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Northern Ireland News for September 2002
Business News, Sep 30, 2002
Innovative technology attracts US company
Causeway Data Communications, a University of Ulster spin-out company, recently signed a strategic alliance with Patriot Properties of Boston to market innovative technology developed in Northern Irel...
Innovative technology attracts US company
Causeway Data Communications, a University of Ulster spin-out company, recently signed a strategic alliance with Patriot Properties of Boston to market innovative technology developed in Northern Irel...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 30, 2002
Minister welcomes £41m Baileys plant for Mallusk
The establishment of a £41m state-of-the-art drinks manufacturing facility in Mallusk is tangible evidence of international investors’ confidence in Northern Ireland, Sir Reg Empey, Minister for Enter...
Minister welcomes £41m Baileys plant for Mallusk
The establishment of a £41m state-of-the-art drinks manufacturing facility in Mallusk is tangible evidence of international investors’ confidence in Northern Ireland, Sir Reg Empey, Minister for Enter...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 30, 2002
Europe secure unexpected Ryder Cup victory
Golf's Ryder Cup was back in European hands today after yesterday's defeat of the USA at the Belfry. Ireland's Paul McGinley secured victory by halving his match in the final hole against Jim Furyk d...
Europe secure unexpected Ryder Cup victory
Golf's Ryder Cup was back in European hands today after yesterday's defeat of the USA at the Belfry. Ireland's Paul McGinley secured victory by halving his match in the final hole against Jim Furyk d...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 30, 2002
Ulster Covenant could boost tourism says Minister
Culture Minister, Michael McGimpsey, today said that making the details contained in the Ulster Covenant more accessible would give a huge boost to both cultural tourism and genealogical research. Th...
Ulster Covenant could boost tourism says Minister
Culture Minister, Michael McGimpsey, today said that making the details contained in the Ulster Covenant more accessible would give a huge boost to both cultural tourism and genealogical research. Th...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 30, 2002
Conference urges city to use heritage to deliver regeneration
The debate about the co-existence of conservation and development is poised to open a new chapter this week, with the opening of the first ever internationally built heritage conference to be held in ...
Conference urges city to use heritage to deliver regeneration
The debate about the co-existence of conservation and development is poised to open a new chapter this week, with the opening of the first ever internationally built heritage conference to be held in ...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 30, 2002
Census figures show 5% rise in NI population
Northern Ireland's population has risen to almost 1.7m, according to the latest Census Day figures. The census, which was taken last year, showed that the province's population had increased by 5% si...
Census figures show 5% rise in NI population
Northern Ireland's population has risen to almost 1.7m, according to the latest Census Day figures. The census, which was taken last year, showed that the province's population had increased by 5% si...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 30, 2002
First Minister condemns attack on bus driver
First Minister, David Trimble has condemned an assault on a bus driver in Londonderry over the weekend. The driver was taking home elderly passengers after a day trip to Donegal. However he was assa...
First Minister condemns attack on bus driver
First Minister, David Trimble has condemned an assault on a bus driver in Londonderry over the weekend. The driver was taking home elderly passengers after a day trip to Donegal. However he was assa...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 30, 2002
Baby girl dies in road traffic accident
A child has been killed in a road traffic accident in Enniskillen. The baby girl, from the Republic of Ireland, was in a car with her two brothers, her childminder and her childminder's daughter, whe...
Baby girl dies in road traffic accident
A child has been killed in a road traffic accident in Enniskillen. The baby girl, from the Republic of Ireland, was in a car with her two brothers, her childminder and her childminder's daughter, whe...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 30, 2002
Motorcyclist injured in hit and run incident
Police are appealing for information after a male motorcyclist was seriously injured in a hit and run incident in Co Fermanagh on Sunday. It happened around 10pm on the main Newtownbutler to Lisnaske...
Motorcyclist injured in hit and run incident
Police are appealing for information after a male motorcyclist was seriously injured in a hit and run incident in Co Fermanagh on Sunday. It happened around 10pm on the main Newtownbutler to Lisnaske...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 30, 2002
McGuinness calls for an agreed way forward for dyslexia
Education Minister, Martin McGuinness has addressed a major conference on educational provision for children with dyslexia today. Addressing over 170 delegates from across the education sector, Mr Mc...
McGuinness calls for an agreed way forward for dyslexia
Education Minister, Martin McGuinness has addressed a major conference on educational provision for children with dyslexia today. Addressing over 170 delegates from across the education sector, Mr Mc...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 30, 2002
Man seriously ill in hospital following attack
Four men have been arrested in connection with a serious assault on a man in Banbridge at the weekend. The injured man was found by police in the early hours of Sunday morning, following clashes betw...
