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Northern Ireland News for October 2001 : Page 8
Northern Ireland News, Oct 12, 2001
UDA linked to trouble on Shankill Road
Police came under sustained petrol bomb attack from loyalists while searching a house in the Shankill area of west Belfast. The operation on Thursday evening sparked serious rioting on the lower Shan...
UDA linked to trouble on Shankill Road
Police came under sustained petrol bomb attack from loyalists while searching a house in the Shankill area of west Belfast. The operation on Thursday evening sparked serious rioting on the lower Shan...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 12, 2001
One man killed and two seriously injured in collision
A man has been killed and two others injured in a road accident in County Antrim. The collision on Friday October 12 at a junction on the Ballyrickard Road, involved a car and a transit van, said th...
One man killed and two seriously injured in collision
A man has been killed and two others injured in a road accident in County Antrim. The collision on Friday October 12 at a junction on the Ballyrickard Road, involved a car and a transit van, said th...
Business News, Oct 12, 2001
Insurance company face worse losses than expected
Insurance group Royal & Sun Alliance has revealed that its losses resulting from the terrorist attacks on the United States on September 11 were worse than expected. The group revealed that it faces ...
Insurance company face worse losses than expected
Insurance group Royal & Sun Alliance has revealed that its losses resulting from the terrorist attacks on the United States on September 11 were worse than expected. The group revealed that it faces ...
Business News, Oct 12, 2001
INI board sets course to promote local economy
Nine strategic principles will underpin the work of Invest Northern Ireland (INI) in promoting economic growth and employment when it comes into operation, Professor Fabian Monds, INI Chairman, has sa...
INI board sets course to promote local economy
Nine strategic principles will underpin the work of Invest Northern Ireland (INI) in promoting economic growth and employment when it comes into operation, Professor Fabian Monds, INI Chairman, has sa...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 12, 2001
Olsen step in clear debts of Harland & Wolff
Belfast shipyard Harland and Wolff (H&W) has finally cleared its debts after main shareholder Fred Olsen Energy (FOE) stepped in to clear £20 million of H&W’s loans. FOE picked up 20 million shares a...
Olsen step in clear debts of Harland & Wolff
Belfast shipyard Harland and Wolff (H&W) has finally cleared its debts after main shareholder Fred Olsen Energy (FOE) stepped in to clear £20 million of H&W’s loans. FOE picked up 20 million shares a...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 12, 2001
Foster attempts to puts record straight on pollution
Sam Foster, Minister of the Environment, has said that the Environment and Heritage Service (EHS) “takes and will continue to take pollution control very seriously”. The statement came as a response ...
Foster attempts to puts record straight on pollution
Sam Foster, Minister of the Environment, has said that the Environment and Heritage Service (EHS) “takes and will continue to take pollution control very seriously”. The statement came as a response ...
Business News, Oct 12, 2001
Package helps Irish companies to prepare for euro
As part of the Irish Government’s preparation for the impending changeover to the euro currency in January a special conversion package has been made available to retailers. The package distributed b...
Package helps Irish companies to prepare for euro
As part of the Irish Government’s preparation for the impending changeover to the euro currency in January a special conversion package has been made available to retailers. The package distributed b...
Business News, Oct 12, 2001
Students preview the Personal Enterprise Roadshow
Over 600 secondary level students from the greater Belfast area gathered at the Odyssey Arena on Friday October 12 for an advanced preview of the Personal Enterprise Roadshow, which takes place over t...
Students preview the Personal Enterprise Roadshow
Over 600 secondary level students from the greater Belfast area gathered at the Odyssey Arena on Friday October 12 for an advanced preview of the Personal Enterprise Roadshow, which takes place over t...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 12, 2001
Local school wins European Quality Award
Education Minister, Martin McGuinness has congratulated St Mary’s College in Londonderry, on becoming the first school in Europe to win the overall European Quality Award. The award was presented to ...
Local school wins European Quality Award
Education Minister, Martin McGuinness has congratulated St Mary’s College in Londonderry, on becoming the first school in Europe to win the overall European Quality Award. The award was presented to ...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 12, 2001
Strong growth in job opportunities
CBI Northern Ireland director Nigel Smyth has said that employability must be at the heart of education in the province. The director was speaking to over 50 Careers Education and Guidance teachers a...
Strong growth in job opportunities
CBI Northern Ireland director Nigel Smyth has said that employability must be at the heart of education in the province. The director was speaking to over 50 Careers Education and Guidance teachers a...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 12, 2001
Health Minister pledges to help fund cancer centre
Northern Ireland Health Minister Bairbre de Brún has pledged to find the funds needed to build Northern Ireland’s new cancer treatment centre. The Health Minister made the vow during a special assemb...
