Northern Ireland News for October 2001 : Page 12
Business News, Oct 3, 2001
UK high street sales remain buoyant
Consumer confidence appears not to have been substantially dented by the terrorist attacks on the US. A Confederation of British Industry (CBI) report on retail sales in September showed that shoppe...
UK high street sales remain buoyant
Consumer confidence appears not to have been substantially dented by the terrorist attacks on the US. A Confederation of British Industry (CBI) report on retail sales in September showed that shoppe...
Business News, Oct 3, 2001
Tánaiste announces multi-million in engineering investments
Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise Trade and Employment, Mary Harney, has announced the creation of 271 jobs in ten engineering companies situated throughout Ireland, in an investment totalling IR£2...
Tánaiste announces multi-million in engineering investments
Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise Trade and Employment, Mary Harney, has announced the creation of 271 jobs in ten engineering companies situated throughout Ireland, in an investment totalling IR£2...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 2, 2001
Unions meet with Economy Minister to discuss Shorts
Union representatives have met with the economy minister to discuss ways in which the number of job losses at Shorts can be minimised. Talks have been initiated following a statement last week by Sho...
Unions meet with Economy Minister to discuss Shorts
Union representatives have met with the economy minister to discuss ways in which the number of job losses at Shorts can be minimised. Talks have been initiated following a statement last week by Sho...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 2, 2001
Trimble will walk away if motion is defeated
Ulster Unionist Party leader David Trimble has said his ministers will quit the Stormont Executive if an attempt to oust Sinn Féin from government fails. He was speaking before travelling to Dublin ...
Trimble will walk away if motion is defeated
Ulster Unionist Party leader David Trimble has said his ministers will quit the Stormont Executive if an attempt to oust Sinn Féin from government fails. He was speaking before travelling to Dublin ...
Business News, Oct 2, 2001
US rate cut expected to battle economic recession
The US Federal Reserve was widely expected to cut interest rates for the ninth time this year in a bid to help stave off a recession and fight the effects of the terrorist attacks on the US. With th...
US rate cut expected to battle economic recession
The US Federal Reserve was widely expected to cut interest rates for the ninth time this year in a bid to help stave off a recession and fight the effects of the terrorist attacks on the US. With th...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 2, 2001
Tensions continue to simmer in north Belfast
Rival nationalist and loyalist gangs have clashed again in north Belfast as tensions in the flashpoint area continue to spill over into street violence. The police said the mobs attacked each other ...
Tensions continue to simmer in north Belfast
Rival nationalist and loyalist gangs have clashed again in north Belfast as tensions in the flashpoint area continue to spill over into street violence. The police said the mobs attacked each other ...
Business News, Oct 2, 2001
Crumlin company unveils pioneering biochip technology
Randox Laboratories is to expand its workforce following the completion of development work on a pioneering medical diagnosis system. Following the unveiling of the system marketed as Evidence, Rando...
Crumlin company unveils pioneering biochip technology
Randox Laboratories is to expand its workforce following the completion of development work on a pioneering medical diagnosis system. Following the unveiling of the system marketed as Evidence, Rando...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 2, 2001
Moves to censure Sinn Féin go forward for debate
The Northern Ireland Assembly’s business committee have decided to allow the debate of two separate motions calling for the exclusion of Sinn Féin from devolved government to proceed on Monday. Both ...
Moves to censure Sinn Féin go forward for debate
The Northern Ireland Assembly’s business committee have decided to allow the debate of two separate motions calling for the exclusion of Sinn Féin from devolved government to proceed on Monday. Both ...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 2, 2001
Art for all scheme launched in north Belfast
An innovative scheme designed to increase accessibility to the arts in north Belfast has been welcomed by Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure Minister Michael McGimpsey. The Northern Arts Pilot ...
Art for all scheme launched in north Belfast
An innovative scheme designed to increase accessibility to the arts in north Belfast has been welcomed by Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure Minister Michael McGimpsey. The Northern Arts Pilot ...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 2, 2001
Derry firm secures £2 million Canary Wharf contract
Londonderry engineering firm E&I Engineering have revealed that they has been awarded a contract by Canary Wharf worth £2 million. The contract, won by the IDB-backed firm, means that E&I Engineerin...
Derry firm secures £2 million Canary Wharf contract
Londonderry engineering firm E&I Engineering have revealed that they has been awarded a contract by Canary Wharf worth £2 million. The contract, won by the IDB-backed firm, means that E&I Engineerin...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 2, 2001
ICS Computing expansion strategy
Belfast-based software solutions company, ICS Computing, is to establish a new division in Dublin as part of an all-Ireland expansion strategy. Providing a range of IT services that include accountin...
