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Northern Ireland News for July 2002 : Page 8
Northern Ireland News, Jul 4, 2002
Family robbed at gunpoint in Kilkeel
A man has been forced to hand over money while his family were held at gunpoint during an armed robbery in County Down. The man arrived at his home on the Newry Road, Kilkeel, at about 1.40am on Thur...
Family robbed at gunpoint in Kilkeel
A man has been forced to hand over money while his family were held at gunpoint during an armed robbery in County Down. The man arrived at his home on the Newry Road, Kilkeel, at about 1.40am on Thur...
Business News, Jul 4, 2002
McGuinness commends education programme
The use of Information Communication Technology (ICT) is essential for a truly modern 21st century education service, Education Minister, Martin McGuinness, has said. Mr McGuinness was speaking at a ...
McGuinness commends education programme
The use of Information Communication Technology (ICT) is essential for a truly modern 21st century education service, Education Minister, Martin McGuinness, has said. Mr McGuinness was speaking at a ...
Business News, Jul 4, 2002
Construction company fined after man's fall
Barnish Construction Ltd have been prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland (HSENI), following an accident that occurred during construction activities in Belfast in January....
Construction company fined after man's fall
Barnish Construction Ltd have been prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland (HSENI), following an accident that occurred during construction activities in Belfast in January....
Northern Ireland News, Jul 4, 2002
Crime Task Force beats criminals at their own game
Security Minister and Chair of the Organised Crime Task Force Jane Kennedy has congratulated the newly established Oils Fraud Expert Group for its success in combating organised crime. The Oils Fraud...
Crime Task Force beats criminals at their own game
Security Minister and Chair of the Organised Crime Task Force Jane Kennedy has congratulated the newly established Oils Fraud Expert Group for its success in combating organised crime. The Oils Fraud...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 4, 2002
Loyalists blamed for east Belfast pipebomb attack
Five people have escaped injury after a pipebomb was thrown at a house in east Belfast. The device exploded at the rear of a house in Bryson Court in the nationalist Short Strand area around 1am this...
Loyalists blamed for east Belfast pipebomb attack
Five people have escaped injury after a pipebomb was thrown at a house in east Belfast. The device exploded at the rear of a house in Bryson Court in the nationalist Short Strand area around 1am this...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 4, 2002
Pensioner dies in County Down road collision
An elderly man has died following an road accident in County Down yesterday. The accident happened on the A1 dual carriageway, at Banbridge. The Citroen car, which the 74-year-old man was driving, w...
Pensioner dies in County Down road collision
An elderly man has died following an road accident in County Down yesterday. The accident happened on the A1 dual carriageway, at Banbridge. The Citroen car, which the 74-year-old man was driving, w...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 4, 2002
Defunct prison could be new PSNI training centre
The Policing Board has decided that one of Northern Ireland’s most notorious prisons could form the ideal location for a new state of the art training facility for PSNI recruits. At its monthly meeti...
Defunct prison could be new PSNI training centre
The Policing Board has decided that one of Northern Ireland’s most notorious prisons could form the ideal location for a new state of the art training facility for PSNI recruits. At its monthly meeti...
Business News, Jul 4, 2002
Belfast to benefit from Irish event companies’ merger
Belfast is set to be one of the main beneficiaries following the merger of Dublin’s two biggest conference, destination and event management companies. The merger of Delaney Marketing Group and Ovati...
Belfast to benefit from Irish event companies’ merger
Belfast is set to be one of the main beneficiaries following the merger of Dublin’s two biggest conference, destination and event management companies. The merger of Delaney Marketing Group and Ovati...
Business News, Jul 4, 2002
US merger threatens Irish jobs
US computer manufacturer Hewlett-Packard has announced plans to cut almost 6,000 jobs throughout Europe as part of a restructuring plan which could put thousands of Irish jobs in peril. Hewlett Packa...
US merger threatens Irish jobs
US computer manufacturer Hewlett-Packard has announced plans to cut almost 6,000 jobs throughout Europe as part of a restructuring plan which could put thousands of Irish jobs in peril. Hewlett Packa...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 4, 2002
£500m commercial development set for North West
Plans were unveiled on Thursday July 4 for a £500m commercial development investment in the heart of the North West. The development is set to provide up to 8,000 new jobs during construction and whe...
