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Northern Ireland News for July 2001 : Page 9
Northern Ireland News, Jul 11, 2001
TWO PENSIONERS ESCAPE INJURY IN PETROL BOMB ATTACK
TWO elderly Protestant sisters have escaped injury after a petrol bomb attack on their East Belfast home. The women, aged 73 and 79, escaped injury after a passing police patrol discovered a fire at ...
TWO PENSIONERS ESCAPE INJURY IN PETROL BOMB ATTACK
TWO elderly Protestant sisters have escaped injury after a petrol bomb attack on their East Belfast home. The women, aged 73 and 79, escaped injury after a passing police patrol discovered a fire at ...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 11, 2001
PARADES COMMISSION REJECT DERRY PARADE APPEAL
THE appeal by the City of Londonderry Orange Lodge against the decision to ban the majority of its parade on 12 July has been rejected by the Parades Commission. The decision, released on Tuesday eve...
PARADES COMMISSION REJECT DERRY PARADE APPEAL
THE appeal by the City of Londonderry Orange Lodge against the decision to ban the majority of its parade on 12 July has been rejected by the Parades Commission. The decision, released on Tuesday eve...
Business News, Jul 11, 2001
CCEA JOINS FORCES WITH LEADING ENGINEERING FIRM
THE Northern Ireland Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment (CCEA) have employed the services of FG Wilson Engineering Ltd, one of Northern Ireland's leading companies, to produce an...
CCEA JOINS FORCES WITH LEADING ENGINEERING FIRM
THE Northern Ireland Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment (CCEA) have employed the services of FG Wilson Engineering Ltd, one of Northern Ireland's leading companies, to produce an...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 11, 2001
ULSTER DUO INCLUDED IN WALKER CUP TEAM
MICHAEL Hoey and Graeme McDowell have been included in the British and Irish side to defend the Walker Cup against America at Sea Island, Georgia in August. The Ulster duo found their way into 10-ma...
ULSTER DUO INCLUDED IN WALKER CUP TEAM
MICHAEL Hoey and Graeme McDowell have been included in the British and Irish side to defend the Walker Cup against America at Sea Island, Georgia in August. The Ulster duo found their way into 10-ma...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 11, 2001
STILL NO BREAKTHROUGH IN WESTON PARK TALKS
HOPES that a breakthrough in talks could be brokered were dampened on Wednesday with Northern Ireland’s political leaders offering grim summaries of the proceedings at Weston Park in Staffordshire. D...
STILL NO BREAKTHROUGH IN WESTON PARK TALKS
HOPES that a breakthrough in talks could be brokered were dampened on Wednesday with Northern Ireland’s political leaders offering grim summaries of the proceedings at Weston Park in Staffordshire. D...
Business News, Jul 11, 2001
SAFEWAY MAKE STRONG START TO NEW FINANCIAL YEAR
SAFEWAY has recorded significant sales increases in the first quarter of the financial year for all its retail operations throughout the province. Overall sales, stimulated by the growth of new store...
SAFEWAY MAKE STRONG START TO NEW FINANCIAL YEAR
SAFEWAY has recorded significant sales increases in the first quarter of the financial year for all its retail operations throughout the province. Overall sales, stimulated by the growth of new store...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 11, 2001
POLICE MAKE FURTHER EYE WITNESS APPEAL OVER ANTRIM MURDER
DETECTIVES investigating the murder of Antrim teenager Ciaran Cummings have issued a fresh appeal for information surrounding the circumstances of his death. The young man was gunned down on Wednesda...
POLICE MAKE FURTHER EYE WITNESS APPEAL OVER ANTRIM MURDER
DETECTIVES investigating the murder of Antrim teenager Ciaran Cummings have issued a fresh appeal for information surrounding the circumstances of his death. The young man was gunned down on Wednesda...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 11, 2001
ORANGE ORDER TO TAKE PARADES COMMISSION TO COURT
THE Orange Order has announced it is to take the Northern Ireland Parades Commission to court. The Order said it had instructed solicitors to instigate legal proceedings on the basis that Commission ...
