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Northern Ireland News for August 2001 : Page 10
Business News, Aug 9, 2001
Gateway to shut down operations throughout UK and Ireland
American computer manufacturer Gateway is set to shut down its operations throughout Ireland and the UK in the face of a global downturn in the PC market. While an official announcement detailing the...
Gateway to shut down operations throughout UK and Ireland
American computer manufacturer Gateway is set to shut down its operations throughout Ireland and the UK in the face of a global downturn in the PC market. While an official announcement detailing the...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 9, 2001
County Tyrone to benefit from investment in Linen Green
County Tyrone is to benefit from a £10 million expansion to a leisure shopping village which could see the establishment of Ireland’s biggest factory outlet for fashion labels. The venture, now at th...
County Tyrone to benefit from investment in Linen Green
County Tyrone is to benefit from a £10 million expansion to a leisure shopping village which could see the establishment of Ireland’s biggest factory outlet for fashion labels. The venture, now at th...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 9, 2001
NI soccer manager accepts extended two-year contract
Sammy McIlroy has accepted a new two-year contract to manage Northern Ireland. The offer was made to McIlroy on Wednesday evening after a meeting of the Irish Football Association international commi...
NI soccer manager accepts extended two-year contract
Sammy McIlroy has accepted a new two-year contract to manage Northern Ireland. The offer was made to McIlroy on Wednesday evening after a meeting of the Irish Football Association international commi...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 9, 2001
IRA statement offers lifeline for failing process
The IRA have dramatically revived hopes of a last minute breakthrough in the peace process by agreeing a method with the Independent International Commission on Decommissioning (IICD) that will see it...
IRA statement offers lifeline for failing process
The IRA have dramatically revived hopes of a last minute breakthrough in the peace process by agreeing a method with the Independent International Commission on Decommissioning (IICD) that will see it...
Business News, Aug 9, 2001
Galen reports turnover up, but profits down
Pharmaceuticals company Galen Holding’s latest interim figures reveal a £25.3 million rise in turnover for the quarter to the end of June. This translates into a 118 per cent increase on turnover in ...
Galen reports turnover up, but profits down
Pharmaceuticals company Galen Holding’s latest interim figures reveal a £25.3 million rise in turnover for the quarter to the end of June. This translates into a 118 per cent increase on turnover in ...
Business News, Aug 9, 2001
Lurgan weaving company secures major Middle East deal
A Lurgan based weaver has defied textile manufacturing market downturns and secured a huge coup by winning a contract to supply fine linens to a prestigious new hotel in Beirut. The contract, won by ...
Lurgan weaving company secures major Middle East deal
A Lurgan based weaver has defied textile manufacturing market downturns and secured a huge coup by winning a contract to supply fine linens to a prestigious new hotel in Beirut. The contract, won by ...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 9, 2001
Planning begins for Queen’s Golden Jubilee
Interested groups and individuals in Northern Ireland are being encouraged by local government to apply for financial assistance to help fund their Golden Jubilee celebrations. The celebrations, whic...
Planning begins for Queen’s Golden Jubilee
Interested groups and individuals in Northern Ireland are being encouraged by local government to apply for financial assistance to help fund their Golden Jubilee celebrations. The celebrations, whic...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 9, 2001
Northern Ireland’s under-16 footballers are ahead of the game
The Lord Mayor of Belfast, Councillor Jim Rodgers formally congratulated two of Northern Ireland’s young soccer teams on their success in fighting off stiff competition and winning a prestigious Europ...
Northern Ireland’s under-16 footballers are ahead of the game
The Lord Mayor of Belfast, Councillor Jim Rodgers formally congratulated two of Northern Ireland’s young soccer teams on their success in fighting off stiff competition and winning a prestigious Europ...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 9, 2001
NI sides face up to UEFA Cup test
Thursday evening is a big night for local football as Glenavon and Glentoran represent Northern Ireland in the UEFA Cup. The most interesting tie will take place in Lurgan as Glenavon face Scottish P...
NI sides face up to UEFA Cup test
Thursday evening is a big night for local football as Glenavon and Glentoran represent Northern Ireland in the UEFA Cup. The most interesting tie will take place in Lurgan as Glenavon face Scottish P...
Business News, Aug 9, 2001
European markets battered by US fall
Europe’s battered stock markets slid further on as further gloomy news on the US economy emerged. Early morning trading on Thursday 9 August saw the FTSE Euro 300 slip back around 17 points hovering ...
