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Northern Ireland News for March 2002 : Page 6
Northern Ireland News, Mar 15, 2002
Bloody Sunday families react to Lord Kilclooney's evidence
Claims by Ulster Unionist Lord Kilclooney that those who were killed by British Paratroopers on Bloody Sunday were armed have been greeted by the families and wounded as “hurtful” but “significant”. ...
Bloody Sunday families react to Lord Kilclooney's evidence
Claims by Ulster Unionist Lord Kilclooney that those who were killed by British Paratroopers on Bloody Sunday were armed have been greeted by the families and wounded as “hurtful” but “significant”. ...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 14, 2002
Kilclooney tells Bloody Sunday inquiry "gunmen" were shot
Former Stormont Minister John Taylor has told the Saville Inquiry that 13 gunmen were shot in Londonderry on Bloody Sunday. He said: "There are those who now say that innocent people were shot, if th...
Kilclooney tells Bloody Sunday inquiry "gunmen" were shot
Former Stormont Minister John Taylor has told the Saville Inquiry that 13 gunmen were shot in Londonderry on Bloody Sunday. He said: "There are those who now say that innocent people were shot, if th...
Business News, Mar 14, 2002
SystemLink to deliver web-based accounting solution
SystemLink Ireland, a leading ACCPAC consultancy in Dublin, has announced it can now provide ACCPAC Advantage Series 5.0, the industry’s first comprehensive Web-based business management solution for ...
SystemLink to deliver web-based accounting solution
SystemLink Ireland, a leading ACCPAC consultancy in Dublin, has announced it can now provide ACCPAC Advantage Series 5.0, the industry’s first comprehensive Web-based business management solution for ...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 14, 2002
Man dies in collision on Knock dual carriageway
A 23-year-old motorcyclist has died in hospital after his vehicle was involved in a crash with a Metro car. The crash happened shortly before 8pm on Wednesday 13 March, on the Knock dual carriageway ...
Man dies in collision on Knock dual carriageway
A 23-year-old motorcyclist has died in hospital after his vehicle was involved in a crash with a Metro car. The crash happened shortly before 8pm on Wednesday 13 March, on the Knock dual carriageway ...
Business News, Mar 14, 2002
Open + Direct provides a helping hand for McMillan
Staff at financial Services company, Open + Direct have handed over a cheque for £6,500 to Macmillan Cancer relief. The money, which will be used to help ease the burden of patients experiencing fina...
Open + Direct provides a helping hand for McMillan
Staff at financial Services company, Open + Direct have handed over a cheque for £6,500 to Macmillan Cancer relief. The money, which will be used to help ease the burden of patients experiencing fina...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 14, 2002
Poll shows growing support for online voting
Voters would rather click than tick in the next General Election, according to a survey into attitudes towards voting online released by Touch plc. Concerns have been voiced in recent years over the...
Poll shows growing support for online voting
Voters would rather click than tick in the next General Election, according to a survey into attitudes towards voting online released by Touch plc. Concerns have been voiced in recent years over the...
Business News, Mar 14, 2002
Cookstown firm fined for health and safety breaches
A Cookstown man has been fined £3000 at Cookstown Magistrates Court after being found guilty of a series of health and safety breaches stretching back over a period of five years. Mr Desmond Loughra...
Cookstown firm fined for health and safety breaches
A Cookstown man has been fined £3000 at Cookstown Magistrates Court after being found guilty of a series of health and safety breaches stretching back over a period of five years. Mr Desmond Loughra...
Business News, Mar 14, 2002
PEI selects AutoManager Meridian document system
PEI Technologies, Ireland's national programme in advanced technology in electronics, has purchased AutoManager Meridian from cadcoevolution to allow document sharing across its six locations in Irela...
PEI selects AutoManager Meridian document system
PEI Technologies, Ireland's national programme in advanced technology in electronics, has purchased AutoManager Meridian from cadcoevolution to allow document sharing across its six locations in Irela...
Business News, Mar 14, 2002
BP Chief Executive's pay rise creates "fattest cat"
BP Chief Executive Lord Browne has received a 58 per cent pay rise that has taken his salary to over £3 million, leading to criticism from unions that BP has created the "biggest fat cat" of them all....
BP Chief Executive's pay rise creates "fattest cat"
BP Chief Executive Lord Browne has received a 58 per cent pay rise that has taken his salary to over £3 million, leading to criticism from unions that BP has created the "biggest fat cat" of them all....
Northern Ireland News, Mar 14, 2002
AIB sacks six executives over trading losses at Allfirst
Irish bank AIB, which has been at the centre of one the biggest banking fiascos since Barings, has sacked six executives at their American subsidiary Allfirst. The job losses were announced following...
