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Northern Ireland News for May 2002 : Page 5
Northern Ireland News, May 22, 2002
Clamp down on illegal fuel laundering continues
Customs and Excise officers have seized nearly 8,000 litres of illegal fuel in west Belfast today. Three plastic containers of fuel on board a Ford lorry were discovered during the raid alongside fou...
Clamp down on illegal fuel laundering continues
Customs and Excise officers have seized nearly 8,000 litres of illegal fuel in west Belfast today. Three plastic containers of fuel on board a Ford lorry were discovered during the raid alongside fou...
Northern Ireland News, May 22, 2002
NIHRC call for public inquiry into Wright murder
The Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission (NIHRC) has called for an independent and international judicial inquiry into the murder of former Loyalist Volunteer Force leader Billy Wright. The Commi...
NIHRC call for public inquiry into Wright murder
The Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission (NIHRC) has called for an independent and international judicial inquiry into the murder of former Loyalist Volunteer Force leader Billy Wright. The Commi...
Business News, May 22, 2002
Construction industry costs hit by Aggregates Tax
The introduction of the Aggregates Tax and changes to the Building Regulations could add to underlying rates of inflation, increasing construction tender prices substantially during the first half of ...
Construction industry costs hit by Aggregates Tax
The introduction of the Aggregates Tax and changes to the Building Regulations could add to underlying rates of inflation, increasing construction tender prices substantially during the first half of ...
Northern Ireland News, May 22, 2002
Senior officers file affidavits on Omagh investigation
Two senior police officers have submitted signed affidavits to the Belfast High Court which could be used to back up the Police Ombudsman’s highly critical report of the RUC investigation into the Oma...
Senior officers file affidavits on Omagh investigation
Two senior police officers have submitted signed affidavits to the Belfast High Court which could be used to back up the Police Ombudsman’s highly critical report of the RUC investigation into the Oma...
Business News, May 22, 2002
Engineering pay awards fall to 18-year low
The level of pay settlements reported by engineering and manufacturing companies has fallen to 2% - the lowest level for 18 years - according to the latest figures from the EEF (Engineering Employers'...
Engineering pay awards fall to 18-year low
The level of pay settlements reported by engineering and manufacturing companies has fallen to 2% - the lowest level for 18 years - according to the latest figures from the EEF (Engineering Employers'...
Business News, May 22, 2002
Venture capital helps HeartSine expansion plan
Belfast based medical equipment company, HeartSine Technologies has received £2 million of venture capital funding, which will enable the firm to further expand its operations into Europe and the US. ...
Venture capital helps HeartSine expansion plan
Belfast based medical equipment company, HeartSine Technologies has received £2 million of venture capital funding, which will enable the firm to further expand its operations into Europe and the US. ...
Northern Ireland News, May 22, 2002
Commission restricts Portadown junior orange parade
The Parades Commission has placed restrictions on a junior orange parade in Portadown due to take place this Saturday. The Commission has ordered that the Parkmount Junior LOL 150 parade in Portadown...
Commission restricts Portadown junior orange parade
The Parades Commission has placed restrictions on a junior orange parade in Portadown due to take place this Saturday. The Commission has ordered that the Parkmount Junior LOL 150 parade in Portadown...
Northern Ireland News, May 22, 2002
Historic heritage celebrated at awards ceremony
Thirty well-kept listed buildings across Northern Ireland have won DOE Environment & Heritage Service (EHS) Conservation Awards in a ceremony held today at the historic Hillsborough Courthouse. Thatc...
Historic heritage celebrated at awards ceremony
Thirty well-kept listed buildings across Northern Ireland have won DOE Environment & Heritage Service (EHS) Conservation Awards in a ceremony held today at the historic Hillsborough Courthouse. Thatc...
Northern Ireland News, May 22, 2002
Five released on police bail after fraud swoop
Police have released five men on police bail after a major fraud swoop on premises throughout Northern Ireland yesterday. The Organised Crime task Force unit smashed a multi-million pound fraud ring ...
Five released on police bail after fraud swoop
Police have released five men on police bail after a major fraud swoop on premises throughout Northern Ireland yesterday. The Organised Crime task Force unit smashed a multi-million pound fraud ring ...
Northern Ireland News, May 22, 2002
Trade Minister welcomes Thales jobs boost
Sir Reg Empey MLA, Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Investment, has welcomed the announcement by the Minister of Defence Procurement that a consortium including Thales Air Defence in Belfast had bee...
Trade Minister welcomes Thales jobs boost
Sir Reg Empey MLA, Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Investment, has welcomed the announcement by the Minister of Defence Procurement that a consortium including Thales Air Defence in Belfast had bee...
