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Northern Ireland News for August 2001 : Page 8
Northern Ireland News, Aug 15, 2001
Pipe bomb attack leaves father and daughter in shock
A man and his 12-year-old daughter suffered from shock after a pipe bomb attack on their home in north Belfast. The police have said they believe the attack on the Catholic family on Tuesday August 1...
Pipe bomb attack leaves father and daughter in shock
A man and his 12-year-old daughter suffered from shock after a pipe bomb attack on their home in north Belfast. The police have said they believe the attack on the Catholic family on Tuesday August 1...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 15, 2001
Police renew appeal three years after Omagh bomb
Police from both sides of the Irish border have launched a major new inquiry into the Omagh bombing exactly three years after 29 people were killed when a Real IRA bomb exploded in the County Tyrone t...
Police renew appeal three years after Omagh bomb
Police from both sides of the Irish border have launched a major new inquiry into the Omagh bombing exactly three years after 29 people were killed when a Real IRA bomb exploded in the County Tyrone t...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 15, 2001
Senior citizens set to benefit from free travel
Senior citizens who currently have to pay half fares on Northern Ireland’s transport system will be able to obtain a concessionary pass that enables them to travel free of charge as of October 1 this ...
Senior citizens set to benefit from free travel
Senior citizens who currently have to pay half fares on Northern Ireland’s transport system will be able to obtain a concessionary pass that enables them to travel free of charge as of October 1 this ...
Business News, Aug 15, 2001
Marconi face FTSE-100 relegation
Telecoms company Marconi were in further trouble on Tuesday as the company’s share price fell by 12 per cent. As a result of the sliding stock many investors believe the company could be relegated fr...
Marconi face FTSE-100 relegation
Telecoms company Marconi were in further trouble on Tuesday as the company’s share price fell by 12 per cent. As a result of the sliding stock many investors believe the company could be relegated fr...
Business News, Aug 15, 2001
Major IT firm reports deterioration in trade
Computacenter, a specialist provider of IT infrastructure services to large organisations, have reported deteriorating trading conditions in the sector. Announcing interim results for the six months ...
Major IT firm reports deterioration in trade
Computacenter, a specialist provider of IT infrastructure services to large organisations, have reported deteriorating trading conditions in the sector. Announcing interim results for the six months ...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 15, 2001
Local authorities fail to cope with rapid growth of e-mail
Local authorities will fail to meet government targets to deliver services electronically unless they radically rethink how they handle electronic mail. This is according to a Belfast-based global e-...
Local authorities fail to cope with rapid growth of e-mail
Local authorities will fail to meet government targets to deliver services electronically unless they radically rethink how they handle electronic mail. This is according to a Belfast-based global e-...
Business News, Aug 15, 2001
Euro tops 90 cents as it forges on to a new high
The euro was heading towards a new mid-year high as it pushed through the 90 cent barrier against the US dollar on Wednesday morning. The dollar slid against the euro and the yen as currency markets ...
Euro tops 90 cents as it forges on to a new high
The euro was heading towards a new mid-year high as it pushed through the 90 cent barrier against the US dollar on Wednesday morning. The dollar slid against the euro and the yen as currency markets ...
Business News, Aug 15, 2001
Easynet Dial launched for business users
Leading pan-European commercial Internet Service Provider (ISP) Easynet, has unveiled the re-launch of Easynet Dial (www.easynetdial.co.uk), an online communication solution aimed at the telecoms mark...
Easynet Dial launched for business users
Leading pan-European commercial Internet Service Provider (ISP) Easynet, has unveiled the re-launch of Easynet Dial (www.easynetdial.co.uk), an online communication solution aimed at the telecoms mark...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 15, 2001
Colombians begin questioning IRA suspects
Colombian authorities have begun interviewing three IRA suspects arrested in Bogotá last Saturday on charges of training Marxist rebels. The Colombian army have said they have strong evidence as part...
Colombians begin questioning IRA suspects
Colombian authorities have begun interviewing three IRA suspects arrested in Bogotá last Saturday on charges of training Marxist rebels. The Colombian army have said they have strong evidence as part...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 15, 2001
Foreign bid for Belfast International Airport’s parent
French construction firm Vinci are believed to have made an offer for leading airport operator TBI. If the move is successful it will mean that a foreign company will own Belfast International Airpor...
