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Northern Ireland News for November 2001 : Page 2
Northern Ireland News, Nov 28, 2001
UDP is dissolved after row with paramilitaries
The Ulster Democratic Party has called it a day after a falling out with loyalist paramilitaries over support for the Good Friday Agreement. The UDP which has links to proscribed loyalist paramilita...
UDP is dissolved after row with paramilitaries
The Ulster Democratic Party has called it a day after a falling out with loyalist paramilitaries over support for the Good Friday Agreement. The UDP which has links to proscribed loyalist paramilita...
Business News, Nov 28, 2001
Asbestos scheme aims to ‘keep killer at bay’
With an estimated 3,000 people dying each year from asbestos-related diseases, the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS), in partnership with the Health and Safety Executive, has developed a new...
Asbestos scheme aims to ‘keep killer at bay’
With an estimated 3,000 people dying each year from asbestos-related diseases, the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS), in partnership with the Health and Safety Executive, has developed a new...
Business News, Nov 28, 2001
Apple CEO speaks out about Microsoft settlement
Heightening tensions between the two computer giants, Apple CEO Steve Jobs has accused Microsoft of using the proposed terms of its antitrust settlement to its advantage. In order to bring an end to...
Apple CEO speaks out about Microsoft settlement
Heightening tensions between the two computer giants, Apple CEO Steve Jobs has accused Microsoft of using the proposed terms of its antitrust settlement to its advantage. In order to bring an end to...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 28, 2001
Lithuanian delegation welcomed by Minister Dodds
The Minister for Social Development, Nigel Dodds has welcomed a delegation from Lithuanian on a fact-finding mission into social security law and procedures currently in operation throughout the provi...
Lithuanian delegation welcomed by Minister Dodds
The Minister for Social Development, Nigel Dodds has welcomed a delegation from Lithuanian on a fact-finding mission into social security law and procedures currently in operation throughout the provi...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 28, 2001
Engineering jobs shock for east Belfast
East Belfast has received a jobs shock after it was announced that manufacturing firm Hughes Christensen is to axe almost 90 jobs just after Christmas due to a slowdown in activity. A subsidiary of ...
Engineering jobs shock for east Belfast
East Belfast has received a jobs shock after it was announced that manufacturing firm Hughes Christensen is to axe almost 90 jobs just after Christmas due to a slowdown in activity. A subsidiary of ...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 28, 2001
FM Environmental signs agreement with Chinese firm
A Newry firm has announced the first step in the forging of a deal for the manufacture and design of wastewater treatment equipment in China. FM Environmental's Managing Director, Eamonn Fitzpatrick...
FM Environmental signs agreement with Chinese firm
A Newry firm has announced the first step in the forging of a deal for the manufacture and design of wastewater treatment equipment in China. FM Environmental's Managing Director, Eamonn Fitzpatrick...
Business News, Nov 28, 2001
Germany in crisis as recession edges closer
Signs are indicating that the German economy has entered into recession, with no sign of a recovery in sight until the second half of 2002. Indications from various sources have all suggested that t...
Germany in crisis as recession edges closer
Signs are indicating that the German economy has entered into recession, with no sign of a recovery in sight until the second half of 2002. Indications from various sources have all suggested that t...
Business News, Nov 28, 2001
Granada profits fall due to advertising revenue drop
Granada’s profits have dropped sharply due to a slump in advertising revenues. The company’s profits before taxes during the year to September fell by 27 per cent to £236 million, while losses at IT...
Granada profits fall due to advertising revenue drop
Granada’s profits have dropped sharply due to a slump in advertising revenues. The company’s profits before taxes during the year to September fell by 27 per cent to £236 million, while losses at IT...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 28, 2001
Labour Market Bulletin charts course of workforce
Minister for Employment and Learning Dr Sean Farren has announced the publication of the annual Labour Market bulletin. An amalgamation of the research efforts of various branches and agencies imping...
Labour Market Bulletin charts course of workforce
Minister for Employment and Learning Dr Sean Farren has announced the publication of the annual Labour Market bulletin. An amalgamation of the research efforts of various branches and agencies imping...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 28, 2001
NiSoft secures £1m contract in the US
Belfast-based specialist software company NiSoft has secured business worth over £1m from American utility giant Xcel Energy, confirming the local company as the world’s leading supplier of safety doc...
NiSoft secures £1m contract in the US
Belfast-based specialist software company NiSoft has secured business worth over £1m from American utility giant Xcel Energy, confirming the local company as the world’s leading supplier of safety doc...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 28, 2001
Three men hurt in paramilitary style attacks
Three men who were beaten in paramilitary style assaults in separate incidents have both been treated in hospital for their wounds. In the first incident in west Belfast, a 21-year-old man was dragg...
Three men hurt in paramilitary style attacks
Three men who were beaten in paramilitary style assaults in separate incidents have both been treated in hospital for their wounds. In the first incident in west Belfast, a 21-year-old man was dragg...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 28, 2001
Former bank chief heads up Parades Commission review
Former Ulster Bank chairman Sir George Quigley has been appointed by Northern Ireland Secretary John Reid to carry out the review of the Northern Ireland Parades Commission. The review of the parade...
