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Northern Ireland News for August 2001 : Page 5
Northern Ireland News, Aug 22, 2001
Antrim development scheme aims to attract further business interest
Antrim Towns Development Company has launched a new brochure in a bid to highlight the opportunities available for investment throughout the Borough of Antrim. The brochure, ‘Antrim Borough - Gateway...
Antrim development scheme aims to attract further business interest
Antrim Towns Development Company has launched a new brochure in a bid to highlight the opportunities available for investment throughout the Borough of Antrim. The brochure, ‘Antrim Borough - Gateway...
Business News, Aug 22, 2001
Ulster’s “unacceptable” construction sites
More than half of Northern Ireland’s construction sites have unacceptable safety standards according to the latest figures released by the Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland (HSENI). Th...
Ulster’s “unacceptable” construction sites
More than half of Northern Ireland’s construction sites have unacceptable safety standards according to the latest figures released by the Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland (HSENI). Th...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 22, 2001
Live video linking for Londonderry magistrates’ court
Londonderry magistrates’ court is set to become the latest court in Northern Ireland to introduce video linking connecting it to Maghaberry Prison and the Young Offenders Centre. The linkage, which w...
Live video linking for Londonderry magistrates’ court
Londonderry magistrates’ court is set to become the latest court in Northern Ireland to introduce video linking connecting it to Maghaberry Prison and the Young Offenders Centre. The linkage, which w...
Business News, Aug 22, 2001
Gap in fortunes between UK service and manufacturing sectors widens
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has released figures which show a widening gap in fortunes between the UK's buoyant services firms and its recession-hit factories. ONS said that while servic...
Gap in fortunes between UK service and manufacturing sectors widens
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has released figures which show a widening gap in fortunes between the UK's buoyant services firms and its recession-hit factories. ONS said that while servic...
Business News, Aug 22, 2001
European Shippers Council reveals details of annual conference
The European Shippers Council has published details of this year’s premier event for the freight transport industry, its forthcoming annual conference, Shipper 2001. The conference, which will be of ...
European Shippers Council reveals details of annual conference
The European Shippers Council has published details of this year’s premier event for the freight transport industry, its forthcoming annual conference, Shipper 2001. The conference, which will be of ...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 22, 2001
RUC to survey its full-time reserve
The Royal Ulster Constabulary is to survey its 2,400 full-time reserve officers in a bid to help them plan for careers outside the police service. The aim is to draw together information on career as...
RUC to survey its full-time reserve
The Royal Ulster Constabulary is to survey its 2,400 full-time reserve officers in a bid to help them plan for careers outside the police service. The aim is to draw together information on career as...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 22, 2001
Protestors gather as curtain is raised on ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’
Approximately 50 protestors, including some from the Free Presbyterian Church, staged a protest outside Belfast’s Grand Opera House on Tuesday as the curtain was raised on the musical ‘Jesus Christ Su...
Protestors gather as curtain is raised on ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’
Approximately 50 protestors, including some from the Free Presbyterian Church, staged a protest outside Belfast’s Grand Opera House on Tuesday as the curtain was raised on the musical ‘Jesus Christ Su...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 22, 2001
RUC praised in counterfeit seizures
The European Leisure Software Publishers Association (ELSPA) has applauded the efforts of the RUC in their efforts to stamp out counterfeiting and piracy in Northern Ireland. The accolade follows the...
RUC praised in counterfeit seizures
The European Leisure Software Publishers Association (ELSPA) has applauded the efforts of the RUC in their efforts to stamp out counterfeiting and piracy in Northern Ireland. The accolade follows the...
Business News, Aug 22, 2001
Australian catamarans bound for Belfast
Two state-of-the-art shuttles specially designed for a new catamaran-ferry service in Belfast Lough are presently en route to Northern Ireland. The vessels, the Down Runner and Antrim Runner, which w...
Australian catamarans bound for Belfast
Two state-of-the-art shuttles specially designed for a new catamaran-ferry service in Belfast Lough are presently en route to Northern Ireland. The vessels, the Down Runner and Antrim Runner, which w...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 22, 2001
Public urged to be vigilant in unofficial learning accounts
The Department for Employment and Learning is warning the public to be vigilant when they sign up for Individual Learning Accounts this autumn. The advice follows recent reports of people being appro...
