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Northern Ireland News for December 2001 : Page 2
Business News, Dec 19, 2001
Employers urged to use previous remuneration details wisely
The Industrial Society is urging employers to consider how they use job applicants’ previous pay details when negotiating terms and conditions. In a recent report the campaigning body says that emplo...
Employers urged to use previous remuneration details wisely
The Industrial Society is urging employers to consider how they use job applicants’ previous pay details when negotiating terms and conditions. In a recent report the campaigning body says that emplo...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 19, 2001
Opposition arises over catering college relocation
Plans by the University of Ulster to move catering and tourism students from its Jordanstown campus to Portrush have met with stiff opposition. Fewer students are expected to sign up for the courses ...
Opposition arises over catering college relocation
Plans by the University of Ulster to move catering and tourism students from its Jordanstown campus to Portrush have met with stiff opposition. Fewer students are expected to sign up for the courses ...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 19, 2001
Survey shows impact of Euro launch
A report released by EDS E Solutions EMEA, the consulting and solutions division of global services leader EDS, has revealed that up to 35 per cent of B2B eBusiness projects across Europe will be dela...
Survey shows impact of Euro launch
A report released by EDS E Solutions EMEA, the consulting and solutions division of global services leader EDS, has revealed that up to 35 per cent of B2B eBusiness projects across Europe will be dela...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 18, 2001
Rodgers averts draconian fishing cuts for province
Agriculture Minister Bríd Rodgers has confirmed that she has averted major EC drastic cuts to Northern Ireland’s fishing quota next year. News about the cuts emerged on Monday as European fisheries m...
Rodgers averts draconian fishing cuts for province
Agriculture Minister Bríd Rodgers has confirmed that she has averted major EC drastic cuts to Northern Ireland’s fishing quota next year. News about the cuts emerged on Monday as European fisheries m...
Business News, Dec 18, 2001
Majority of UK businesses expect to downsize in 2002
The 11th annual UPS Europe Business Monitor survey of 1,500 top European executives has revealed that over a third of UK businesses predict they will downsize in 2002. As the first sizeable survey of...
Majority of UK businesses expect to downsize in 2002
The 11th annual UPS Europe Business Monitor survey of 1,500 top European executives has revealed that over a third of UK businesses predict they will downsize in 2002. As the first sizeable survey of...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 18, 2001
Swells Maternity Wear opens first NI boutique
Maternity boutique, Swells Maternity Wear has opened its first store in Northern Ireland. A franchise with seven stores throughout Great Britain, Swells was first brought to Ireland by Dublin kitchen...
Swells Maternity Wear opens first NI boutique
Maternity boutique, Swells Maternity Wear has opened its first store in Northern Ireland. A franchise with seven stores throughout Great Britain, Swells was first brought to Ireland by Dublin kitchen...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 18, 2001
Sexually transmitted diseases increase in NI
A new report on diagnoses made in Genito-Urinary Medicine clinics in Northern Ireland shows sexually transmitted infections have reached a ten-year high. A report issued by the Communicable Disease S...
Sexually transmitted diseases increase in NI
A new report on diagnoses made in Genito-Urinary Medicine clinics in Northern Ireland shows sexually transmitted infections have reached a ten-year high. A report issued by the Communicable Disease S...
Business News, Dec 18, 2001
Seasonal workers in low pay warning
Seasonal casual workers taken on over the Christmas period may not be receiving the correct rates of pay, the Northern Ireland Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux (NIACAB) has warned. With Christm...
Seasonal workers in low pay warning
Seasonal casual workers taken on over the Christmas period may not be receiving the correct rates of pay, the Northern Ireland Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux (NIACAB) has warned. With Christm...
Business News, Dec 18, 2001
Pearson reports tough trading in advertising and technology
The annual December trading update from Pearson plc, the international media and education company, paints a bleak picture with no recovery in sight for the advertising market. The company’s previous...
Pearson reports tough trading in advertising and technology
The annual December trading update from Pearson plc, the international media and education company, paints a bleak picture with no recovery in sight for the advertising market. The company’s previous...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 18, 2001
Northern Ireland Yearbook launched
Anyone who needs quick and reliable information on Northern Ireland can get to the heart of the matter in minutes with the Northern Ireland Yearbook 2002. Crammed with essential information on the pr...
