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Northern Ireland News for July 2001 : Page 6
Northern Ireland News, Jul 19, 2001
RUC TREAT DEATH OF WOMAN AS SUSPICIOUS
IT is understood that the RUC is treating the discovery of a mother-of-two found dead at her home in Fintona as suspicious. The woman, who was 62 years old, has been named as Minnie Deery, and was fo...
RUC TREAT DEATH OF WOMAN AS SUSPICIOUS
IT is understood that the RUC is treating the discovery of a mother-of-two found dead at her home in Fintona as suspicious. The woman, who was 62 years old, has been named as Minnie Deery, and was fo...
Business News, Jul 19, 2001
NEW AWARD RECOGNISES EXPORT SUCCESS
A NEW award for the best food or drink exporter in Northern Ireland has been launched to recognise the strength of the province’s success in international markets. Sponsored by the Departments of Ag...
NEW AWARD RECOGNISES EXPORT SUCCESS
A NEW award for the best food or drink exporter in Northern Ireland has been launched to recognise the strength of the province’s success in international markets. Sponsored by the Departments of Ag...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 19, 2001
LINFIELD TORPEDOED BY GEORGIANS
IRISH League champions Linfield have been knocked out of the Champions’ League in the first round, losing 1-0 to Georgian side Torpedo Kutaisi in the second leg of their qualifying match. The Blues h...
LINFIELD TORPEDOED BY GEORGIANS
IRISH League champions Linfield have been knocked out of the Champions’ League in the first round, losing 1-0 to Georgian side Torpedo Kutaisi in the second leg of their qualifying match. The Blues h...
Business News, Jul 19, 2001
HEALTH CHIEFS IN NEW CASH CONTROVERSY
CASH strapped Newry and Mourne hospital trust has admitted its services are likely to suffer in the struggle for extra money to improve security. The revelation came as the area’s Daisy Hill Hospital...
HEALTH CHIEFS IN NEW CASH CONTROVERSY
CASH strapped Newry and Mourne hospital trust has admitted its services are likely to suffer in the struggle for extra money to improve security. The revelation came as the area’s Daisy Hill Hospital...
Business News, Jul 19, 2001
NOKIA ANNOUNCES SLUMP IN PROFITS
MOBILE PHONE manufacturer Nokia has announced a 20 per cent slump in profits in line with a profit warning given in June. The Finnish company bettered forecasts by revealing second-quarter profits at...
NOKIA ANNOUNCES SLUMP IN PROFITS
MOBILE PHONE manufacturer Nokia has announced a 20 per cent slump in profits in line with a profit warning given in June. The Finnish company bettered forecasts by revealing second-quarter profits at...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 19, 2001
FOUR OUT OF FIVE PEOPLE DEEM RUC ACCEPTABLE
NEW RESEARCH published by the Northern Ireland Police Ombudsman's office has shown that four out of five people have not experienced any unacceptable behaviour from RUC officers. The findings also re...
FOUR OUT OF FIVE PEOPLE DEEM RUC ACCEPTABLE
NEW RESEARCH published by the Northern Ireland Police Ombudsman's office has shown that four out of five people have not experienced any unacceptable behaviour from RUC officers. The findings also re...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 19, 2001
SDLP COUNCILLOR’S HOUSE TARGETED AGAIN
PAINT bombers have targeted an SDLP councillor’s home for the second time in eight days. Margaret Walsh, a nationalist councillor who lives in Barrack Street on the Lower Falls Road, had paint bombs ...
SDLP COUNCILLOR’S HOUSE TARGETED AGAIN
PAINT bombers have targeted an SDLP councillor’s home for the second time in eight days. Margaret Walsh, a nationalist councillor who lives in Barrack Street on the Lower Falls Road, had paint bombs ...
Business News, Jul 19, 2001
GOVERNMENT GIVES GREEN LIGHT FOR HALIFAX MERGER
THE PROPOSED £29 million merger between the Halifax and the Bank of Scotland has been given the green light by the Government. Following consultation with the Director General of Fair Trading, a spok...
