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Northern Ireland News for January 2002 : Page 4
Northern Ireland News, Jan 23, 2002
Nationalists’ welcome barracks closure in north west and Armagh
Nationalist groups and politicians have welcomed the news from the Chief Constable that two major army stations in Londonderry and South Armagh will be closed. The Chief Constable Sir Ronnie Flanagan...
Nationalists’ welcome barracks closure in north west and Armagh
Nationalist groups and politicians have welcomed the news from the Chief Constable that two major army stations in Londonderry and South Armagh will be closed. The Chief Constable Sir Ronnie Flanagan...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 23, 2002
Young Northern Ireland legal wits to be tested in America
The legal counselling skills of a new generation of Northern Ireland solicitors is to be put to the test at an international competition in America later this year. Two newly qualified members of the...
Young Northern Ireland legal wits to be tested in America
The legal counselling skills of a new generation of Northern Ireland solicitors is to be put to the test at an international competition in America later this year. Two newly qualified members of the...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 23, 2002
Bullets and death threats intercepted at postal sorting office
Package’s containing live ammunition, and death threats sent to two prominent campaign leaders, have been intercepted by a postal sorting office in Mallusk. The packages, addressed to Breandan MacCio...
Bullets and death threats intercepted at postal sorting office
Package’s containing live ammunition, and death threats sent to two prominent campaign leaders, have been intercepted by a postal sorting office in Mallusk. The packages, addressed to Breandan MacCio...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 23, 2002
CBI survey suggests increased business confidence
The latest survey from the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) Northern Ireland has suggested that local business confidence has started to rise since falling to its lowest-ever levels since CBI r...
CBI survey suggests increased business confidence
The latest survey from the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) Northern Ireland has suggested that local business confidence has started to rise since falling to its lowest-ever levels since CBI r...
Business News, Jan 23, 2002
Clearstream IT jobs boost for County Wexford
County Wexford is to see the creation of 150 new jobs following the announcement by ClearStream Technologies of a significant expansion of its Enniscorthy plant. The jobs boost comes as a result of a...
Clearstream IT jobs boost for County Wexford
County Wexford is to see the creation of 150 new jobs following the announcement by ClearStream Technologies of a significant expansion of its Enniscorthy plant. The jobs boost comes as a result of a...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 23, 2002
Dodds welcomes £11 million package for north Belfast
The Minister for Social Development, Nigel Dodds, has welcomed the announcement of an investment of £6.8 million from the European Union which he hopes will go some way towards regenerating inner part...
Dodds welcomes £11 million package for north Belfast
The Minister for Social Development, Nigel Dodds, has welcomed the announcement of an investment of £6.8 million from the European Union which he hopes will go some way towards regenerating inner part...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 23, 2002
Flanagan to appoint independent adviser on Omagh investigation
PSNI Chief Constable Sir Ronnie Flanagan is set to appoint a senior Merseyside police officer to act as an independent adviser to the PSNI’s Omagh bomb investigation. Sir Ronnie will make the appoint...
Flanagan to appoint independent adviser on Omagh investigation
PSNI Chief Constable Sir Ronnie Flanagan is set to appoint a senior Merseyside police officer to act as an independent adviser to the PSNI’s Omagh bomb investigation. Sir Ronnie will make the appoint...
Business News, Jan 23, 2002
Lifestyle report reveals emphasis on spending
A report from market analysts Mintel has revealed that a higher standard of living has become increasingly important in the UK over the past ten years, with more people choosing to spend their money t...
Lifestyle report reveals emphasis on spending
A report from market analysts Mintel has revealed that a higher standard of living has become increasingly important in the UK over the past ten years, with more people choosing to spend their money t...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 23, 2002
Stormont Health Minister hits back at critics
Health, Social Services and Public Safety Minister, Bairbre de Brún has mounted a strong defence of hospitals and other health service facilities in the Assembly. Responding to a motion put down by R...
Stormont Health Minister hits back at critics
Health, Social Services and Public Safety Minister, Bairbre de Brún has mounted a strong defence of hospitals and other health service facilities in the Assembly. Responding to a motion put down by R...
Business News, Jan 23, 2002
UK interests rates hold steady so far
Interest rates are to be frozen at 4 per cent following a unanimous vote by the Bank of England’s monetary policy committee (MPC) to keep the base rate on hold in January. The news comes amid increas...