Public urged to be vigilant in unofficial learning accounts
The Department for Employment and Learning is warning the public to be vigilant when they sign up for Individual Learning Accounts this autumn. The advice follows recent reports of people being appro...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 22, 2001
GCSE pupils to receive correct exam result
Almost 1,000 GCSE Home Economics pupils in Northern Ireland face a change in their results after receiving the wrong grades. On Tuesday August 21 the Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Asse...
GCSE pupils to receive correct exam result
Almost 1,000 GCSE Home Economics pupils in Northern Ireland face a change in their results after receiving the wrong grades. On Tuesday August 21 the Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Asse...
Business News, Aug 22, 2001
European markets react positively to German trade prospects
Promising signs over the health of German businesses have helped European stock markets shrug off early gloom after falls were prompted by worries over the outlook for the US economy. The early gloom...
European markets react positively to German trade prospects
Promising signs over the health of German businesses have helped European stock markets shrug off early gloom after falls were prompted by worries over the outlook for the US economy. The early gloom...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 22, 2001
Colombian authorities charge alleged IRA trio
Colombian prosecutors have formally charged three suspected members of the Provisional IRA with training Marxist guerrillas and carrying false passports. Colombia’s public prosecutor’s office said Ni...
Colombian authorities charge alleged IRA trio
Colombian prosecutors have formally charged three suspected members of the Provisional IRA with training Marxist guerrillas and carrying false passports. Colombia’s public prosecutor’s office said Ni...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 22, 2001
Bloody Sunday Inquiry judge resigns
A reserve judge at the Bloody Sunday inquiry in Londonderry has tendered his resignation because of ill health. Canadian judge Mr Justice William Esson told Northern Ireland Secretary Dr John Reid in...
Bloody Sunday Inquiry judge resigns
A reserve judge at the Bloody Sunday inquiry in Londonderry has tendered his resignation because of ill health. Canadian judge Mr Justice William Esson told Northern Ireland Secretary Dr John Reid in...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 22, 2001
Paramilitary attacks on juveniles increase two fold
Paramilitary assaults on juveniles in Northern Ireland have nearly doubled in the two years following the signing of the Good Friday Agreement, according to a new report. During 1999 and 2000 punishm...
Paramilitary attacks on juveniles increase two fold
Paramilitary assaults on juveniles in Northern Ireland have nearly doubled in the two years following the signing of the Good Friday Agreement, according to a new report. During 1999 and 2000 punishm...
Business News, Aug 21, 2001
Department consults on proposed human resources strategy
The Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety has published consultation proposals for a draft human resources strategy for the Health and Personal Social Services (HPSS). The draft str...
Department consults on proposed human resources strategy
The Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety has published consultation proposals for a draft human resources strategy for the Health and Personal Social Services (HPSS). The draft str...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 21, 2001
Poll results show Britons favour a united Ireland
Forty-one per cent of Britons are in favour of a united Ireland, while only 26 per cent want the province in the UK according to a poll that was published by the Guardian/ICM on Tuesday. For unionist...
Poll results show Britons favour a united Ireland
Forty-one per cent of Britons are in favour of a united Ireland, while only 26 per cent want the province in the UK according to a poll that was published by the Guardian/ICM on Tuesday. For unionist...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 21, 2001
GAA repeat intent to abolish Rule 21
The GAA has confirmed its intent to abolish controversial Rule 21 which bars members of the British security forces from playing the sport. In a statement the GAA said it “welcomed” the initial react...
GAA repeat intent to abolish Rule 21
The GAA has confirmed its intent to abolish controversial Rule 21 which bars members of the British security forces from playing the sport. In a statement the GAA said it “welcomed” the initial react...
Business News, Aug 21, 2001
New rules for pension firms
The Financial Services Authority is to propose new rules that make pension firms inform customers that they can shop around for an annuity. Under the authority’s new plans, pension companies will hav...
New rules for pension firms
The Financial Services Authority is to propose new rules that make pension firms inform customers that they can shop around for an annuity. Under the authority’s new plans, pension companies will hav...
Business News, Aug 21, 2001
UK chief executives see pay package rise
Chief executives across the UK's leading companies have seen their pay packages rise by almost 15 per cent during the past 12 months. The new survey by Pricewaterhousecoopers subsidiary, Monk Partner...
