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Northern Ireland News for November 2001
Northern Ireland News, Nov 30, 2001
NI employees cite private life more important than work
A new survey by Sodexho, the world’s largest catering and support services provider, has revealed that employee’s in Northern Ireland have totally different needs and attitudes to their counterparts o...
NI employees cite private life more important than work
A new survey by Sodexho, the world’s largest catering and support services provider, has revealed that employee’s in Northern Ireland have totally different needs and attitudes to their counterparts o...
Business News, Nov 30, 2001
Minister launches new Translink passengers charter
The Regional Development Minister has made a pledge to citizens that bus and rail passengers can expect improved services on public transport in Northern Ireland. Minister Peter Robinson made his com...
Minister launches new Translink passengers charter
The Regional Development Minister has made a pledge to citizens that bus and rail passengers can expect improved services on public transport in Northern Ireland. Minister Peter Robinson made his com...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 30, 2001
Unions increase pressure on Short Brothers
Union officials at Shorts have stepped up their efforts to stem the tide of imminent redundancies at the Belfast-base of the Canadian owned aerospace firm. With the prospect of over 520 jobs under th...
Unions increase pressure on Short Brothers
Union officials at Shorts have stepped up their efforts to stem the tide of imminent redundancies at the Belfast-base of the Canadian owned aerospace firm. With the prospect of over 520 jobs under th...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 30, 2001
Sheep imports and exports to Republic to resume
The Minister for Agriculture and Rural Development has announced that sheep imports and exports to and from the Republic of Ireland will resume with effect from midnight on December 9, 2001. The rest...
Sheep imports and exports to Republic to resume
The Minister for Agriculture and Rural Development has announced that sheep imports and exports to and from the Republic of Ireland will resume with effect from midnight on December 9, 2001. The rest...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 30, 2001
Police appeal for fatal road crash witnesses
Police are appealing for witnesses to a fatal road accident near the village of Toomebridge in County Antrim in which three people died. The accident happened on the main Belfast to Londonderry road ...
Police appeal for fatal road crash witnesses
Police are appealing for witnesses to a fatal road accident near the village of Toomebridge in County Antrim in which three people died. The accident happened on the main Belfast to Londonderry road ...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 30, 2001
Open + Direct employee wins UK marketing award
A manager at Belfast-based financial services company Open + Direct has scooped a top UK marketing award after devising a successful CD Rom marketing initiative for the company. April Carrington was ...
Open + Direct employee wins UK marketing award
A manager at Belfast-based financial services company Open + Direct has scooped a top UK marketing award after devising a successful CD Rom marketing initiative for the company. April Carrington was ...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 30, 2001
Digital corridor to link Armagh and Monaghan
Enterprise agencies in Monaghan and Armagh are collaborating to build two new Technology Clusters that will create a “digital corridor” between the counties. Monaghan County Enterprise Fund - in part...
Digital corridor to link Armagh and Monaghan
Enterprise agencies in Monaghan and Armagh are collaborating to build two new Technology Clusters that will create a “digital corridor” between the counties. Monaghan County Enterprise Fund - in part...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 30, 2001
Give NI Euro status says NIWC member
The Stormont Assembly is currently debating a motion urging the British government to give dual currency status to the euro in Northern Ireland. The motion was tabled by Jane Morrice, a member of the...
Give NI Euro status says NIWC member
The Stormont Assembly is currently debating a motion urging the British government to give dual currency status to the euro in Northern Ireland. The motion was tabled by Jane Morrice, a member of the...
Business News, Nov 30, 2001
Survey suggests the return of consumer confidence
A new report from the European Commission has suggested that consumer confidence is experiencing an upswing despite the adverse economic conditions that have followed the events of 11 September. The ...
Survey suggests the return of consumer confidence
A new report from the European Commission has suggested that consumer confidence is experiencing an upswing despite the adverse economic conditions that have followed the events of 11 September. The ...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 30, 2001
Ahern and Blair in Dublin for second British-Irish Council summit
Tony Blair and Irish Taoiseach Bertie Ahern have held talks in Dublin alongside the First Ministers from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. It is the second such meeting of the British-Irish Counc...
Ahern and Blair in Dublin for second British-Irish Council summit
Tony Blair and Irish Taoiseach Bertie Ahern have held talks in Dublin alongside the First Ministers from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. It is the second such meeting of the British-Irish Counc...
Business News, Nov 30, 2001
Alliance & Leicester to shed 500 jobs
High street bank Alliance & Leicester has announced that it is to shed 500 jobs as part of a strategy to meet cost targets. While it has been confirmed that jobs are to go at A&L’s head office in Lei...
