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Northern Ireland News for January 2004 : Page 7
Recruitment News, Jan 20, 2004
CSI select Galway for European Operations Centre
The Irish Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Mary Harney, has confirmed that Comprehensive Sports Information (CSI) of Canada, whose Covers.com website is a worldleader in online sports ne...
CSI select Galway for European Operations Centre
The Irish Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Mary Harney, has confirmed that Comprehensive Sports Information (CSI) of Canada, whose Covers.com website is a worldleader in online sports ne...
UK National News, Jan 20, 2004
Return of UN to Iraq is 'key' to self-determination
A delegation of top Iraqi officials has told the UN Security Council that the return of the UN to the country was "key" to the process of restoring sovereignty to the Iraqi people. The Security Counc...
Return of UN to Iraq is 'key' to self-determination
A delegation of top Iraqi officials has told the UN Security Council that the return of the UN to the country was "key" to the process of restoring sovereignty to the Iraqi people. The Security Counc...
Recruitment News, Jan 20, 2004
Employment creation is 'key focus' during Irish EU Presidency
The Irish government’s presidential priorities for the EU Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs (ESPHAC) Council have been set out in a paper issued by government. The paper was rele...
Employment creation is 'key focus' during Irish EU Presidency
The Irish government’s presidential priorities for the EU Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs (ESPHAC) Council have been set out in a paper issued by government. The paper was rele...
Business News, Jan 20, 2004
Organised crime report presented to Secretary Of State
Secretary of State Paul Murphy has paid tribute to Professor Ronald Goldstock, who today presented him with a report into organised crime in Northern Ireland. In thanking Professor Goldstock for his...
Organised crime report presented to Secretary Of State
Secretary of State Paul Murphy has paid tribute to Professor Ronald Goldstock, who today presented him with a report into organised crime in Northern Ireland. In thanking Professor Goldstock for his...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 20, 2004
FSB call on NIO to publish Goldstock Report
The Federation of Small Businesses has today urged NI Secretary of State Paul Murphy to publish the report authored by Professor Ronald Goldstock into organised crime in Northern Ireland. Wilfred Mit...
FSB call on NIO to publish Goldstock Report
The Federation of Small Businesses has today urged NI Secretary of State Paul Murphy to publish the report authored by Professor Ronald Goldstock into organised crime in Northern Ireland. Wilfred Mit...
Recruitment News, Jan 20, 2004
Union leader warns business over offshoring jobs
A union leader will tonight call on businesses to explain why offshoring is best when major companies are opting to stay in the UK – and several more have returned to home shores. At a conference in ...
Union leader warns business over offshoring jobs
A union leader will tonight call on businesses to explain why offshoring is best when major companies are opting to stay in the UK – and several more have returned to home shores. At a conference in ...
UK National News, Jan 20, 2004
31% rises in water bills may be underestimate: WaterVoice
The huge rises in water bills predicted last year by the industry may have been seriously underestimated, according to the water utility watchdog WaterVoice. The agency said that 2004 was already se...
31% rises in water bills may be underestimate: WaterVoice
The huge rises in water bills predicted last year by the industry may have been seriously underestimated, according to the water utility watchdog WaterVoice. The agency said that 2004 was already se...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 20, 2004
Antrim Fujitsu facility wins major service contract
Antrim-based Fujitsu Telecommunications has won a major three-year contract to provide warranty, repair and refurbishment services to Lake Communications, a leading supplier of communications services...
Antrim Fujitsu facility wins major service contract
Antrim-based Fujitsu Telecommunications has won a major three-year contract to provide warranty, repair and refurbishment services to Lake Communications, a leading supplier of communications services...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 20, 2004
SDLP 'disappointed' at Leonard's move to Sinn Féin
The SDLP's east Londonderry constituency council has expressed its disappointment at the decision of Councillor Billy Leonard to join Sinn Féin. Speaking on behalf of the SDLP constituency council, M...
SDLP 'disappointed' at Leonard's move to Sinn Féin
The SDLP's east Londonderry constituency council has expressed its disappointment at the decision of Councillor Billy Leonard to join Sinn Féin. Speaking on behalf of the SDLP constituency council, M...
Business News, Jan 20, 2004
Sx3 urges 'direct action' on software licensing
Companies should take urgent and direct action to ensure that they do not break the law by under-licensing their software, or conversely lose money by acquiring too much, IT services specialist Sx3 h...
Sx3 urges 'direct action' on software licensing
Companies should take urgent and direct action to ensure that they do not break the law by under-licensing their software, or conversely lose money by acquiring too much, IT services specialist Sx3 h...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 20, 2004
Maiden City hosting international peace programme
Magee College in Londonderry is hosting a three-month Peace and Conflict Resolution programme, in which international delegates hope to learn from Northern Ireland's troubled past. This week 20 profe...
