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Northern Ireland News for June 2002 : Page 7
Business News, Jun 13, 2002
CBI chief 'cautious' over UK economy growth
In an address to top business people in Belfast, CBI chief economist, Ian McCafferty said businesses pinning their hopes on a rapid recovery in the UK economy are likely to be disappointed over the co...
CBI chief 'cautious' over UK economy growth
In an address to top business people in Belfast, CBI chief economist, Ian McCafferty said businesses pinning their hopes on a rapid recovery in the UK economy are likely to be disappointed over the co...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 13, 2002
Report details depth of heroin problem in NI
A scientific study has for the first time documented the extent of the heroin problem in Northern Ireland. The report commissioned by the Drug and Alcohol Unit of the Department of Health, "Prevalenc...
Report details depth of heroin problem in NI
A scientific study has for the first time documented the extent of the heroin problem in Northern Ireland. The report commissioned by the Drug and Alcohol Unit of the Department of Health, "Prevalenc...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 13, 2002
Consignia to axe 17,000 jobs as losses reach £1.1bn
Under fire UK postal group, Consignia has announced losses of £1.1bn for the latest financial year, which will mean a further 17,000 jobs are set to be shed over the next three years. The company has...
Consignia to axe 17,000 jobs as losses reach £1.1bn
Under fire UK postal group, Consignia has announced losses of £1.1bn for the latest financial year, which will mean a further 17,000 jobs are set to be shed over the next three years. The company has...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 13, 2002
Local businessmen behind Adria acquisition
Private equity group, Amicus Partners has acquired a majority stake in Adria, the UK's largest private label hosiery manufacturer. Dr Terry McCartney, Amicus Partner and Chairman of Adria - a role th...
Local businessmen behind Adria acquisition
Private equity group, Amicus Partners has acquired a majority stake in Adria, the UK's largest private label hosiery manufacturer. Dr Terry McCartney, Amicus Partner and Chairman of Adria - a role th...
Business News, Jun 13, 2002
Research reinforces value of UK workforce
A report has found evidence that the old business cliché 'our staff are our greatest asset' may be true. The survey, conducted by NOP and commissioned by invoice finance specialist Venture Finance, a...
Research reinforces value of UK workforce
A report has found evidence that the old business cliché 'our staff are our greatest asset' may be true. The survey, conducted by NOP and commissioned by invoice finance specialist Venture Finance, a...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 13, 2002
Teenage boy beaten by gang in his own bedroom
A 15-year-old boy has been treated for a broken leg and suspected broken arm after he was beaten in an attack at his County Down home. The teenager was in the bedroom of his house in the Johnston Par...
Teenage boy beaten by gang in his own bedroom
A 15-year-old boy has been treated for a broken leg and suspected broken arm after he was beaten in an attack at his County Down home. The teenager was in the bedroom of his house in the Johnston Par...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 13, 2002
Enrolment at Holy Cross Primary School falls by half
The Catholic primary school which was at the centre of a loyalist standoff in north Belfast last year has revealed that enrolment numbers for the next academic year are down almost 50 per cent. Holy ...
Enrolment at Holy Cross Primary School falls by half
The Catholic primary school which was at the centre of a loyalist standoff in north Belfast last year has revealed that enrolment numbers for the next academic year are down almost 50 per cent. Holy ...
Business News, Jun 13, 2002
Camelot CEO addresses CIM Lecture in Belfast
On a recent visit to Belfast, Dianne Thompson, the CEO of Camelot, told over 100 local business people that successful marketing is much more than just keeping your fingers crossed. Speaking during t...
Camelot CEO addresses CIM Lecture in Belfast
On a recent visit to Belfast, Dianne Thompson, the CEO of Camelot, told over 100 local business people that successful marketing is much more than just keeping your fingers crossed. Speaking during t...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 13, 2002
Church buildings damaged in attacks
Two church buildings have been damaged in separate overnight attacks. In the first attack windows were smashed at the home of a Church of Ireland Rector in Glenavy, County Antrim around midnight last...
Church buildings damaged in attacks
Two church buildings have been damaged in separate overnight attacks. In the first attack windows were smashed at the home of a Church of Ireland Rector in Glenavy, County Antrim around midnight last...
Business News, Jun 13, 2002
BBC and BSkyB to bid for free-to-air digital licence
The BBC is reportedly close to an agreement with BSkyB to launch a joint bid for the free-to-air terrestrial digital licence returned to the Independent Television Commission (ITC) after the demise of...
