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Northern Ireland News for February 2004 : Page 5
Northern Ireland News, Feb 20, 2004
BMA NI call for smoking ban
The British Medical Association of Northern Ireland (BMA NI) has called on the Government to follow the lead taken by the Irish Republic by banning smoking in enclosed workplaces. Minister for Health...
BMA NI call for smoking ban
The British Medical Association of Northern Ireland (BMA NI) has called on the Government to follow the lead taken by the Irish Republic by banning smoking in enclosed workplaces. Minister for Health...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 20, 2004
BBC Music Live comes to Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is set to be the stage for top-flight musicians and performers from all musical genres when it hosts the BBC's acclaimed live music festival ‘Music Live’ in April and May this year. ...
BBC Music Live comes to Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is set to be the stage for top-flight musicians and performers from all musical genres when it hosts the BBC's acclaimed live music festival ‘Music Live’ in April and May this year. ...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 20, 2004
Snooker legend 'storms' on the Waterfront horizon
Two-time world snooker champion, Alex 'The Hurricane' Higgins and six-time runner up, Jimmy 'Whirlwind' White are set to go head to head in an exhibition match at Belfast's Waterfront Hall. The match...
Snooker legend 'storms' on the Waterfront horizon
Two-time world snooker champion, Alex 'The Hurricane' Higgins and six-time runner up, Jimmy 'Whirlwind' White are set to go head to head in an exhibition match at Belfast's Waterfront Hall. The match...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 20, 2004
Hoey to push Home Secretary on Zimbabwean NI asylum
Belfast born MP, Kate Hoey is set to meet Home Secretary, David Blunkett over plans to fast-track the position of Zimbabweans who have applied for political asylum in Northern Ireland. Ms Hoey, who h...
Hoey to push Home Secretary on Zimbabwean NI asylum
Belfast born MP, Kate Hoey is set to meet Home Secretary, David Blunkett over plans to fast-track the position of Zimbabweans who have applied for political asylum in Northern Ireland. Ms Hoey, who h...
Business News, Feb 20, 2004
Belfast Bombardier chief calls for improved NI transport infrastructure
Speaking at the annual dinner of the Northern Ireland Region of the Institute of Logistics and Transport (ILT) in Belfast, the Vice President and General Manager of Bombardier Aerospace Belfast has ca...
Belfast Bombardier chief calls for improved NI transport infrastructure
Speaking at the annual dinner of the Northern Ireland Region of the Institute of Logistics and Transport (ILT) in Belfast, the Vice President and General Manager of Bombardier Aerospace Belfast has ca...
UK National News, Feb 19, 2004
Tory leader slams BNP as 'a stain on our democracy'
The Tory leader has today used a speech in Burnley - the Lancashire town which saw some of Britain's most serious race riots since the 1980s - to excoriate the BNP as "a stain on our democracy". Mr H...
Tory leader slams BNP as 'a stain on our democracy'
The Tory leader has today used a speech in Burnley - the Lancashire town which saw some of Britain's most serious race riots since the 1980s - to excoriate the BNP as "a stain on our democracy". Mr H...
UK National News, Feb 19, 2004
Five UK detainees in Guantanamo Bay to be released
Five of the nine British nationals held by the US in Guantanamo Bay are set to be released, the BBC reported today. Last month, the Times newspaper reported that preparations were being made for the ...
Five UK detainees in Guantanamo Bay to be released
Five of the nine British nationals held by the US in Guantanamo Bay are set to be released, the BBC reported today. Last month, the Times newspaper reported that preparations were being made for the ...
Business News, Feb 19, 2004
BT awarded £530m NHS broadband contract
BT has been awarded a £530 million seven-year contract to provide and manage a broadband network to link all NHS organisations in England, it has been announced today. The proposed New National Netwo...
BT awarded £530m NHS broadband contract
BT has been awarded a £530 million seven-year contract to provide and manage a broadband network to link all NHS organisations in England, it has been announced today. The proposed New National Netwo...
UK National News, Feb 19, 2004
Opposition outraged over leaked GM crops approval
Opposition parties have strongly criticised the government following the emergence of a leaked cabinet document which shows that the government is close to adopting the use of GM crops for commercial ...
Opposition outraged over leaked GM crops approval
Opposition parties have strongly criticised the government following the emergence of a leaked cabinet document which shows that the government is close to adopting the use of GM crops for commercial ...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 19, 2004
Taoiseach visits Northern Ireland on one-day trip
Irish Prime Minister, Bertie Ahern arrived in Northern Ireland today for a special one-day visit. Mr Ahern's first engagement was to give a keynote address at the University of Ulster's Coleraine cam...