GOVERNMENT GIVES GREEN LIGHT FOR HALIFAX MERGER
THE PROPOSED £29 million merger between the Halifax and the Bank of Scotland has been given the green light by the Government. Following consultation with the Director General of Fair Trading, a spok...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 19, 2001
POLICE TREAT FACTORY FIRE AS SUSPECTED ARSON
A FIRE which has caused extensive damage to a tyre depot in Armagh is being treated by police as suspected arson. Emergency services were alerted to the blaze on the Loughgall Road, around 3.30am on ...
POLICE TREAT FACTORY FIRE AS SUSPECTED ARSON
A FIRE which has caused extensive damage to a tyre depot in Armagh is being treated by police as suspected arson. Emergency services were alerted to the blaze on the Loughgall Road, around 3.30am on ...
Business News, Jul 19, 2001
EGG AND MICROSOFT HATCH DEAL
INTERNET BANK Egg has formed a strategic alliance with Microsoft to offer online financial products to investors in the UK and the rest of Europe. The alliance with the US software giant would start ...
EGG AND MICROSOFT HATCH DEAL
INTERNET BANK Egg has formed a strategic alliance with Microsoft to offer online financial products to investors in the UK and the rest of Europe. The alliance with the US software giant would start ...
Business News, Jul 19, 2001
DIGITAL SIGNATURES SET TO REPLACE TRADITIONAL METHOD
A NEW European law that effectively means electronic signatures are now as legally binding as handwritten ones has come into effect. The European Commission directive, which all 15 member states of t...
DIGITAL SIGNATURES SET TO REPLACE TRADITIONAL METHOD
A NEW European law that effectively means electronic signatures are now as legally binding as handwritten ones has come into effect. The European Commission directive, which all 15 member states of t...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 19, 2001
NIACAB CALLS FOR SCRUTINY INTO NI DEBT LEVELS
Northern Ireland Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux (NIACAB) have revealed that around £5 million of debt has been recorded during just one month, prompting them to make calls for an urgent review...
NIACAB CALLS FOR SCRUTINY INTO NI DEBT LEVELS
Northern Ireland Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux (NIACAB) have revealed that around £5 million of debt has been recorded during just one month, prompting them to make calls for an urgent review...
Business News, Jul 18, 2001
UK UNEMPLOYMENT FALLS TO 25 YEAR LOW
THE rate of unemployment in the UK has fallen to its lowest level in 25 years. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has revealed a drop in jobless figures for the eight consecutive month, with un...
UK UNEMPLOYMENT FALLS TO 25 YEAR LOW
THE rate of unemployment in the UK has fallen to its lowest level in 25 years. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has revealed a drop in jobless figures for the eight consecutive month, with un...
Business News, Jul 18, 2001
NEW TELECOMS RULING ALLOWS PUBLIC GREATER SAY
MEMBERS OF the public and district councils are to be allowed more say in the planning control of telecommunications developments including the placing of mobile phone masts. Telecommunications opera...
NEW TELECOMS RULING ALLOWS PUBLIC GREATER SAY
MEMBERS OF the public and district councils are to be allowed more say in the planning control of telecommunications developments including the placing of mobile phone masts. Telecommunications opera...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 18, 2001
BUSH CALLS FOR DECOMMISSIONING
US President George W Bush has called on the IRA and loyalist paramilitary groups to decommission their weapons in his most demonstrative statement regarding the Northern Ireland peace process to date...
BUSH CALLS FOR DECOMMISSIONING
US President George W Bush has called on the IRA and loyalist paramilitary groups to decommission their weapons in his most demonstrative statement regarding the Northern Ireland peace process to date...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 18, 2001
HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION CALLS FOR END OF PLASTIC BULLETS
THE Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission has called for an end in the use of plastic bullets by the RUC. Chief Commissioner Professor Brice Dickson said that RUC Chief Constable Sir Ronnie Flanag...
HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION CALLS FOR END OF PLASTIC BULLETS
THE Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission has called for an end in the use of plastic bullets by the RUC. Chief Commissioner Professor Brice Dickson said that RUC Chief Constable Sir Ronnie Flanag...
Business News, Jul 18, 2001
Laganside reveals record year
The Laganside Corporation has reported its best ever year for investment. According to the corporation’s annual report released on Tuesday, the year 2000 brought in around £10 million a month in inve...
Laganside reveals record year
The Laganside Corporation has reported its best ever year for investment. According to the corporation’s annual report released on Tuesday, the year 2000 brought in around £10 million a month in inve...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 18, 2001
HOEY PAIRED WITH FORMER OPEN CHAMPION LEONARD
NORTHERN Ireland amateur golfer Michael Hoey has been drawn alongside former Open champion Justin Leonard in the first two rounds of the 130th Open Championship at Royal Lytham, St Annes. Hoey qualif...
HOEY PAIRED WITH FORMER OPEN CHAMPION LEONARD
NORTHERN Ireland amateur golfer Michael Hoey has been drawn alongside former Open champion Justin Leonard in the first two rounds of the 130th Open Championship at Royal Lytham, St Annes. Hoey qualif...
Business News, Jul 18, 2001
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OPTS FOR ‘GREEN’ ELECTRICITY
THE Londonderry Chamber of Commerce has urged businesses in the North West to follow its example in switching to environmentally friendly energy. Together with local company Artglass, the Chamber of ...
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OPTS FOR ‘GREEN’ ELECTRICITY
THE Londonderry Chamber of Commerce has urged businesses in the North West to follow its example in switching to environmentally friendly energy. Together with local company Artglass, the Chamber of ...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 18, 2001
RUC TO RECEIVE NECESSARY POLICE RESOURCES
THE Royal Ulster Constabulary is expected to receive the resources highlighted in the organisation’s annual report as necessary for the policing of Northern Ireland. The announcement was made by Lord...
RUC TO RECEIVE NECESSARY POLICE RESOURCES
THE Royal Ulster Constabulary is expected to receive the resources highlighted in the organisation’s annual report as necessary for the policing of Northern Ireland. The announcement was made by Lord...
Business News, Jul 18, 2001
LAUNCH OF BELFAST FERRY SERVICE DELAYED
THE launch date for a new catamaran-ferry service around Belfast Lough scheduled to be up and running this summer has been pushed back to late September. The two state-of-the-art high-speed catamaran...
LAUNCH OF BELFAST FERRY SERVICE DELAYED
THE launch date for a new catamaran-ferry service around Belfast Lough scheduled to be up and running this summer has been pushed back to late September. The two state-of-the-art high-speed catamaran...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 18, 2001
DETAINED CARGO SHIP FAILS SAFETY INSPECTIONS
A Bahamas-owned cargo ship has been detained in Belfast after it failed a safety inspection. The Maritime and Coastguard Agency said that more than 30 deficiencies were found on board the RMS Aramon ...
DETAINED CARGO SHIP FAILS SAFETY INSPECTIONS
A Bahamas-owned cargo ship has been detained in Belfast after it failed a safety inspection. The Maritime and Coastguard Agency said that more than 30 deficiencies were found on board the RMS Aramon ...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 18, 2001
FISHKILL SIGHTED ON SIXMILEWATER AT BALLYNURE
DESPITE an emergency clean-up operation by the Water Service the Sixmilewater has been contaminated by an as yet unidentified pollutant. On 16 July 2001, DOE Environment & Heritage Service (EHS) was...
FISHKILL SIGHTED ON SIXMILEWATER AT BALLYNURE
DESPITE an emergency clean-up operation by the Water Service the Sixmilewater has been contaminated by an as yet unidentified pollutant. On 16 July 2001, DOE Environment & Heritage Service (EHS) was...
