
Planning essential for future high-tech jobs growth
Minister for Employment and Learning Sean Farren has received the latest report from the Northern Ireland Skills Task Force Chairman Bill McGinnis on the creation of high-tech jobs in the local econom...
Business News, Oct 16, 2001
Northern Ireland IT users urged to upgrade systems
Banbridge IT firm, E R Media has warned Northern Ireland's IT users that they should maintain and upgrade their computer systems as a means of remaining cost effective. E R Media’s managing director,...
Northern Ireland IT users urged to upgrade systems
Banbridge IT firm, E R Media has warned Northern Ireland's IT users that they should maintain and upgrade their computer systems as a means of remaining cost effective. E R Media’s managing director,...
Business News, Oct 16, 2001
Minister reappoints electricity and gas regulator
Sir Reg Empey, Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Investment, has announced that Douglas McIldoon is to be re-appointed as regulator for the electricity and gas sectors in Northern Ireland. Sir Reg s...
Minister reappoints electricity and gas regulator
Sir Reg Empey, Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Investment, has announced that Douglas McIldoon is to be re-appointed as regulator for the electricity and gas sectors in Northern Ireland. Sir Reg s...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 16, 2001
Minister calls for new way of working with communities
Voluntary and community organisations provide vital services and bridge divides among race, religion and political opinion that political processes can sometimes find difficult to do. This is accordi...
Minister calls for new way of working with communities
Voluntary and community organisations provide vital services and bridge divides among race, religion and political opinion that political processes can sometimes find difficult to do. This is accordi...
Business News, Oct 16, 2001
Irish government lobby EU to permit airline aid
The Irish government has stepped up its pressure on the European Commission to allow it to aid troubled airline Aer Lingus. Public Enterprise Minister Mary O`Rourke has been fighting for the right to...
Irish government lobby EU to permit airline aid
The Irish government has stepped up its pressure on the European Commission to allow it to aid troubled airline Aer Lingus. Public Enterprise Minister Mary O`Rourke has been fighting for the right to...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 15, 2001
Social Security Fraud Bill passes final stage
The Social Security Fraud Bill has completed its long passage through the Northern Ireland Assembly. Maurice Morrow, Minister for Social Development, said: “Members across the Assembly agree that we ...
Social Security Fraud Bill passes final stage
The Social Security Fraud Bill has completed its long passage through the Northern Ireland Assembly. Maurice Morrow, Minister for Social Development, said: “Members across the Assembly agree that we ...
Business News, Oct 15, 2001
Stableyard restoration for community recreation
Plans to restore the Barnett’s Stableyard complex at Barnett’s Demesne in Belfast have been announced at the launch of the redevelopment project, which took place in the buildings earmarked for restor...
Stableyard restoration for community recreation
Plans to restore the Barnett’s Stableyard complex at Barnett’s Demesne in Belfast have been announced at the launch of the redevelopment project, which took place in the buildings earmarked for restor...
Business News, Oct 15, 2001
UK employers hit by hidden costs of sickness absence
Absence from work is costing UK companies up to 16 per cent of their annual salary bill - yet half of these costs could be avoided. This is the key finding of a new report commissioned by Unum, the U...
UK employers hit by hidden costs of sickness absence
Absence from work is costing UK companies up to 16 per cent of their annual salary bill - yet half of these costs could be avoided. This is the key finding of a new report commissioned by Unum, the U...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 15, 2001
Shooting attack in County Armagh
Three people have escaped injury in a shooting incident in County Armagh when two shots, thought to have come from a shotgun, were fired at the back of house at Legahory Court, in Craigavon. Two men ...
Shooting attack in County Armagh
Three people have escaped injury in a shooting incident in County Armagh when two shots, thought to have come from a shotgun, were fired at the back of house at Legahory Court, in Craigavon. Two men ...
Business News, Oct 15, 2001
Rolls-Royce poised to axe jobs
Aero-engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce is feared to be about to announce radical jobs cuts this week as a knock-on effect of the downturn in the commercial aviation industry. Concern is growing that th...
Rolls-Royce poised to axe jobs
Aero-engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce is feared to be about to announce radical jobs cuts this week as a knock-on effect of the downturn in the commercial aviation industry. Concern is growing that th...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 15, 2001
£1.5 million boost for fast internet services
Minister for Enterprise Trade and Investment, Sir Reg Empey has announced a £1.5 million package of regional funding to boost the delivery of fast internet services through broadband technology to all...
£1.5 million boost for fast internet services
Minister for Enterprise Trade and Investment, Sir Reg Empey has announced a £1.5 million package of regional funding to boost the delivery of fast internet services through broadband technology to all...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 15, 2001
Residents set for battle over helicopter noise
Residents in south Armagh look set to launch a legal bid in order to curb noise from British Army helicopters in the area. The South Armagh Farmers’ and Residents’ Committee (SAFRC), who are expected...
Residents set for battle over helicopter noise
Residents in south Armagh look set to launch a legal bid in order to curb noise from British Army helicopters in the area. The South Armagh Farmers’ and Residents’ Committee (SAFRC), who are expected...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 15, 2001
NI Safety and Health Week launched
The European Week for Safety and Health at Work has been launched at the ‘Success is No Accident’ Conference at Belfast City Hall on Wednesday October 15. As the first of its kind, the Health and Saf...