Alliance & Leicester to shed 500 jobs
High street bank Alliance & Leicester has announced that it is to shed 500 jobs as part of a strategy to meet cost targets. While it has been confirmed that jobs are to go at A&L’s head office in Lei...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 30, 2001
Belfast City Council seeks nominations for 2002 arts awards
Nominations are now being invited by the Belfast City Council for the prestigious Belfast Arts Awards, to be held in November of next year. Established in 1997, Belfast City Council’s Arts Awards wer...
Belfast City Council seeks nominations for 2002 arts awards
Nominations are now being invited by the Belfast City Council for the prestigious Belfast Arts Awards, to be held in November of next year. Established in 1997, Belfast City Council’s Arts Awards wer...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 30, 2001
Minister highlights importance of cross border co-operation
Junior minister in the Executive Dermot Nesbitt has stressed the benefits of north-south co-operation at a key event staged in County Louth. Mr Nesbitt spoke of the role everyone has to play in devel...
Minister highlights importance of cross border co-operation
Junior minister in the Executive Dermot Nesbitt has stressed the benefits of north-south co-operation at a key event staged in County Louth. Mr Nesbitt spoke of the role everyone has to play in devel...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 29, 2001
Trimble under pressure to set decommissioning deadline
Anti-Agreement Ulster Unionists are pressuring party leader David Trimble to agree to include a three-month deadline in a motion on complete paramilitary decommissioning. The motion to be put to the ...
Trimble under pressure to set decommissioning deadline
Anti-Agreement Ulster Unionists are pressuring party leader David Trimble to agree to include a three-month deadline in a motion on complete paramilitary decommissioning. The motion to be put to the ...
Business News, Nov 29, 2001
Lord Mayor opens Learning and Development Suite
The Ulster Bank has opened a new state-of-the-art Learning and Development Suite in Donegall Square East, Belfast. This suite which was opened by Belfast’s Lord Mayor, Councillor Jim Rodgers on Thurs...
Lord Mayor opens Learning and Development Suite
The Ulster Bank has opened a new state-of-the-art Learning and Development Suite in Donegall Square East, Belfast. This suite which was opened by Belfast’s Lord Mayor, Councillor Jim Rodgers on Thurs...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 29, 2001
Reid welcomes abolition of stamp duty
The Secretary of State, Dr John Reid has welcomed the move to abolish stamp duty in property purchases in Northern Ireland under £150,000. The abolition revealed in UK Chancellor Gordon Brown’s pre-b...
Reid welcomes abolition of stamp duty
The Secretary of State, Dr John Reid has welcomed the move to abolish stamp duty in property purchases in Northern Ireland under £150,000. The abolition revealed in UK Chancellor Gordon Brown’s pre-b...
Business News, Nov 29, 2001
Irish airport sector hit by further redundancies
It is thought that over 200 jobs are under threat at Dublin Airport following reports that Servisair has issued protective redundancy notices to workers at the site. While the company confirmed that ...
Irish airport sector hit by further redundancies
It is thought that over 200 jobs are under threat at Dublin Airport following reports that Servisair has issued protective redundancy notices to workers at the site. While the company confirmed that ...
Business News, Nov 29, 2001
Unemployment in southern Ireland is on the rise
Figures released by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) in the Republic of Ireland has muted Wednesday’s announcement that DeCare International of the US, a leader in the US dental benefits industry, ...
Unemployment in southern Ireland is on the rise
Figures released by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) in the Republic of Ireland has muted Wednesday’s announcement that DeCare International of the US, a leader in the US dental benefits industry, ...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 29, 2001
North West Fly-Drive package launched
Derry and Donegal have joined forces to offer the Glasgow public an exclusive fly-drive package into the North West region. The region’s tourist authorities have teamed up with British Airways, and f...
North West Fly-Drive package launched
Derry and Donegal have joined forces to offer the Glasgow public an exclusive fly-drive package into the North West region. The region’s tourist authorities have teamed up with British Airways, and f...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 29, 2001
Rescue package mounted to save Navan Fort Tourist Centre
Attempts are being made to save Navan Fort tourist centre in Armagh, one of Northern Ireland's most important heritage sites. The centre was forced to close earlier this year due to a funding crisis,...
Rescue package mounted to save Navan Fort Tourist Centre
Attempts are being made to save Navan Fort tourist centre in Armagh, one of Northern Ireland's most important heritage sites. The centre was forced to close earlier this year due to a funding crisis,...
Business News, Nov 29, 2001
Three NI companies receive awards at Trade Partners UK ceremony
FG Wilson (Engineering) in County Antrim, Belfast Company Paul K Nolan & Co and Docksafe in Bangor have all received awards in the Northern Ireland regional finals of the Trade Partners UK National La...
