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Northern Ireland News for April 2002 : Page 3
Northern Ireland News, Apr 25, 2002
Northern Bank poised to axe 50 jobs
Fifty Northern Bank employees are facing redundancy later this year, due to its parent company's plans to restructure its global operations. The National Australia Bank's UK Wealth Management Europe ...
Northern Bank poised to axe 50 jobs
Fifty Northern Bank employees are facing redundancy later this year, due to its parent company's plans to restructure its global operations. The National Australia Bank's UK Wealth Management Europe ...
Business News, Apr 25, 2002
PwC hit out at national insurance increase
Leading chartered accountancy firm, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has said that jobs could be lost in Northern Ireland as a result of the national insurance increase in last week's Budget. PwC also sa...
PwC hit out at national insurance increase
Leading chartered accountancy firm, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has said that jobs could be lost in Northern Ireland as a result of the national insurance increase in last week's Budget. PwC also sa...
Business News, Apr 25, 2002
NI building sector enjoys continued growth
Figures published by the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) in its first quarterly 'State of Trade' report for 2002 has found clear indications that the building sector in the UK enjoyed sustained gr...
NI building sector enjoys continued growth
Figures published by the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) in its first quarterly 'State of Trade' report for 2002 has found clear indications that the building sector in the UK enjoyed sustained gr...
Business News, Apr 25, 2002
Empey highlights start up equity capital gap
Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Investment Sir Reg Empey has highlighted innovation and entrepreneurship as the "building blocks of Northern Ireland’s new economic framework". However, the Ministe...
Empey highlights start up equity capital gap
Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Investment Sir Reg Empey has highlighted innovation and entrepreneurship as the "building blocks of Northern Ireland’s new economic framework". However, the Ministe...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 25, 2002
Assembly wage hike branded a “disgrace”
Plans to raise Northern Ireland Assembly members’ salaries by £5,000 have been a branded a “disgrace” by one Stormont assembly representative. In a scathing attack on the executive role of the Northe...
Assembly wage hike branded a “disgrace”
Plans to raise Northern Ireland Assembly members’ salaries by £5,000 have been a branded a “disgrace” by one Stormont assembly representative. In a scathing attack on the executive role of the Northe...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 25, 2002
Ballymoney Foods secure £1m contract
Leading frozen potato producer, Ballymoney Foods has won a major contract with Britain's largest holiday resort company, Bourne Leisure. As the owner and operator of brands including Butlins, Haven, ...
Ballymoney Foods secure £1m contract
Leading frozen potato producer, Ballymoney Foods has won a major contract with Britain's largest holiday resort company, Bourne Leisure. As the owner and operator of brands including Butlins, Haven, ...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 25, 2002
Former SF councillor’s home attacked
Army bomb disposal experts have defused a nail bomb thrown at the house of a former Sinn Féin councillor in north Belfast. The device did not explode after it bounced off a front window at the house ...
Former SF councillor’s home attacked
Army bomb disposal experts have defused a nail bomb thrown at the house of a former Sinn Féin councillor in north Belfast. The device did not explode after it bounced off a front window at the house ...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 25, 2002
Detectives revisit murder scene in County Tyrone
Detectives investigating the murder of Catholic taxi driver Barney McDonald in Donaghmore have revisited the scene exactly a week after the 52-year-old was shot. Mr McDonald who was a taxi driver was...
Detectives revisit murder scene in County Tyrone
Detectives investigating the murder of Catholic taxi driver Barney McDonald in Donaghmore have revisited the scene exactly a week after the 52-year-old was shot. Mr McDonald who was a taxi driver was...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 24, 2002
British Airways to axe 500 jobs
British Airways have announced that they are to cut 500 jobs over the next two years at its regional airline, CitiExpress, which flies short-haul routes in the UK and Europe. Scottish workers are lik...
British Airways to axe 500 jobs
British Airways have announced that they are to cut 500 jobs over the next two years at its regional airline, CitiExpress, which flies short-haul routes in the UK and Europe. Scottish workers are lik...
Business News, Apr 24, 2002
Sunday Business Post acquired by Thomas Crosbie Holdings
Irish media company, Thomas Crosbie Holdings Limited has acquired The Sunday Business Post from Trinity Mirror plc for €10 million. The Thomas Crosbie group now has 12 newspaper titles across the Rep...