Business News, Jul 18, 2001
Minister issues health warning over economic outlook
ECONOMY MINISTER Sir Reg Empey has described the prospects for the Northern Ireland economy as reasonably good, despite a number of recent setbacks, but cautioned against complacency in the face of po...
Minister issues health warning over economic outlook
ECONOMY MINISTER Sir Reg Empey has described the prospects for the Northern Ireland economy as reasonably good, despite a number of recent setbacks, but cautioned against complacency in the face of po...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 18, 2001
CASTLEROCK’S NUTT SECURES CHAMPIONS DOUBLE
CASTLEROCK’S Marty Nutt created a stir during Monday’s nights Champion of Champions short circuit contest at Kirkistown securing two victories in separate cc classes. In the opening 1000cc superbike ...
CASTLEROCK’S NUTT SECURES CHAMPIONS DOUBLE
CASTLEROCK’S Marty Nutt created a stir during Monday’s nights Champion of Champions short circuit contest at Kirkistown securing two victories in separate cc classes. In the opening 1000cc superbike ...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 18, 2001
PAISLEY CALLS FOR ACTION ON SHEEP SALES
DUP leader Ian Paisley has called for action on the issue of resuming sheep sales in Northern Ireland, following the continued scaling down of foot-and-mouth disease precautions. Dr Paisley, Chairs o...
PAISLEY CALLS FOR ACTION ON SHEEP SALES
DUP leader Ian Paisley has called for action on the issue of resuming sheep sales in Northern Ireland, following the continued scaling down of foot-and-mouth disease precautions. Dr Paisley, Chairs o...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 18, 2001
TALKS HELD TO END ONGOING VIOLENCE IN BELFAST
FOLLOWING two nights of furious clashes in east Belfast, talks between political and community leaders from the Short Strand area have resulted in calls for an end to the violence. Community leaders ...
TALKS HELD TO END ONGOING VIOLENCE IN BELFAST
FOLLOWING two nights of furious clashes in east Belfast, talks between political and community leaders from the Short Strand area have resulted in calls for an end to the violence. Community leaders ...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 18, 2001
LOCAL PROTESTORS HEAD TO G8 CONFERENCE
A group of peaceful protestors from the province are to travel to Genoa this weekend as part of a ‘drop the debt’ campaign aimed at exposing the burden of debt carried by third world countries. The G...
LOCAL PROTESTORS HEAD TO G8 CONFERENCE
A group of peaceful protestors from the province are to travel to Genoa this weekend as part of a ‘drop the debt’ campaign aimed at exposing the burden of debt carried by third world countries. The G...
Business News, Jul 18, 2001
LOCAL BUSINESSES FALL PREY TO FRAUD
BANKS are to contribute to the costs of a new task force to tackle organised credit card fraud. Under a proposed partnership being discussed with the Home Office, APACS, which runs the clearing syste...
LOCAL BUSINESSES FALL PREY TO FRAUD
BANKS are to contribute to the costs of a new task force to tackle organised credit card fraud. Under a proposed partnership being discussed with the Home Office, APACS, which runs the clearing syste...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 17, 2001
BELFAST BAR FINED IN VODKA SUBSTITUTION CASE
THE Garrick Bar in Chichester Street, Belfast, has been fined £3,000 plus costs, following charges brought by the Trading Standards Service, under the Trade Marks Act 1994. The charges were in relati...
BELFAST BAR FINED IN VODKA SUBSTITUTION CASE
THE Garrick Bar in Chichester Street, Belfast, has been fined £3,000 plus costs, following charges brought by the Trading Standards Service, under the Trade Marks Act 1994. The charges were in relati...
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Northern Ireland WeatherToday:A cloudy day with a little light rain or drizzle at times, but some spells of drier weather too. The north coast may become somewhat brighter later this afternoon. Maximum temperature 11 °C.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.