Northern Ireland Yearbook launched
Anyone who needs quick and reliable information on Northern Ireland can get to the heart of the matter in minutes with the Northern Ireland Yearbook 2002. Crammed with essential information on the pr...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 18, 2001
Education receives £1.5m boost in north Belfast
The NI Executive has unveiled a £1.5 million package of financial assistance designed to improve schools and the youth services in north Belfast. The Education Minister Martin McGuinness has welcomed...
Education receives £1.5m boost in north Belfast
The NI Executive has unveiled a £1.5 million package of financial assistance designed to improve schools and the youth services in north Belfast. The Education Minister Martin McGuinness has welcomed...
Business News, Dec 18, 2001
Excite UK to cease operations by end of week
Excite UK has announced that it will close its operations after failing to find a buyer. The UK wing of the bankrupt US portal Excite@Home, which is a joint venture between the Excite At Home Corp an...
Excite UK to cease operations by end of week
Excite UK has announced that it will close its operations after failing to find a buyer. The UK wing of the bankrupt US portal Excite@Home, which is a joint venture between the Excite At Home Corp an...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 18, 2001
'Healthy' boost for employment in East Belfast
A major new health club due to open in East Belfast in March 2002 is set to create 80 new jobs for the area. As a £4 million investment, the 'Esporta' centre will be situated near Knocknagoney, on th...
'Healthy' boost for employment in East Belfast
A major new health club due to open in East Belfast in March 2002 is set to create 80 new jobs for the area. As a £4 million investment, the 'Esporta' centre will be situated near Knocknagoney, on th...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 18, 2001
Tough stance on drink-driving pays off
The Police Service of Northern Ireland’s tough stance on drink-driving has led to a high detection rate with a total of 138 drink-drivers have been detected in the first 11 days of the Christmas perio...
Tough stance on drink-driving pays off
The Police Service of Northern Ireland’s tough stance on drink-driving has led to a high detection rate with a total of 138 drink-drivers have been detected in the first 11 days of the Christmas perio...
Business News, Dec 18, 2001
UK Internet in 2002 will be dominated by broadband development
A leading Internet research and analysis company has predicted that in 2002 the UK Internet market will be dominated by developments in broadband Internet access, Digital TV and the music industry. T...
UK Internet in 2002 will be dominated by broadband development
A leading Internet research and analysis company has predicted that in 2002 the UK Internet market will be dominated by developments in broadband Internet access, Digital TV and the music industry. T...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 18, 2001
Minister calls for vigilance over bogus callers
The Regional Development Minister, Peter Robinson has made an appeal for the public to be more vigilant following an increase in the number of bogus callers claiming to be from the Water Service. Mr ...
Minister calls for vigilance over bogus callers
The Regional Development Minister, Peter Robinson has made an appeal for the public to be more vigilant following an increase in the number of bogus callers claiming to be from the Water Service. Mr ...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 18, 2001
Nine arrested as Gardai investigate dissident activities
Ongoing investigations by Gardai into dissident republican activity in the Republic of Ireland have resulted in the arrests of nine men. The men, who are said to be from counties Clare, Kildare, Lime...
Nine arrested as Gardai investigate dissident activities
Ongoing investigations by Gardai into dissident republican activity in the Republic of Ireland have resulted in the arrests of nine men. The men, who are said to be from counties Clare, Kildare, Lime...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 18, 2001
Decommissioning deadline extended in Commons
A bill that extends the existing timeframe for decommissioning was passed in the House of Commons despite opposition from Tory and unionist MPs. The Northern Ireland Arms Decommissioning (Amendment) ...
Decommissioning deadline extended in Commons
A bill that extends the existing timeframe for decommissioning was passed in the House of Commons despite opposition from Tory and unionist MPs. The Northern Ireland Arms Decommissioning (Amendment) ...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 17, 2001
Minister announces £5m boost for water based leisure activities
The Culture, Arts and Leisure Minister, Michael McGimpsey has announced that EU funding of £5 million is being made available for two programmes to develop angling and water based recreation projects ...
Minister announces £5m boost for water based leisure activities
The Culture, Arts and Leisure Minister, Michael McGimpsey has announced that EU funding of £5 million is being made available for two programmes to develop angling and water based recreation projects ...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 17, 2001
New wastewater treatment works planned for Mayobridge
Regional Development Minister, Peter Robinson has announced that work on updating the current water treatment works in Mayobridge, County Down is scheduled to begin in August 2003. The Minister outli...
