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Northern Ireland News for March 2002 : Page 3
Business News, Mar 25, 2002
SFA warns that job creation is declining rapidly
Ireland's Small Firms Association (SFA) Employment Survey has revealed that job creation is continuing to decline rapidly. The reports main findings showed a 21 per cent decline in demand for labour ...
SFA warns that job creation is declining rapidly
Ireland's Small Firms Association (SFA) Employment Survey has revealed that job creation is continuing to decline rapidly. The reports main findings showed a 21 per cent decline in demand for labour ...
Business News, Mar 25, 2002
AV Browne experience a gold rush at PANI Awards
It was a ‘gold rush’ for AV Browne, one of Northern Ireland’s longest established advertising agencies, at the PANI (Publicity Association of Northern Ireland) Awards, held recently in the Culloden Ho...
AV Browne experience a gold rush at PANI Awards
It was a ‘gold rush’ for AV Browne, one of Northern Ireland’s longest established advertising agencies, at the PANI (Publicity Association of Northern Ireland) Awards, held recently in the Culloden Ho...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 25, 2002
Human rights for deaf people highlighted in County Tyrone
Northern Ireland junior minister Denis Haughey has praised the British Deaf Association for its work on human rights issues on behalf of deaf people. The minister was speaking at a conference in Cook...
Human rights for deaf people highlighted in County Tyrone
Northern Ireland junior minister Denis Haughey has praised the British Deaf Association for its work on human rights issues on behalf of deaf people. The minister was speaking at a conference in Cook...
Business News, Mar 25, 2002
Gas pipeline will increase electricity costs to consumers
Assembly member Seamus Close has branded the proposed gas pipeline as unaffordable luxury for the taxpayer. Mr Close a member of the Assembly's Public Accounts Committee (PAC) was responding to the M...
Gas pipeline will increase electricity costs to consumers
Assembly member Seamus Close has branded the proposed gas pipeline as unaffordable luxury for the taxpayer. Mr Close a member of the Assembly's Public Accounts Committee (PAC) was responding to the M...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 25, 2002
Consignia axe 140 postal jobs in Northern Ireland
As part of a vast UK-wide Consignia cost-cutting programme 140 jobs are to go in Northern Ireland. Consignia said on Monday March 25 that the jobs will go at three Parcel Force depots in north Belfas...
Consignia axe 140 postal jobs in Northern Ireland
As part of a vast UK-wide Consignia cost-cutting programme 140 jobs are to go in Northern Ireland. Consignia said on Monday March 25 that the jobs will go at three Parcel Force depots in north Belfas...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 25, 2002
Science Park is crucial to future NI prosperity
Sir Reg Empey, Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Investment, has described the Science Park as crucial to the future prosperity of Northern Ireland. It is hoped that the Innovation Centre in the Sci...
Science Park is crucial to future NI prosperity
Sir Reg Empey, Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Investment, has described the Science Park as crucial to the future prosperity of Northern Ireland. It is hoped that the Innovation Centre in the Sci...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 25, 2002
Underwater search and recovery operation postponed
Poor weather has again hampered the underwater search for the bodies of three missing members of the Greene family. Police divers who were searching for the bodies of Michael Green, his son and his g...
Underwater search and recovery operation postponed
Poor weather has again hampered the underwater search for the bodies of three missing members of the Greene family. Police divers who were searching for the bodies of Michael Green, his son and his g...
Business News, Mar 25, 2002
"Encouraging signs" for manufacturing recovery
Manufacturers have received another welcome boost this month with news that a Confederation of British Industry (CBI) survey has revealed that manufacturing output is expected to stabilise in the comi...
"Encouraging signs" for manufacturing recovery
Manufacturers have received another welcome boost this month with news that a Confederation of British Industry (CBI) survey has revealed that manufacturing output is expected to stabilise in the comi...
Business News, Mar 22, 2002
Survey reveals workers are prepared to move around EU
An internet poll has revealed that 40 per cent of workers in the UK and Ireland would be prepared to move countries in order to find a better job. The poll by Irish website Monster.ie took a broad c...
Survey reveals workers are prepared to move around EU
An internet poll has revealed that 40 per cent of workers in the UK and Ireland would be prepared to move countries in order to find a better job. The poll by Irish website Monster.ie took a broad c...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 22, 2002
Sports Minister launches 2002 Golden Cow Youth Games
Minister for Sports, Michael McGimpsey, has launched the third annual Golden Cow Youth Games, which are due to take place in May this year. Speaking in Parliament Buildings, Stormont on Friday 22 Mar...