Sunday Business Post acquired by Thomas Crosbie Holdings
Irish media company, Thomas Crosbie Holdings Limited has acquired The Sunday Business Post from Trinity Mirror plc for €10 million. The Thomas Crosbie group now has 12 newspaper titles across the Rep...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 24, 2002
Computers and disks seized in paedophilia crackdown
Police officers in Northern Ireland Computer Crime and Care Units have seized two computers and a number of computer disks following a search of a house in the Antrim area. A police spokesperson said...
Computers and disks seized in paedophilia crackdown
Police officers in Northern Ireland Computer Crime and Care Units have seized two computers and a number of computer disks following a search of a house in the Antrim area. A police spokesperson said...
Business News, Apr 24, 2002
IBM and Sage commit to Linux for SME's
IBM has announced an agreement with Sage, a major global supplier of business management software and related products and services to Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), in one of the industry's str...
IBM and Sage commit to Linux for SME's
IBM has announced an agreement with Sage, a major global supplier of business management software and related products and services to Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), in one of the industry's str...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 24, 2002
HSENI issues lanyard inspection alert
The Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland (HSENI) have issued an alert to individuals working at height, following new research on lanyard degradation. The research project, carried out by...
HSENI issues lanyard inspection alert
The Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland (HSENI) have issued an alert to individuals working at height, following new research on lanyard degradation. The research project, carried out by...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 24, 2002
Two NI Further Education colleges receive £5m boost
Further Education Colleges at Limavady and Larne are to benefit from a £5 million capital funding package. The funding was announced by Minister for Employment and Learning Carmel Hanna, during her v...
Two NI Further Education colleges receive £5m boost
Further Education Colleges at Limavady and Larne are to benefit from a £5 million capital funding package. The funding was announced by Minister for Employment and Learning Carmel Hanna, during her v...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 24, 2002
All-Ireland investment conference takes place in Belfast
The first all-Ireland investment conference of its type, has been held on Wednesday, April 24, at Belfast's Ramada Hotel. The conference brought together leading venture capitalists, financial consul...
All-Ireland investment conference takes place in Belfast
The first all-Ireland investment conference of its type, has been held on Wednesday, April 24, at Belfast's Ramada Hotel. The conference brought together leading venture capitalists, financial consul...
Business News, Apr 24, 2002
High performance culture key to NI economic success
A high performance culture, both in government and in business circles, is key to Northern Ireland’s economic success. This was according to Sir Reg Empey, Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Investme...
High performance culture key to NI economic success
A high performance culture, both in government and in business circles, is key to Northern Ireland’s economic success. This was according to Sir Reg Empey, Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Investme...
Business News, Apr 24, 2002
Online UK businesses failing to use encryption technologies
Shock findings by the Department of Trade and Industry's Information Security Breaches Survey 2002, has revealed that half of UK businesses operating transactional web-sites do not use encryption tech...
Online UK businesses failing to use encryption technologies
Shock findings by the Department of Trade and Industry's Information Security Breaches Survey 2002, has revealed that half of UK businesses operating transactional web-sites do not use encryption tech...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 24, 2002
Officers injured as police vehicle is rammed at high speed
Two police officers have been slightly injured when their vehicle was rammed at high speed in the Ardoyne area of north Belfast. The incident occurred at Brompton Park in the Ardoyne area of North Be...
Officers injured as police vehicle is rammed at high speed
Two police officers have been slightly injured when their vehicle was rammed at high speed in the Ardoyne area of north Belfast. The incident occurred at Brompton Park in the Ardoyne area of North Be...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 24, 2002
Department of Education under Stormont watchdog’s spotlight
The Department of Education came under intense scrutiny from the assembly’s finance watchdog, the Public Accounts Committee this week. Two months ago, the Northern Ireland Audit Office (NIAO) publish...
Department of Education under Stormont watchdog’s spotlight
The Department of Education came under intense scrutiny from the assembly’s finance watchdog, the Public Accounts Committee this week. Two months ago, the Northern Ireland Audit Office (NIAO) publish...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 24, 2002
IRA again deny any Colombian involvement
The IRA has again denied any involvement with left-wing guerrillas in Colombia ahead of a US Congressional hearing into alleged links between the two groups. In a statement on Wednesday, the IRA reit...
