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Northern Ireland News for January 2002 : Page 2
Northern Ireland News, Jan 29, 2002
Solectron expected to cut 200 jobs at County Antrim plant
More than 200 jobs look set to be lost at an electronics firm in County Antrim as a result of a downturn in the ailing technology sector. US based company Solectron is planning to close its factory ...
Solectron expected to cut 200 jobs at County Antrim plant
More than 200 jobs look set to be lost at an electronics firm in County Antrim as a result of a downturn in the ailing technology sector. US based company Solectron is planning to close its factory ...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 29, 2002
Seminar promotes effective risk management strategies
Delegates at the recent First Trust Bank business seminar, held at the Culloden Hotel, heard that effective risk management is just as important as managing sales, manufacturing and other areas of bus...
Seminar promotes effective risk management strategies
Delegates at the recent First Trust Bank business seminar, held at the Culloden Hotel, heard that effective risk management is just as important as managing sales, manufacturing and other areas of bus...
Business News, Jan 29, 2002
Opportunities 2002 - jump-start your career
If you are looking for a change of career, want to retrain, or simply want to find out more about your ideal job, then Opportunities 2002 is one place to start. Last year, over 130,000 people benefit...
Opportunities 2002 - jump-start your career
If you are looking for a change of career, want to retrain, or simply want to find out more about your ideal job, then Opportunities 2002 is one place to start. Last year, over 130,000 people benefit...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 29, 2002
Sports minister announces financial package for North West 200
The North West 200 has been given a massive boost by Sports Minister, Michael McGimpsey, who has announced £75,000 of government funds is to go towards promoting the motorcycling festival in County An...
Sports minister announces financial package for North West 200
The North West 200 has been given a massive boost by Sports Minister, Michael McGimpsey, who has announced £75,000 of government funds is to go towards promoting the motorcycling festival in County An...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 29, 2002
National Minimum Wage hailed as a 'great success'
The Chairman of the Low Pay Commission and President and Vice-Chancellor of the Queens University, Professor Sir George Bain, has hailed the National minimum wage as a "great success". Addressing rep...
National Minimum Wage hailed as a 'great success'
The Chairman of the Low Pay Commission and President and Vice-Chancellor of the Queens University, Professor Sir George Bain, has hailed the National minimum wage as a "great success". Addressing rep...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 29, 2002
Minister opens major Jobsfair in St George's market Belfast
The Minister for Employment and Learning Carmel Hanna has welcomed 47 employers at a major Jobsfair in St George’s Market, Belfast, which is offering hundreds of opportunities to people looking for jo...
Minister opens major Jobsfair in St George's market Belfast
The Minister for Employment and Learning Carmel Hanna has welcomed 47 employers at a major Jobsfair in St George’s Market, Belfast, which is offering hundreds of opportunities to people looking for jo...
Business News, Jan 29, 2002
Oftel reports 45% of UK homes have Internet access
Latest figures from the telecommunications regulator Oftel have revealed that 45 per cent of UK households are connected to the Internet, compared to a figure of 30 per cent at the same time last year...
Oftel reports 45% of UK homes have Internet access
Latest figures from the telecommunications regulator Oftel have revealed that 45 per cent of UK households are connected to the Internet, compared to a figure of 30 per cent at the same time last year...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 29, 2002
Holy Cross children invited to County Galway for a holiday
Children from the Holy Cross Primary School, located in a community flashpoint in north Belfast, are set to pay a visit to the west of Ireland courtesy of a Connemara hotelier. The offer made by hot...
Holy Cross children invited to County Galway for a holiday
Children from the Holy Cross Primary School, located in a community flashpoint in north Belfast, are set to pay a visit to the west of Ireland courtesy of a Connemara hotelier. The offer made by hot...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 29, 2002
Textile company expansion to create 190 jobs in north west
One hundred and ninety jobs are to be created in Londonderry following the expansion of a local textile company. Glenaden Shirts is investing £2.4 million in its Trench Road site to help design and ...
Textile company expansion to create 190 jobs in north west
One hundred and ninety jobs are to be created in Londonderry following the expansion of a local textile company. Glenaden Shirts is investing £2.4 million in its Trench Road site to help design and ...
Business News, Jan 29, 2002
Fujitsu announces further job cuts
Troubled global technology conglomerate Fujitsu has announced the cutting of more than 1000 jobs, following on from a less than optimistic third quarterly report. The latest round of jobs cuts is par...
Fujitsu announces further job cuts
Troubled global technology conglomerate Fujitsu has announced the cutting of more than 1000 jobs, following on from a less than optimistic third quarterly report. The latest round of jobs cuts is par...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 29, 2002
Department of Agriculture told to get to grips with fraudsters
A huge increase in compensation payouts to farmers with brucellosis-infected cattle in Northern Ireland has been criticised by a Stormont Assembly committee. In a report published on Tuesday, January...