Sports Minister launches 2002 Golden Cow Youth Games
Minister for Sports, Michael McGimpsey, has launched the third annual Golden Cow Youth Games, which are due to take place in May this year. Speaking in Parliament Buildings, Stormont on Friday 22 Mar...
Business News, Mar 22, 2002
EU responds swiftly to US steel tariffs
The European Union has announced plans to impose levies on US products in response to President Bush's recent decision to impose tariffs on steel imports. The US tariffs, which came into force on Wed...
EU responds swiftly to US steel tariffs
The European Union has announced plans to impose levies on US products in response to President Bush's recent decision to impose tariffs on steel imports. The US tariffs, which came into force on Wed...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 22, 2002
Northern Ireland can be a world example says Trimble
First Minister David Trimble has said he believes Northern Ireland can be an example to other parts of the world. Mr Trimble was speaking in Waterford on Thursday 21 March, where he received the St A...
Northern Ireland can be a world example says Trimble
First Minister David Trimble has said he believes Northern Ireland can be an example to other parts of the world. Mr Trimble was speaking in Waterford on Thursday 21 March, where he received the St A...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 22, 2002
Brothers receive life for the murder of elderly neighbour
Two brothers have received life sentences at Belfast Crown Court for the murder of their elderly next-door neighbour. Stephen Johnston, 27, of Moyard Park in west Belfast, and his brother Paul, 20, o...
Brothers receive life for the murder of elderly neighbour
Two brothers have received life sentences at Belfast Crown Court for the murder of their elderly next-door neighbour. Stephen Johnston, 27, of Moyard Park in west Belfast, and his brother Paul, 20, o...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 22, 2002
Job losses spark fears for future of shipyard
Beleaguered Belfast shipyard Harland & Wolff has announced that it is to lay off almost 150 of its employees in a bid to preserve the firm's future. One hundred employees with the steelwork trades an...
Job losses spark fears for future of shipyard
Beleaguered Belfast shipyard Harland & Wolff has announced that it is to lay off almost 150 of its employees in a bid to preserve the firm's future. One hundred employees with the steelwork trades an...
Business News, Mar 22, 2002
BRE welcomes Fairclough Report into construction industry
The Building Research Establishment Ltd (BRE) has welcomed the report of Sir John Fairclough’s root-and-branch review of how to secure the right construction research skills and facilities for the fut...
BRE welcomes Fairclough Report into construction industry
The Building Research Establishment Ltd (BRE) has welcomed the report of Sir John Fairclough’s root-and-branch review of how to secure the right construction research skills and facilities for the fut...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 22, 2002
B/E Aerospace invests £17m at Kilkeel facility
US manufacturing firm B/E Aerospace Inc, is to invest £17 million in its Kilkeel plant in a move that will create 64 new jobs and safeguard the future of 298 workers currently employed at the facility...
B/E Aerospace invests £17m at Kilkeel facility
US manufacturing firm B/E Aerospace Inc, is to invest £17 million in its Kilkeel plant in a move that will create 64 new jobs and safeguard the future of 298 workers currently employed at the facility...
Business News, Mar 22, 2002
CIPD criticises 'impractical' agency work directive
The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) has criticised the latest draft EU directive on agency workers as being "unnecessary and impractical". The draft of the directive, which wa...
CIPD criticises 'impractical' agency work directive
The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) has criticised the latest draft EU directive on agency workers as being "unnecessary and impractical". The draft of the directive, which wa...
Business News, Mar 22, 2002
Rise in car production points to resurgent economy
The UK economy has been boosted again this week with the news that car production rose dramatically to 18.7 per cent last month. The Office of National Statistics (ONS) has reported that 147,379 car...
Rise in car production points to resurgent economy
The UK economy has been boosted again this week with the news that car production rose dramatically to 18.7 per cent last month. The Office of National Statistics (ONS) has reported that 147,379 car...
Business News, Mar 22, 2002
Companies advised to reassess training schemes
A report issued by the Department of Education and Skills has stated that most medium to large sized firms provide off-the-job training - but advisory firm Arkadia-HR has warned that companies could b...
Companies advised to reassess training schemes
A report issued by the Department of Education and Skills has stated that most medium to large sized firms provide off-the-job training - but advisory firm Arkadia-HR has warned that companies could b...
Business News, Mar 22, 2002
Figures show retails sales on the rise
UK retails sales have exceeded analysts' forecasts, according to the latest official figures which show sales volumes growing at their fastest rate since January 2000. The data from the Office for Na...
Figures show retails sales on the rise
UK retails sales have exceeded analysts' forecasts, according to the latest official figures which show sales volumes growing at their fastest rate since January 2000. The data from the Office for Na...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 22, 2002
Environment Minister announces major development in Newtownards
The Minister of the Environment, Dermot Nesbitt, has announced notice of opinion to grant planning permission for a major development involving significant investment in Newtownards. The planning pro...
