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Northern Ireland News for April 2002
Northern Ireland News, Apr 30, 2002
Anti-agreement Ulster Unionist defects to DUP
The dissident unionist Peter Weir has formally joined the hard-line Democratic Unionist Party. Mr Weir, who was elected to the assembly as an Ulster Unionist, was expelled from his party last year fo...
Anti-agreement Ulster Unionist defects to DUP
The dissident unionist Peter Weir has formally joined the hard-line Democratic Unionist Party. Mr Weir, who was elected to the assembly as an Ulster Unionist, was expelled from his party last year fo...
Business News, Apr 30, 2002
Stena Line post “remarkable” first quarter figures
Leading Northern Ireland ferry company, Stena Line has revealed significant increases in both car and passenger levels on its Belfast-Stranraer route during the first quarter of 2002. The company's l...
Stena Line post “remarkable” first quarter figures
Leading Northern Ireland ferry company, Stena Line has revealed significant increases in both car and passenger levels on its Belfast-Stranraer route during the first quarter of 2002. The company's l...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 30, 2002
Petition calls for tougher child protection laws
The parents of murdered schoolgirl Sara Payne have visited the province in order to support a petition handed into Stormont calling for tougher legislation on sex offenders. The petition, which secur...
Petition calls for tougher child protection laws
The parents of murdered schoolgirl Sara Payne have visited the province in order to support a petition handed into Stormont calling for tougher legislation on sex offenders. The petition, which secur...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 30, 2002
SDLP leader claims IRA "still active"
SDLP leader Mark Durkan has said that he considers the IRA are "still active". The revelation came following an hour-long meeting between Mr Durkan and Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams on Tuesday morning...
SDLP leader claims IRA "still active"
SDLP leader Mark Durkan has said that he considers the IRA are "still active". The revelation came following an hour-long meeting between Mr Durkan and Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams on Tuesday morning...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 30, 2002
Scottish IT firm sets up operations in Lisburn
A Scottish computing firm is set to create 20 jobs over the next two years in Northern Ireland after it chose Lisburn as its main base for supporting customers throughout the province as well as the R...
Scottish IT firm sets up operations in Lisburn
A Scottish computing firm is set to create 20 jobs over the next two years in Northern Ireland after it chose Lisburn as its main base for supporting customers throughout the province as well as the R...
Business News, Apr 30, 2002
Online service encourages greener business practices
A new website for environmentally aware businesses will be launched on Friday May 3, by the Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP). The aim of the new site is to increase recycling levels in the...
Online service encourages greener business practices
A new website for environmentally aware businesses will be launched on Friday May 3, by the Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP). The aim of the new site is to increase recycling levels in the...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 30, 2002
Castlewellan Church of Ireland Minister and wife robbed
A Church of Ireland minister and his wife have been tied up by robbers who ransacked their house in County Down. Canon Robin Greer and his wife Georgina were held up by two men, one of whom had a han...
Castlewellan Church of Ireland Minister and wife robbed
A Church of Ireland minister and his wife have been tied up by robbers who ransacked their house in County Down. Canon Robin Greer and his wife Georgina were held up by two men, one of whom had a han...
Business News, Apr 30, 2002
Better management vital to UK's performance and productivity
The most comprehensive study carried out in recent years into the demand and supply of managers and leaders in the UK has identified management and leadership as a key factor holding back the performa...
Better management vital to UK's performance and productivity
The most comprehensive study carried out in recent years into the demand and supply of managers and leaders in the UK has identified management and leadership as a key factor holding back the performa...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 30, 2002
May Day brings free travel for NI's pensioners
Senior citizens across Northern Ireland will be able to travel completely free on all of Northern Ireland’s transport services from May Day. The new SmartPass launched by the Minister for Regional De...
May Day brings free travel for NI's pensioners
Senior citizens across Northern Ireland will be able to travel completely free on all of Northern Ireland’s transport services from May Day. The new SmartPass launched by the Minister for Regional De...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 30, 2002
Nationalist party leaders discuss divisive issue of policing
The leaders of Northern Ireland’s two nationalist parties have held a breakfast meeting to discuss their divisions on policing. Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams and SDLP leader Mark Durkan met early o...
Nationalist party leaders discuss divisive issue of policing
The leaders of Northern Ireland’s two nationalist parties have held a breakfast meeting to discuss their divisions on policing. Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams and SDLP leader Mark Durkan met early o...
