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Northern Ireland News for October 2002 : Page 7
Northern Ireland News, Oct 10, 2002
Adams urges Blair not to suspend NI assembly
Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams left Downing Street today saying that he had a "constructive, frank, cordial and open" meeting with British Prime Minister Tony Blair. The meeting, which follows the a...
Adams urges Blair not to suspend NI assembly
Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams left Downing Street today saying that he had a "constructive, frank, cordial and open" meeting with British Prime Minister Tony Blair. The meeting, which follows the a...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 10, 2002
McIlroy fuming as NI Euro preparations disrupted
Northern Ireland manager Sammy McIlroy's run of back luck continued today when the squad's luggage failed to arrive on the team's flight to Spain in the early hours of this morning. This calamity fol...
McIlroy fuming as NI Euro preparations disrupted
Northern Ireland manager Sammy McIlroy's run of back luck continued today when the squad's luggage failed to arrive on the team's flight to Spain in the early hours of this morning. This calamity fol...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 10, 2002
McGrath named as new NITB chief
Sir Reg Empey, Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Investment, has announced the name of the new chairman and four new members of the Northern Ireland Tourist Board (NITB). Tom McGrath, OBE, will repl...
McGrath named as new NITB chief
Sir Reg Empey, Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Investment, has announced the name of the new chairman and four new members of the Northern Ireland Tourist Board (NITB). Tom McGrath, OBE, will repl...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 10, 2002
Finance Minister praises devolution success
The progress report on Northern Ireland under devolution shows achievement and promise, but indicates that there is still much to be done. This was the message delivered today by the Minister of Fina...
Finance Minister praises devolution success
The progress report on Northern Ireland under devolution shows achievement and promise, but indicates that there is still much to be done. This was the message delivered today by the Minister of Fina...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 10, 2002
Gilbert Ash gives students on-site insight
Construction company Gilbert Ash has hosted an event for a number of HND Building Engineering and AVCE Construction & Built Environment students from Upper Bann Institute, as part of National Construc...
Gilbert Ash gives students on-site insight
Construction company Gilbert Ash has hosted an event for a number of HND Building Engineering and AVCE Construction & Built Environment students from Upper Bann Institute, as part of National Construc...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 10, 2002
Bus passenger numbers rise as train journeys fall
The number of people using bus services in Northern Ireland has risen according to new figures released today. According to the latest edition of the Northern Ireland Road and Rail Transport Statisti...
Bus passenger numbers rise as train journeys fall
The number of people using bus services in Northern Ireland has risen according to new figures released today. According to the latest edition of the Northern Ireland Road and Rail Transport Statisti...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 10, 2002
Second Lithuanian denies murder charges
A second Lithuanian man has appeared in Banbridge Magistrates Court charged with two counts of murder. The court heard that when charged, 21-year-old Vitalijus Sedovas, said that there had been mista...
Second Lithuanian denies murder charges
A second Lithuanian man has appeared in Banbridge Magistrates Court charged with two counts of murder. The court heard that when charged, 21-year-old Vitalijus Sedovas, said that there had been mista...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 9, 2002
Belfast makes final presentation for culture bid
Imagine Belfast 2008 has presented its final presentation to the government on the city's bid to become the European Capital of Culture. A team from Imagine Belfast 2008 travelled to the Department ...
Belfast makes final presentation for culture bid
Imagine Belfast 2008 has presented its final presentation to the government on the city's bid to become the European Capital of Culture. A team from Imagine Belfast 2008 travelled to the Department ...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 9, 2002
Durkan favours assembly suspension as likely option
SDLP leader Mark Durkan has said the suspension of the power-sharing executive was now the most likely option following his meeting with British Prime Minister Tony Blair today. Mr Durkan was the lat...
Durkan favours assembly suspension as likely option
SDLP leader Mark Durkan has said the suspension of the power-sharing executive was now the most likely option following his meeting with British Prime Minister Tony Blair today. Mr Durkan was the lat...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 9, 2002
Major design study announced for Londonderry
The future development of key sites in the centre of Londonderry city will be the subject of a major design study. The design study announced today by Minister for Social Development Nigel Dodds is t...
Major design study announced for Londonderry
The future development of key sites in the centre of Londonderry city will be the subject of a major design study. The design study announced today by Minister for Social Development Nigel Dodds is t...
Business News, Oct 9, 2002
Slips and trips cost UK business over £300m every year
One third of all major reported accidents at work are as a direct result of a slip or trip, which are the most common causes of non-fatal major injuries in both the manufacturing and service industrie...