ORANGE ORDER TO TAKE PARADES COMMISSION TO COURT
THE Orange Order has announced it is to take the Northern Ireland Parades Commission to court. The Order said it had instructed solicitors to instigate legal proceedings on the basis that Commission ...
Business News, Jul 11, 2001
MARKS & SPENCER REPORT FURTHER SALES SLUMP
UK retailer Marks & Spencer has reported a 9.1 per cent slump in clothing sales during the 14 weeks up to 7 July. This represents a further decline since the company's last update when sales fell in...
MARKS & SPENCER REPORT FURTHER SALES SLUMP
UK retailer Marks & Spencer has reported a 9.1 per cent slump in clothing sales during the 14 weeks up to 7 July. This represents a further decline since the company's last update when sales fell in...
Business News, Jul 11, 2001
FURTHER LIFT OF FMD FARM RESTRICTIONS
MINISTER for Social Development, Maurice Morrow, has announced that the restriction due to foot and mouth disease (FMD) on officials from his department visiting farms, has been lifted. The Minister ...
FURTHER LIFT OF FMD FARM RESTRICTIONS
MINISTER for Social Development, Maurice Morrow, has announced that the restriction due to foot and mouth disease (FMD) on officials from his department visiting farms, has been lifted. The Minister ...
Business News, Jul 11, 2001
DUPONT WINS SAFETY AWARD FOR MAYDOWN SITE
THE Maydown, Northern Ireland, site of DuPont UK has received a major new award for industrial safety. The Platinum Site Safety Award, sponsored by environmental consultant Marsh, was awarded by the ...
DUPONT WINS SAFETY AWARD FOR MAYDOWN SITE
THE Maydown, Northern Ireland, site of DuPont UK has received a major new award for industrial safety. The Platinum Site Safety Award, sponsored by environmental consultant Marsh, was awarded by the ...
Business News, Jul 11, 2001
NEW PLAN TO BOOST CAUSEWAY COAST TOURIST ATTRACTIONS
THE Giant’s Causeway and surrounding area is to receive a much-needed boost in the form of a new management plan aimed at creating a sustainable future for one of Northern Ireland’s premier tourist at...
NEW PLAN TO BOOST CAUSEWAY COAST TOURIST ATTRACTIONS
THE Giant’s Causeway and surrounding area is to receive a much-needed boost in the form of a new management plan aimed at creating a sustainable future for one of Northern Ireland’s premier tourist at...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 11, 2001
SAFETY CALLS OVER TWELFTH OF JULY DEMONSTRATIONS
MORE than 50,000 Orangemen and band members are expected to take part in the12th July demonstrations across Northern Ireland. One thousand lodges from 120 districts will be headed by over 1,000 bands...
SAFETY CALLS OVER TWELFTH OF JULY DEMONSTRATIONS
MORE than 50,000 Orangemen and band members are expected to take part in the12th July demonstrations across Northern Ireland. One thousand lodges from 120 districts will be headed by over 1,000 bands...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 11, 2001
HOSPITAL MORTUARY FIRE BELIEVED TO BE DELIBERATE
POLICE believe that a fire that engulfed the basement of the mortuary at Altnagelvin Hospital in Londonderry was caused deliberately. It is believed that arsonists gained entry by forcing their way in...
HOSPITAL MORTUARY FIRE BELIEVED TO BE DELIBERATE
POLICE believe that a fire that engulfed the basement of the mortuary at Altnagelvin Hospital in Londonderry was caused deliberately. It is believed that arsonists gained entry by forcing their way in...
Business News, Jul 11, 2001
VIRIDIAN CAPITAL MD RESIGNS
THE managing director of Viridian's non-power division Viridian Capital, Nigel Wilson, has resigned from the company to return to England and take up a new appointment. Mr Wilson said he was leaving ...