Foreign bid for Belfast International Airport’s parent
French construction firm Vinci are believed to have made an offer for leading airport operator TBI. If the move is successful it will mean that a foreign company will own Belfast International Airpor...
Business News, Aug 14, 2001
Euro reaches new high against US dollar
Last week’s improving fortune of the euro currency on the foreign exchanges has continued this week. The euro, which has long been viewed as a fragile currency, has found a new gear on Monday as it p...
Euro reaches new high against US dollar
Last week’s improving fortune of the euro currency on the foreign exchanges has continued this week. The euro, which has long been viewed as a fragile currency, has found a new gear on Monday as it p...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 14, 2001
Work begins on £8m Newtownstewart bypass
Construction work on the £8 million Newtownstewart bypass got underway on Wednesday 14 August when Regional Development Minister Gregory Campbell cut the first sod. Work on the on the 2.6 kilometre s...
Work begins on £8m Newtownstewart bypass
Construction work on the £8 million Newtownstewart bypass got underway on Wednesday 14 August when Regional Development Minister Gregory Campbell cut the first sod. Work on the on the 2.6 kilometre s...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 14, 2001
Garda launch murder inquiry in Waterford
The Garda Síochána have launched a murder investigation after a man originally from Northern Ireland was stabbed in the Irish Republic. The man, who has been named as Thomas McAuley aged 44 from Ardo...
Garda launch murder inquiry in Waterford
The Garda Síochána have launched a murder investigation after a man originally from Northern Ireland was stabbed in the Irish Republic. The man, who has been named as Thomas McAuley aged 44 from Ardo...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 14, 2001
IRA statement met with widespread dismay
News that the IRA have withdrawn their commitment to disarm has been met with grim resignation by political figures and establishments in the north. Speaking at Hillsborough Castle on Tuesday afterno...
IRA statement met with widespread dismay
News that the IRA have withdrawn their commitment to disarm has been met with grim resignation by political figures and establishments in the north. Speaking at Hillsborough Castle on Tuesday afterno...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 14, 2001
Agricultural effluent contaminates Forkhill river
Hundreds of fish have been killed in a County Armagh river in a major environmental disaster caused by farm effluent. The fish kill was discovered on the Forkhill river near the south Armagh border b...
Agricultural effluent contaminates Forkhill river
Hundreds of fish have been killed in a County Armagh river in a major environmental disaster caused by farm effluent. The fish kill was discovered on the Forkhill river near the south Armagh border b...
Business News, Aug 14, 2001
Survey finds women are paid less than men but are much happier
A survey by the Abbey National has revealed that just 26 per cent of women and 18 per cent of men are extremely happy at work. The new survey, out on Monday, also revealed that women are paid less th...
Survey finds women are paid less than men but are much happier
A survey by the Abbey National has revealed that just 26 per cent of women and 18 per cent of men are extremely happy at work. The new survey, out on Monday, also revealed that women are paid less th...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 14, 2001
Eircom Northern Ireland to cut 50 jobs
Eircom, the former Republic of Ireland state telephone company, is set to axe a further 50 jobs at its Northern Ireland operation. These latest redundancies, which will be in the data handling divisi...
Eircom Northern Ireland to cut 50 jobs
Eircom, the former Republic of Ireland state telephone company, is set to axe a further 50 jobs at its Northern Ireland operation. These latest redundancies, which will be in the data handling divisi...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 14, 2001
Radisson hotel chain set for Belfast
The global hotel chain Radisson SAS is set to open a new 180-room hotel in Belfast. The report, in Tuesday morning’s Newsletter, revealed that the hotel to be built on the old Gasworks site in Belfas...
Radisson hotel chain set for Belfast
The global hotel chain Radisson SAS is set to open a new 180-room hotel in Belfast. The report, in Tuesday morning’s Newsletter, revealed that the hotel to be built on the old Gasworks site in Belfas...
Business News, Aug 14, 2001
Golden Vale takeover gets go ahead
The Kerry Group has been successful in its bid to take over Munster-based Golden Vale. After an initial extended deadline, the Kerry Group’s offer became unconditional on Monday after receiving a val...
Golden Vale takeover gets go ahead
The Kerry Group has been successful in its bid to take over Munster-based Golden Vale. After an initial extended deadline, the Kerry Group’s offer became unconditional on Monday after receiving a val...
Business News, Aug 14, 2001
Inflation rate fall may herald a further interest rate cut
Speculation is growing that a fall in the underlying inflation rate, down to 2.2 per cent, may give the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee further room for manoeuvre to lower interest rates. ...
