Northern Ireland News for June 2001 : Page 5

Northern Ireland News, Jun 14, 2001
TRIMBLE APPEALS SINN FÉIN BAN RULING
FIRST Minister David Trimble has mounted an appeal in a bid to overturn the High Court judgement that the ban on Sinn Féin ministers attending cross-border meetings is illegal. The High Court heard t...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 14, 2001
POLICE SERVICE ATTRACTS CATHOLIC APPLICANTS
STATISTICS released this week that show over a third those who have applied to the new Northern Ireland Police Service are Roman Catholics have been greeted warily by nationalist parties in Northern I...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 14, 2001
IRISH GOVERNMENT HOLD BI-LATERAL TALKS
THE Irish Government held separate bi-lateral meetings this week with Northern Ireland’s Secretary of State Dr John Reid and Sinn Féin. Irish Foreign Minister Brian Cowen met with Secretary of State ...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 14, 2001
ECONOMIC FORUM LOOKS TO REPORT FOR GUIDANCE
MINISTER for Enterprise, Trade and Investment Sir Reg Empey has hailed the publication of the Enterprise, Trade and Investment Committee’s report into Strategy 2010 as a means to provide clear guidanc...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 13, 2001
FURTHER FINANCIAL CO-OPERATION REQUIRED
SIR Reg Empey, Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Investment, has called for greater co-operation between Northern Ireland's new economic development agency and financial institutions. The Minister s...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 13, 2001
LATEST ECONOMIC DATA INDICATES EXPORTS UP
THE latest manufacturing sales and exports figures for 1999/2000 show that around £20 million worth of manufactured goods were sold outside NI every day - a rise of some 8 per cent in total sales over...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 13, 2001
MAN QUESTIONED ABOUT NELSON MURDER
A MAN has been arrested and is currently being held in custody in Armagh in connection with the murder of solicitor Rosemary Nelson in 1999. Rosemary Nelson, a Catholic mother-of-three, died in a car...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 13, 2001
FPA GRANTED JUDICIAL REVIEW ON NI ABORTION
A High Court judge in Belfast on Wednesday has granted leave for a judicial review into the lack of abortion rights in Northern Ireland. The case was brought by the Family Planning Association Northe...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 13, 2001
‘BELT UP’ OR ‘PAY UP’ CAMPAIGN
THE launch of a new shock TV advertisement coincided with the release of a major survey commissioned by the NI Department of the Environment (DoE) on the wearing of seat belts in Northern Ireland. Th...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 13, 2001
FAMILY ESCAPE INJURY AFTER GUN ATTACK ON HOME
TWO shots were fired through the living room window of a house in the Sunnylands estate in Carrickfergus, County Antrim, shortly after 1am on Wednesday morning. A family, including a three-year-old c...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 13, 2001
FIRE CREWS JOIN FORCES TO PUT OUT KEADY FIRE
A PUB in County Armagh has been destroyed in a fire early on Wednesday morning. Ten fire engines, from as far away as Belfast, were involved in the fight to bring the fire at the Callan River Inn in ...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 13, 2001
MINISTERS OPEN NEW £9M BOMBARDIER EXTENSION
A NEW £9 million extension at the Bombardier Aerospace composite material facility at Dunmurry was officially opened on Wednesday June 13. Sir Reg Empey, Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Investment...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 13, 2001
POSITIVE EMPLOYMENT FIGURES WELCOMED
SIR Reg Empey, The Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Investment, has welcomed the publishing of figures indicating record employment in the province. Welcoming the latest figures, Sir Reg Empey said...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 13, 2001
FLEXIBOX TO PROVIDE 12 NEW JOBS
FLEXIBOX (NI) is to provide 12 new jobs over the next three years following an investment of £2.5 million as part of a drive to achieve world-class manufacturing and service standards at its Ballymena...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 12, 2001
COUNCIL ELECTIONS KEEP UUP IN FRONT
WITH all the results in for the Northern Ireland local government elections there has been a slight improvement in the overall situation for the beleaguered Ulster Unionist Party. Despite a five perc...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 12, 2001
DECOMMISSIONING IS NOT IMMINENT
RUC Chief Constable Ronnie Flanagan has declared that there is no sign of the IRA moving towards imminent decommissioning. Speaking during an interview with the BBC, Sir Ronnie’s comments come at a c...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 12, 2001
OFFICERS ATTACKED DURING EXPLOSIVES RECOVERY OP
TWO police officers have been injured after being attacked with blast bombs in County Antrim on Monday, June 11. The police came under attack by a crowd of youths following a security operation in th...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 12, 2001
SHERIDAN GROUP IN LEGAL BATTLE OVER IMAX CINEMA
BELFAST-based Sheridan Group have said that the planned IMAX Cinema in the Odyssey arena is unlikely to open, and have commenced legal action against the IMAX Corporation. A spokesperson from The She...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 12, 2001
NI WAITING LISTS CONTINUE TO RISE
NORTHERN Ireland’s waiting lists for hospital treatment is increasingly becoming a major problem according to new figures that were published on Tuesday June 12. Statistics for the end of March revea...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 12, 2001
LEDU FIGURES SHOW MIXED RESULTS
ACCORDING to recently released End of Year Results from LEDU, the past twelve months have been a period of mixed fortunes in terms of job creation. Overall, more than 2,700 new jobs have been created...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 12, 2001
NI ORGAN RETENTION REPORT PUBLISHED
A report outlining the results of an investigation into the retention of organs by hospitals in Northern Ireland by the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety (DHSSPS) was published o...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 12, 2001
IRISH PRIDE DEAL REVIVES ORMEAU BAKERY
ORMEAU Bakery looks set to reaffirm its position as Northern Ireland’s leading bakery with the announcement of a million pound deal with Irish Pride Bakeries. The deal, announced on Monday, June 12, ...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 12, 2001
BRIGHT SPARKS CELEBRATED AT ANTRIM AWARD CEREMONY
MINISTER for Higher and Further Education, Training and Employment, Dr Sean Farren stressed on Monday evening the importance of qualifications to social and economic development. Dr Farren was speaki...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 12, 2001
BLAIR NAMES NEW NI MINISTERIAL TEAM
AS part of Tony Blair’s cabinet reshuffle two new ministers have been appointed to the Northern Ireland Office to work under Secretary of State John Reid. Jane Kennedy MP replaces Adam Ingram with re...