Maiden City hosting international peace programme
Magee College in Londonderry is hosting a three-month Peace and Conflict Resolution programme, in which international delegates hope to learn from Northern Ireland's troubled past. This week 20 profe...
UK National News, Jan 20, 2004
Measures to tackle anti-social behaviour come into force
The "single biggest package" of measures to tackle anti-social behaviour comes into force today, the Home Office has confirmed. Home Secretary David Blunkett said that it would give people "new tool...
Measures to tackle anti-social behaviour come into force
The "single biggest package" of measures to tackle anti-social behaviour comes into force today, the Home Office has confirmed. Home Secretary David Blunkett said that it would give people "new tool...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 20, 2004
NI exams body wins prestigious UK award
The NI Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment (CCEA) has won the annual Northern Ireland Quality Award. It is believed that this is the first time that any public sector education au...
NI exams body wins prestigious UK award
The NI Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment (CCEA) has won the annual Northern Ireland Quality Award. It is believed that this is the first time that any public sector education au...
UK National News, Jan 20, 2004
Taking vitamins E and C could reduce Alzheimer's risks: study
Taking antioxidant vitamin supplements, particularly vitamins E and C, could help protect the brain against damage caused by Alzheimer’s disease, according to a study published today. Conducted by r...
Taking vitamins E and C could reduce Alzheimer's risks: study
Taking antioxidant vitamin supplements, particularly vitamins E and C, could help protect the brain against damage caused by Alzheimer’s disease, according to a study published today. Conducted by r...
UK National News, Jan 20, 2004
Dolphins threatened by trawler fishing, says Greenpeace
Huge trawler nets are killing an estimated 10,000 dolphins and porpoises in the north-eastern Atlantic every year, according to a report for Greenpeace, published today. The report, 'The Net Effect',...
Dolphins threatened by trawler fishing, says Greenpeace
Huge trawler nets are killing an estimated 10,000 dolphins and porpoises in the north-eastern Atlantic every year, according to a report for Greenpeace, published today. The report, 'The Net Effect',...
UK National News, Jan 20, 2004
England's ME sufferers to get specialist centres
People with chronic fatigue syndrome, or ME, will get better support with the creation of 12 new centres in England, the government has announced. Funded by an £8.5 million cash injection announced l...
England's ME sufferers to get specialist centres
People with chronic fatigue syndrome, or ME, will get better support with the creation of 12 new centres in England, the government has announced. Funded by an £8.5 million cash injection announced l...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 19, 2004
O'Loan finds Brown murder investigation 'incomplete and inadequate'
Police Ombudsman Nuala O'Loan has concluded that the RUC investigation of the murder of 61-year-old Sean Brown from Bellaghy, Co Londonderry, in 1997 was "incomplete and inadequate". In a statement i...
O'Loan finds Brown murder investigation 'incomplete and inadequate'
Police Ombudsman Nuala O'Loan has concluded that the RUC investigation of the murder of 61-year-old Sean Brown from Bellaghy, Co Londonderry, in 1997 was "incomplete and inadequate". In a statement i...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 19, 2004
Serious Crime squad to re-investigate Brown murder
The PSNI have announced the setting up of a special team of 'Serious Crime' detectives to investigate the 1997 killing of Sean Brown. In a statement released in response to the findings of the Police...
Serious Crime squad to re-investigate Brown murder
The PSNI have announced the setting up of a special team of 'Serious Crime' detectives to investigate the 1997 killing of Sean Brown. In a statement released in response to the findings of the Police...
UK National News, Jan 19, 2004
Hoon meets with Iraq war widow
Underfire Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon is to meet today with an Iraq war widow who has led calls for his resignation. Last week, Samantha Roberts, the widow of Sergeant Steven Roberts, stepped up th...
Hoon meets with Iraq war widow
Underfire Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon is to meet today with an Iraq war widow who has led calls for his resignation. Last week, Samantha Roberts, the widow of Sergeant Steven Roberts, stepped up th...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 19, 2004
Paisley will not seek re-election as MEP
DUP leader Ian Paisley has announced that he is to step down as a member of the European Parliament this June. The poll-topping 77-year-old Euro MP has said that he will not seek re-election and will...
Paisley will not seek re-election as MEP
DUP leader Ian Paisley has announced that he is to step down as a member of the European Parliament this June. The poll-topping 77-year-old Euro MP has said that he will not seek re-election and will...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 19, 2004
NI parties seek to influence GFA Review agenda
Ahead of the review of the Good Friday Agreement on February 3, the main political parties have been outlining their strategies today. Sinn Féin's Good Friday Agreement Review team leader, Newry and ...