Inflation rate fall may herald a further interest rate cut
Speculation is growing that a fall in the underlying inflation rate, down to 2.2 per cent, may give the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee further room for manoeuvre to lower interest rates. ...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 14, 2001
Trio detained in Colombia are IRA suspects
Three men captured in Colombia, allegedly travelling on false British and Irish passports, are IRA members, according to the commander of the Colombian army. A specialist investigative branch of the ...
Trio detained in Colombia are IRA suspects
Three men captured in Colombia, allegedly travelling on false British and Irish passports, are IRA members, according to the commander of the Colombian army. A specialist investigative branch of the ...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 14, 2001
IRA withdraws from decommissioning strategy
The IRA has said it is withdrawing its proposed decommissioning scheme, announced last week, for putting arms beyond use. In a statement issued on Tuesday August 14, the IRA said the political condit...
IRA withdraws from decommissioning strategy
The IRA has said it is withdrawing its proposed decommissioning scheme, announced last week, for putting arms beyond use. In a statement issued on Tuesday August 14, the IRA said the political condit...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 14, 2001
Principals’ pay is insufficient to keep them in schools
A head teachers' organisation has claimed potential school principals are being attracted out of the teaching profession by higher paid jobs in other sectors. The National Association of Head Teacher...
Principals’ pay is insufficient to keep them in schools
A head teachers' organisation has claimed potential school principals are being attracted out of the teaching profession by higher paid jobs in other sectors. The National Association of Head Teacher...
Business News, Aug 14, 2001
UK R&D spend is below European average
The latest figures on research and development (R&D) spending shows that the UK lags behind the European average and falls well below the US. Figures released by the Office of National Statistics rev...
UK R&D spend is below European average
The latest figures on research and development (R&D) spending shows that the UK lags behind the European average and falls well below the US. Figures released by the Office of National Statistics rev...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 14, 2001
North Down to host major international trade fair
North Down will be playing host to an entourage of key business executives from leading European companies at its first ever Transnational Trade Fair, which takes place at the Marine Court Hotel in Ba...
North Down to host major international trade fair
North Down will be playing host to an entourage of key business executives from leading European companies at its first ever Transnational Trade Fair, which takes place at the Marine Court Hotel in Ba...
Business News, Aug 14, 2001
Wimpey buys up McAlpine for £461m
House building company George Wimpey have taken over smaller rival Alfred McAlpine Homes in a £461 million deal that will see Wimpey axe up to 450 jobs. According to Wimpey’s Chief Executive, Peter J...
Wimpey buys up McAlpine for £461m
House building company George Wimpey have taken over smaller rival Alfred McAlpine Homes in a £461 million deal that will see Wimpey axe up to 450 jobs. According to Wimpey’s Chief Executive, Peter J...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 13, 2001
Hong Kong software deal for Sx3
Leading technology provider, Sx3 has won a major contract in Hong Kong which aims to address some of the housing problems faced by the Chinese territory. The contract, which has been awarded by the H...
Hong Kong software deal for Sx3
Leading technology provider, Sx3 has won a major contract in Hong Kong which aims to address some of the housing problems faced by the Chinese territory. The contract, which has been awarded by the H...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 13, 2001
Omagh Victims to sue Real IRA
The families of the victims of the Omagh bomb have issued a writ against those they believe are responsible for the death of their loved ones. In a statement on Friday August 10 from the Omagh Victim...
Omagh Victims to sue Real IRA
The families of the victims of the Omagh bomb have issued a writ against those they believe are responsible for the death of their loved ones. In a statement on Friday August 10 from the Omagh Victim...
Business News, Aug 13, 2001
New Deal programme helps with return to work
"When you feel that people aren’t even replying to your applications because of your age, it boosts your ego to be part of a company. You feel part of life again," says Jim Green, who has just complet...
New Deal programme helps with return to work
"When you feel that people aren’t even replying to your applications because of your age, it boosts your ego to be part of a company. You feel part of life again," says Jim Green, who has just complet...
Business News, Aug 13, 2001
Minister announces two annual business reports
Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Mary Harney has announced two annual reports, one on competition and the other on mergers. Commenting on the Annual Report of the Competitio...
Minister announces two annual business reports
Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Mary Harney has announced two annual reports, one on competition and the other on mergers. Commenting on the Annual Report of the Competitio...
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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.