Taoiseach visits Northern Ireland on one-day trip
Irish Prime Minister, Bertie Ahern arrived in Northern Ireland today for a special one-day visit. Mr Ahern's first engagement was to give a keynote address at the University of Ulster's Coleraine cam...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 19, 2004
105-year-old woman forced from home following attack
Police are appealing for information after a 105-year-old woman was forced from her home last night in what police suspect may have been a sectarian attack. The woman was sleeping in a downstairs roo...
105-year-old woman forced from home following attack
Police are appealing for information after a 105-year-old woman was forced from her home last night in what police suspect may have been a sectarian attack. The woman was sleeping in a downstairs roo...
UK National News, Feb 19, 2004
Grieving families bury victims of Iran railway blast
Grieving families in Iran have started burying the 300 victims of yesterday's devastating railway explosion in the north-east of the country. Around 20,000 people thronged the town of Neyshabur today...
Grieving families bury victims of Iran railway blast
Grieving families in Iran have started burying the 300 victims of yesterday's devastating railway explosion in the north-east of the country. Around 20,000 people thronged the town of Neyshabur today...
Business News, Feb 19, 2004
Late payment culture shows no signs of abating
Large companies are the worst offenders when it comes to making late payments - more than five years after the government brought in legislation to tackle the problem - according to a survey conducted...
Late payment culture shows no signs of abating
Large companies are the worst offenders when it comes to making late payments - more than five years after the government brought in legislation to tackle the problem - according to a survey conducted...
UK National News, Feb 19, 2004
Afghan opium production to rise again, UN warns
Last year Afghanistan produced its highest amount of opium since 1999 – an estimated 3,600 tons, or more than three-quarters of the global supply – and the country is poised to exceed that amount this...
Afghan opium production to rise again, UN warns
Last year Afghanistan produced its highest amount of opium since 1999 – an estimated 3,600 tons, or more than three-quarters of the global supply – and the country is poised to exceed that amount this...
UK National News, Feb 19, 2004
Nazi hunter Wiesenthal awarded knighthood
The renowned Nazi hunter Simon Wiesenthal has been awarded an honorary knighthood, it has been announced today. According to the citation, the KBE was awarded in recognition of Mr Wiesenthal's lifeti...
Nazi hunter Wiesenthal awarded knighthood
The renowned Nazi hunter Simon Wiesenthal has been awarded an honorary knighthood, it has been announced today. According to the citation, the KBE was awarded in recognition of Mr Wiesenthal's lifeti...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 19, 2004
Police treat two separate flat fires as suspicious
Police are treating two separate fires, which led to the evacuation of flats in Londonderry on Thursday, as suspicious. Several residents at flats in Melrose Terrace were evacuated from their homes a...
Police treat two separate flat fires as suspicious
Police are treating two separate fires, which led to the evacuation of flats in Londonderry on Thursday, as suspicious. Several residents at flats in Melrose Terrace were evacuated from their homes a...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 19, 2004
NI score first goal in two years
Players and fans of the Northern Ireland football team were in jovial mood today despite last night's 4-1 friendly defeat at the hands of Norway at Windsor Park. The reason for their optimism was a f...
NI score first goal in two years
Players and fans of the Northern Ireland football team were in jovial mood today despite last night's 4-1 friendly defeat at the hands of Norway at Windsor Park. The reason for their optimism was a f...
Recruitment News, Feb 19, 2004
Marsh Ireland to create 75 jobs in Spiddal
Financial and Insurance services company Marsh Ireland have announced the creation of 75 jobs in Spiddal, Co Galway. The jobs in the Connemara Gaeltacht will be created at a telesales and claims proc...
Marsh Ireland to create 75 jobs in Spiddal
Financial and Insurance services company Marsh Ireland have announced the creation of 75 jobs in Spiddal, Co Galway. The jobs in the Connemara Gaeltacht will be created at a telesales and claims proc...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 19, 2004
Channel 4 development deal for Belfast TV company
Belfast-based DoubleBand Films is to benefit from a £260,000 company development deal, funded by Channel 4 and the NIFTC Company Development Fund, a joint venture between Invest Northern Ireland and t...
Channel 4 development deal for Belfast TV company
Belfast-based DoubleBand Films is to benefit from a £260,000 company development deal, funded by Channel 4 and the NIFTC Company Development Fund, a joint venture between Invest Northern Ireland and t...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 19, 2004
Wooden floors lead to more home injuries
Wooden floors instead of carpets are leading to more accidents for people in homes across the UK, it was revealed today. In a new report detailing how people in the UK hurt themselves at home and at ...