UK chief executives see pay package rise
Chief executives across the UK's leading companies have seen their pay packages rise by almost 15 per cent during the past 12 months. The new survey by Pricewaterhousecoopers subsidiary, Monk Partner...
Business News, Aug 21, 2001
Double success for Sx3
A double success is being celebrated by local company Sx3 after substantial growth by the company was acknowledged by inclusion in two definitive surveys of the fastest growing companies in the UK and...
Double success for Sx3
A double success is being celebrated by local company Sx3 after substantial growth by the company was acknowledged by inclusion in two definitive surveys of the fastest growing companies in the UK and...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 21, 2001
Unionist delay over policing reform
Unionist parties in Northern Ireland have ignored the Secretary of State’s Tuesday August 21 policing deadline and decided to take more time in reaching their decision to the proposals. The delay by ...
Unionist delay over policing reform
Unionist parties in Northern Ireland have ignored the Secretary of State’s Tuesday August 21 policing deadline and decided to take more time in reaching their decision to the proposals. The delay by ...
Business News, Aug 21, 2001
UK employees work the longest hours in Europe
People in the UK work the longest hours in Europe and almost half of the country’s employees have no flexible working arrangements in place. The report was revealed by the TUC at the launch of a TUC ...
UK employees work the longest hours in Europe
People in the UK work the longest hours in Europe and almost half of the country’s employees have no flexible working arrangements in place. The report was revealed by the TUC at the launch of a TUC ...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 21, 2001
Planning permission given for new Market Quarter development
Planning permission has been granted for the construction of a new landmark building in Belfast’s Market Quarter. Property developers, Teesland Ireland have been granted the permission, which will in...
Planning permission given for new Market Quarter development
Planning permission has been granted for the construction of a new landmark building in Belfast’s Market Quarter. Property developers, Teesland Ireland have been granted the permission, which will in...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 21, 2001
Strangford Lough radiation worries dispelled
A study undertaken by Department of the Environment (DOE) and University College Dublin in Strangford Lough has concluded that radiation levels are so low that there is no cause for public concern. ...
Strangford Lough radiation worries dispelled
A study undertaken by Department of the Environment (DOE) and University College Dublin in Strangford Lough has concluded that radiation levels are so low that there is no cause for public concern. ...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 21, 2001
Reid calls on parties to sign up to policing plan
The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Dr John Reid has expressed confidence that the cross community policing board to oversee the new police service will be set up by the end of September. Spe...
Reid calls on parties to sign up to policing plan
The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Dr John Reid has expressed confidence that the cross community policing board to oversee the new police service will be set up by the end of September. Spe...
Business News, Aug 21, 2001
NI small businesses urged to enter Parcelforce awards
Small businesses throughout Northern Ireland are being urged to enter this year’s Parcelforce Worldwide Small Business Awards. This years awards will have £130,000 worth of prize money available for ...
NI small businesses urged to enter Parcelforce awards
Small businesses throughout Northern Ireland are being urged to enter this year’s Parcelforce Worldwide Small Business Awards. This years awards will have £130,000 worth of prize money available for ...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 21, 2001
More Catholics in local workforce
A new survey by the Equality Commission has revealed that there are more Roman Catholics in the local workforce than ever before. The report revealed that 42 per cent of the workforce was Roman Catho...
More Catholics in local workforce
A new survey by the Equality Commission has revealed that there are more Roman Catholics in the local workforce than ever before. The report revealed that 42 per cent of the workforce was Roman Catho...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 21, 2001
Overnight gun and pipe bomb attacks
A number of people have escaped injury after a series of gun and pipe bomb attacks on their homes in County Antrim. A ten-year-old boy escaped in jury after shots were fired into a house at Mounthill...
Overnight gun and pipe bomb attacks
A number of people have escaped injury after a series of gun and pipe bomb attacks on their homes in County Antrim. A ten-year-old boy escaped in jury after shots were fired into a house at Mounthill...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 21, 2001
GCSE students achieve results
Almost 30,000 students from Northern Ireland received the results of their GCSE examinations on Tuesday. And once again the girls have achieved most of the top grades. The results were published by ...
GCSE students achieve results
Almost 30,000 students from Northern Ireland received the results of their GCSE examinations on Tuesday. And once again the girls have achieved most of the top grades. The results were published by ...
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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.