Business News, May 22, 2002
Student portal bags top Shell LiveWIRE award
Young people who have unlocked their own potential and set up in business were celebrated at last night’s Shell LiveWIRE Young Business Start Up Awards in Belfast Castle. The main award of the evenin...
Student portal bags top Shell LiveWIRE award
Young people who have unlocked their own potential and set up in business were celebrated at last night’s Shell LiveWIRE Young Business Start Up Awards in Belfast Castle. The main award of the evenin...
Northern Ireland News, May 22, 2002
University admits retaining organs for research
A local family has spoken of their devastation following revelations that Queen's University retained tissue from their son, who died 11 years ago. The family was informed on Tuesday that the univers...
University admits retaining organs for research
A local family has spoken of their devastation following revelations that Queen's University retained tissue from their son, who died 11 years ago. The family was informed on Tuesday that the univers...
Northern Ireland News, May 21, 2002
MI5 call for restrictions on Shayler’s evidence to Inquiry
The British security service MI5 has applied for special restrictions to be put in place for the evidence of a former MI5 agent who is due to appear before the Bloody Sunday Tribunal in Derry. The ap...
MI5 call for restrictions on Shayler’s evidence to Inquiry
The British security service MI5 has applied for special restrictions to be put in place for the evidence of a former MI5 agent who is due to appear before the Bloody Sunday Tribunal in Derry. The ap...
Northern Ireland News, May 21, 2002
Missile contract to create 80 jobs in Belfast
Up to 80 jobs will be created following the government's decision to award Belfast-based defence contractor Thales Air Defence part of the contract to produce anti-armour missiles for the British and ...
Missile contract to create 80 jobs in Belfast
Up to 80 jobs will be created following the government's decision to award Belfast-based defence contractor Thales Air Defence part of the contract to produce anti-armour missiles for the British and ...
Business News, May 21, 2002
Greyabbey couple disqualified as company directors
The High Court has disqualified a Greyabbey couple from being company directors. At a hearing on May 16 Peter McCandless was disqualified from being a company director for six years as a result of hi...
Greyabbey couple disqualified as company directors
The High Court has disqualified a Greyabbey couple from being company directors. At a hearing on May 16 Peter McCandless was disqualified from being a company director for six years as a result of hi...
Business News, May 21, 2002
M&S stage impressive profits recovery
High street retailer Marks & Spencer has unveiled a 30% rise in profits thanks to booming sales of its newly introduced clothing ranges. Pre-tax profits for the year until March 2002 stand at £646.7 ...
M&S stage impressive profits recovery
High street retailer Marks & Spencer has unveiled a 30% rise in profits thanks to booming sales of its newly introduced clothing ranges. Pre-tax profits for the year until March 2002 stand at £646.7 ...
Northern Ireland News, May 21, 2002
Easyjet and Go merger will drive NI fares down
EasyJet’s £374 million purchase of Go-fly will bring flights to new destinations from Northern Ireland at affordable fares officials at Belfast International Airport have said today. The merger of th...
Easyjet and Go merger will drive NI fares down
EasyJet’s £374 million purchase of Go-fly will bring flights to new destinations from Northern Ireland at affordable fares officials at Belfast International Airport have said today. The merger of th...
Northern Ireland News, May 21, 2002
Report pinpoints fraud as major threat to companies
Fraud by management and employees is a "greater threat to businesses than any other economic issue," according to business advisors PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Over the last two years, nearly 40% of...
Report pinpoints fraud as major threat to companies
Fraud by management and employees is a "greater threat to businesses than any other economic issue," according to business advisors PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Over the last two years, nearly 40% of...
Northern Ireland News, May 21, 2002
DNA tests to find mother of murdered baby
Detectives investigating the murder of a newborn baby girl found dead on the outskirts of south Belfast about two months ago are to begin DNA screening of around 600 women in the Carryduff area. The ...
DNA tests to find mother of murdered baby
Detectives investigating the murder of a newborn baby girl found dead on the outskirts of south Belfast about two months ago are to begin DNA screening of around 600 women in the Carryduff area. The ...
Business News, May 21, 2002
Employers move to retain redundancy ‘survivors’
Half of the UK’s employers report that they have experienced difficulties over the past year in holding on to the 'survivors' of redundancies, re-organisations and mergers and acquisitions. This was ...
Employers move to retain redundancy ‘survivors’
Half of the UK’s employers report that they have experienced difficulties over the past year in holding on to the 'survivors' of redundancies, re-organisations and mergers and acquisitions. This was ...