Wooden floors lead to more home injuries
Wooden floors instead of carpets are leading to more accidents for people in homes across the UK, it was revealed today. In a new report detailing how people in the UK hurt themselves at home and at ...
UK National News, Feb 19, 2004
Strong retail sales growth stokes interest rate hike
The strong surge in retail sales revealed in the latest figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) has fuelled speculation that another interest rate rise is imminent. According to the ONS ...
Strong retail sales growth stokes interest rate hike
The strong surge in retail sales revealed in the latest figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) has fuelled speculation that another interest rate rise is imminent. According to the ONS ...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 19, 2004
£2.9 million sewer scheme for Enniskillen
The Water Service is set to start work on a £2.9 million scheme to upgrade the sewerage network within the Enniskillen area. The work, which will meet increasing customer demands and ensure complianc...
£2.9 million sewer scheme for Enniskillen
The Water Service is set to start work on a £2.9 million scheme to upgrade the sewerage network within the Enniskillen area. The work, which will meet increasing customer demands and ensure complianc...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 19, 2004
Major development secured for key waterside site
A multi-million pound development scheme for the Distillery Brae site in the Waterside area of Londonderry has been announced by the Department for Social Development. The Department, through the Nor...
Major development secured for key waterside site
A multi-million pound development scheme for the Distillery Brae site in the Waterside area of Londonderry has been announced by the Department for Social Development. The Department, through the Nor...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 19, 2004
Minister announces £2m food sector funding
Agriculture Minister, Ian Pearson has announced details of a £2 million EU award package for the Northern Ireland food processing sector. The awards, totalling £2.46 million from EU funds and £0.35 m...
Minister announces £2m food sector funding
Agriculture Minister, Ian Pearson has announced details of a £2 million EU award package for the Northern Ireland food processing sector. The awards, totalling £2.46 million from EU funds and £0.35 m...
Recruitment News, Feb 19, 2004
Skilled workers spouse work permit rules changed
The Irish Government has announced the introduction of a new initiative to facilitate easier access to the Irish labour market by spouses of certain skilled non-EEA nationals working in Ireland. Anno...
Skilled workers spouse work permit rules changed
The Irish Government has announced the introduction of a new initiative to facilitate easier access to the Irish labour market by spouses of certain skilled non-EEA nationals working in Ireland. Anno...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 19, 2004
ICAI issues new money-laundering guidelines
The Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland (ICAI) is to issue guidance to members on the requirements of new anti-money laundering regulations due to come into force in the UK on March 1. The ...
ICAI issues new money-laundering guidelines
The Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland (ICAI) is to issue guidance to members on the requirements of new anti-money laundering regulations due to come into force in the UK on March 1. The ...
Business News, Feb 19, 2004
ICAI issues new money-laundering guidelines
The Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland (ICAI) is to issue guidance to members on the requirements of new anti-money laundering regulations due to come into force in the UK on March 1. The ...
ICAI issues new money-laundering guidelines
The Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland (ICAI) is to issue guidance to members on the requirements of new anti-money laundering regulations due to come into force in the UK on March 1. The ...
UK National News, Feb 19, 2004
Beagle.B virus linked to online gamers
Yet another Microsoft Windows worm is about to start e-dropping into computer users mailboxes. Beagle.B is triggered when a user attempts to open the attachment on an email. This then runs malicious ...
Beagle.B virus linked to online gamers
Yet another Microsoft Windows worm is about to start e-dropping into computer users mailboxes. Beagle.B is triggered when a user attempts to open the attachment on an email. This then runs malicious ...
UK National News, Feb 18, 2004
200 feared dead after Iranian railway blast
As many as 200 people are feared dead today following an explosion on a railway in northern Iran. The explosion occurred at around 9.45am local time near the north-eastern town of Neyshabur. It has b...
200 feared dead after Iranian railway blast
As many as 200 people are feared dead today following an explosion on a railway in northern Iran. The explosion occurred at around 9.45am local time near the north-eastern town of Neyshabur. It has b...
Business News, Feb 18, 2004
Dale Farm acquires Parmalat's UK operation
Leading Northern Ireland dairy company Dale Farm Group has acquired the UK dairy operation of Parmlat. The deal for an undisclosed sum will see Dale Farm take over Parmalat UK's dairy processing plan...
Dale Farm acquires Parmalat's UK operation
Leading Northern Ireland dairy company Dale Farm Group has acquired the UK dairy operation of Parmlat. The deal for an undisclosed sum will see Dale Farm take over Parmalat UK's dairy processing plan...
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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.
