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Northern Ireland News for March 2002 : Page 4
Northern Ireland News, Mar 21, 2002
Sinn Féin pulls out of Derry mediation group
Sinn Féin has withdrawn from the Derry City Centre Initiative which has enjoyed considerable levels of success in brokering agreement on parades in the city. Sinn Féin’s two members on the board Gerr...
Sinn Féin pulls out of Derry mediation group
Sinn Féin has withdrawn from the Derry City Centre Initiative which has enjoyed considerable levels of success in brokering agreement on parades in the city. Sinn Féin’s two members on the board Gerr...
Business News, Mar 21, 2002
Research suggests businesses waste their greatest asset
New research from IT services company Parity has found that 50 per cent of companies do not have a comprehensive strategy for the redeployment of employees, despite the fact that most firms claim to r...
Research suggests businesses waste their greatest asset
New research from IT services company Parity has found that 50 per cent of companies do not have a comprehensive strategy for the redeployment of employees, despite the fact that most firms claim to r...
Business News, Mar 21, 2002
Nestle to sell Omagh factory to Lakeland Dairies
Nestle has revealed plans to sell off its Omagh plant to Irish firm Lakeland Dairies. Management at the Omagh site are said to be in negotiation with Lakeland Dairies with an eye to finalising the sa...
Nestle to sell Omagh factory to Lakeland Dairies
Nestle has revealed plans to sell off its Omagh plant to Irish firm Lakeland Dairies. Management at the Omagh site are said to be in negotiation with Lakeland Dairies with an eye to finalising the sa...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 21, 2002
Report shows NI has the highest rate of homelessness in UK
A recent report has shown that Northern Ireland has the highest ratio of homelessness in the United Kingdom. The Assembly's independent auditor, which has criticised services provided to the homeless...
Report shows NI has the highest rate of homelessness in UK
A recent report has shown that Northern Ireland has the highest ratio of homelessness in the United Kingdom. The Assembly's independent auditor, which has criticised services provided to the homeless...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 21, 2002
SDLP leader warns Ireland against Euroscepticism
SDLP leader Mark Durkan has told delegates attending the final session of the National Forum on Europe that to reject the Nice Treaty would be “foolhardy”. The SDLP leader made clear his party’s vigo...
SDLP leader warns Ireland against Euroscepticism
SDLP leader Mark Durkan has told delegates attending the final session of the National Forum on Europe that to reject the Nice Treaty would be “foolhardy”. The SDLP leader made clear his party’s vigo...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 21, 2002
Police investigate shooting in Londonderry
The police in Londonderry have said they have not ruled out a sectarian motive for a gun attack in the city. Four shots were fired at a house at Shephard's Glen in the Waterside area of the city abou...
Police investigate shooting in Londonderry
The police in Londonderry have said they have not ruled out a sectarian motive for a gun attack in the city. Four shots were fired at a house at Shephard's Glen in the Waterside area of the city abou...
Business News, Mar 21, 2002
Derry Airport expected to report £1m loss at year-end
City of Derry Airport is expected to reveal operating losses in excess of £1 million by the end of the financial year. Leaked information suggested that by the end of the financial year on April 5, t...
Derry Airport expected to report £1m loss at year-end
City of Derry Airport is expected to reveal operating losses in excess of £1 million by the end of the financial year. Leaked information suggested that by the end of the financial year on April 5, t...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 21, 2002
Belfast marks International Day against racism
The Lord Mayor, Jim Rogers joined representatives from the Chinese Welfare Association, the Indian Community Centre and Citizens Advice Bureaux to encourage people to report racist incidents to mark I...
Belfast marks International Day against racism
The Lord Mayor, Jim Rogers joined representatives from the Chinese Welfare Association, the Indian Community Centre and Citizens Advice Bureaux to encourage people to report racist incidents to mark I...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 21, 2002
Trimble warns don't "jump to conclusions" on Castlereagh
The Northern Ireland First Minister David Trimble has said people must not jump to conclusions about who carried out the raid on the Special Branch office in Castlereagh. A Special Branch officer was...
Trimble warns don't "jump to conclusions" on Castlereagh
The Northern Ireland First Minister David Trimble has said people must not jump to conclusions about who carried out the raid on the Special Branch office in Castlereagh. A Special Branch officer was...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 21, 2002
Dáil report hints at Northern Ireland MP participation
Northern Ireland MPs should be able to take part in debates in Ireland's national parliament a report has suggested. An influential parliamentary committee said the MPs should be able to join deputie...