IRA again deny any Colombian involvement
The IRA has again denied any involvement with left-wing guerrillas in Colombia ahead of a US Congressional hearing into alleged links between the two groups. In a statement on Wednesday, the IRA reit...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 24, 2002
Young woman's arm broken in attempted robbery
A young shop assistant's arm has been broken during an attempted robbery in Carryduff. The incident occurred at around 11.00pm on Tuesday evening in the Spar on the Ballynahinch Road. The 18-year-old...
Young woman's arm broken in attempted robbery
A young shop assistant's arm has been broken during an attempted robbery in Carryduff. The incident occurred at around 11.00pm on Tuesday evening in the Spar on the Ballynahinch Road. The 18-year-old...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 24, 2002
McGuinness updates Assembly on post primary debate
The Education Minister Martin McGuinness has updated the Assembly on the current stage of consultation on post primary arrangements. The Minister said he was encouraged to note that debate had shifte...
McGuinness updates Assembly on post primary debate
The Education Minister Martin McGuinness has updated the Assembly on the current stage of consultation on post primary arrangements. The Minister said he was encouraged to note that debate had shifte...
Business News, Apr 24, 2002
Search jobs boost and quality recognition
Recruitment solutions company, Search Consultancy, has announced taking on ten new recruitment specialists as it celebrates a successful first year for its regional office. One year after its opening...
Search jobs boost and quality recognition
Recruitment solutions company, Search Consultancy, has announced taking on ten new recruitment specialists as it celebrates a successful first year for its regional office. One year after its opening...
Business News, Apr 24, 2002
All-Ireland construction safety agreement reached
A historic agreement that will ensure higher safety standards in the construction industry and facilitate increased labour mobility for workers in the sector has been reached. The Joint Council for t...
All-Ireland construction safety agreement reached
A historic agreement that will ensure higher safety standards in the construction industry and facilitate increased labour mobility for workers in the sector has been reached. The Joint Council for t...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 24, 2002
Northwin receive go ahead for £150m investment
One of Northern Ireland's leading property developers, Northwin Developments, has unveiled plans for a multi-million pound investment in Belfast. Celebrating receipt of planning permission for 'Welli...
Northwin receive go ahead for £150m investment
One of Northern Ireland's leading property developers, Northwin Developments, has unveiled plans for a multi-million pound investment in Belfast. Celebrating receipt of planning permission for 'Welli...
Business News, Apr 24, 2002
HSC launch sickness 'ready reckoner' website
The Health and Safety Commission (HSC) has launched a 'ready reckoner' for Britain's businesses to help them work out how much work-related accidents and ill-health are costing them. The launch, whic...
HSC launch sickness 'ready reckoner' website
The Health and Safety Commission (HSC) has launched a 'ready reckoner' for Britain's businesses to help them work out how much work-related accidents and ill-health are costing them. The launch, whic...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 23, 2002
McGuinness announces details of teachers' pay inquiry
The Assembly's Education Minister, Martin McGuinness, has announced details of an Independent Inquiry into teachers’ pay and conditions of service. Speaking at Parliament Buildings, Mr McGuinness sai...
McGuinness announces details of teachers' pay inquiry
The Assembly's Education Minister, Martin McGuinness, has announced details of an Independent Inquiry into teachers’ pay and conditions of service. Speaking at Parliament Buildings, Mr McGuinness sai...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 23, 2002
Pensioner robbed and locked up in her home
A woman in her 70s has been robbed and assaulted in her home in east Belfast. A man called at her door asking the elderly woman could he retrieve his ball from her garden around 10pm. When she replie...
Pensioner robbed and locked up in her home
A woman in her 70s has been robbed and assaulted in her home in east Belfast. A man called at her door asking the elderly woman could he retrieve his ball from her garden around 10pm. When she replie...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 23, 2002
Adams declines to attend US Congressional hearing
Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams will not be attending a US Congressional committee investigating links between the IRA and Colombian rebels. The hearings entitled 'The IRA in Colombia - the Global Li...
Adams declines to attend US Congressional hearing
Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams will not be attending a US Congressional committee investigating links between the IRA and Colombian rebels. The hearings entitled 'The IRA in Colombia - the Global Li...
Business News, Apr 23, 2002
UK manufacturing sector showing signs of recovery
The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has said that the struggling UK manufacturing sector is beginning to show signs of recovery. In its latest snapshot of industrialists' views its Quarterly ...
UK manufacturing sector showing signs of recovery
The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has said that the struggling UK manufacturing sector is beginning to show signs of recovery. In its latest snapshot of industrialists' views its Quarterly ...
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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.