NI parties seek to influence GFA Review agenda
Ahead of the review of the Good Friday Agreement on February 3, the main political parties have been outlining their strategies today. Sinn Féin's Good Friday Agreement Review team leader, Newry and ...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 19, 2004
Pair sought after youth dies in car crash
Police are seeking two men after they fled from the scene of a car crash that is thought to have killed a 17-year-old in east Belfast. The body of teenager Warren Allen from Cheviot Street was found ...
Pair sought after youth dies in car crash
Police are seeking two men after they fled from the scene of a car crash that is thought to have killed a 17-year-old in east Belfast. The body of teenager Warren Allen from Cheviot Street was found ...
UK National News, Jan 19, 2004
Barclay brothers close in on Telegraph titles
The billionaire Barclay brothers, the media moguls behind the Scotsman titles, are reported to have bought over the Daily and Sunday Telegraph for around £260 million. It has been widely reported to...
Barclay brothers close in on Telegraph titles
The billionaire Barclay brothers, the media moguls behind the Scotsman titles, are reported to have bought over the Daily and Sunday Telegraph for around £260 million. It has been widely reported to...
Business News, Jan 19, 2004
NI Secretary of State opens £1.8m Bangor business centre
The new Signal Business Growth Centre in Bangor will make a major contribution to future economic growth in North Down, said Secretary of State, Paul Murphy as he opened the £1.8m centre today. Mr Mu...
NI Secretary of State opens £1.8m Bangor business centre
The new Signal Business Growth Centre in Bangor will make a major contribution to future economic growth in North Down, said Secretary of State, Paul Murphy as he opened the £1.8m centre today. Mr Mu...
UK National News, Jan 19, 2004
Hajj pilgrims warned to be 'vigilant' against terrorism
Foreign Secretary Jack Straw has warned Britain's 20,000 Hajj pilgrims to be vigilant as Saudi Arabia could be the target for a terror attack. Mr Straw said that Saudi Arabia, like many other countr...
Hajj pilgrims warned to be 'vigilant' against terrorism
Foreign Secretary Jack Straw has warned Britain's 20,000 Hajj pilgrims to be vigilant as Saudi Arabia could be the target for a terror attack. Mr Straw said that Saudi Arabia, like many other countr...
UK National News, Jan 19, 2004
Government protests to EU over 'cheap' salmon imports
The government will apply to the EU to put in place new measures to safeguard the Scottish salmon farming industry from surges of "cheap imports" of farmed Atlantic salmon from non-EU countries, Trade...
Government protests to EU over 'cheap' salmon imports
The government will apply to the EU to put in place new measures to safeguard the Scottish salmon farming industry from surges of "cheap imports" of farmed Atlantic salmon from non-EU countries, Trade...
Business News, Jan 19, 2004
Waterfront Hall hailed as one of the world’s top conference centres
Last year has proven to be the Waterfront Hall’s most successful year yet, as a leading player within the international conferencing market. Since April 2003, around 50,000 delegates have attended ar...
Waterfront Hall hailed as one of the world’s top conference centres
Last year has proven to be the Waterfront Hall’s most successful year yet, as a leading player within the international conferencing market. Since April 2003, around 50,000 delegates have attended ar...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 19, 2004
McGimpsey calls for resignations over ‘Stormontgate’ costs
Senior Ulster Unionist, Michael McGimpsey, has said “heads must roll” after he claimed that the alleged Stormont spy-ring could cost Northern Ireland’s public services up to £100 million. Blaming "NI...
McGimpsey calls for resignations over ‘Stormontgate’ costs
Senior Ulster Unionist, Michael McGimpsey, has said “heads must roll” after he claimed that the alleged Stormont spy-ring could cost Northern Ireland’s public services up to £100 million. Blaming "NI...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 19, 2004
NI Secretary opens £1.8m Bangor business centre
The new £1.8 million Signal Business Growth Centre in Bangor will make a major contribution to future economic growth in North Down, Secretary of State Paul Murphy has said today. Mr Murphy said that...
NI Secretary opens £1.8m Bangor business centre
The new £1.8 million Signal Business Growth Centre in Bangor will make a major contribution to future economic growth in North Down, Secretary of State Paul Murphy has said today. Mr Murphy said that...
UK National News, Jan 19, 2004
Bio-weapons treaties 'weakened' by absence of watchdog
International restrictions on biological and toxin-related weapons have been "critically weakened" due to the absence of an independent verification body, the Royal Society urged today. Governments w...
Bio-weapons treaties 'weakened' by absence of watchdog
International restrictions on biological and toxin-related weapons have been "critically weakened" due to the absence of an independent verification body, the Royal Society urged today. Governments w...
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Northern Ireland WeatherThis Evening and 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.