Dáil report hints at Northern Ireland MP participation
Northern Ireland MPs should be able to take part in debates in Ireland's national parliament a report has suggested. An influential parliamentary committee said the MPs should be able to join deputie...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 21, 2002
Judicial review begins on NI abortion law
A judicial review of how Northern Ireland's abortion laws are applied has begun at the High Court. The action, which is expected to run from March 21 to 22, is being taken by the Family Planning Asso...
Judicial review begins on NI abortion law
A judicial review of how Northern Ireland's abortion laws are applied has begun at the High Court. The action, which is expected to run from March 21 to 22, is being taken by the Family Planning Asso...
Business News, Mar 21, 2002
Successful 'Xperience' as IT company re-brands
Leading Northern Ireland based IT solutions provider MSCS recently celebrated the acquisition of three leading companies in England with a total corporate re-branding as the Xperience group. The rece...
Successful 'Xperience' as IT company re-brands
Leading Northern Ireland based IT solutions provider MSCS recently celebrated the acquisition of three leading companies in England with a total corporate re-branding as the Xperience group. The rece...
Business News, Mar 21, 2002
Specsavers reveal UK jobs expansion plan
The UK's biggest optical retailer, Specsavers Opticians, is to open 70 new stores throughout the UK in the coming year, creating 1,000 new jobs. Having increased its market share to 27 per cent last ...
Specsavers reveal UK jobs expansion plan
The UK's biggest optical retailer, Specsavers Opticians, is to open 70 new stores throughout the UK in the coming year, creating 1,000 new jobs. Having increased its market share to 27 per cent last ...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 20, 2002
Health Minister defends "underspending" allegations
Health minister Bairbre de Brun has rejected allegations that her department had radically underspent its budget, claiming that any money returned to the executive represented a "technical adjustment"...
Health Minister defends "underspending" allegations
Health minister Bairbre de Brun has rejected allegations that her department had radically underspent its budget, claiming that any money returned to the executive represented a "technical adjustment"...
Business News, Mar 20, 2002
Wilson Nesbitt launch on-line conveyancing service
Wilson Nesbitt, Northern Ireland’s largest law firm, has launched the first on-line conveyancing service in Northern Ireland. The new service is part of an ongoing commitment by the company to lead t...
Wilson Nesbitt launch on-line conveyancing service
Wilson Nesbitt, Northern Ireland’s largest law firm, has launched the first on-line conveyancing service in Northern Ireland. The new service is part of an ongoing commitment by the company to lead t...
Business News, Mar 20, 2002
Unemployment remains steady despite economic gloom
Enterprise Minister Sir Reg Empey has greeted the latest round of unemployment figures as evidence of the resilience of the local economy in the face of adverse economic conditions. The seasonally ad...
Unemployment remains steady despite economic gloom
Enterprise Minister Sir Reg Empey has greeted the latest round of unemployment figures as evidence of the resilience of the local economy in the face of adverse economic conditions. The seasonally ad...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 20, 2002
Sight-impaired children complete cross-border project
Education minister Martin McGuinness has presented ten sight-impaired children involved in a cross-border project with personal computers. Children involved in the Internet Project – organised by the...
Sight-impaired children complete cross-border project
Education minister Martin McGuinness has presented ten sight-impaired children involved in a cross-border project with personal computers. Children involved in the Internet Project – organised by the...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 20, 2002
The Eye Clinic creates jobs for Belfast
The Eye Clinic has opened its first branch in Northern Ireland, creating 18 new jobs for Belfast. The optometry chain, which is a part of the Health Clinic Group, has opened a two-storey practice in ...
The Eye Clinic creates jobs for Belfast
The Eye Clinic has opened its first branch in Northern Ireland, creating 18 new jobs for Belfast. The optometry chain, which is a part of the Health Clinic Group, has opened a two-storey practice in ...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 20, 2002
Belfast's Capital of Culture bid set to run up £150m bill
Belfast’s bid to become the European Capital of Culture in 2008 could cost a cool £150 million, the Minister for Culture, Arts and Leisure Michael McGimpsey has said. Briefing his colleagues in the N...
Belfast's Capital of Culture bid set to run up £150m bill
Belfast’s bid to become the European Capital of Culture in 2008 could cost a cool £150 million, the Minister for Culture, Arts and Leisure Michael McGimpsey has said. Briefing his colleagues in the N...
Business News, Mar 20, 2002
Broadband breakthrough speeds to Northern Ireland
UK E-Commerce Minister Douglas Alexander and Northern Ireland Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Investment, Sir Reg Empey, have outlined further plans to bring high-speed broadband services to Northe...