Three NI companies receive awards at Trade Partners UK ceremony
FG Wilson (Engineering) in County Antrim, Belfast Company Paul K Nolan & Co and Docksafe in Bangor have all received awards in the Northern Ireland regional finals of the Trade Partners UK National La...
Recruitment News, Nov 29, 2001
Granada to cut 430 jobs as losses mount
In the latest round of redundancies announced by television giant Granada more than 400 jobs are at risk. The redundancies, which the company announced on November 28, have been blamed on a slump in ...
Granada to cut 430 jobs as losses mount
In the latest round of redundancies announced by television giant Granada more than 400 jobs are at risk. The redundancies, which the company announced on November 28, have been blamed on a slump in ...
Business News, Nov 29, 2001
IoD warn enterprise culture is vital for local economy
Local business have been told that Northern Ireland’s long-term ability to compete on a global basis could be restricted by the absence of an ‘enterprise culture’ in province. The warning came at the...
IoD warn enterprise culture is vital for local economy
Local business have been told that Northern Ireland’s long-term ability to compete on a global basis could be restricted by the absence of an ‘enterprise culture’ in province. The warning came at the...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 29, 2001
Durkan meets with Blair at Downing Street
Northern Ireland’s Deputy First Minister Mark Durkan has met with the British Prime Minister, Tony Blair, at Downing Street. It is the first time Mr Durkan has met Mr Blair since he was elected as De...
Durkan meets with Blair at Downing Street
Northern Ireland’s Deputy First Minister Mark Durkan has met with the British Prime Minister, Tony Blair, at Downing Street. It is the first time Mr Durkan has met Mr Blair since he was elected as De...
Business News, Nov 29, 2001
Online consumers encouraged to ‘Click With Confidence’
A new survey from the Department of Trade and industry (DTI) has revealed that almost half of those who shop online have serious concerns over security of internet transactions. Designed to coincide ...
Online consumers encouraged to ‘Click With Confidence’
A new survey from the Department of Trade and industry (DTI) has revealed that almost half of those who shop online have serious concerns over security of internet transactions. Designed to coincide ...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 29, 2001
Police take a tough line on drink driving over Christmas
The police will be taking a tough line on drink driving over Christmas and the New Year according to the head of road policing in Northern Ireland. “Bump - And You’re Breathalysed” is the stark warni...
Police take a tough line on drink driving over Christmas
The police will be taking a tough line on drink driving over Christmas and the New Year according to the head of road policing in Northern Ireland. “Bump - And You’re Breathalysed” is the stark warni...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 29, 2001
Retail sector to provide jobs boost in Coleraine
Over 300 jobs are to be created when Coleraine see the opening of a new shopping complex in summer 2002. Known as the Diamond Centre, the complex has been developed by urban regeneration company CUSP...
Retail sector to provide jobs boost in Coleraine
Over 300 jobs are to be created when Coleraine see the opening of a new shopping complex in summer 2002. Known as the Diamond Centre, the complex has been developed by urban regeneration company CUSP...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 29, 2001
Alexander Forbes sites regional centre in Belfast
Financial services group Alexander Forbes has chosen Belfast as the site for its new Regional Centre for Ireland, marking the first phase of a development programme to deliver risk management skills. ...
Alexander Forbes sites regional centre in Belfast
Financial services group Alexander Forbes has chosen Belfast as the site for its new Regional Centre for Ireland, marking the first phase of a development programme to deliver risk management skills. ...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 29, 2001
Education seminars discuss future of education in NI
The Review Body on Post-Primary Education has been involved in a series of Information Seminars for teachers and other educationalists designed to clarify the proposals outlined in its vision report a...
Education seminars discuss future of education in NI
The Review Body on Post-Primary Education has been involved in a series of Information Seminars for teachers and other educationalists designed to clarify the proposals outlined in its vision report a...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 29, 2001
Teacher suspended on charges relating to child porn
A physics teacher who has been charged with offences relating to pornography on the Internet has been suspended from his job. Karl Murray who is a member of staff at Ballymena Academy was arrested af...
Teacher suspended on charges relating to child porn
A physics teacher who has been charged with offences relating to pornography on the Internet has been suspended from his job. Karl Murray who is a member of staff at Ballymena Academy was arrested af...
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Northern Ireland WeatherToday:A showery start with outbreaks most frequent north of Lough Neagh and through the morning, before dwindling during the afternoon as the northwest breezes ease and brighter spells of weak sunshine prosper. Maximum temperature 8 °C.Tonight:A dry night, save for a few light showers around the coasts, with prolonged clear spells and light winds bringing a frosty dawn for many in central and southern parts. Minimum temperature -3 °C.