Business News, Apr 30, 2002
Employers' Handbook launched by Invest NI
The Employers' Handbook, the first publication on employment law geared specifically for small business, has been launched at Belfast's Waterfront Hall. The Handbook was produced by Invest NI in co-o...
Employers' Handbook launched by Invest NI
The Employers' Handbook, the first publication on employment law geared specifically for small business, has been launched at Belfast's Waterfront Hall. The Handbook was produced by Invest NI in co-o...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 30, 2002
Study warns of “chronic” changing climate
Northern Ireland could face more severe winter storms and rising sea levels over the next 80 years, according to a major new government report on climate change. The report, entitled “The Implication...
Study warns of “chronic” changing climate
Northern Ireland could face more severe winter storms and rising sea levels over the next 80 years, according to a major new government report on climate change. The report, entitled “The Implication...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 30, 2002
Survey shows nine in ten child seats not fitted properly
A new independent survey has shown that around nine out of ten child car seats are incorrectly fitted. The statistics were highlighted by NI Environment Minister Dermot Nesbitt who announced that DOE...
Survey shows nine in ten child seats not fitted properly
A new independent survey has shown that around nine out of ten child car seats are incorrectly fitted. The statistics were highlighted by NI Environment Minister Dermot Nesbitt who announced that DOE...
Business News, Apr 30, 2002
German-owned County Donegal plant axe 86 jobs
Eighty-six workers at the German-owned Ruibear Motair Teo (RMT) plant in Derrybeg, County Donegal have lost their jobs with the closure of the plant on Monday April 29. The company, which manufacture...
German-owned County Donegal plant axe 86 jobs
Eighty-six workers at the German-owned Ruibear Motair Teo (RMT) plant in Derrybeg, County Donegal have lost their jobs with the closure of the plant on Monday April 29. The company, which manufacture...
Business News, Apr 30, 2002
Adobe training seminar to visit Dublin
Adobe Systems, creator of popular software packages such as Acrobat and Photoshop, are to visit Dublin's Le Meridien Shelbourne on Thursday May 2 as part of a UK and Ireland seminar tour. Designed to...
Adobe training seminar to visit Dublin
Adobe Systems, creator of popular software packages such as Acrobat and Photoshop, are to visit Dublin's Le Meridien Shelbourne on Thursday May 2 as part of a UK and Ireland seminar tour. Designed to...
Business News, Apr 30, 2002
Belfast multi-media company launched
Develop1, a Belfast-based multimedia and Internet development company, was officially launched on Monday April 29, with the aim of providing a specialist technical team to work with existing design te...
Belfast multi-media company launched
Develop1, a Belfast-based multimedia and Internet development company, was officially launched on Monday April 29, with the aim of providing a specialist technical team to work with existing design te...
Business News, Apr 30, 2002
CIPD report employers seeking to ease recruitment crisis
Despite the downturn in the economy, organisations still report recruitment difficulties over the past year, according to the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD). As a result, UK ...
CIPD report employers seeking to ease recruitment crisis
Despite the downturn in the economy, organisations still report recruitment difficulties over the past year, according to the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD). As a result, UK ...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 30, 2002
Temperatures elevated as debate rages on IRA ceasefire
Political temperatures have remained elevated following the failed Ulster Unionist motion calling for the Secretary of State to make a determination on the status of the IRA ceasefire. Alliance party...
Temperatures elevated as debate rages on IRA ceasefire
Political temperatures have remained elevated following the failed Ulster Unionist motion calling for the Secretary of State to make a determination on the status of the IRA ceasefire. Alliance party...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 29, 2002
Police blame dissidents for prison bomb attack
The police are blaming dissident republicans for a bomb attack outside Maghaberry Prison in County Antrim. A white 4x4 jeep containing a bomb weighing nearly 150lbs of home made explosives was left o...
Police blame dissidents for prison bomb attack
The police are blaming dissident republicans for a bomb attack outside Maghaberry Prison in County Antrim. A white 4x4 jeep containing a bomb weighing nearly 150lbs of home made explosives was left o...
Business News, Apr 29, 2002
EU Support Programme comes to Derry
Two local community organisations, North West Community Network and Tullyally District Development Group, have been appointed to assist with the delivery of the Local Strategy Partnership’s EU Grant A...
EU Support Programme comes to Derry
Two local community organisations, North West Community Network and Tullyally District Development Group, have been appointed to assist with the delivery of the Local Strategy Partnership’s EU Grant A...
Business News, Apr 29, 2002
Virgin Atlantic launches staff recruitment drive
Virgin Atlantic Airways has announced that it plans to create 300 new jobs over the remainder of the year. As the first recruitment drive since the airline's restructure in response to the events of ...