VIRIDIAN CAPITAL MD RESIGNS
THE managing director of Viridian's non-power division Viridian Capital, Nigel Wilson, has resigned from the company to return to England and take up a new appointment. Mr Wilson said he was leaving ...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 11, 2001
FAMILY OF TRAGIC TODDLER RETURN HOME FROM SPAIN
THE family of a three-year-old girl who drowned in a swimming pool accident in Spain have returned to their home in Country Down. The tragic incident happened on Tuesday 10 July, while the toddler, P...
FAMILY OF TRAGIC TODDLER RETURN HOME FROM SPAIN
THE family of a three-year-old girl who drowned in a swimming pool accident in Spain have returned to their home in Country Down. The tragic incident happened on Tuesday 10 July, while the toddler, P...
Business News, Jul 11, 2001
TARGETS ANNOUNCED FOR NI STATISTICS AND RESEARCH AGENCY
NEW performance targets for the Government’s research agency, aimed at ensuring greater efficiency in the delivery of public services, has been launched by Minister of Finance and Personnel, Mark Durk...
TARGETS ANNOUNCED FOR NI STATISTICS AND RESEARCH AGENCY
NEW performance targets for the Government’s research agency, aimed at ensuring greater efficiency in the delivery of public services, has been launched by Minister of Finance and Personnel, Mark Durk...
Business News, Jul 11, 2001
MINISTER CELEBRATES DECADE OF PREMIERE TRAINING
ALAN Shannon, Permanent Secretary for the Department of Higher and Further Education, Training and Employment has praised the vital role that work-based placement has played in the Northern Irish econ...
MINISTER CELEBRATES DECADE OF PREMIERE TRAINING
ALAN Shannon, Permanent Secretary for the Department of Higher and Further Education, Training and Employment has praised the vital role that work-based placement has played in the Northern Irish econ...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 10, 2001
HOMES ATTACKED IN WEST BELFAST
PAINT bombs have thrown at three houses in a mainly nationalist area of west Belfast. The attacks which took place in the early hours of Tuesday morning resulted in one window being broken in each of...
HOMES ATTACKED IN WEST BELFAST
PAINT bombs have thrown at three houses in a mainly nationalist area of west Belfast. The attacks which took place in the early hours of Tuesday morning resulted in one window being broken in each of...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 10, 2001
TEXTFLOW SECURES £1.5M WORTH OF CONTRACTS
BELFAST-BASED digital print and e-solutions company, Textflow, have won several new contracts worth over £1.5 million in both the public and private sectors as well as a £500,000 investment in new dig...
TEXTFLOW SECURES £1.5M WORTH OF CONTRACTS
BELFAST-BASED digital print and e-solutions company, Textflow, have won several new contracts worth over £1.5 million in both the public and private sectors as well as a £500,000 investment in new dig...
Recruitment News, Jul 10, 2001
TANAISTE ANNOUNCES LAUNCH OF SOCIAL ECONOMY PROGRAMME
TANAISTE Mary Harney has announced the launch of the Social Economy Programme in the South East region with over IR£1.5 million already committed to projects in the area over a three-year period. An...
TANAISTE ANNOUNCES LAUNCH OF SOCIAL ECONOMY PROGRAMME
TANAISTE Mary Harney has announced the launch of the Social Economy Programme in the South East region with over IR£1.5 million already committed to projects in the area over a three-year period. An...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 10, 2001
ORANGE DOUBLES LOCAL CUSTOMER BASE IN 12 MONTHS
ORANGE has more than doubled its Northern Ireland customer base in the space of 12 months, according to the latest customer statistics releases by the company. Sales figures for the second quarter of...
ORANGE DOUBLES LOCAL CUSTOMER BASE IN 12 MONTHS
ORANGE has more than doubled its Northern Ireland customer base in the space of 12 months, according to the latest customer statistics releases by the company. Sales figures for the second quarter of...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 10, 2001
LIMAVADY MAN ESCAPES PIPE BOMB EXPLOSION
THE latest in a series of pipe bomb attacks has seen a man pick up and throw away a device unaware of its explosive nature. Albert Moore narrowly escaped injury on Tuesday in Limavady after he mistoo...
