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Northern Ireland News for March 2002 : Page 10
Northern Ireland News, Mar 6, 2002
Assembly health committee publishes cancer services report
The Northern Ireland Assembly Health, Social Services and Public Safety Committee have published their report into cancer services in Northern Ireland. The report focused on the increase in the occur...
Assembly health committee publishes cancer services report
The Northern Ireland Assembly Health, Social Services and Public Safety Committee have published their report into cancer services in Northern Ireland. The report focused on the increase in the occur...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 5, 2002
Trade Minister visits County Down textile company
The Minister for Enterprise Trade and Investment Sir Reg Empey has paid a visit to County Down textile company Bradfor Ltd. The company, which is based in Rostrevor in south Down, manufactures aircra...
Trade Minister visits County Down textile company
The Minister for Enterprise Trade and Investment Sir Reg Empey has paid a visit to County Down textile company Bradfor Ltd. The company, which is based in Rostrevor in south Down, manufactures aircra...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 5, 2002
Study launched into Derry city centre development
The future development of key property sites in Derry’s city centre is to be the focus of a major design study by the Department of Social Development. The areas up for development in the city centre...
Study launched into Derry city centre development
The future development of key property sites in Derry’s city centre is to be the focus of a major design study by the Department of Social Development. The areas up for development in the city centre...
Recruitment News, Mar 5, 2002
Further job cuts hit Republic's economy
US data storage equipment company EMC is to seek 160 voluntary redundancies at its European headquarters at Ovens in County Cork. The company, which employs 1,600 people, made its announcement at a s...
Further job cuts hit Republic's economy
US data storage equipment company EMC is to seek 160 voluntary redundancies at its European headquarters at Ovens in County Cork. The company, which employs 1,600 people, made its announcement at a s...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 5, 2002
Cable & Wireless wins Roadferry contract for NI
Cable & Wireless, the global telecommunications group, has secured a £500,000 contract with Roadferry, the leading Irish Sea logistics and distribution provider, over a five-year period. The new cont...
Cable & Wireless wins Roadferry contract for NI
Cable & Wireless, the global telecommunications group, has secured a £500,000 contract with Roadferry, the leading Irish Sea logistics and distribution provider, over a five-year period. The new cont...
Business News, Mar 5, 2002
Committee publishes report on Energy Inquiry
The Committee for Enterprise, Trade and Investment of the Northern Ireland Assembly published its Energy Inquiry Report on Tuesday March 5. During this inquiry the Committee explored a variety of mea...
Committee publishes report on Energy Inquiry
The Committee for Enterprise, Trade and Investment of the Northern Ireland Assembly published its Energy Inquiry Report on Tuesday March 5. During this inquiry the Committee explored a variety of mea...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 5, 2002
Royal Hospital to probe Fertility Centre’s procedures
The Royal Hospitals Trust in Belfast has revealed they are conducting an internal investigation into technical administration procedures employed by the Regional Fertility Centre. The announcement fo...
Royal Hospital to probe Fertility Centre’s procedures
The Royal Hospitals Trust in Belfast has revealed they are conducting an internal investigation into technical administration procedures employed by the Regional Fertility Centre. The announcement fo...
Business News, Mar 5, 2002
Glynwed Pipesystems pledge to invest further in Ireland
Birmingham-based company Glynwed Pipesystems have announced that they are to plough more investment into their operation in Ireland following a successful expansion programme. The company hopes to bu...
Glynwed Pipesystems pledge to invest further in Ireland
Birmingham-based company Glynwed Pipesystems have announced that they are to plough more investment into their operation in Ireland following a successful expansion programme. The company hopes to bu...
Business News, Mar 5, 2002
Halifax withdraws £7m for customer payouts
The Halifax is to pay out more than £7 million to 10,000 of its borrowers. The mortgage lender made the decision after a ruling by the Financial Ombudsman found that it was wrong to keep some types o...
Halifax withdraws £7m for customer payouts
The Halifax is to pay out more than £7 million to 10,000 of its borrowers. The mortgage lender made the decision after a ruling by the Financial Ombudsman found that it was wrong to keep some types o...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 5, 2002
SDLP call for increase of Police recruitment
The SDLP has called for increased recruitment of PSNI officers to 1,000 per year. The call came as Unionists claimed that police strength was already below Patten's recommendations of 7,500 officers ...
SDLP call for increase of Police recruitment
The SDLP has called for increased recruitment of PSNI officers to 1,000 per year. The call came as Unionists claimed that police strength was already below Patten's recommendations of 7,500 officers ...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 5, 2002
Public spending watchdog criticises pathology services
The Assembly’s Public Accounts Committee has criticised hospital laboratory services in Northern Ireland for providing “poor value for money”. The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) who launched their r...