UK interests rates hold steady so far
Interest rates are to be frozen at 4 per cent following a unanimous vote by the Bank of England’s monetary policy committee (MPC) to keep the base rate on hold in January. The news comes amid increas...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 23, 2002
Open+Direct launch online ISA strategy
The independent financial advisory company Open+Direct have launched a new online investment portfolio service which is the first of its kind in Northern Ireland and the United kingdom. A subsidiary ...
Open+Direct launch online ISA strategy
The independent financial advisory company Open+Direct have launched a new online investment portfolio service which is the first of its kind in Northern Ireland and the United kingdom. A subsidiary ...
Business News, Jan 23, 2002
HSENI focus on construction safety measures
The Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland (HSENI) has embarked on a week-long province-wide inspection initiative to determine the extent of safety measures used on industrial roofing proje...
HSENI focus on construction safety measures
The Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland (HSENI) has embarked on a week-long province-wide inspection initiative to determine the extent of safety measures used on industrial roofing proje...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 23, 2002
Children’s sports receive £33 million lottery grant
Northern Ireland children are set to benefit from a £33.75 million grant from national lottery grants. The New Opportunity Fund (NOF), the lottery distributor, will channel the money into the provinc...
Children’s sports receive £33 million lottery grant
Northern Ireland children are set to benefit from a £33.75 million grant from national lottery grants. The New Opportunity Fund (NOF), the lottery distributor, will channel the money into the provinc...
Business News, Jan 23, 2002
Vodafone users reach 100 million mark
Mobile phone operator Vodafone has announced that its global customer base has reached the 100 million mark. The company, which has networks in 28 countries, said that the achievement underlined its ...
Vodafone users reach 100 million mark
Mobile phone operator Vodafone has announced that its global customer base has reached the 100 million mark. The company, which has networks in 28 countries, said that the achievement underlined its ...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 23, 2002
Programme launched to aid long-term unemployed
Employment Minister Carmel Hanna has revealed details of a new initiative designed to facilitate a swift return to work for those wishing to enter into employment again. The project – entitled ‘Focus...
Programme launched to aid long-term unemployed
Employment Minister Carmel Hanna has revealed details of a new initiative designed to facilitate a swift return to work for those wishing to enter into employment again. The project – entitled ‘Focus...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 22, 2002
Chief Constable announces major army base will close
The Northern Ireland Chief Constable has announced that one of Londonderry’s major army bases is to be closed and the 500 troops based there are to be withdrawn to England. The closure of Ebrington a...
Chief Constable announces major army base will close
The Northern Ireland Chief Constable has announced that one of Londonderry’s major army bases is to be closed and the 500 troops based there are to be withdrawn to England. The closure of Ebrington a...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 22, 2002
City pays tribute to Titanic’s designer
The City of Belfast will later this week pay formal tribute to one of the men responsible for creating the ship best known to Belfast, Titanic. On Friday January 25 the Lord Mayor of Belfast, Council...
City pays tribute to Titanic’s designer
The City of Belfast will later this week pay formal tribute to one of the men responsible for creating the ship best known to Belfast, Titanic. On Friday January 25 the Lord Mayor of Belfast, Council...
Business News, Jan 22, 2002
Bank of England warns against devaluing sterling
A senior official from the Bank of England has hit back against reports advising that the pound should be reduced in value if the manufacturing sector is to emerge from recession. The Ernst & Young I...
Bank of England warns against devaluing sterling
A senior official from the Bank of England has hit back against reports advising that the pound should be reduced in value if the manufacturing sector is to emerge from recession. The Ernst & Young I...
Business News, Jan 22, 2002
ACCA highlights illegal insistence on sick notes
The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) has issued a warning that companies who insist on receiving sick notes from employees absent from work due to minor ailments are actually brea...
ACCA highlights illegal insistence on sick notes
The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) has issued a warning that companies who insist on receiving sick notes from employees absent from work due to minor ailments are actually brea...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 22, 2002
Tierney picks up SDLP assembly whip
John Tierney has been appointed to the position of Chief Whip within the SDLP assembly group replacing MP Eddie McGrady who had occupied the prestigious position since the formation of Northern Irelan...
Tierney picks up SDLP assembly whip
John Tierney has been appointed to the position of Chief Whip within the SDLP assembly group replacing MP Eddie McGrady who had occupied the prestigious position since the formation of Northern Irelan...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 22, 2002
Rural NI Portal goes online at Greenmount
The Rural NI Portal has been launched by Agriculture Minister Brid Rodgers at an event held at Greenmount College, County Antrim. Developed by Compaq Computer in partnership with the college and the ...