ICS Computing expansion strategy
Belfast-based software solutions company, ICS Computing, is to establish a new division in Dublin as part of an all-Ireland expansion strategy. Providing a range of IT services that include accountin...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 2, 2001
Warning issued over ‘contaminated’ ecstasy tablets
A government warning has been issued to drug users in Northern Ireland over the existence of potentially contaminated ecstasy tablets after four people were admitted to hospital suffering from severe ...
Warning issued over ‘contaminated’ ecstasy tablets
A government warning has been issued to drug users in Northern Ireland over the existence of potentially contaminated ecstasy tablets after four people were admitted to hospital suffering from severe ...
Business News, Oct 2, 2001
Landmark decision for employees under foreign contracts
In a landmark case that will help thousands of employees working in Britain under foreign contracts, four flight attendants have won a legal battle against one of the world’s biggest airlines. The f...
Landmark decision for employees under foreign contracts
In a landmark case that will help thousands of employees working in Britain under foreign contracts, four flight attendants have won a legal battle against one of the world’s biggest airlines. The f...
Business News, Oct 2, 2001
Province’s wealthiest businessman retires
One of Northern Ireland’s richest businessmen, Dr Allen McClay, has announced his decision to retire from the leadership of pharmaceutical firm Galen Holdings. Dr McClay (69) is to resign as non-exec...
Province’s wealthiest businessman retires
One of Northern Ireland’s richest businessmen, Dr Allen McClay, has announced his decision to retire from the leadership of pharmaceutical firm Galen Holdings. Dr McClay (69) is to resign as non-exec...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 2, 2001
Takeaway owner fined £2000 for rat infestation
The owner of a rat-infested takeaway on Belfast’s Shankill Road has been fined £2000 and given a two month suspended jail sentence for food and hygiene offences. The 30-year-old proprietor, Fu Xue Xu...
Takeaway owner fined £2000 for rat infestation
The owner of a rat-infested takeaway on Belfast’s Shankill Road has been fined £2000 and given a two month suspended jail sentence for food and hygiene offences. The 30-year-old proprietor, Fu Xue Xu...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 2, 2001
Local bookmakers plans to take bets online
Local bookmaker Sean Graham has announced plans to establish an online betting operation that will create around 100 jobs over the next sixteen months. Spokesperson for Sean Graham, Ian Duff, said th...
Local bookmakers plans to take bets online
Local bookmaker Sean Graham has announced plans to establish an online betting operation that will create around 100 jobs over the next sixteen months. Spokesperson for Sean Graham, Ian Duff, said th...
Business News, Oct 2, 2001
NI lags behind UK in designating stakeholder pensions
Only two thirds of Northern Ireland businesses have designated a stakeholder pension provider compared with the UK average of 85 per cent a new report shows. Research just published from the Abbey N...
NI lags behind UK in designating stakeholder pensions
Only two thirds of Northern Ireland businesses have designated a stakeholder pension provider compared with the UK average of 85 per cent a new report shows. Research just published from the Abbey N...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 1, 2001
Sinn Féin president denounces terrorism
Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams has denounced terrorism as “ethically indefensible” at his party’s annual conference in Dublin. In view of the recent attacks in America Mr Adams addressed the terror...
Sinn Féin president denounces terrorism
Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams has denounced terrorism as “ethically indefensible” at his party’s annual conference in Dublin. In view of the recent attacks in America Mr Adams addressed the terror...
Business News, Oct 1, 2001
Air traffic control sector sees serious job losses
National Air Traffic Services (Nats) has announced an accelerated strategy of job cuts following forecasts of a potentially drastic drop in income over the following months. Speaking to BBC News Onl...
Air traffic control sector sees serious job losses
National Air Traffic Services (Nats) has announced an accelerated strategy of job cuts following forecasts of a potentially drastic drop in income over the following months. Speaking to BBC News Onl...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 1, 2001
Pressure grows for Reid to declare UDA ceasefire over
Northern Ireland Secretary of State Dr John Reid has come under pressure to reveal what action he plans to take against loyalist paramilitaries suspected of the murder of journalist Martin O’Hagan. ...
Pressure grows for Reid to declare UDA ceasefire over
Northern Ireland Secretary of State Dr John Reid has come under pressure to reveal what action he plans to take against loyalist paramilitaries suspected of the murder of journalist Martin O’Hagan. ...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 1, 2001
Transport statistics show air travel was on the increase
The most recent figures available from the Central Statistics and Research Branch of the Department for Regional Development show that air travel was on the increase prior to the attacks on the US. ...