Environment Minister announces major development in Newtownards
The Minister of the Environment, Dermot Nesbitt, has announced notice of opinion to grant planning permission for a major development involving significant investment in Newtownards. The planning pro...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 22, 2002
Top loyalist gets three years for hoax bomb call
A leading loyalist who made a hoax bomb call about Holy Cross primary school has been jailed for three years. Sitting at Belfast Crown Court on Friday 22 March, presiding judge Lord Justice McCollum ...
Top loyalist gets three years for hoax bomb call
A leading loyalist who made a hoax bomb call about Holy Cross primary school has been jailed for three years. Sitting at Belfast Crown Court on Friday 22 March, presiding judge Lord Justice McCollum ...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 22, 2002
Euro safety awards for Northern Ireland
Three local organisations have been recognised at an official ceremony for their efforts in creating a safer and healthier workplace. Maydown Contractors, NTL and Unison (Down Lisburn Trust) joined 3...
Euro safety awards for Northern Ireland
Three local organisations have been recognised at an official ceremony for their efforts in creating a safer and healthier workplace. Maydown Contractors, NTL and Unison (Down Lisburn Trust) joined 3...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 22, 2002
Search for missing fishermen resumes
The underwater search for the bodies of the three missing members of the Greene family is underway. Wreckage from the sea vessel, the Tullaghmurray Lass, which disappeared with three generations of t...
Search for missing fishermen resumes
The underwater search for the bodies of the three missing members of the Greene family is underway. Wreckage from the sea vessel, the Tullaghmurray Lass, which disappeared with three generations of t...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 22, 2002
County Antrim man critically ill after assault
A 32-year old man is critically ill with severe head injuries after being assaulted in County Antrim. He was found at Orkney Drive in the Ballykeel area of Ballymena in the early hours of Friday morn...
County Antrim man critically ill after assault
A 32-year old man is critically ill with severe head injuries after being assaulted in County Antrim. He was found at Orkney Drive in the Ballykeel area of Ballymena in the early hours of Friday morn...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 21, 2002
Education Minister announces school buildings funding
The Education Minister Martin McGuinness has announced another round of investment packages to reduce the backlog of work on school buildings. The first part of the investment includes 15 projects to...
Education Minister announces school buildings funding
The Education Minister Martin McGuinness has announced another round of investment packages to reduce the backlog of work on school buildings. The first part of the investment includes 15 projects to...
Business News, Mar 21, 2002
Capital site promotes Belfast tourism
Belfast tourism and its bid to become a Capital of Culture received a boost on Wednesday March 20 with the launch of www.gotobelfast.com - Belfast's new official website. The website, which was launc...
Capital site promotes Belfast tourism
Belfast tourism and its bid to become a Capital of Culture received a boost on Wednesday March 20 with the launch of www.gotobelfast.com - Belfast's new official website. The website, which was launc...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 21, 2002
North should 'accentuate the positive' says US ambassador
The US ambassador to the UK has advised the people of Northern Ireland to take pride in "the example they have given the world" and to "accentuate the positive aspects" of the peace dividend. In what...
North should 'accentuate the positive' says US ambassador
The US ambassador to the UK has advised the people of Northern Ireland to take pride in "the example they have given the world" and to "accentuate the positive aspects" of the peace dividend. In what...
Business News, Mar 21, 2002
TUC report reveals unpaid overtime is on the rise
A new report from the TUC has revealed that over 5.5 million workers in the UK now do unpaid overtime, a figure which represents £28 billion worth of free labour a year, an increase of £5 billion sinc...
TUC report reveals unpaid overtime is on the rise
A new report from the TUC has revealed that over 5.5 million workers in the UK now do unpaid overtime, a figure which represents £28 billion worth of free labour a year, an increase of £5 billion sinc...
Business News, Mar 21, 2002
Companies fail to assess success of coaching
The Industrial Society has found that companies are increasingly turning to team coaching to improve organisational performance and productivity. Research carried out for the Society's School of Coac...
Companies fail to assess success of coaching
The Industrial Society has found that companies are increasingly turning to team coaching to improve organisational performance and productivity. Research carried out for the Society's School of Coac...
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Northern Ireland WeatherToday:A cloudy day with outbreaks of mainly light rain at times, although there may be the odd heavier burst. Driest in the south and east during the afternoon. Moderate southwesterly winds. Maximum temperature 11 °C.Tonight:Staying cloudy throughout the evening and overnight period with a little rain or drizzle at times. Mild overnight with light winds. Minimum temperature 7 °C.