Man seriously ill in hospital following attack
Four men have been arrested in connection with a serious assault on a man in Banbridge at the weekend. The injured man was found by police in the early hours of Sunday morning, following clashes betw...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 27, 2002
Durkan points to housing need as homelessness rises
The Deputy First Minister has emphasised the importance of making high-quality housing available to those in greatest need, on the day that a DSD report revealed that the proportion homeless household...
Durkan points to housing need as homelessness rises
The Deputy First Minister has emphasised the importance of making high-quality housing available to those in greatest need, on the day that a DSD report revealed that the proportion homeless household...
Business News, Sep 27, 2002
Donegal plant to shed 55 jobs
An electronic firm, which manufactures printed circuit boards in Co Donegal, is set to shed 55 jobs. The redundancies at Canadian firm SMTC`s Gweedore Industrial Estate plant will come into effect on...
Donegal plant to shed 55 jobs
An electronic firm, which manufactures printed circuit boards in Co Donegal, is set to shed 55 jobs. The redundancies at Canadian firm SMTC`s Gweedore Industrial Estate plant will come into effect on...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 27, 2002
'Drastic' surgery is best option against breast cancer says report
A controversial report by Queen's University researchers has said that the removal of the breasts and ovaries offers the best hope for women who have a high-risk cancer gene. The report, published in...
'Drastic' surgery is best option against breast cancer says report
A controversial report by Queen's University researchers has said that the removal of the breasts and ovaries offers the best hope for women who have a high-risk cancer gene. The report, published in...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 27, 2002
Man injured in east Belfast lunch-time shooting
A man has been shot and slightly wounded in a gun attack in east Belfast. The shooting occurred at 1.30pm and took place when the man was working on a car in a garage on the Isoline Street off the Ca...
Man injured in east Belfast lunch-time shooting
A man has been shot and slightly wounded in a gun attack in east Belfast. The shooting occurred at 1.30pm and took place when the man was working on a car in a garage on the Isoline Street off the Ca...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 27, 2002
300 jobs to be created at £23m Coleraine shopping centre
The Minister of Finance and Personnel (DFP) opened a £23 million shopping centre today that will see up to 300 new jobs created in the Coleraine area when it is fully operational. Dr Sean Farren, who...
300 jobs to be created at £23m Coleraine shopping centre
The Minister of Finance and Personnel (DFP) opened a £23 million shopping centre today that will see up to 300 new jobs created in the Coleraine area when it is fully operational. Dr Sean Farren, who...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 27, 2002
McGimpsey rejects Haass concern as 'ludicrous'
The fall-out from the Ulster Unionist Party's unilateral deadline on IRA decommissioning and disbandment, has extended across the Atlantic. On Thursday, President Bushs's special adviser on Northern...
McGimpsey rejects Haass concern as 'ludicrous'
The fall-out from the Ulster Unionist Party's unilateral deadline on IRA decommissioning and disbandment, has extended across the Atlantic. On Thursday, President Bushs's special adviser on Northern...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 27, 2002
UUP anti-agreement faction gain selection ground
In a surprise move the Ulster Unionist Party assembly chief whip has been de-selected for the next Stormont elections. Assembly member for Lagan Valley, Ivan Davis, was dropped from the party's ticke...
UUP anti-agreement faction gain selection ground
In a surprise move the Ulster Unionist Party assembly chief whip has been de-selected for the next Stormont elections. Assembly member for Lagan Valley, Ivan Davis, was dropped from the party's ticke...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 27, 2002
400 jobs go in Belfast and Carrickfergus
It has been a poor day for the local economy with the announcement that a total of 375 jobs are to be lost at two major companies. Staff at Shorts where hit with the news that 240 jobs are to go at ...
400 jobs go in Belfast and Carrickfergus
It has been a poor day for the local economy with the announcement that a total of 375 jobs are to be lost at two major companies. Staff at Shorts where hit with the news that 240 jobs are to go at ...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 27, 2002
Mediation talks likely in effort to defuse loyalist feud
Reports are circulating that mediation moves are being made to quell any further outbreak of violence between rival loyalist gangs following the dismissal of Johnny Adair from the UDA. At present it ...
Mediation talks likely in effort to defuse loyalist feud
Reports are circulating that mediation moves are being made to quell any further outbreak of violence between rival loyalist gangs following the dismissal of Johnny Adair from the UDA. At present it ...
Business News, Sep 27, 2002
Ulster Stores make £1m Welsh expansion
Coleraine-based Ulster Stores has bought a major department store in Llandudno, Wales. In its first-ever acquisition outside of Northern Ireland, Ulster Stores, a family-run business established in 1...