BBC and BSkyB to bid for free-to-air digital licence
The BBC is reportedly close to an agreement with BSkyB to launch a joint bid for the free-to-air terrestrial digital licence returned to the Independent Television Commission (ITC) after the demise of...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 12, 2002
Police issue fresh appeal in Lithuanian double murder
The police have issued a fresh appeal for information about the double murder of two Lithuanian men found lying on a roadside in County Down last month. Police have said they have located the shaft o...
Police issue fresh appeal in Lithuanian double murder
The police have issued a fresh appeal for information about the double murder of two Lithuanian men found lying on a roadside in County Down last month. Police have said they have located the shaft o...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 12, 2002
Haass calls for end to "build up of violence"
The US special envoy to Northern Ireland Richard Haass has met with party leaders at Stormont and called for an end to the ongoing civil unrest during his two-day fact-finding mission to assess the st...
Haass calls for end to "build up of violence"
The US special envoy to Northern Ireland Richard Haass has met with party leaders at Stormont and called for an end to the ongoing civil unrest during his two-day fact-finding mission to assess the st...
Business News, Jun 12, 2002
Weir angered at Short Bros' meeting refusal
An assembly member has expressed his anger at the management of Short Brothers, Bombardier Aerospace after they refused to hold a meeting with him yesterday afternoon. Peter Weir, the DUP representat...
Weir angered at Short Bros' meeting refusal
An assembly member has expressed his anger at the management of Short Brothers, Bombardier Aerospace after they refused to hold a meeting with him yesterday afternoon. Peter Weir, the DUP representat...
Recruitment News, Jun 12, 2002
Unemployment figure edges up in Republic of Ireland
The number of people out of work in the Republic of Ireland rose in May, according to the latest figures issued by the Central Statistics Office. Although the live register figure actually fell by 1,...
Unemployment figure edges up in Republic of Ireland
The number of people out of work in the Republic of Ireland rose in May, according to the latest figures issued by the Central Statistics Office. Although the live register figure actually fell by 1,...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 12, 2002
Proposed acute hospital plan sparks row
Proposals to reform hospital services in Northern Ireland have met with a mixed response from local politicians. Published by Health Minister Bairbre de Brún, the document contains a hotly contested ...
Proposed acute hospital plan sparks row
Proposals to reform hospital services in Northern Ireland have met with a mixed response from local politicians. Published by Health Minister Bairbre de Brún, the document contains a hotly contested ...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 12, 2002
Ambulance driver tells of 'terrifying ordeal'
An ambulance driver caught in traffic yesterday in Strabane town has described how his vehicle was attacked by a group of Republic of Ireland football supporters celebrating the team's win over Saudi ...
Ambulance driver tells of 'terrifying ordeal'
An ambulance driver caught in traffic yesterday in Strabane town has described how his vehicle was attacked by a group of Republic of Ireland football supporters celebrating the team's win over Saudi ...
Business News, Jun 12, 2002
Stock gloom brightens euro trading
The euro has climbed to an 18-month high against the US dollar as concern grows about the state of the US economy. With US stocks in decline heavy share trading on Tuesday ended with markets again de...
Stock gloom brightens euro trading
The euro has climbed to an 18-month high against the US dollar as concern grows about the state of the US economy. With US stocks in decline heavy share trading on Tuesday ended with markets again de...
Business News, Jun 12, 2002
Northern Ireland tops UK absenteeism survey
Northern Ireland has the highest rate of absenteeism in the UK according to the latest survey by the Confederation of British Industry (CBI). The survey revealed that absence at work continues to cos...
Northern Ireland tops UK absenteeism survey
Northern Ireland has the highest rate of absenteeism in the UK according to the latest survey by the Confederation of British Industry (CBI). The survey revealed that absence at work continues to cos...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 12, 2002
New £36m Larne-Cairnryan ferry due soon
A brand new £36 million ferry has become the most recent addition to the P&O Irish Sea Fleet and will arrive soon in Larne to operate the Larne-Cairnryan route. European Highlander, built by Mitsubis...
New £36m Larne-Cairnryan ferry due soon
A brand new £36 million ferry has become the most recent addition to the P&O Irish Sea Fleet and will arrive soon in Larne to operate the Larne-Cairnryan route. European Highlander, built by Mitsubis...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 12, 2002
Continuing violence frustrates tourism growth
The Minister responsible for tourism in Northern Ireland has said the potential to grow the sector is being frustrated by images beamed across the world of violence on the streets. Addressing the Ins...
Continuing violence frustrates tourism growth
The Minister responsible for tourism in Northern Ireland has said the potential to grow the sector is being frustrated by images beamed across the world of violence on the streets. Addressing the Ins...