NI Safety and Health Week launched
The European Week for Safety and Health at Work has been launched at the ‘Success is No Accident’ Conference at Belfast City Hall on Wednesday October 15. As the first of its kind, the Health and Saf...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 15, 2001
Minister opens Donaghmore Business Park
A £650,000 business park which aims to put a new commercial heart into the Tyrone village of Donaghmore has been officially opened by Minister for Social Development, Maurice Morrow. The Torrent Vall...
Minister opens Donaghmore Business Park
A £650,000 business park which aims to put a new commercial heart into the Tyrone village of Donaghmore has been officially opened by Minister for Social Development, Maurice Morrow. The Torrent Vall...
Business News, Oct 15, 2001
Everyone’s a winner at the CIM NI Marketing Awards
Nambarrie Tea Company Ltd has picked up the top prize at the prestigious 2001 CIM NI Marketing Awards at the Culloden Hotel. Winning the premier LEDU-backed Marketing Excellence Award, the tea manufa...
Everyone’s a winner at the CIM NI Marketing Awards
Nambarrie Tea Company Ltd has picked up the top prize at the prestigious 2001 CIM NI Marketing Awards at the Culloden Hotel. Winning the premier LEDU-backed Marketing Excellence Award, the tea manufa...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 15, 2001
Children to have their say in appointing Commissioner
Ministers from the Northern Ireland Executive have urged young people to have their say in helping to shape the role of the Children’s Commissioner. A new Commissioner for Children is to be appointed...
Children to have their say in appointing Commissioner
Ministers from the Northern Ireland Executive have urged young people to have their say in helping to shape the role of the Children’s Commissioner. A new Commissioner for Children is to be appointed...
Business News, Oct 15, 2001
Casual dress favoured in UK workplace
The majority (56 per cent) of UK directors now believe that ‘smart casual’ dress is the most suitable everyday office attire, according to the fifth annual Aziz Management Communications Index. Furth...
Casual dress favoured in UK workplace
The majority (56 per cent) of UK directors now believe that ‘smart casual’ dress is the most suitable everyday office attire, according to the fifth annual Aziz Management Communications Index. Furth...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 15, 2001
Priest urges Holy Cross parents to use cars
A priest at the centre of the Holy Cross school dispute in north Belfast has suggested parents should consider using cars or buses to take their children to school. Father Aidan Troy, chairman of the...
Priest urges Holy Cross parents to use cars
A priest at the centre of the Holy Cross school dispute in north Belfast has suggested parents should consider using cars or buses to take their children to school. Father Aidan Troy, chairman of the...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 15, 2001
Burnside defends decision to talk with UDA
Hardline Ulster Unionist MP David Burnside has defended his decision to meet with a loyalist paramilitary group during the summer without his party’s knowledge. Mr Burnside, who is MP for South Antri...
Burnside defends decision to talk with UDA
Hardline Ulster Unionist MP David Burnside has defended his decision to meet with a loyalist paramilitary group during the summer without his party’s knowledge. Mr Burnside, who is MP for South Antri...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 15, 2001
Farren welcomes jobs boost for Belfast
Minister for Employment and Learning, Dr Sean Farren, has welcomed the creation of 250 jobs at the new ‘Big W’ store, Yorkgate, Belfast, due to open at the beginning of November. Speaking during a vi...
Farren welcomes jobs boost for Belfast
Minister for Employment and Learning, Dr Sean Farren, has welcomed the creation of 250 jobs at the new ‘Big W’ store, Yorkgate, Belfast, due to open at the beginning of November. Speaking during a vi...
Business News, Oct 15, 2001
Marconi reassures investors about debt burden
Marconi has sought to reassure investors that the company is on course to decrease its £4.3 billion debt burden. Commenting on the latest trading figures Chief Executive of Marconi Mike Parton said: ...
Marconi reassures investors about debt burden
Marconi has sought to reassure investors that the company is on course to decrease its £4.3 billion debt burden. Commenting on the latest trading figures Chief Executive of Marconi Mike Parton said: ...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 12, 2001
Reid declares UDA UVF and LVF ceasefires ended
The Ulster Defence Association (UDA), Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) and Loyalist Volunteer Force (LVF) ceasefires have been declared over by Northern Ireland Secretary of State Dr John Reid. Making th...
Reid declares UDA UVF and LVF ceasefires ended
The Ulster Defence Association (UDA), Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) and Loyalist Volunteer Force (LVF) ceasefires have been declared over by Northern Ireland Secretary of State Dr John Reid. Making th...
Business News, Oct 12, 2001
US retail sales fall as consumers hold back
As widely feared, retail sales in the US took a dive in September as consumer confidence was dented by the terrorist attacks last month. The latest retail sales figures available indicate that in Sep...
US retail sales fall as consumers hold back
As widely feared, retail sales in the US took a dive in September as consumer confidence was dented by the terrorist attacks last month. The latest retail sales figures available indicate that in Sep...
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Northern Ireland WeatherThis Evening and Tonight:Cloudy and patchy light rain will slowly clear away this evening. Then the rest of the night will be dry with broken cloud. Westerly winds freshening in the early hours. Minimum temperature 6 °C.