Transport statistics show air travel was on the increase
The most recent figures available from the Central Statistics and Research Branch of the Department for Regional Development show that air travel was on the increase prior to the attacks on the US. ...
Business News, Oct 1, 2001
Women ‘Returners’ to play important role in the workplace
Research by recruitment and career management company Isero.com has found that the skills women have gained during the raising of a family are directly transferable to the workplace. During the form...
Women ‘Returners’ to play important role in the workplace
Research by recruitment and career management company Isero.com has found that the skills women have gained during the raising of a family are directly transferable to the workplace. During the form...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 1, 2001
Trimble calls for seizure of terrorist assets
Ulster Unionist Party Leader David Trimble has urged the UK Government to seize terrorist assets in Northern Ireland. Speaking prior to reception engagement this evening in the Belgrave Hotel, Brigh...
Trimble calls for seizure of terrorist assets
Ulster Unionist Party Leader David Trimble has urged the UK Government to seize terrorist assets in Northern Ireland. Speaking prior to reception engagement this evening in the Belgrave Hotel, Brigh...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 1, 2001
RUC host international human rights conference
An international conference on human rights hosted by the Royal Ulster Constabulary began in Belfast on Monday. The two-day conference in the Hilton Hotel marks the first anniversary of the incorpor...
RUC host international human rights conference
An international conference on human rights hosted by the Royal Ulster Constabulary began in Belfast on Monday. The two-day conference in the Hilton Hotel marks the first anniversary of the incorpor...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 1, 2001
Funeral of murdered investigative journalist take place
The funeral of the murdered investigative journalist Martin O’Hagan has taken place in Lurgan. Thousands of mourners attended the funeral of Mr O’Hagan on Monday. The 51-year-old father of three was...
Funeral of murdered investigative journalist take place
The funeral of the murdered investigative journalist Martin O’Hagan has taken place in Lurgan. Thousands of mourners attended the funeral of Mr O’Hagan on Monday. The 51-year-old father of three was...
Business News, Oct 1, 2001
Government scheme tackles fuel poverty
At least 20,000 homes throughout Northern Ireland are set to benefit from the £4 million Warm Homes Scheme by the year 2004. Speaking on Monday October 1, the Minister for Social Development, Mauric...
Government scheme tackles fuel poverty
At least 20,000 homes throughout Northern Ireland are set to benefit from the £4 million Warm Homes Scheme by the year 2004. Speaking on Monday October 1, the Minister for Social Development, Mauric...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 1, 2001
Football fans grounded in Glasgow
Rowdy football fans found themselves grounded at Glasgow Airport after the Captain decided to stop the from boarding the plane bound for Belfast. Around 150 people were forced to spend the night at t...
Football fans grounded in Glasgow
Rowdy football fans found themselves grounded at Glasgow Airport after the Captain decided to stop the from boarding the plane bound for Belfast. Around 150 people were forced to spend the night at t...
Business News, Oct 1, 2001
New construction careers guide published
A new guide to construction careers has been published by GTI Specialist Publishers in partnership with CITB, the Construction Confederation and the Construction Industry Council. Target 16+ Constru...
New construction careers guide published
A new guide to construction careers has been published by GTI Specialist Publishers in partnership with CITB, the Construction Confederation and the Construction Industry Council. Target 16+ Constru...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 1, 2001
Secretary of State announces Police Board members
After weeks of speculation the Secretary of State, Dr John Reid, has announced the full composition of the Northern Ireland Policing Board. As widely expected business academic Professor Des Rea has...
Secretary of State announces Police Board members
After weeks of speculation the Secretary of State, Dr John Reid, has announced the full composition of the Northern Ireland Policing Board. As widely expected business academic Professor Des Rea has...
Business News, Oct 1, 2001
Minimum wage increases by 40p an hour
More than a million low paid employees across the UK were looking forward to receiving an extra £14 in their pay packet for a standard 35 hour week, when the new National Minimum Wage rates came into ...
Minimum wage increases by 40p an hour
More than a million low paid employees across the UK were looking forward to receiving an extra £14 in their pay packet for a standard 35 hour week, when the new National Minimum Wage rates came into ...
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Northern Ireland WeatherToday:A sunny but frosty start for many. However cloud increases by midday with a few showers reaching the north coast, these mostly light but spreading inland this afternoon. Chilly. Maximum temperature 8 °C.Tonight:A rather cloudy evening with scattered showers. Becoming drier through the night with some good clear spells developing and a patchy frost away from coasts. Minimum temperature 0 °C.