Health Minister pledges to help fund cancer centre
Northern Ireland Health Minister Bairbre de Brún has pledged to find the funds needed to build Northern Ireland’s new cancer treatment centre. The Health Minister made the vow during a special assemb...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 12, 2001
Police investigate attempted murder in west Belfast
Police in Belfast are investigating the attempted murder of a 22-year-old Catholic man in the west of the city. The incident police say, which happened at around 3.15am on Thursday 11th October, is b...
Police investigate attempted murder in west Belfast
Police in Belfast are investigating the attempted murder of a 22-year-old Catholic man in the west of the city. The incident police say, which happened at around 3.15am on Thursday 11th October, is b...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 12, 2001
AVX announces Larne plant closure
Mobile phone chip manufacturer AVX has announced it is to close its Larne plant in County Antrim which employs 65 people. The Japanese owned company made the announcement late on Thursday October 11 ...
AVX announces Larne plant closure
Mobile phone chip manufacturer AVX has announced it is to close its Larne plant in County Antrim which employs 65 people. The Japanese owned company made the announcement late on Thursday October 11 ...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 11, 2001
Minister announces security wall to be built in Ardoyne
The British Security minister has announced that a peace line is to be built at the interface between Glenbryn Park and Alliance Avenue in north Belfast. Following a meeting with north Belfast politi...
Minister announces security wall to be built in Ardoyne
The British Security minister has announced that a peace line is to be built at the interface between Glenbryn Park and Alliance Avenue in north Belfast. Following a meeting with north Belfast politi...
Business News, Oct 11, 2001
Empey welcomes Mayor of Denver to Belfast
The visit by Mayor Webb of Denver to Northern Ireland sends a strong ‘open for business’ signal to US companies seeking investment and trade opportunities in the European marketplace. This is accordi...
Empey welcomes Mayor of Denver to Belfast
The visit by Mayor Webb of Denver to Northern Ireland sends a strong ‘open for business’ signal to US companies seeking investment and trade opportunities in the European marketplace. This is accordi...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 11, 2001
Prison Inspectorate urges closure of H Blocks
Magilligan jail in County Londonderry has been urged to get rid of its ‘H’ Blocks and replace them with modern accommodation. The closure recommendation is contained in a report published on Thursday...
Prison Inspectorate urges closure of H Blocks
Magilligan jail in County Londonderry has been urged to get rid of its ‘H’ Blocks and replace them with modern accommodation. The closure recommendation is contained in a report published on Thursday...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 11, 2001
Province to benefit from £366m in EU peace money
The Finance Minister Mark Durkan has announced hundreds of millions of pounds worth of European funding will soon be pumped into thousands of projects across Northern Ireland. Speaking at a special e...
Province to benefit from £366m in EU peace money
The Finance Minister Mark Durkan has announced hundreds of millions of pounds worth of European funding will soon be pumped into thousands of projects across Northern Ireland. Speaking at a special e...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 11, 2001
City Airport continues preparations for BMI arrival
Significant preparations are currently underway by Belfast City Airport for the arrival of BMI British Midland from Belfast International Airport. This is according to City Airport director John Dora...
City Airport continues preparations for BMI arrival
Significant preparations are currently underway by Belfast City Airport for the arrival of BMI British Midland from Belfast International Airport. This is according to City Airport director John Dora...
Business News, Oct 11, 2001
Manufacturing sector in ‘critical condition’
The UK manufacturing sector is in a critical condition, with firms reporting huge export losses, declining home sales and a fall-off in orders. According to the latest quarterly report from the Briti...
Manufacturing sector in ‘critical condition’
The UK manufacturing sector is in a critical condition, with firms reporting huge export losses, declining home sales and a fall-off in orders. According to the latest quarterly report from the Briti...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 11, 2001
Northern Ireland exporters set for Gulf States
A 17-strong delegation of Northern Ireland companies are set to visit the Arabian Gulf States in an export mission organised by Trade International, the IDB’s export and trade arm. The mission, which...
Northern Ireland exporters set for Gulf States
A 17-strong delegation of Northern Ireland companies are set to visit the Arabian Gulf States in an export mission organised by Trade International, the IDB’s export and trade arm. The mission, which...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 11, 2001
NI Standards Committee critical of Social Security Agency decisions
The Northern Ireland Standards Committee (NICSS) has criticised the standard of decision-making in the Social Security Agency. While the NICSS, who provide independent assurance on the findings, app...