£500m commercial development set for North West
Plans were unveiled on Thursday July 4 for a £500m commercial development investment in the heart of the North West. The development is set to provide up to 8,000 new jobs during construction and whe...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 3, 2002
Health Minister details £110m allocations
The Health Minister, Bairbre De Brún has spelled out exactly where her department’s share of the Executive’s £270 million reform and reinvestment financial package is going. Yesterday the First and D...
Health Minister details £110m allocations
The Health Minister, Bairbre De Brún has spelled out exactly where her department’s share of the Executive’s £270 million reform and reinvestment financial package is going. Yesterday the First and D...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 3, 2002
Transport gets £3.5bn facelift
The Northern Ireland transport network is to get a £3.5 billion facelift over the next 10 years according to proposals announced by the Department of Regional Development (DRD) Minister Peter Robinson...
Transport gets £3.5bn facelift
The Northern Ireland transport network is to get a £3.5 billion facelift over the next 10 years according to proposals announced by the Department of Regional Development (DRD) Minister Peter Robinson...
Business News, Jul 3, 2002
Public Purchasing provides incentives to the unemployed
The first meeting of the newly established Public Sector Procurement Board has taken place in Stormont on Wednesday July 3. The new Board is chaired by Dr Sean Farren, Minister of Finance and Personn...
Public Purchasing provides incentives to the unemployed
The first meeting of the newly established Public Sector Procurement Board has taken place in Stormont on Wednesday July 3. The new Board is chaired by Dr Sean Farren, Minister of Finance and Personn...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 3, 2002
Tory leader opposes amnesty plans
Conservative Party leader Iain Duncan Smith has urged the Prime Minister Tony Blair to abandon plans to grant an amnesty to Northern Ireland paramilitaries who are still on the run. In a letter to Mr...
Tory leader opposes amnesty plans
Conservative Party leader Iain Duncan Smith has urged the Prime Minister Tony Blair to abandon plans to grant an amnesty to Northern Ireland paramilitaries who are still on the run. In a letter to Mr...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 3, 2002
DOE 'disappointed' by lack of Causeway progress
Northern Ireland Environment Minister Dermot Nesbitt has said the inability of groups interested in developing the Giant’s Causeway as a world-class heritage site is a source of frustration and disapp...
DOE 'disappointed' by lack of Causeway progress
Northern Ireland Environment Minister Dermot Nesbitt has said the inability of groups interested in developing the Giant’s Causeway as a world-class heritage site is a source of frustration and disapp...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 3, 2002
Electoral fraud initiative launched
A new photographic identity card will be introduced next year in a fresh government bid to combat electoral fraud in Northern Ireland. By next year the government said they further hoped to abolish a...
Electoral fraud initiative launched
A new photographic identity card will be introduced next year in a fresh government bid to combat electoral fraud in Northern Ireland. By next year the government said they further hoped to abolish a...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 3, 2002
Minister opens multi-million pound Claudy facility
The Zip Project Ltd, a joint venture formed by Marks & Spencer childrenswear and Desmond & Sons Limited, has officially opened its state-of-the-art garment development and sourcing facility in Claudy,...
Minister opens multi-million pound Claudy facility
The Zip Project Ltd, a joint venture formed by Marks & Spencer childrenswear and Desmond & Sons Limited, has officially opened its state-of-the-art garment development and sourcing facility in Claudy,...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 3, 2002
Watchdog voices concern over education targets
The Department of Education has been criticised by an assembly watchdog committee for reducing their targets for literacy and numeracy at a time when targets are being raised in England and Wales. A ...
Watchdog voices concern over education targets
The Department of Education has been criticised by an assembly watchdog committee for reducing their targets for literacy and numeracy at a time when targets are being raised in England and Wales. A ...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 3, 2002
Larne road death victim named
The woman who died in a road traffic collision on Tuesday evening near Larne has been named. 42-year-old Ramona McGowan was travelling on the A8 Belfast to Larne Road when her Renault car collided wi...
Larne road death victim named
The woman who died in a road traffic collision on Tuesday evening near Larne has been named. 42-year-old Ramona McGowan was travelling on the A8 Belfast to Larne Road when her Renault car collided wi...
Business News, Jul 3, 2002
Far East success for local companies
Firm orders worth almost £2.5 million were secured by local companies on the recent Invest NI trade mission to the established markets of Singapore, Malaysia and Vietnam. Among companies securing sub...