Business News, Jun 12, 2002
Stena Line launch ferry guide
Irish Sea ferry company Stena Line has launched a new Fast Ferry and Ferry Guide. The guide is packed full of information on holidays, day trips, special offers, routes and timetables plus handy hint...
Stena Line launch ferry guide
Irish Sea ferry company Stena Line has launched a new Fast Ferry and Ferry Guide. The guide is packed full of information on holidays, day trips, special offers, routes and timetables plus handy hint...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 12, 2002
Primary school attack blamed on loyalist mob
A petrol bomb attack on a primary school in south Belfast last night was orchestrated by a loyalist mob bent on destruction an SDLP assembly member has said. A classroom at the Catholic Holy Rosary S...
Primary school attack blamed on loyalist mob
A petrol bomb attack on a primary school in south Belfast last night was orchestrated by a loyalist mob bent on destruction an SDLP assembly member has said. A classroom at the Catholic Holy Rosary S...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 12, 2002
Bhs to open new Abbeycentre store
A £14 million investment at the Abbeycentre Shopping complex in Newtownabbey will see the first British Home Stores (Bhs) store open outside Belfast. The move by Bhs is part of the company's overall ...
Bhs to open new Abbeycentre store
A £14 million investment at the Abbeycentre Shopping complex in Newtownabbey will see the first British Home Stores (Bhs) store open outside Belfast. The move by Bhs is part of the company's overall ...
Business News, Jun 12, 2002
Record month for new car sales in UK
The latest figures for new car sales in the UK have shown that in May sales increased for the twentieth consecutive month in the new car market. Despite a general fall-off in new car sales across Eur...
Record month for new car sales in UK
The latest figures for new car sales in the UK have shown that in May sales increased for the twentieth consecutive month in the new car market. Despite a general fall-off in new car sales across Eur...
Business News, Jun 12, 2002
Agreement to ensure mobility of construction labour
The Construction Skills Register (CSR) has signed a mutual recognition agreement with Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) - the equivalent scheme in Great Britain – in a move that will ens...
Agreement to ensure mobility of construction labour
The Construction Skills Register (CSR) has signed a mutual recognition agreement with Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) - the equivalent scheme in Great Britain – in a move that will ens...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 12, 2002
Carrickfergus Alliance Councillor's home attacked
An Alliance Councillor’s home has been attacked apparently in retaliation for attempting to have a loyalist paramilitary mural removed. Seven or eight men wearing balaclavas attacked Carrick Councill...
Carrickfergus Alliance Councillor's home attacked
An Alliance Councillor’s home has been attacked apparently in retaliation for attempting to have a loyalist paramilitary mural removed. Seven or eight men wearing balaclavas attacked Carrick Councill...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 12, 2002
Economic Development Forum meets in Cookstown
The twelfth meeting of the Economic Development Forum, chaired by Sir Reg Empey, Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Investment, has taken place at the Burnavon Arts and Culture Centre in Cookstown. T...
Economic Development Forum meets in Cookstown
The twelfth meeting of the Economic Development Forum, chaired by Sir Reg Empey, Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Investment, has taken place at the Burnavon Arts and Culture Centre in Cookstown. T...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 11, 2002
Kennedy slams Burns proposals as “seriously flawed”
The chairman of the Assembly’s Education Committee has said he believes the reforms contained within the Burns Proposals on post primary reform are “seriously flawed”. In an address to the General As...
Kennedy slams Burns proposals as “seriously flawed”
The chairman of the Assembly’s Education Committee has said he believes the reforms contained within the Burns Proposals on post primary reform are “seriously flawed”. In an address to the General As...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 11, 2002
Reid warns 'no half-way house' for paramilitaries
The Secretary of State Dr John Reid has warned paramilitaries in Northern Ireland there can be no illusion of a “half-way house” between mass violence and politics. Dr Reid’s comments came after a we...
Reid warns 'no half-way house' for paramilitaries
The Secretary of State Dr John Reid has warned paramilitaries in Northern Ireland there can be no illusion of a “half-way house” between mass violence and politics. Dr Reid’s comments came after a we...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 11, 2002
Electricity prices stifling NI business growth
Northern Ireland businesses have given a clear message to government and energy regulators that current electricity prices are stifling future growth. A MORI poll published today revealed that 95% o...
Electricity prices stifling NI business growth
Northern Ireland businesses have given a clear message to government and energy regulators that current electricity prices are stifling future growth. A MORI poll published today revealed that 95% o...
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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.