Northern Ireland News, May 21, 2002
Councils crackdown on forklift truck deaths
Local councils have reported that on average, one person in Northern Ireland is killed every nine months in an accident involving a forklift truck and that four out of five local businesses using such...
Councils crackdown on forklift truck deaths
Local councils have reported that on average, one person in Northern Ireland is killed every nine months in an accident involving a forklift truck and that four out of five local businesses using such...
Northern Ireland News, May 21, 2002
Man trapped in house blaze dies
A man who was trapped in a house fire in County Tyrone has died. Police were alerted around 10.30 am on Tuesday morning that a man was trapped in a house which was ablaze on the Mullinahoe Road, in D...
Man trapped in house blaze dies
A man who was trapped in a house fire in County Tyrone has died. Police were alerted around 10.30 am on Tuesday morning that a man was trapped in a house which was ablaze on the Mullinahoe Road, in D...
Business News, May 21, 2002
Egan takes over as CBI President
Sir John Egan is to take over as President of the Confederation of British industry (CBI) at a ceremony during the organisation's annual dinner, which will be held tonight. Currently a non-executive ...
Egan takes over as CBI President
Sir John Egan is to take over as President of the Confederation of British industry (CBI) at a ceremony during the organisation's annual dinner, which will be held tonight. Currently a non-executive ...
Northern Ireland News, May 21, 2002
Re-arrested Lithuanian pair to be deported
Two men released without charge after being quizzed by police over a double murder in Northern Ireland have been re-arrested for suspected immigration offences. The two men, believed to be from Lithu...
Re-arrested Lithuanian pair to be deported
Two men released without charge after being quizzed by police over a double murder in Northern Ireland have been re-arrested for suspected immigration offences. The two men, believed to be from Lithu...
Northern Ireland News, May 21, 2002
Alliance request ceasefire assessment from Reid
The Alliance Party have met with the Secretary of State John Reid at Hillsborough Castle in County Down to discuss the state of paramilitary ceasefires. The Alliance leader David Ford said that recen...
Alliance request ceasefire assessment from Reid
The Alliance Party have met with the Secretary of State John Reid at Hillsborough Castle in County Down to discuss the state of paramilitary ceasefires. The Alliance leader David Ford said that recen...
Northern Ireland News, May 21, 2002
Construction tax scam busted by customs and police
A multi-million pound fraud ring based around Northern Ireland’s construction industry has been smashed following a major joint customs and police security operation. It is believed that officers fro...
Construction tax scam busted by customs and police
A multi-million pound fraud ring based around Northern Ireland’s construction industry has been smashed following a major joint customs and police security operation. It is believed that officers fro...
Business News, May 21, 2002
Dell set to lay off 150 in Limerick
Computer manufacturer Dell is to implement 150 voluntary redundancies among staff at its Limerick plant. The move is thought to affect only administrative staff and management at the plant, with no ...
Dell set to lay off 150 in Limerick
Computer manufacturer Dell is to implement 150 voluntary redundancies among staff at its Limerick plant. The move is thought to affect only administrative staff and management at the plant, with no ...
Northern Ireland News, May 20, 2002
Fianna Fail fail to secure outright majority
Fianna Fail has been returned to government following the results of last Friday's Irish general election. However, despite making significant gains, the party's failure to win enough seats to secure...
Fianna Fail fail to secure outright majority
Fianna Fail has been returned to government following the results of last Friday's Irish general election. However, despite making significant gains, the party's failure to win enough seats to secure...
Business News, May 20, 2002
Sickness absence costs companies over £280m
New research suggests that medium-sized businesses in the construction sector could be losing £280 million a year due to sickness absence – equivalent to over 7% of their annual salary bill. The figu...
Sickness absence costs companies over £280m
New research suggests that medium-sized businesses in the construction sector could be losing £280 million a year due to sickness absence – equivalent to over 7% of their annual salary bill. The figu...
Northern Ireland News, May 20, 2002
Attempts made to recover body of local climber
Attempts are being made to recover the body of a local man who died while on a climbing expedition in the Himalayas. Adam Joseph Cinnamond, 34, from Banbridge in County Down, was an experienced climb...
Attempts made to recover body of local climber
Attempts are being made to recover the body of a local man who died while on a climbing expedition in the Himalayas. Adam Joseph Cinnamond, 34, from Banbridge in County Down, was an experienced climb...
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Northern Ireland WeatherThis Evening and Tonight:Another cloudy and mild night with the odd spot of light drizzle. More widespread outbreaks of rain will spread southeast into western parts of Tyrone, Fermanagh and Derry late in the night. Minimum temperature 8 °C.