Broadband breakthrough speeds to Northern Ireland
UK E-Commerce Minister Douglas Alexander and Northern Ireland Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Investment, Sir Reg Empey, have outlined further plans to bring high-speed broadband services to Northe...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 20, 2002
Inscape wealth management centre launches in Belfast
Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Investment, Sir Reg Empey has opened the first Inscape wealth management advice centre at Mays Meadow in Belfast. The centre will cater for the whole of Northern Ir...
Inscape wealth management centre launches in Belfast
Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Investment, Sir Reg Empey has opened the first Inscape wealth management advice centre at Mays Meadow in Belfast. The centre will cater for the whole of Northern Ir...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 20, 2002
Documents stolen from Castlereagh contained no names
Documents stolen during a security breach at Belfast's main police headquarters did not include the names of security force informers, the PSNI Chief Constable has said. A Special Branch officer was ...
Documents stolen from Castlereagh contained no names
Documents stolen during a security breach at Belfast's main police headquarters did not include the names of security force informers, the PSNI Chief Constable has said. A Special Branch officer was ...
Business News, Mar 20, 2002
Venture capital summit gets underway in Dublin
A two-day conference in Dublin is to play host to some of Ireland's most promising companies, who will vie for the $40 billion of funds on offer from visiting venture capitalists. The Goodbody Stockb...
Venture capital summit gets underway in Dublin
A two-day conference in Dublin is to play host to some of Ireland's most promising companies, who will vie for the $40 billion of funds on offer from visiting venture capitalists. The Goodbody Stockb...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 20, 2002
Conference looks at tackling ‘Rural Stress’ in farming
Farming delegates from England, Scotland and Ireland turned out on Wednesday, March 20, to attend a conference to examine ways of tackling rural stress. The Rural Stress conference in Maghera organis...
Conference looks at tackling ‘Rural Stress’ in farming
Farming delegates from England, Scotland and Ireland turned out on Wednesday, March 20, to attend a conference to examine ways of tackling rural stress. The Rural Stress conference in Maghera organis...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 20, 2002
Sectarian unrest flares up again at north Belfast hotspot
At least one police officer has been hurt following a night of sectarian unrest in north Belfast. Trouble broke out on the notorious Limestone Road shortly after 9pm on Tuesday March 19 when police i...
Sectarian unrest flares up again at north Belfast hotspot
At least one police officer has been hurt following a night of sectarian unrest in north Belfast. Trouble broke out on the notorious Limestone Road shortly after 9pm on Tuesday March 19 when police i...
Business News, Mar 20, 2002
Local companies urged to enter Explorer awards
Enterprising Northern Ireland businesspeople are being encouraged to enter the tenth annual Exporter of the Year awards which have been launched to highlight the ever-increasing vision shown by such c...
Local companies urged to enter Explorer awards
Enterprising Northern Ireland businesspeople are being encouraged to enter the tenth annual Exporter of the Year awards which have been launched to highlight the ever-increasing vision shown by such c...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 20, 2002
Four injured during stone attacks on buses
Four people have been injured during a day of attacks on Northern Ireland’s public bus services. One man was hit on the arm by a brick thrown through the window of a bus that was travelling along Gra...
Four injured during stone attacks on buses
Four people have been injured during a day of attacks on Northern Ireland’s public bus services. One man was hit on the arm by a brick thrown through the window of a bus that was travelling along Gra...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 20, 2002
Bell calls for action on fuel smuggling
The Chairman of the Assembly’s Public Accounts Committee, Billy Bell, has raised the issue of fuel smuggling in Northern Ireland during the First Minister’s Question Time on Tuesday, March 19. Mr Bel...
Bell calls for action on fuel smuggling
The Chairman of the Assembly’s Public Accounts Committee, Billy Bell, has raised the issue of fuel smuggling in Northern Ireland during the First Minister’s Question Time on Tuesday, March 19. Mr Bel...
Business News, Mar 19, 2002
Airline sector exhibits first signs of recovery in traffic
Tentative signs of recovery in the airline sector have been bolstered by British Airways’ decision to restore part of its transatlantic services. From April, BA is to reinstate its transatlantic Conc...
Airline sector exhibits first signs of recovery in traffic
Tentative signs of recovery in the airline sector have been bolstered by British Airways’ decision to restore part of its transatlantic services. From April, BA is to reinstate its transatlantic Conc...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 19, 2002
Belfast man dies in train accident
An elderly man from Belfast has died after being involved in a train accident in the Republic of Ireland. The man died after falling underneath the 1800 Enterprise service as it left Connolly Statio...
Belfast man dies in train accident
An elderly man from Belfast has died after being involved in a train accident in the Republic of Ireland. The man died after falling underneath the 1800 Enterprise service as it left Connolly Statio...
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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.
