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07/10/2016
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M2 Cleared Following Rush Hour Crash
The M2 has been cleared following a multi-vehicle collision on Thursday evening.
A number of vehicles were involved in the crash which closed three lanes of the motorway, M2 Belfast bound.
Emergency services attended the scene and long tailbacks ensued.
No further information is available.
New Members Added To Procurement Board
Finance Minister Máirtín Ó Muilleoir has welcomed seven new members to the Procurement Board. Chairing the Board for the first time, the Minister said: "Each year the Executive spends over £2 billion buying goods and services, and investing in infrastructure from our roads and colleges, to our hospitals and homes.
"The Procurement Board has a key role to play in ensuring that this formidable spending power is used to deliver on the Executive's common purpose of a prosperous and shared society.
"I want this Board to do things differently; to ensure a level playing field for SMEs, to encourage innovation and entrepreneurship, to benefit the long-term unemployed and other underserved people, and to promote architectural and artistic excellence.
"To help the Board in this ambitious task I am appointing external advisers from the business community, the community sector, trade unions, and academia. They will bring fresh thinking and challenge traditional approaches in order to ensure that procurement delivers the transformation the Executive aspires to."
Charles Piutau To Miss Ulster Game
Charles Piutau and Franco Van der Merwe are to miss this evening's interprovincial clash against Connacht. The pair picked up injuries against the Ospreys last week.
Tommy Bowe, however, makes his first start for Ulster and is joined at the back by Craig Gilroy and Jared Payne, who has also been named as captain.
Ulster face Connacht at the Sportsground, Galway, on Friday night.
(JP/LM)
The M2 has been cleared following a multi-vehicle collision on Thursday evening.
A number of vehicles were involved in the crash which closed three lanes of the motorway, M2 Belfast bound.
Emergency services attended the scene and long tailbacks ensued.
No further information is available.
New Members Added To Procurement Board
Finance Minister Máirtín Ó Muilleoir has welcomed seven new members to the Procurement Board. Chairing the Board for the first time, the Minister said: "Each year the Executive spends over £2 billion buying goods and services, and investing in infrastructure from our roads and colleges, to our hospitals and homes.
"The Procurement Board has a key role to play in ensuring that this formidable spending power is used to deliver on the Executive's common purpose of a prosperous and shared society.
"I want this Board to do things differently; to ensure a level playing field for SMEs, to encourage innovation and entrepreneurship, to benefit the long-term unemployed and other underserved people, and to promote architectural and artistic excellence.
"To help the Board in this ambitious task I am appointing external advisers from the business community, the community sector, trade unions, and academia. They will bring fresh thinking and challenge traditional approaches in order to ensure that procurement delivers the transformation the Executive aspires to."
Charles Piutau To Miss Ulster Game
Charles Piutau and Franco Van der Merwe are to miss this evening's interprovincial clash against Connacht. The pair picked up injuries against the Ospreys last week.
Tommy Bowe, however, makes his first start for Ulster and is joined at the back by Craig Gilroy and Jared Payne, who has also been named as captain.
Ulster face Connacht at the Sportsground, Galway, on Friday night.
(JP/LM)
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19 February 2016
NI Government Procurement Scheme Shortlisted At GO Awards
A NI Government procurement initiative for electrical workers has been shortlisted at the National Government Opportunities (GO) Excellence in Public Procurement Awards. The Central Procurement Directorate's (CPD) 'Licence to Practise' scheme has been put forward for the Innovation or Initiative of the Year category.
NI Government Procurement Scheme Shortlisted At GO Awards
A NI Government procurement initiative for electrical workers has been shortlisted at the National Government Opportunities (GO) Excellence in Public Procurement Awards. The Central Procurement Directorate's (CPD) 'Licence to Practise' scheme has been put forward for the Innovation or Initiative of the Year category.
29 November 2011
Smaller Firms Unlock Cross-Border Contracts
Some 160 small businesses were given the opportunity to hear from and meet with Government buyers at a recent InterTradeIreland 'Meet the Buyer' event in Dundalk.
Smaller Firms Unlock Cross-Border Contracts
Some 160 small businesses were given the opportunity to hear from and meet with Government buyers at a recent InterTradeIreland 'Meet the Buyer' event in Dundalk.
22 February 2012
New Board Members Appointed To NI Screen
The appointment of eight new Board Members to NI Screen has been announced. Following open competition, Michael Catto, Adeline Dinsmore, Jennifer Johnston, Michael Kuhn, Fiona MacMillan, Aódán Mac Póilin, Laurence McKeown and Ian Parsley have been appointed as Board Members.
New Board Members Appointed To NI Screen
The appointment of eight new Board Members to NI Screen has been announced. Following open competition, Michael Catto, Adeline Dinsmore, Jennifer Johnston, Michael Kuhn, Fiona MacMillan, Aódán Mac Póilin, Laurence McKeown and Ian Parsley have been appointed as Board Members.
16 March 2010
Water Executive's Governance Questioned
Contracts handed out by the board of NI Water were discussed this week as the future of further board members was brought sharply into focus. Conor Murphy, Minister for Regional Development has met with the Regional Development Committee on the Independent Review Team's Report on procurement governance failures in NI Water.
Water Executive's Governance Questioned
Contracts handed out by the board of NI Water were discussed this week as the future of further board members was brought sharply into focus. Conor Murphy, Minister for Regional Development has met with the Regional Development Committee on the Independent Review Team's Report on procurement governance failures in NI Water.
03 July 2013
HET Accused Of Double Standards
The Historical Enquiries Team has dealt with killings involving the State with "less rigour" than those in which the State was not involved, according to new findings. Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary, a UK policing watchdog, found the HET has "serious shortcomings" regarding the way it has dealt with deaths in which State was involved.
HET Accused Of Double Standards
The Historical Enquiries Team has dealt with killings involving the State with "less rigour" than those in which the State was not involved, according to new findings. Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary, a UK policing watchdog, found the HET has "serious shortcomings" regarding the way it has dealt with deaths in which State was involved.
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