European markets battered by US fall
Europe’s battered stock markets slid further on as further gloomy news on the US economy emerged. Early morning trading on Thursday 9 August saw the FTSE Euro 300 slip back around 17 points hovering ...
Business News, Aug 9, 2001
Belfast’s CV3 Group makes mark in UK e-business
CV3 Group, the Belfast-based e-business consultancy, has received considerable recognition for its high-level service in partnership with leading City of London solicitors, Fox Williams www.foxwilliam...
Belfast’s CV3 Group makes mark in UK e-business
CV3 Group, the Belfast-based e-business consultancy, has received considerable recognition for its high-level service in partnership with leading City of London solicitors, Fox Williams www.foxwilliam...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 9, 2001
Government officers sample US civic management style
Local government administrators across the island of Ireland this week are learning about a revolutionary management tool being adopted by their counterparts in the United States. CitiStat, which is ...
Government officers sample US civic management style
Local government administrators across the island of Ireland this week are learning about a revolutionary management tool being adopted by their counterparts in the United States. CitiStat, which is ...
Business News, Aug 9, 2001
Capital One appoints Director of International Resourcing
Kevin Hogarth has been appointed Director of International Resourcing at Capital One Bank (Europe), the European arm of one of the world’s largest credit card issuers with more than 38 million custome...
Capital One appoints Director of International Resourcing
Kevin Hogarth has been appointed Director of International Resourcing at Capital One Bank (Europe), the European arm of one of the world’s largest credit card issuers with more than 38 million custome...
Business News, Aug 9, 2001
APT and Pulsecom announce joint development
Belfast based Audio Processing Technology (APT) and Pulse Communications, Inc (Pulsecom) have released details of a new agreement which will mean joint the development and marketing of a Broadband Aud...
APT and Pulsecom announce joint development
Belfast based Audio Processing Technology (APT) and Pulse Communications, Inc (Pulsecom) have released details of a new agreement which will mean joint the development and marketing of a Broadband Aud...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 9, 2001
US firm set to provide significant boost to local IT sector
In significant boost for the local IT sector, 40 jobs are to be created in the province following the announcement that American IT company ACS International Resources Inc (ACSI) is to establish a Bel...
US firm set to provide significant boost to local IT sector
In significant boost for the local IT sector, 40 jobs are to be created in the province following the announcement that American IT company ACS International Resources Inc (ACSI) is to establish a Bel...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 9, 2001
Traders fined for selling pornographic videos
Two Belfast video shop owners have received custodial sentences from Belfast’s Magistrates Court of six months imprisonment, suspended for two years, for breaches of the Video Recordings Act 1984. Th...
Traders fined for selling pornographic videos
Two Belfast video shop owners have received custodial sentences from Belfast’s Magistrates Court of six months imprisonment, suspended for two years, for breaches of the Video Recordings Act 1984. Th...
Business News, Aug 8, 2001
BOC jobs to go following third quarter results
Industrial chemicals giant BOC Group has announced plans to reduce its worldwide workforce by 1,500 following the publication of results for the third quarter. Figures detailing the company’s third q...
BOC jobs to go following third quarter results
Industrial chemicals giant BOC Group has announced plans to reduce its worldwide workforce by 1,500 following the publication of results for the third quarter. Figures detailing the company’s third q...
Business News, Aug 8, 2001
Cisco’s massive drop in profits triggers FTSE fall
Internet networking giant Cisco has reported an 86 per cent drop in earnings. The results were revealed as part of the company’s third quarter profits and were in line with analyst forecasts. The Ca...
Cisco’s massive drop in profits triggers FTSE fall
Internet networking giant Cisco has reported an 86 per cent drop in earnings. The results were revealed as part of the company’s third quarter profits and were in line with analyst forecasts. The Ca...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 8, 2001
High impact movie aims to promote new fashion
BBC Mediaarc has completed a 60-second movie for the Northern Ireland Textiles and Apparel Association and the Irish Clothing and Textiles Alliance to promote their wares in a new fashion. A Belfast-...
High impact movie aims to promote new fashion
BBC Mediaarc has completed a 60-second movie for the Northern Ireland Textiles and Apparel Association and the Irish Clothing and Textiles Alliance to promote their wares in a new fashion. A Belfast-...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 8, 2001
US firm believed to be moving to Belfast
It is believed that a major announcement regarding a US firm investment which is expected to create new job opportunities for Belfast will be made before the end of this week. Sources revealed that t...