Public spending watchdog criticises pathology services
The Assembly’s Public Accounts Committee has criticised hospital laboratory services in Northern Ireland for providing “poor value for money”. The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) who launched their r...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 5, 2002
Teenager stabbed at shopping complex in north Belfast
The mother of a Belfast teenager who was stabbed in an incident in the north of the city has said her son is lucky to be alive. Anthony Reid, 19, was leaving the Yorkgate Centre with a friend when th...
Teenager stabbed at shopping complex in north Belfast
The mother of a Belfast teenager who was stabbed in an incident in the north of the city has said her son is lucky to be alive. Anthony Reid, 19, was leaving the Yorkgate Centre with a friend when th...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 5, 2002
H&W asbestos victims claim £190m from trade department
The Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment has confirmed that it will pay millions of pounds in compensation to former employees of Harland and Wolff suffering from the effects of asbestos-rel...
H&W asbestos victims claim £190m from trade department
The Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment has confirmed that it will pay millions of pounds in compensation to former employees of Harland and Wolff suffering from the effects of asbestos-rel...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 5, 2002
Nineteen year old is charged with teenager's death
A man has appeared before Belfast Magistrates Court in connection with a fatal hit-and-run incident in west Belfast. Henry Christopher Marley, 19, from Collinward Street was charged with causing deat...
Nineteen year old is charged with teenager's death
A man has appeared before Belfast Magistrates Court in connection with a fatal hit-and-run incident in west Belfast. Henry Christopher Marley, 19, from Collinward Street was charged with causing deat...
Business News, Mar 5, 2002
Northern visitors help offset hotel losses in Republic
Average national levels of hotel room occupancy in the Republic of Ireland showed a four-point drop to 61 per cent in 2001, according to latest Bord Fáilte figures. However, in its annual Hotels Surv...
Northern visitors help offset hotel losses in Republic
Average national levels of hotel room occupancy in the Republic of Ireland showed a four-point drop to 61 per cent in 2001, according to latest Bord Fáilte figures. However, in its annual Hotels Surv...
Business News, Mar 5, 2002
HSBC launch best of new business search
This week marks the launch of HSBC's nationwide search to find the best of new Start-Up businesses. The HSBC Start-Up Stars awards honour the vital role of start-up businesses in the UK, where one in...
HSBC launch best of new business search
This week marks the launch of HSBC's nationwide search to find the best of new Start-Up businesses. The HSBC Start-Up Stars awards honour the vital role of start-up businesses in the UK, where one in...
Business News, Mar 5, 2002
Benchmarking for SME's promoted by the EC
Benchmarking, which involves making comparisons to identify best in class and highlighting areas for improvement within an organisation, has been identified by the European Commission (EC) as a tool f...
Benchmarking for SME's promoted by the EC
Benchmarking, which involves making comparisons to identify best in class and highlighting areas for improvement within an organisation, has been identified by the European Commission (EC) as a tool f...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 5, 2002
Minister launches Adult Learning Week in Newry
The Minister for Employment and Learning Carmel Hanna was in Newry on Tuesday to launch this year’s Adult Learners’ week. Adult Learners’ Week which will run from 11 to 18 May 2002 is a means of incr...
Minister launches Adult Learning Week in Newry
The Minister for Employment and Learning Carmel Hanna was in Newry on Tuesday to launch this year’s Adult Learners’ week. Adult Learners’ Week which will run from 11 to 18 May 2002 is a means of incr...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 4, 2002
Character of town is crucial warns Holywood Chamber
Holywood Chamber of Trade and Commerce has warned that the unique character of Holywood must be maintained as a means of supporting its future tourism economy. S Gordon Duffield, president of the Hol...
Character of town is crucial warns Holywood Chamber
Holywood Chamber of Trade and Commerce has warned that the unique character of Holywood must be maintained as a means of supporting its future tourism economy. S Gordon Duffield, president of the Hol...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 4, 2002
Assembly release west Belfast regeneration report
The Assembly Executive has launched a report detailing the options for reducing chronic unemployment and poverty in west Belfast. The report by the West Belfast and Greater Shankill Economic Task For...
Assembly release west Belfast regeneration report
The Assembly Executive has launched a report detailing the options for reducing chronic unemployment and poverty in west Belfast. The report by the West Belfast and Greater Shankill Economic Task For...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 4, 2002
SDLP mount challenge on court symbols in Westminster
The SDLP have mounted a challenge in the House of Commons against plans made by the British government to keep Royal crests on court buildings in Northern Ireland. Former Deputy First Minister Seamus...