AIB sacks six executives over trading losses at Allfirst
Irish bank AIB, which has been at the centre of one the biggest banking fiascos since Barings, has sacked six executives at their American subsidiary Allfirst. The job losses were announced following...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 14, 2002
Diplomatic chill grows between Ahern and Trimble
The tension on Washington’s Capitol Hill this week escalated a notch when Mr Trimble told waiting reporters at a prize ceremony that the Irish Republic’s recent abortion vote was sectarian. The comme...
Diplomatic chill grows between Ahern and Trimble
The tension on Washington’s Capitol Hill this week escalated a notch when Mr Trimble told waiting reporters at a prize ceremony that the Irish Republic’s recent abortion vote was sectarian. The comme...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 14, 2002
City status success for Lisburn and Newry
Two Northern Ireland towns are celebrating after being awarded city status in a special competition to mark the Queen's Golden Jubilee. Lisburn, Co Antrim, and Newry, Co Down, have been given the awa...
City status success for Lisburn and Newry
Two Northern Ireland towns are celebrating after being awarded city status in a special competition to mark the Queen's Golden Jubilee. Lisburn, Co Antrim, and Newry, Co Down, have been given the awa...
Business News, Mar 14, 2002
A 'Spoton' performance at PANI awards
Local production company Spoton Film+TV have been recognised at the recent Publicity Association of Northern Ireland (PANI) awards ceremony in the Culloden Hotel, Belfast. The local commercials produ...
A 'Spoton' performance at PANI awards
Local production company Spoton Film+TV have been recognised at the recent Publicity Association of Northern Ireland (PANI) awards ceremony in the Culloden Hotel, Belfast. The local commercials produ...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 14, 2002
Giant’s Causeway and Bushmills back on track
The north coast’s historic Giant’s Causeway and Bushmills Railway is to get back on track for the first time in 53 years. The province's newest railway will be officially opened on Saturday 16 March,...
Giant’s Causeway and Bushmills back on track
The north coast’s historic Giant’s Causeway and Bushmills Railway is to get back on track for the first time in 53 years. The province's newest railway will be officially opened on Saturday 16 March,...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 14, 2002
Search intensifies for missing Portadown man
The police mountain rescue team have entered the search for a Portadown pensioner missing since Saturday afternoon. Ronald McBroom (65) was last seen on Saturday night in King Street in the town as ...
Search intensifies for missing Portadown man
The police mountain rescue team have entered the search for a Portadown pensioner missing since Saturday afternoon. Ronald McBroom (65) was last seen on Saturday night in King Street in the town as ...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 14, 2002
NI Human Rights Commission awaits Lords decision
The Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission has appealed to the House of Lords in a bid to win the power to appear in court as an interested third party or a “friend of the court”. The case, which w...
NI Human Rights Commission awaits Lords decision
The Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission has appealed to the House of Lords in a bid to win the power to appear in court as an interested third party or a “friend of the court”. The case, which w...
Business News, Mar 14, 2002
Minister stresses contribution of disabled workforce
Employment Minister Carmel Hanna has urged employers to consider recruiting greater numbers of workers with disabilities, because of the valuable and productive contribution such employees can make to...
Minister stresses contribution of disabled workforce
Employment Minister Carmel Hanna has urged employers to consider recruiting greater numbers of workers with disabilities, because of the valuable and productive contribution such employees can make to...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 14, 2002
Brian Kennedy in concert to aid family's continued search
International singing star Brian Kennedy has agreed to play a special fund-raising concert to aid the search for the three lost generations of the Greene family. The Belfast-born musician said he wan...
Brian Kennedy in concert to aid family's continued search
International singing star Brian Kennedy has agreed to play a special fund-raising concert to aid the search for the three lost generations of the Greene family. The Belfast-born musician said he wan...
Business News, Mar 14, 2002
Brown reveals measures to improve SME banking
The government has moved to assure small businesses that the 'big four' high street banks will no longer be able to hold on to their monopoly in the provision of banking services to the SME sector. F...
Brown reveals measures to improve SME banking
The government has moved to assure small businesses that the 'big four' high street banks will no longer be able to hold on to their monopoly in the provision of banking services to the SME sector. F...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 13, 2002
Youth admits killing teenage friend
A 17-year-old youth from County Armagh has pleaded guilty at Newry Crown Court to beating a friend to death in a drunken incident almost a year ago. The teenager, who cannot be named for legal reason...
Youth admits killing teenage friend
A 17-year-old youth from County Armagh has pleaded guilty at Newry Crown Court to beating a friend to death in a drunken incident almost a year ago. The teenager, who cannot be named for legal reason...