LIMAVADY MAN ESCAPES PIPE BOMB EXPLOSION
THE latest in a series of pipe bomb attacks has seen a man pick up and throw away a device unaware of its explosive nature. Albert Moore narrowly escaped injury on Tuesday in Limavady after he mistoo...
Business News, Jul 10, 2001
GREEN ISSUES TO AFFECT FINANCIAL BENCHMARKING
THE Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) has called for environmental accounting guidelines to be made compulsory for all large UK companies. The guidelines, published by the Europea...
GREEN ISSUES TO AFFECT FINANCIAL BENCHMARKING
THE Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) has called for environmental accounting guidelines to be made compulsory for all large UK companies. The guidelines, published by the Europea...
Business News, Jul 10, 2001
EMPLOYERS FACE UP TO RECRUITMENT DIFFICULTIES
EMPLOYERS are sharpening their retention strategies in order to hold on to their most valued staff. This is according to the latest research carried out by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and De...
EMPLOYERS FACE UP TO RECRUITMENT DIFFICULTIES
EMPLOYERS are sharpening their retention strategies in order to hold on to their most valued staff. This is according to the latest research carried out by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and De...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 10, 2001
BOMBARDIER ORDER SECURES EXTRA WORK FOR SHORTS
BOMBARDIER Aerospace, the parent company of Belfast aerospace firm Shorts, has won an order for aircraft worth more than £1bn. The Canadian firm have secured the sale of 75 CRJ440 aircraft, providing...
BOMBARDIER ORDER SECURES EXTRA WORK FOR SHORTS
BOMBARDIER Aerospace, the parent company of Belfast aerospace firm Shorts, has won an order for aircraft worth more than £1bn. The Canadian firm have secured the sale of 75 CRJ440 aircraft, providing...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 10, 2001
BASS TO DISTRIBUTE MAGNERS DRAUGHT CIDER IN C&C DEAL
CANTRELL and Cochrane, owners of Bulmers Ireland, have announced an exclusive agreement with Bass Ireland that will see Bass distribute Draught Magners Cider to Northern Ireland’s pubs and clubs. The...
BASS TO DISTRIBUTE MAGNERS DRAUGHT CIDER IN C&C DEAL
CANTRELL and Cochrane, owners of Bulmers Ireland, have announced an exclusive agreement with Bass Ireland that will see Bass distribute Draught Magners Cider to Northern Ireland’s pubs and clubs. The...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 10, 2001
LOYALIST SUPPORT FOR PEACE PROCESS BEGINS TO WANE
LOYALIST support for the peace talks was showing signs of weakening during the second day of discussions between the British and Irish governments and local political parties. The Progressive Unionis...
LOYALIST SUPPORT FOR PEACE PROCESS BEGINS TO WANE
LOYALIST support for the peace talks was showing signs of weakening during the second day of discussions between the British and Irish governments and local political parties. The Progressive Unionis...
Business News, Jul 10, 2001
SURVEY REPORTS INCREASED CONFIDENCE IN BUSINESS SECTOR
A SURVEY published by the CBI and PricewaterhouseCoopers has shown that business confidence in the financial services has eased after suffering its biggest fall for more than two years. The quarterly...
SURVEY REPORTS INCREASED CONFIDENCE IN BUSINESS SECTOR
A SURVEY published by the CBI and PricewaterhouseCoopers has shown that business confidence in the financial services has eased after suffering its biggest fall for more than two years. The quarterly...
Recruitment News, Jul 10, 2001
NEW LEGISLATION ALLOWS CARER’S LEAVE
NEW legislation has been implemented for workers in the Republic of Ireland allowing them to avail of leave from their job should they need time to care for someone in need of full time attention. Th...
NEW LEGISLATION ALLOWS CARER’S LEAVE
NEW legislation has been implemented for workers in the Republic of Ireland allowing them to avail of leave from their job should they need time to care for someone in need of full time attention. Th...
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Northern Ireland WeatherThis Evening and 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.