Ulster Stores make £1m Welsh expansion
Coleraine-based Ulster Stores has bought a major department store in Llandudno, Wales. In its first-ever acquisition outside of Northern Ireland, Ulster Stores, a family-run business established in 1...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 27, 2002
Ballygawley community gets £1 million boost
The Social Development Minister has officially opened a £1 million project bringing new commercial, housing and social facilities to the Co Tyrone town of Ballygawley. Funded jointly by the departmen...
Ballygawley community gets £1 million boost
The Social Development Minister has officially opened a £1 million project bringing new commercial, housing and social facilities to the Co Tyrone town of Ballygawley. Funded jointly by the departmen...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 27, 2002
Parades Commission upholds UVF parade decision
The Parades Commission has upheld its decision to allow an Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) parade to pass through Belfast city centre this evening. The parade celebrates the 90th anniversary of the form...
Parades Commission upholds UVF parade decision
The Parades Commission has upheld its decision to allow an Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) parade to pass through Belfast city centre this evening. The parade celebrates the 90th anniversary of the form...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 26, 2002
Three men bailed after Co Down attack
Three men have been released on police bail after being arrested following a serious attack on a man in Co Down yesterday morning. The man, who was visiting a house in New Meadow Road, Annsborough, w...
Three men bailed after Co Down attack
Three men have been released on police bail after being arrested following a serious attack on a man in Co Down yesterday morning. The man, who was visiting a house in New Meadow Road, Annsborough, w...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 26, 2002
Glentoran hit by 12-point league deduction
Irish league side Glentoran have been deducted 12 points and fined £7,000 following a mix-up over the registration of new signing Andy Kilmartin. The ruling was made by the Irish League Rules and Rev...
Glentoran hit by 12-point league deduction
Irish league side Glentoran have been deducted 12 points and fined £7,000 following a mix-up over the registration of new signing Andy Kilmartin. The ruling was made by the Irish League Rules and Rev...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 26, 2002
Adair dismisses UDA expulsion statement
Leading loyalist Johnny Adair has dismissed a decision by the Ulster Defence Association (UDA) saying he is to be expelled from the organisation. Adair, who is head of one of the UDA's six 'brigades'...
Adair dismisses UDA expulsion statement
Leading loyalist Johnny Adair has dismissed a decision by the Ulster Defence Association (UDA) saying he is to be expelled from the organisation. Adair, who is head of one of the UDA's six 'brigades'...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 26, 2002
Government prepares blitz on organised crime
After a summer of concentrated violence, Security Minister Jane Kennedy has told delegates at a joint dinner of the Ulster Society of Chartered Accountants and Law Society of Northern Ireland in Newry...
Government prepares blitz on organised crime
After a summer of concentrated violence, Security Minister Jane Kennedy has told delegates at a joint dinner of the Ulster Society of Chartered Accountants and Law Society of Northern Ireland in Newry...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 26, 2002
Pensioner dies in south Belfast road accident
A pensioner has been killed in a road accident in south Belfast this morning. At around 7.15am, the 78-year-old was walking along the Ormeau Road when he was hit by a van at the junction of Knockbra...
Pensioner dies in south Belfast road accident
A pensioner has been killed in a road accident in south Belfast this morning. At around 7.15am, the 78-year-old was walking along the Ormeau Road when he was hit by a van at the junction of Knockbra...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 26, 2002
Weaknesses in economy must be addressed says Sir Reg
Following on from this week's budget announcement, Economy Minister, Sir Reg Empey has told a Confederation of British Industry (CBI) conference that "historical weaknesses" in the economy must be add...
Weaknesses in economy must be addressed says Sir Reg
Following on from this week's budget announcement, Economy Minister, Sir Reg Empey has told a Confederation of British Industry (CBI) conference that "historical weaknesses" in the economy must be add...
Business News, Sep 26, 2002
AIB to sell bank at centre of Rusnak fraud scandal
It has been reported that the Allied Irish Bank (AIB) is on the verge of selling its scandal-hit subsidiary Allfirst to an American rival. Reuters has reported that M&T Bank Corp will take on Allfir...
AIB to sell bank at centre of Rusnak fraud scandal
It has been reported that the Allied Irish Bank (AIB) is on the verge of selling its scandal-hit subsidiary Allfirst to an American rival. Reuters has reported that M&T Bank Corp will take on Allfir...
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Northern Ireland WeatherToday:A showery start with outbreaks most frequent north of Lough Neagh and through the morning, before dwindling during the afternoon as the northwest breezes ease and brighter spells of weak sunshine prosper. Maximum temperature 8 °C.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.