Slips and trips cost UK business over £300m every year
One third of all major reported accidents at work are as a direct result of a slip or trip, which are the most common causes of non-fatal major injuries in both the manufacturing and service industrie...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 9, 2002
NI Economic Conference begins amid redundancy gloom
Around 200 executives from across the British Isles descended on Galgorm Manor in Co Antrim today for the start of the annual Northern Ireland Economic Conference. This year's conference is being dom...
NI Economic Conference begins amid redundancy gloom
Around 200 executives from across the British Isles descended on Galgorm Manor in Co Antrim today for the start of the annual Northern Ireland Economic Conference. This year's conference is being dom...
Business News, Oct 9, 2002
NI marketers see higher-than-average wage increases
A survey has found that marketing professionals have seen average pay increases rise significantly above the national average, with the north's marketers earning around £30,000 a year. Pay increases...
NI marketers see higher-than-average wage increases
A survey has found that marketing professionals have seen average pay increases rise significantly above the national average, with the north's marketers earning around £30,000 a year. Pay increases...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 9, 2002
Empey hails 'vision' of hotel development
Trade Minister Sir Reg Empey has hailed the "vision, commitment and partnership" that has seen the establishment of a £13.8 million hotel in Londonderry. The hotel, which includes multi-purpose confe...
Empey hails 'vision' of hotel development
Trade Minister Sir Reg Empey has hailed the "vision, commitment and partnership" that has seen the establishment of a £13.8 million hotel in Londonderry. The hotel, which includes multi-purpose confe...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 9, 2002
BA used 9/11 as 'smokescreen' to scrap Belfast flights
A consumers watchdog has criticised British Airways (BA) for using the September 11 tragedy as justification for its decision to remove flights to and from Belfast. In its annual report, the General ...
BA used 9/11 as 'smokescreen' to scrap Belfast flights
A consumers watchdog has criticised British Airways (BA) for using the September 11 tragedy as justification for its decision to remove flights to and from Belfast. In its annual report, the General ...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 9, 2002
Opinion divided over proposals to scrap 11-plus exams
Education Minister Martin McGuinness's decision to scrap the 11-plus Transfer Test have created deep divisions across the political arena today. Mr McGuinness revealed that next year's tests would go...
Opinion divided over proposals to scrap 11-plus exams
Education Minister Martin McGuinness's decision to scrap the 11-plus Transfer Test have created deep divisions across the political arena today. Mr McGuinness revealed that next year's tests would go...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 9, 2002
Sinn Fein seeks Dail motion objecting to assembly suspension
As the power-sharing assembly nears closer to direct rule, Sinn Fein has tabled a motion in the Irish parliament, the Dail, calling for all-party opposition to any move by the British government to su...
Sinn Fein seeks Dail motion objecting to assembly suspension
As the power-sharing assembly nears closer to direct rule, Sinn Fein has tabled a motion in the Irish parliament, the Dail, calling for all-party opposition to any move by the British government to su...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 9, 2002
Arson suspected in east Belfast house fire
Police are treating an overnight fire at a house in east Belfast as arson. The fire at a house in Madrid Street was discovered by firefighters shortly after 4am this morning. Police say that initial...
Arson suspected in east Belfast house fire
Police are treating an overnight fire at a house in east Belfast as arson. The fire at a house in Madrid Street was discovered by firefighters shortly after 4am this morning. Police say that initial...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 9, 2002
Tobacco smuggling tops agenda at Tory fringe meeting
Tobacco smuggling is to be discussed at a Conservative Party conference fringe meeting organised by the party's Northern Ireland branch. Representatives from the Tobacco Alliance, which speaks on beh...
Tobacco smuggling tops agenda at Tory fringe meeting
Tobacco smuggling is to be discussed at a Conservative Party conference fringe meeting organised by the party's Northern Ireland branch. Representatives from the Tobacco Alliance, which speaks on beh...
Business News, Oct 8, 2002
BSA offers £10,000 reward for software piracy information
The Business Software Alliance (BSA), a watchdog group representing the world’s leading software manufacturers, has announced a new reward campaign to step up their efforts to combat software piracy i...
BSA offers £10,000 reward for software piracy information
The Business Software Alliance (BSA), a watchdog group representing the world’s leading software manufacturers, has announced a new reward campaign to step up their efforts to combat software piracy i...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 8, 2002
Minister confirms plans to abolish 11-plus exams
Education Minister Martin McGuinness has today announced his intention to abolish the 11-plus Transfer Test. The Minister confirmed his intentions in a statement to the Northern Ireland Assembly this...