New wastewater treatment works planned for Mayobridge
Regional Development Minister, Peter Robinson has announced that work on updating the current water treatment works in Mayobridge, County Down is scheduled to begin in August 2003. The Minister outli...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 17, 2001
Man dies after road traffic accident in south Armagh
One man has died and three men were injured following a two-car collision in south Armagh. Three men are in hospital - one in a critical condition - following an accident at Ford’s Cross, a staggered...
Man dies after road traffic accident in south Armagh
One man has died and three men were injured following a two-car collision in south Armagh. Three men are in hospital - one in a critical condition - following an accident at Ford’s Cross, a staggered...
Business News, Dec 17, 2001
Executives prosper as pay rises decline
A new survey has suggested that pay rises are in decline as many companies feel the affects of the economic downturn. Research from the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has revealed that one i...
Executives prosper as pay rises decline
A new survey has suggested that pay rises are in decline as many companies feel the affects of the economic downturn. Research from the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has revealed that one i...
Business News, Dec 17, 2001
NTL to face debt and restructuring head on
NTL, Britain’s biggest cable operator, may be on the verge of a major debt restructuring deal. Reportedly seeking a deal with its banks and bondholders this week, NTL is engaged in a bid to write off...
NTL to face debt and restructuring head on
NTL, Britain’s biggest cable operator, may be on the verge of a major debt restructuring deal. Reportedly seeking a deal with its banks and bondholders this week, NTL is engaged in a bid to write off...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 17, 2001
Man electrocuted in industrial accident in Belfast
A man has died in an industrial accident at a slip road off the M1 near Belfast. Greg Cousins, 20, from Bowens Manor in Lurgan, County Armagh, who was working for a sub-contracting firm, was electroc...
Man electrocuted in industrial accident in Belfast
A man has died in an industrial accident at a slip road off the M1 near Belfast. Greg Cousins, 20, from Bowens Manor in Lurgan, County Armagh, who was working for a sub-contracting firm, was electroc...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 17, 2001
Leaf wins £2.5m contract from major European research project
Mallusk-based Leaf Technologies has won a £2.5 million contract to supply electronic modules to the European Laboratory for Particle Physics, which is part of CERN in Geneva, one of the world's most a...
Leaf wins £2.5m contract from major European research project
Mallusk-based Leaf Technologies has won a £2.5 million contract to supply electronic modules to the European Laboratory for Particle Physics, which is part of CERN in Geneva, one of the world's most a...
Business News, Dec 17, 2001
Late invoice payment could lead to job losses
Three years after the Government brought in legislation to reduce late payment of invoices, a new survey from Experian has revealed that companies are still taking too long to pay their bills. Experi...
Late invoice payment could lead to job losses
Three years after the Government brought in legislation to reduce late payment of invoices, a new survey from Experian has revealed that companies are still taking too long to pay their bills. Experi...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 17, 2001
Local email company secures Microsoft partnership
Belfast-based customer relationship management specialist company, gem has joined forces with computer giant Microsoft to help expand its operations in Europe. Microsoft’s MSN network recently chose ...
Local email company secures Microsoft partnership
Belfast-based customer relationship management specialist company, gem has joined forces with computer giant Microsoft to help expand its operations in Europe. Microsoft’s MSN network recently chose ...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 17, 2001
Reports of explosion investigated in Fermanagh
British army bomb experts are continuing to examine a customs office in County Fermanagh after reports of an explosion. Police received a telephone warning around 7pm on Sunday December 16 claiming a...
Reports of explosion investigated in Fermanagh
British army bomb experts are continuing to examine a customs office in County Fermanagh after reports of an explosion. Police received a telephone warning around 7pm on Sunday December 16 claiming a...
Business News, Dec 17, 2001
New business directory for Republic of Ireland
IDS Media Group has launched a new business directory of the largest 5,000 businesses in the Republic of Ireland. The directory contains contact information and company details of the Republic of Ire...
New business directory for Republic of Ireland
IDS Media Group has launched a new business directory of the largest 5,000 businesses in the Republic of Ireland. The directory contains contact information and company details of the Republic of Ire...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 17, 2001
Economic slowdown fails to halt rise in building tender prices
Building tender prices in Northern Ireland are likely to rise at around the rate of retail inflation despite uncertainties caused by the September 11 attacks on the US. This is according to internati...
Economic slowdown fails to halt rise in building tender prices
Building tender prices in Northern Ireland are likely to rise at around the rate of retail inflation despite uncertainties caused by the September 11 attacks on the US. This is according to internati...
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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.