Far East success for local companies
Firm orders worth almost £2.5 million were secured by local companies on the recent Invest NI trade mission to the established markets of Singapore, Malaysia and Vietnam. Among companies securing sub...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 3, 2002
More Protestants than Catholics in top civil service posts
A report from the Department of Finance and Personnel has found that Roman Catholics are still under represented in the upper echelons of the Civil Service. A review of Article 55 of the Fair Employm...
More Protestants than Catholics in top civil service posts
A report from the Department of Finance and Personnel has found that Roman Catholics are still under represented in the upper echelons of the Civil Service. A review of Article 55 of the Fair Employm...
Business News, Jul 3, 2002
Local companies jet off to Farnborough Airshow
Local companies are putting the finishing touches to their preparations for the Farnborough International Airshow later this month. The Northern Ireland representation is a joint initiative between I...
Local companies jet off to Farnborough Airshow
Local companies are putting the finishing touches to their preparations for the Farnborough International Airshow later this month. The Northern Ireland representation is a joint initiative between I...
Business News, Jul 3, 2002
New team appointed to EU Special Programmes Body
The North-South body responsible for monitoring European funding and progress, the Special European Programmes Body (SEUPB), has just completed the appointment of its top management team. The top pos...
New team appointed to EU Special Programmes Body
The North-South body responsible for monitoring European funding and progress, the Special European Programmes Body (SEUPB), has just completed the appointment of its top management team. The top pos...
Business News, Jul 3, 2002
UK retail sales growth slowest for 18 months
Retail sales grew at the slowest rate for 18 months in the year to June according to the latest CBI figures published on Wednesday July 3. The CBI said the findings support the May survey which sugge...
UK retail sales growth slowest for 18 months
Retail sales grew at the slowest rate for 18 months in the year to June according to the latest CBI figures published on Wednesday July 3. The CBI said the findings support the May survey which sugge...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 3, 2002
Dissident republicans planning fresh attacks: Cramphorn
Dissident republicans are planning a fresh wave of assassinations and bomb attacks the Acting Chief Constable Colin Cramphorn has said. Addressing the Policing Board’s monthly meeting today Mr Cramph...
Dissident republicans planning fresh attacks: Cramphorn
Dissident republicans are planning a fresh wave of assassinations and bomb attacks the Acting Chief Constable Colin Cramphorn has said. Addressing the Policing Board’s monthly meeting today Mr Cramph...
Business News, Jul 3, 2002
Weber Shandwick creates specialist property division
Leading communications company, Weber Shandwick has created a new division to help property companies add more value to their portfolios. The agency has appointed Will McKee, former director general ...
Weber Shandwick creates specialist property division
Leading communications company, Weber Shandwick has created a new division to help property companies add more value to their portfolios. The agency has appointed Will McKee, former director general ...
Business News, Jul 2, 2002
Audit Office criticise order of old business agency
The Northern Ireland Audit Office (NIAO) has published a report which criticises the allocation of public funds by now-defunct small business agency Ledu. The investigation into Ledu’s Export Start s...
Audit Office criticise order of old business agency
The Northern Ireland Audit Office (NIAO) has published a report which criticises the allocation of public funds by now-defunct small business agency Ledu. The investigation into Ledu’s Export Start s...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 2, 2002
Report calls for decommissioning to curb racketeering
A House of Commons report has urged for progress in the decommissioning of weapons after it was revealed that up to half of organised criminal activity in Northern Ireland is paramilitary related. Th...
Report calls for decommissioning to curb racketeering
A House of Commons report has urged for progress in the decommissioning of weapons after it was revealed that up to half of organised criminal activity in Northern Ireland is paramilitary related. Th...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 2, 2002
UUP to pressure Blair on eve of Hillsborough talks
It has been revealed that a top-level delegation of Ulster Unionist officials will meet with Prime Minister Tony Blair in Downing Street tomorrow morning. The meeting comes on the eve of crisis talks...
UUP to pressure Blair on eve of Hillsborough talks
It has been revealed that a top-level delegation of Ulster Unionist officials will meet with Prime Minister Tony Blair in Downing Street tomorrow morning. The meeting comes on the eve of crisis talks...
Business News, Jul 2, 2002
New committee to oversee EU funding
A new committee has just been established to monitor the EU funded Interreg III Programme which will invest €179 million into Northern Ireland and the border region of the Republic. The EU programme ...
New committee to oversee EU funding
A new committee has just been established to monitor the EU funded Interreg III Programme which will invest €179 million into Northern Ireland and the border region of the Republic. The EU programme ...
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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.