NI Standards Committee critical of Social Security Agency decisions
The Northern Ireland Standards Committee (NICSS) has criticised the standard of decision-making in the Social Security Agency. While the NICSS, who provide independent assurance on the findings, app...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 11, 2001
Foster opens international road safety conference in Belfast
Environment Minister Sam Foster has welcomed traffic police and road safety experts from Europe, Australia and the US who are visiting Belfast for a major two-day international road safety conference....
Foster opens international road safety conference in Belfast
Environment Minister Sam Foster has welcomed traffic police and road safety experts from Europe, Australia and the US who are visiting Belfast for a major two-day international road safety conference....
Business News, Oct 11, 2001
Motorola cuts a further 7,000 jobs
Mobile phone maker Motorola is set to axe a further 7,000 jobs worldwide bringing the company’s total job cuts to 39,000 since the start of the year. Motorola chief Robert Growney revealed that aroun...
Motorola cuts a further 7,000 jobs
Mobile phone maker Motorola is set to axe a further 7,000 jobs worldwide bringing the company’s total job cuts to 39,000 since the start of the year. Motorola chief Robert Growney revealed that aroun...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 11, 2001
Minister moves to curb senior health executives’ pay
The Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety, Ms Bairbre de Brún, has announced the introduction of a new system for the pay and grading of senior executives in the health and social serv...
Minister moves to curb senior health executives’ pay
The Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety, Ms Bairbre de Brún, has announced the introduction of a new system for the pay and grading of senior executives in the health and social serv...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 11, 2001
Further education and training advice to be combined
Minister for Employment and Learning, Dr Sean Farren, has outlined proposed changes to the external advisory structures for the Department of Education and Learning. Speaking at a meeting of the Fur...
Further education and training advice to be combined
Minister for Employment and Learning, Dr Sean Farren, has outlined proposed changes to the external advisory structures for the Department of Education and Learning. Speaking at a meeting of the Fur...
Business News, Oct 11, 2001
Arcadia chain store sale worth £35 million
The Arcadia Group has revealed it is to sell four of its leading chain stores including Warehouse and Principles, to Rubicon Retail Limited in a £35 million deal. Completion of the deal is expected b...
Arcadia chain store sale worth £35 million
The Arcadia Group has revealed it is to sell four of its leading chain stores including Warehouse and Principles, to Rubicon Retail Limited in a £35 million deal. Completion of the deal is expected b...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 11, 2001
Exhibition celebrates NI’s religious diversity
An exhibition that celebrates religious diversity within Northern Ireland has been launched in Hillsborough Castle. The ‘In Good Faith’ Exhibition launched on Thursday October 11 is one of 14 major p...
Exhibition celebrates NI’s religious diversity
An exhibition that celebrates religious diversity within Northern Ireland has been launched in Hillsborough Castle. The ‘In Good Faith’ Exhibition launched on Thursday October 11 is one of 14 major p...
Business News, Oct 11, 2001
Vital links between education and business
The Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment Minister Sir Reg Empey has said that education and business are implicitly linked in securing the future development of Northern Ireland’s economy. ...
Vital links between education and business
The Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment Minister Sir Reg Empey has said that education and business are implicitly linked in securing the future development of Northern Ireland’s economy. ...
Business News, Oct 10, 2001
Aer Lingus staff told of serious threat to company
Aer Lingus management have sent a letter to staff indicating that the company’s viability is under the most serious threat ever encountered. The Chief Executive of Aer Lingus, Larry Stanley, told st...
Aer Lingus staff told of serious threat to company
Aer Lingus management have sent a letter to staff indicating that the company’s viability is under the most serious threat ever encountered. The Chief Executive of Aer Lingus, Larry Stanley, told st...
Business News, Oct 10, 2001
Steady progress for NI businesses in Information Age
Northern Ireland continues to show that it is advancing in the Information Age, according to the DTI International Benchmarking Survey for 2001 which is to be published this week. Announcing a numbe...
Steady progress for NI businesses in Information Age
Northern Ireland continues to show that it is advancing in the Information Age, according to the DTI International Benchmarking Survey for 2001 which is to be published this week. Announcing a numbe...
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Northern Ireland WeatherToday:This morning will be dry and rather cloudy, a little brightness here and there. Remaining dry this afternoon but still often cloudy. Fresh to strong westerly winds. Mild. Maximum temperature 11 °C.Tonight:This evening will be dry. Then the rest of the night will be mainly dry and mostly cloudy, although rain may reach the north coast later. Windy. Minimum temperature 7 °C.