Business News, Mar 13, 2002
Iceland contract for new WR Belfast branch
The opening in Belfast of WR Refrigeration's first branch in Northern Ireland has been marked by the award of a new service and maintenance contract for 34 Iceland stores in the province. With 27 ser...
Iceland contract for new WR Belfast branch
The opening in Belfast of WR Refrigeration's first branch in Northern Ireland has been marked by the award of a new service and maintenance contract for 34 Iceland stores in the province. With 27 ser...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 13, 2002
Show organisers bow to Lord's Day advocates
The organisers of an agricultural show in a loyalist County Antrim town have announced they have scrapped plans to hold the event on a Sunday for the first time. The Ballymena Show has been running f...
Show organisers bow to Lord's Day advocates
The organisers of an agricultural show in a loyalist County Antrim town have announced they have scrapped plans to hold the event on a Sunday for the first time. The Ballymena Show has been running f...
Business News, Mar 13, 2002
Ryanair responds to criticism over "misleading" adverts
Low-cost airline Ryanair has come under criticism for allegedly misleading customers as to how close they land to the cities their flights claim to serve. A recent report by the consumer magazine Hol...
Ryanair responds to criticism over "misleading" adverts
Low-cost airline Ryanair has come under criticism for allegedly misleading customers as to how close they land to the cities their flights claim to serve. A recent report by the consumer magazine Hol...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 13, 2002
UUP peer challenges Blair over terrorist amnesties
The leader of the Ulster Unionist peers in the House of Lords, Lord Rogan, has tabled a written parliamentary question about an amnesty for republican paramilitaries. Lord Rogan asked what representa...
UUP peer challenges Blair over terrorist amnesties
The leader of the Ulster Unionist peers in the House of Lords, Lord Rogan, has tabled a written parliamentary question about an amnesty for republican paramilitaries. Lord Rogan asked what representa...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 13, 2002
Bobbies lobby Westminster for better working conditions
Around 5,000 off-duty police officers from across the UK came together to Wednesday to demonstrate outside Westminster to protest against planned reforms of the service. Led by the Police Federation ...
Bobbies lobby Westminster for better working conditions
Around 5,000 off-duty police officers from across the UK came together to Wednesday to demonstrate outside Westminster to protest against planned reforms of the service. Led by the Police Federation ...
Business News, Mar 13, 2002
Insurers issue warning over pensions options
The issue of pensions has become ever more confusing following recommendations from several leading insurers which urges people approaching retirement age to reconsider re-entering Serps. Several ins...
Insurers issue warning over pensions options
The issue of pensions has become ever more confusing following recommendations from several leading insurers which urges people approaching retirement age to reconsider re-entering Serps. Several ins...
Business News, Mar 13, 2002
Hi-tech slump dashes manufacturing fortunes
The Office of National Statistics (ONS) has revealed figures showing that manufacturing output is at its lowest since 1994 – despite widespread predictions that the industry would rebound in the last ...
Hi-tech slump dashes manufacturing fortunes
The Office of National Statistics (ONS) has revealed figures showing that manufacturing output is at its lowest since 1994 – despite widespread predictions that the industry would rebound in the last ...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 13, 2002
Hanna opens extension to East Antrim Institute
Employment Minister Carmel Hanna has reiterated her commitment to formulating a programme of education and training which will meet the skills requirements of today and the future. Mrs Hanna made the...
Hanna opens extension to East Antrim Institute
Employment Minister Carmel Hanna has reiterated her commitment to formulating a programme of education and training which will meet the skills requirements of today and the future. Mrs Hanna made the...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 13, 2002
Lodge claims for Winter Fuel Payments now say NICAB
With the last day for making a claim for a Winter Fuel Payment this year set as March 31, the Northern Ireland Citizens Advice Bureau (NICAB) has urged people to lodge their claims in good time. This...
Lodge claims for Winter Fuel Payments now say NICAB
With the last day for making a claim for a Winter Fuel Payment this year set as March 31, the Northern Ireland Citizens Advice Bureau (NICAB) has urged people to lodge their claims in good time. This...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 13, 2002
Delayed Enterprise passengers to get compensation
Translink have pledged to offer compensation to passengers who were delayed after the Belfast to Dublin Enterprise service broke down at Newry. The 06.50am service on Wednesday March 13, which had 1...
Delayed Enterprise passengers to get compensation
Translink have pledged to offer compensation to passengers who were delayed after the Belfast to Dublin Enterprise service broke down at Newry. The 06.50am service on Wednesday March 13, which had 1...
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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.