Virgin Atlantic launches staff recruitment drive
Virgin Atlantic Airways has announced that it plans to create 300 new jobs over the remainder of the year. As the first recruitment drive since the airline's restructure in response to the events of ...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 29, 2002
Security cameras to be installed in north Belfast
The Northern Ireland Security Minister, Jane Kennedy has announced that she is providing for extra cameras to be installed in sectarian flashpoints across North Belfast. In all 45 cameras will be ere...
Security cameras to be installed in north Belfast
The Northern Ireland Security Minister, Jane Kennedy has announced that she is providing for extra cameras to be installed in sectarian flashpoints across North Belfast. In all 45 cameras will be ere...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 29, 2002
Police appeal for information on two attacks
Detectives in Cookstown have renewed appeals for information following the brutal rape of a young woman in County Tyrone at the weekend. At around 2am on Friday April 26 a 17-year-old girl was with a...
Police appeal for information on two attacks
Detectives in Cookstown have renewed appeals for information following the brutal rape of a young woman in County Tyrone at the weekend. At around 2am on Friday April 26 a 17-year-old girl was with a...
Business News, Apr 29, 2002
Property firm Lisney on top of NI property market
Belfast Property consultancy Lisney has been identified as the busiest property agency in Northern Ireland by UK commercial property resource EGi, the online version of leading property journal Estate...
Property firm Lisney on top of NI property market
Belfast Property consultancy Lisney has been identified as the busiest property agency in Northern Ireland by UK commercial property resource EGi, the online version of leading property journal Estate...
Business News, Apr 29, 2002
Chancellor's economic growth forecast 'unrealistic'
Leading economic think-tank, Ernst & Young Item Club has said that Chancellor Gordon Brown's forecast for economic growth is unrealistic. Their forecast estimated that the UK economy will grow at 1.8...
Chancellor's economic growth forecast 'unrealistic'
Leading economic think-tank, Ernst & Young Item Club has said that Chancellor Gordon Brown's forecast for economic growth is unrealistic. Their forecast estimated that the UK economy will grow at 1.8...
Business News, Apr 29, 2002
Empey looks at business through international exchange
As national economies become increasingly interdependent, international co-operation, including business student exchanges, can enrich and develop Northern Ireland business,” said Sir Reg Empey, Minis...
Empey looks at business through international exchange
As national economies become increasingly interdependent, international co-operation, including business student exchanges, can enrich and develop Northern Ireland business,” said Sir Reg Empey, Minis...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 29, 2002
Trimble launches Lisburn rural development strategy
"Northern Ireland’s rural communities are an essential part of our way of life and must be encouraged and assisted," according to the First Minister, David Trimble. The First Minister was speaking at...
Trimble launches Lisburn rural development strategy
"Northern Ireland’s rural communities are an essential part of our way of life and must be encouraged and assisted," according to the First Minister, David Trimble. The First Minister was speaking at...
Business News, Apr 29, 2002
UK workers face shorter working week
The European Commission has ordered Britain to close loopholes in its labour laws following a complaint from union, Amicus. Britain's second biggest union said that the UK government had "unlawfully ...
UK workers face shorter working week
The European Commission has ordered Britain to close loopholes in its labour laws following a complaint from union, Amicus. Britain's second biggest union said that the UK government had "unlawfully ...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 29, 2002
Disappointing year for Northern Ireland's beaches
Minister of the Environment Dermot Nesbitt said he was "disheartened" by the Marine Conservation Society’s (MCS) Good Beach Guide 2002 which announced a decrease in the number of clean beaches in the ...
Disappointing year for Northern Ireland's beaches
Minister of the Environment Dermot Nesbitt said he was "disheartened" by the Marine Conservation Society’s (MCS) Good Beach Guide 2002 which announced a decrease in the number of clean beaches in the ...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 29, 2002
Cross border deal on policing signed
The British and Irish governments have signed an agreement to help improve cross border co-operation on policing. The deal signed at Stormont by the Secretary of State John Reid and the Irish Ministe...
Cross border deal on policing signed
The British and Irish governments have signed an agreement to help improve cross border co-operation on policing. The deal signed at Stormont by the Secretary of State John Reid and the Irish Ministe...
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Northern Ireland WeatherThis Evening and Tonight:Dry with clear skies this evening. Patchy cloud will increase at times overnight, but some clear spells too. Light winds and some patchy shallow mist or fog towards dawn. Minimum temperature 2 °C.