Minister confirms plans to abolish 11-plus exams
Education Minister Martin McGuinness has today announced his intention to abolish the 11-plus Transfer Test. The Minister confirmed his intentions in a statement to the Northern Ireland Assembly this...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 8, 2002
Abbey National rejects BoI takeover approach
The Abbey National has rejected a planned takeover approach from the Bank of Ireland. In a statement to the London Stock Exchange, Abbey said its board members had unanimously concluded that the prop...
Abbey National rejects BoI takeover approach
The Abbey National has rejected a planned takeover approach from the Bank of Ireland. In a statement to the London Stock Exchange, Abbey said its board members had unanimously concluded that the prop...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 8, 2002
Man in hospital after Co Armagh bomb attack
A man is being treated in hospital for the effects of smoke inhalation after a bomb attack on a house in Portadown, Co Armagh, last night. The attack occurred shortly before midnight when the window ...
Man in hospital after Co Armagh bomb attack
A man is being treated in hospital for the effects of smoke inhalation after a bomb attack on a house in Portadown, Co Armagh, last night. The attack occurred shortly before midnight when the window ...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 8, 2002
McIlroy to direct team affairs by mobile phone
Northern Ireland manager Sammy McIlroy has confirmed that he will direct team affairs by mobile phone during Saturday's opening Euro 2004 qualifier against Spain in Albacete. McIlroy, and his assista...
McIlroy to direct team affairs by mobile phone
Northern Ireland manager Sammy McIlroy has confirmed that he will direct team affairs by mobile phone during Saturday's opening Euro 2004 qualifier against Spain in Albacete. McIlroy, and his assista...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 8, 2002
Northern Ireland hosts UN human rights workshop
A group of 25 human rights experts from around the world are set to visit Belfast this week in order to attend a training workshop on how to make best use of the UN human rights mechanisms. The works...
Northern Ireland hosts UN human rights workshop
A group of 25 human rights experts from around the world are set to visit Belfast this week in order to attend a training workshop on how to make best use of the UN human rights mechanisms. The works...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 8, 2002
Court hears RIRA and CIRA conspired in Omagh bomb
The Omagh bombing, which resulted in the deaths of 29 people in August 1998, was a joint operation between the Real IRA and the Continuity IRA, a Dublin court heard today. It has been reported that t...
Court hears RIRA and CIRA conspired in Omagh bomb
The Omagh bombing, which resulted in the deaths of 29 people in August 1998, was a joint operation between the Real IRA and the Continuity IRA, a Dublin court heard today. It has been reported that t...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 8, 2002
Health Act offers funding boost for nursing home residents
In what may be the last piece of legislation to be enacted by the present assembly, OAP's in nursing homes could see a £100 per week reduction in the costs of their care, according to the Health and P...
Health Act offers funding boost for nursing home residents
In what may be the last piece of legislation to be enacted by the present assembly, OAP's in nursing homes could see a £100 per week reduction in the costs of their care, according to the Health and P...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 8, 2002
DUP to quit executive as UUP threatens deadline walkout
The DUP has announced that it will walk out of the executive on Friday and the UUP could follow them as early as next week. As events gathered pace today, the revelations leave little doubt that the ...
DUP to quit executive as UUP threatens deadline walkout
The DUP has announced that it will walk out of the executive on Friday and the UUP could follow them as early as next week. As events gathered pace today, the revelations leave little doubt that the ...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 8, 2002
Third person appears in court over IRA intelligence gathering
A 44-year-old Belfast man has been remanded in custody until October 14 after appearing in court today facing two charges of having information which could be useful to terrorists. William Mackessy a...
Third person appears in court over IRA intelligence gathering
A 44-year-old Belfast man has been remanded in custody until October 14 after appearing in court today facing two charges of having information which could be useful to terrorists. William Mackessy a...
Business News, Oct 8, 2002
Marks & Spencer open revamped Foyleside store
Marks & Spencer unveiled a new shopping experience for Northern Ireland customers when the Foyleside branch yesterday opened its doors following completion of a ‘renewal programme’. An investment ove...
Marks & Spencer open revamped Foyleside store
Marks & Spencer unveiled a new shopping experience for Northern Ireland customers when the Foyleside branch yesterday opened its doors following completion of a ‘renewal programme’. An investment ove...
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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.