US firm believed to be moving to Belfast
It is believed that a major announcement regarding a US firm investment which is expected to create new job opportunities for Belfast will be made before the end of this week. Sources revealed that t...
Business News, Aug 8, 2001
Ulster Bank announces healthy profit rise
The Ulster Bank has announced a 24 per cent increase in profits of £119 million. The Bank’s overall income increased by 12 per cent to £255 million, while costs increased by 5 per cent to £126 millio...
Ulster Bank announces healthy profit rise
The Ulster Bank has announced a 24 per cent increase in profits of £119 million. The Bank’s overall income increased by 12 per cent to £255 million, while costs increased by 5 per cent to £126 millio...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 8, 2001
Sinn Féin forecast collapse of assembly
The Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams has predicted that political institutions in the North are going to collapse in a very short time if a solution isn’t found to end the current deadlock. Speaking a...
Sinn Féin forecast collapse of assembly
The Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams has predicted that political institutions in the North are going to collapse in a very short time if a solution isn’t found to end the current deadlock. Speaking a...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 8, 2001
Donaldson hits out at RUC station closure plans
Ulster Unionists have hit out at proposed plans to close up to 26 police stations around the province, warning of the “significant impact” of any premature decision to scale down security presence. M...
Donaldson hits out at RUC station closure plans
Ulster Unionists have hit out at proposed plans to close up to 26 police stations around the province, warning of the “significant impact” of any premature decision to scale down security presence. M...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 8, 2001
Ramada Hotel puts Belfast on hospitality map
A new £15 million hotel has opened in Belfast which promises to place “Belfast firmly back onto the world hospitality map”. The ambitious four-star Ramada Belfast, situated on Belfast’s Shaw Bridge, ...
Ramada Hotel puts Belfast on hospitality map
A new £15 million hotel has opened in Belfast which promises to place “Belfast firmly back onto the world hospitality map”. The ambitious four-star Ramada Belfast, situated on Belfast’s Shaw Bridge, ...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 8, 2001
Police Ombudsman Office increase staff
The Police Ombudsman’s Office has increased its investigation staff to bring the number of people working on its complaints and investigations to more than 70. The Office announced the news as it rel...
Police Ombudsman Office increase staff
The Police Ombudsman’s Office has increased its investigation staff to bring the number of people working on its complaints and investigations to more than 70. The Office announced the news as it rel...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 8, 2001
Police appeal for information on airport bomb
Police have appealed for anyone with information about last week’s attempted bombing of Belfast International Airport. Dissident republican group the Real IRA are thought to be behind the bombing att...
Police appeal for information on airport bomb
Police have appealed for anyone with information about last week’s attempted bombing of Belfast International Airport. Dissident republican group the Real IRA are thought to be behind the bombing att...
Business News, Aug 8, 2001
Oil companies could face windfall tax
A Treasury spokesman has confirmed reports that the UK government will not rule out a windfall tax on the profits of oilcompanies. The windfall tax would be levied if petrol tax cuts for motorists ar...
Oil companies could face windfall tax
A Treasury spokesman has confirmed reports that the UK government will not rule out a windfall tax on the profits of oilcompanies. The windfall tax would be levied if petrol tax cuts for motorists ar...
Business News, Aug 8, 2001
Managers stay switched on in the sun
New research by the Institute of Management (IM) has revealed that executives still get the essential boost they need, personally and professionally, from their summer holiday break. While the survey...
Managers stay switched on in the sun
New research by the Institute of Management (IM) has revealed that executives still get the essential boost they need, personally and professionally, from their summer holiday break. While the survey...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 8, 2001
Lottery money invests £12 million in NI heritage
In their annual report published this week, The Heritage Lottery Fund has revealed they have spent over £12 million on projects in Northern Ireland within the past year. The Heritage Lottery Fund (HL...
Lottery money invests £12 million in NI heritage
In their annual report published this week, The Heritage Lottery Fund has revealed they have spent over £12 million on projects in Northern Ireland within the past year. The Heritage Lottery Fund (HL...
Business News, Aug 8, 2001
Shares drop on the FTSE Index
Tech stocks have contributed to a sharp fall on the main FTSE index. Reaching a drop of over 100 points, the fall has been blamed on US tech giant Cisco Systems reporting an 86 per cent drop in its t...
Shares drop on the FTSE Index
Tech stocks have contributed to a sharp fall on the main FTSE index. Reaching a drop of over 100 points, the fall has been blamed on US tech giant Cisco Systems reporting an 86 per cent drop in its t...
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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.