Department of Agriculture told to get to grips with fraudsters
A huge increase in compensation payouts to farmers with brucellosis-infected cattle in Northern Ireland has been criticised by a Stormont Assembly committee. In a report published on Tuesday, January...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 29, 2002
NI companies urged to look abroad for inspiration
Northern Ireland companies should study the performance of their overseas competitors if they are to learn and grow, according to Stephen Kingon, the Chairman of the Northern Ireland Centre for Compet...
NI companies urged to look abroad for inspiration
Northern Ireland companies should study the performance of their overseas competitors if they are to learn and grow, according to Stephen Kingon, the Chairman of the Northern Ireland Centre for Compet...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 29, 2002
Leading digital audio company sets up R&D centre in Bangor
Bangor is set to benefit from a £263,000 investment which will create 18 new jobs following the relocation of a Los Angeles-based digital technology company's R&D centre to the town. Digital Theater...
Leading digital audio company sets up R&D centre in Bangor
Bangor is set to benefit from a £263,000 investment which will create 18 new jobs following the relocation of a Los Angeles-based digital technology company's R&D centre to the town. Digital Theater...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 29, 2002
DRUMCREE PASSES OFF PEACEFULLY AS TALKS PROGRESS
THE Drumcree Orange march has passed off peacefully ahead of Monday’s round of crucial negotiations aimed at saving the Good Friday peace process. While the British army had drafted in an extra 1,600...
DRUMCREE PASSES OFF PEACEFULLY AS TALKS PROGRESS
THE Drumcree Orange march has passed off peacefully ahead of Monday’s round of crucial negotiations aimed at saving the Good Friday peace process. While the British army had drafted in an extra 1,600...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 28, 2002
Severe gales leave thousands without electricity
Torrents of rain and gale force winds have battered Northern Ireland’s shores over the past 48-hours leaving a trail of destruction in their wake. Gales force winds of up to 60mph causing major damag...
Severe gales leave thousands without electricity
Torrents of rain and gale force winds have battered Northern Ireland’s shores over the past 48-hours leaving a trail of destruction in their wake. Gales force winds of up to 60mph causing major damag...
Business News, Jan 28, 2002
Manpower takes advantage of ‘humanistic’ NCorp search engine
Manpower have announced the implementation of NCorp’s ‘Ijen’ state-of-the-art technology for its candidate-to-vacancy matching system. The Ijen system – 10 years in the making – works by developing a...
Manpower takes advantage of ‘humanistic’ NCorp search engine
Manpower have announced the implementation of NCorp’s ‘Ijen’ state-of-the-art technology for its candidate-to-vacancy matching system. The Ijen system – 10 years in the making – works by developing a...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 28, 2002
Omagh rescue hero’s son killed in hit and run incident
A teenage hit-and-run victim was the son of the police sergeant who took charge in the aftermath of the Omagh bomb in 1998. Richard Marshall, 16, whose body was found on the roadside at Fivemiletown,...
Omagh rescue hero’s son killed in hit and run incident
A teenage hit-and-run victim was the son of the police sergeant who took charge in the aftermath of the Omagh bomb in 1998. Richard Marshall, 16, whose body was found on the roadside at Fivemiletown,...
Business News, Jan 28, 2002
Graduates face increasing competition for jobs
A new survey shows that graduates leaving UK universities this year face increasing competition in the job market with fewer job vacancies available, especially in London and the East Midlands. Howe...
Graduates face increasing competition for jobs
A new survey shows that graduates leaving UK universities this year face increasing competition in the job market with fewer job vacancies available, especially in London and the East Midlands. Howe...
Business News, Jan 28, 2002
Profit warnings rise to all-time high
A record number of UK companies issued profit warnings in 2001, according to new research from accountancy firm, Ernst & Young. The fourth quarter saw 49 firms issuing profit warnings, an increase of...
Profit warnings rise to all-time high
A record number of UK companies issued profit warnings in 2001, according to new research from accountancy firm, Ernst & Young. The fourth quarter saw 49 firms issuing profit warnings, an increase of...
Business News, Jan 28, 2002
Calor benefit from CARA Group’s IT expertise
Irish IT solutions company CARA Group has created a centrally-managed technology hub in the Dublin headquarters of Calor Gas which will enable Calor to communicate with users across the Republic of Ir...
Calor benefit from CARA Group’s IT expertise
Irish IT solutions company CARA Group has created a centrally-managed technology hub in the Dublin headquarters of Calor Gas which will enable Calor to communicate with users across the Republic of Ir...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 28, 2002
NIUP member expelled for remarks over murder allegation
A Northern Ireland assembly member has been expelled from the chamber after he made inflammatory remarks in the chamber about another assembly member. South Antrim MLA Norman Boyd of the Northern Ire...