Rural NI Portal goes online at Greenmount
The Rural NI Portal has been launched by Agriculture Minister Brid Rodgers at an event held at Greenmount College, County Antrim. Developed by Compaq Computer in partnership with the college and the ...
Business News, Jan 22, 2002
Talks commence on averting postal strikes
Talks have been held between Consignia managers and union representatives with the hope of averting further instances of strike action from staff at the Royal Mail. The meeting, held on Tuesday Janua...
Talks commence on averting postal strikes
Talks have been held between Consignia managers and union representatives with the hope of averting further instances of strike action from staff at the Royal Mail. The meeting, held on Tuesday Janua...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 22, 2002
Man found guilty of conspiring to cause Omagh Real IRA bomb
Dublin’s Special Criminal Court has found the only person charged in connection with the Omagh bombing guilty. Colm Murphy, 49, was found guilty of conspiring to cause the Omagh bomb by three judges ...
Man found guilty of conspiring to cause Omagh Real IRA bomb
Dublin’s Special Criminal Court has found the only person charged in connection with the Omagh bombing guilty. Colm Murphy, 49, was found guilty of conspiring to cause the Omagh bomb by three judges ...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 22, 2002
Suspect device at Sinn Féin MLA’s home declared hoax
A suspect pipe bomb found at the home of a leading member of Sinn Fein has been declared as an elaborate hoax by the security forces. Northern Ireland Assembly Member Alex Maskey was not at home when...
Suspect device at Sinn Féin MLA’s home declared hoax
A suspect pipe bomb found at the home of a leading member of Sinn Fein has been declared as an elaborate hoax by the security forces. Northern Ireland Assembly Member Alex Maskey was not at home when...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 22, 2002
Elderly couple robbed in their north Belfast home
An elderly couple that were robbed in their home in north Belfast by a gang of five men are said to be in deep shock. The couple were subjected to what police have described as a “terrifying ordeal”....
Elderly couple robbed in their north Belfast home
An elderly couple that were robbed in their home in north Belfast by a gang of five men are said to be in deep shock. The couple were subjected to what police have described as a “terrifying ordeal”....
Business News, Jan 22, 2002
Shareholders to gain greater influence on executive pay
A greater number of UK shareholders will have the opportunity to vote on the issue of the pay of their company’s executives at annual general meetings. A new survey has revealed that 40 per cent of f...
Shareholders to gain greater influence on executive pay
A greater number of UK shareholders will have the opportunity to vote on the issue of the pay of their company’s executives at annual general meetings. A new survey has revealed that 40 per cent of f...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 22, 2002
Education Minister opens £4m primary school in Derry
The Education Minister has unveiled a plaque to mark the official opening of a new £4 million school building for St John’s Primary School in Derry. The new building in Bligh’s Lane, Creggan is one o...
Education Minister opens £4m primary school in Derry
The Education Minister has unveiled a plaque to mark the official opening of a new £4 million school building for St John’s Primary School in Derry. The new building in Bligh’s Lane, Creggan is one o...
Business News, Jan 22, 2002
Report reveals shocking scale of aviation downturn
New statistics have revealed that as many as 400,000 jobs have been shed by the aviation industry in the wake of the 11 September attacks. The shocking extent of the worldwide losses was revealed by ...
Report reveals shocking scale of aviation downturn
New statistics have revealed that as many as 400,000 jobs have been shed by the aviation industry in the wake of the 11 September attacks. The shocking extent of the worldwide losses was revealed by ...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 22, 2002
BP eyes up Andronics’ innovative local technology
Derry-based asset management firm, Andronics have announced that BP are to conduct a large-scale pilot of UtilityEye, the innovative remote supply monitoring system developed by the local company. Sa...
BP eyes up Andronics’ innovative local technology
Derry-based asset management firm, Andronics have announced that BP are to conduct a large-scale pilot of UtilityEye, the innovative remote supply monitoring system developed by the local company. Sa...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 22, 2002
Council reverses decision on Giant’s Causeway bids
Moyle District Council has reversed its decision not to open the Giant’s Causeway tourist site up to private bidders. The council voted by a majority to once again entertain bids from the National Tr...
Council reverses decision on Giant’s Causeway bids
Moyle District Council has reversed its decision not to open the Giant’s Causeway tourist site up to private bidders. The council voted by a majority to once again entertain bids from the National Tr...
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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.