SDLP mount challenge on court symbols in Westminster
The SDLP have mounted a challenge in the House of Commons against plans made by the British government to keep Royal crests on court buildings in Northern Ireland. Former Deputy First Minister Seamus...
Business News, Mar 4, 2002
NiSoft to power Australian safety document management
Local safety software company NiSoft has won a £250,000 contract from Delta Electricity in Australia, to provide safety document management software to its four power stations in New South Wales. Del...
NiSoft to power Australian safety document management
Local safety software company NiSoft has won a £250,000 contract from Delta Electricity in Australia, to provide safety document management software to its four power stations in New South Wales. Del...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 4, 2002
Schoolgirl appears in court following youth's murder
A 14-year-old schoolgirl has appeared in court charged in connection with the murder of Brendan McCabe. The teenage girl, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, was accused of helping to conceal...
Schoolgirl appears in court following youth's murder
A 14-year-old schoolgirl has appeared in court charged in connection with the murder of Brendan McCabe. The teenage girl, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, was accused of helping to conceal...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 4, 2002
Pharmacies and leisure centres help smokers ‘kick the habit’
With thousands of people preparing to ‘kick the habit’ on National No Smoking Day, smokers across the city of Belfast are being given an added incentive to crush out smoking forever. From the beginni...
Pharmacies and leisure centres help smokers ‘kick the habit’
With thousands of people preparing to ‘kick the habit’ on National No Smoking Day, smokers across the city of Belfast are being given an added incentive to crush out smoking forever. From the beginni...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 4, 2002
DUP leads assembly motion to exclude Sinn Féin
The Democratic Unionist Party has led a motion called for the republican party Sinn Féin to be excluded from the Northern Ireland executive for a year. The motion, which has gathered 30 signatures fr...
DUP leads assembly motion to exclude Sinn Féin
The Democratic Unionist Party has led a motion called for the republican party Sinn Féin to be excluded from the Northern Ireland executive for a year. The motion, which has gathered 30 signatures fr...
Business News, Mar 4, 2002
Top Consignia directors decline 10 per cent pay hike
Two senior directors of postal company Consignia have decided not to accept a 10 per cent pay rise following anger among postal unions. The pay rises were recommended for Consignia Chief Executive Jo...
Top Consignia directors decline 10 per cent pay hike
Two senior directors of postal company Consignia have decided not to accept a 10 per cent pay rise following anger among postal unions. The pay rises were recommended for Consignia Chief Executive Jo...
Business News, Mar 4, 2002
CIM recommend 're-branding' for Northern Ireland
Sue Ward, Chair of the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM), has warned of the need for businesses to join in the regeneration of Northern Ireland. Addressing over two hundred business people at th...
CIM recommend 're-branding' for Northern Ireland
Sue Ward, Chair of the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM), has warned of the need for businesses to join in the regeneration of Northern Ireland. Addressing over two hundred business people at th...
Business News, Mar 4, 2002
CBI sees confidence restored in UK service sector
The latest quarterly survey by the Confederation British Industry has revealed that confidence is returning to the service sector. The survey showed that firms recorded the first rise in business con...
CBI sees confidence restored in UK service sector
The latest quarterly survey by the Confederation British Industry has revealed that confidence is returning to the service sector. The survey showed that firms recorded the first rise in business con...
Business News, Mar 4, 2002
Survey reveals half of small businesses used external advisors
Almost half of all small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in the UK have used the services of external business advisors, according to a new survey. The research, which was commissioned by busines...
Survey reveals half of small businesses used external advisors
Almost half of all small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in the UK have used the services of external business advisors, according to a new survey. The research, which was commissioned by busines...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 4, 2002
Public play role in distribution of £4.3m Peace Funding
Lisburn Partnership recently put plans together for the distribution of £4.3 million worth of funds from the EU Programme for Peace and Reconciliation after a public consultation at the Island Civic C...
Public play role in distribution of £4.3m Peace Funding
Lisburn Partnership recently put plans together for the distribution of £4.3 million worth of funds from the EU Programme for Peace and Reconciliation after a public consultation at the Island Civic C...
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Northern Ireland WeatherToday:A very mild, but mostly cloudy day, although with some bright or sunny spells. It will be mostly dry in the morning, but a little patchy light rain or drizzle at times in the afternoon. Maximum temperature 14 °C.Tonight:A band of heavier rain will move east during the evening before clearing eastwards after midnight. then mostly dry through the early hours, but a little rain towards dawn. Minimum temperature 8 °C.