NIUP member expelled for remarks over murder allegation
A Northern Ireland assembly member has been expelled from the chamber after he made inflammatory remarks in the chamber about another assembly member. South Antrim MLA Norman Boyd of the Northern Ire...
Business News, Jan 28, 2002
Transatlantic airline alliance described as “unrealistic”
Plans for an alliance between British Airways and American Airlines have seemingly fallen through after some aspects of the plan fell foul of strict regulatory terms imposed by the US. The complicat...
Transatlantic airline alliance described as “unrealistic”
Plans for an alliance between British Airways and American Airlines have seemingly fallen through after some aspects of the plan fell foul of strict regulatory terms imposed by the US. The complicat...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 28, 2002
Business, IT & Telecoms show set for Odyssey
This year’s AFM ‘Business IT & Telecoms’ show will be held at the Odyssey Arena from Thursday January 31 to Friday February 1. The conference will emphasise good commercial business practice through ...
Business, IT & Telecoms show set for Odyssey
This year’s AFM ‘Business IT & Telecoms’ show will be held at the Odyssey Arena from Thursday January 31 to Friday February 1. The conference will emphasise good commercial business practice through ...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 28, 2002
Northern Ireland Labour Relations Agency chairman appointed
The Northern Ireland Labour Relations Agency has announced Patrick McCartan as their new chairman. Mr McCartan succeeds the retiring Chairman, Professor Desmond Rea OBE, who currently presides over t...
Northern Ireland Labour Relations Agency chairman appointed
The Northern Ireland Labour Relations Agency has announced Patrick McCartan as their new chairman. Mr McCartan succeeds the retiring Chairman, Professor Desmond Rea OBE, who currently presides over t...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 28, 2002
Trimble appoints former terrorist as Westminster researcher
Ulster Unionist leader David Trimble is facing criticism following his decision to appoint convicted IRA member Sean O’Callaghan to his Westminster press office. A party officer said that some membe...
Trimble appoints former terrorist as Westminster researcher
Ulster Unionist leader David Trimble is facing criticism following his decision to appoint convicted IRA member Sean O’Callaghan to his Westminster press office. A party officer said that some membe...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 28, 2002
Policing Board meet with victims and families of Omagh bomb
The Northern Ireland Policing Board has met the relatives of the Omagh bomb victims in County Tyrone. The 19 members of the Policing Board, which supervises the new Police Service of Northern Ireland...
Policing Board meet with victims and families of Omagh bomb
The Northern Ireland Policing Board has met the relatives of the Omagh bomb victims in County Tyrone. The 19 members of the Policing Board, which supervises the new Police Service of Northern Ireland...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 28, 2002
£460,000 roads scheme to get underway in County Tyrone
The Department of Regional Development has announced that work, amounting to nearly half a million pounds, to improve roads near Omagh in County Tyrone is due to begin. The Regional Development Minis...
£460,000 roads scheme to get underway in County Tyrone
The Department of Regional Development has announced that work, amounting to nearly half a million pounds, to improve roads near Omagh in County Tyrone is due to begin. The Regional Development Minis...
Business News, Jan 28, 2002
Royal Mail considers scrapping residential morning deliveries
Consignia – the corporate name of the Royal Mail - is considering cutbacks aimed at saving around £1 billion a year in operating costs - which could see morning postal deliveries replaced by an aftern...
Royal Mail considers scrapping residential morning deliveries
Consignia – the corporate name of the Royal Mail - is considering cutbacks aimed at saving around £1 billion a year in operating costs - which could see morning postal deliveries replaced by an aftern...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 28, 2002
District Council “mothball” Enniskillen’s St Angelo Airport
Fermanagh District Council have announced that St Angelo Airport near Enniskillen is to close. The airport, which catered for passenger flights during the summer months, has been closed indefinitely ...
District Council “mothball” Enniskillen’s St Angelo Airport
Fermanagh District Council have announced that St Angelo Airport near Enniskillen is to close. The airport, which catered for passenger flights during the summer months, has been closed indefinitely ...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 28, 2002
Lisburn man’s windfall in Irish Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?
A Lisburn man has walked away from the RTE’s version of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? with a 125,000 euro windfall. Robert Scott (50), a history enthusiast, looked strong throughout the programme, ...
Lisburn man’s windfall in Irish Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?
A Lisburn man has walked away from the RTE’s version of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? with a 125,000 euro windfall. Robert Scott (50), a history enthusiast, looked strong throughout the programme, ...
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Northern Ireland WeatherThis Evening and Tonight:Rain clearing away east by early evening with some clear spells but a few showers likely to affect the North coast and other areas towards dawn, remaining breezy and mild overnight. Minimum temperature 9 °C.