Former bank chief heads up Parades Commission review
Former Ulster Bank chairman Sir George Quigley has been appointed by Northern Ireland Secretary John Reid to carry out the review of the Northern Ireland Parades Commission. The review of the parade...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 28, 2001
Executive welcomes Chancellor Brown’s pre-budget report
Northern Ireland First Minister David Trimble and Deputy First Minister Mark Durkan have welcomed Chancellor Gordon Brown’s Pre-Budget Report as good news for Northern Ireland. In his statement the ...
Executive welcomes Chancellor Brown’s pre-budget report
Northern Ireland First Minister David Trimble and Deputy First Minister Mark Durkan have welcomed Chancellor Gordon Brown’s Pre-Budget Report as good news for Northern Ireland. In his statement the ...
Business News, Nov 28, 2001
Chancellor’s comments raise ‘increased tax’ concern
Speculation that tax increases might be needed to pay for Gordon Brown’s suggested NHS improvement scheme has been fuelled by a statement from Tony Blair that fails to rule out such a measure. Confi...
Chancellor’s comments raise ‘increased tax’ concern
Speculation that tax increases might be needed to pay for Gordon Brown’s suggested NHS improvement scheme has been fuelled by a statement from Tony Blair that fails to rule out such a measure. Confi...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 28, 2001
Trimble appeals to party members for backing
Details of a motion Ulster Unionist leader David Trimble intends tabling at this Saturday’s special party meeting have been revealed. The motion calls on all party members to support Mr Trimble in h...
Trimble appeals to party members for backing
Details of a motion Ulster Unionist leader David Trimble intends tabling at this Saturday’s special party meeting have been revealed. The motion calls on all party members to support Mr Trimble in h...
Business News, Nov 27, 2001
Brown delivers a positive pre-budget report
Chancellor Gordon Brown has delivered his annual pre-budget report which saw increased focus on the idea of building a stronger Britain in the face of an uncertain world. Confident that the economy ...
Brown delivers a positive pre-budget report
Chancellor Gordon Brown has delivered his annual pre-budget report which saw increased focus on the idea of building a stronger Britain in the face of an uncertain world. Confident that the economy ...
Business News, Nov 27, 2001
Airtours reveals worldwide job losses
UK travel operator Airtours has announced plans to axe 1,600 jobs despite recently reporting a 57 per cent rise in annual operating profits. The company have described the job losses as unavoidable, ...
Airtours reveals worldwide job losses
UK travel operator Airtours has announced plans to axe 1,600 jobs despite recently reporting a 57 per cent rise in annual operating profits. The company have described the job losses as unavoidable, ...
Business News, Nov 27, 2001
BAE to shed jobs after closure of jet programme
Aerospace company BAE Systems is to cease involvement in its regional jet programmes, leading to the loss of over 1,500 jobs throughout the UK. With plants in Manchester and Prestwick, the news that...
BAE to shed jobs after closure of jet programme
Aerospace company BAE Systems is to cease involvement in its regional jet programmes, leading to the loss of over 1,500 jobs throughout the UK. With plants in Manchester and Prestwick, the news that...
Business News, Nov 27, 2001
Survey suggests it pays to wear make-up
A new survey has revealed that the majority of UK company directors believe that women who wear make-up look more professional than those who do not. According to the fifth annual Aziz Management Co...
Survey suggests it pays to wear make-up
A new survey has revealed that the majority of UK company directors believe that women who wear make-up look more professional than those who do not. According to the fifth annual Aziz Management Co...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 27, 2001
Craigavon and Banbridge Volunteer Bureau win £1m award
An award of £1 million has been presented to Craigavon and Banbridge Volunteer Bureau for the creation of a Healthy Living Centre initiative which will be administered from the old hospital buildings ...
Craigavon and Banbridge Volunteer Bureau win £1m award
An award of £1 million has been presented to Craigavon and Banbridge Volunteer Bureau for the creation of a Healthy Living Centre initiative which will be administered from the old hospital buildings ...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 27, 2001
New cancer building opens at Craigavon Area Hospital
The first purpose built cancer unit in Northern Ireland opened on November 27 at Craigavon Area Hospital. The ‘Macmillan Building’ is the flagship of the partnership between Macmillan Cancer Relief,...
New cancer building opens at Craigavon Area Hospital
The first purpose built cancer unit in Northern Ireland opened on November 27 at Craigavon Area Hospital. The ‘Macmillan Building’ is the flagship of the partnership between Macmillan Cancer Relief,...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 27, 2001
Derry City retailers prepare for €uro countdown
As part of the drive to ensure Derry city shops are ‘Euro-friendly’ by January 1, 2002, retailers are being encouraged to participate in advice seminars. Organised by City Centre Initiative and the ...
Derry City retailers prepare for €uro countdown
As part of the drive to ensure Derry city shops are ‘Euro-friendly’ by January 1, 2002, retailers are being encouraged to participate in advice seminars. Organised by City Centre Initiative and the ...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 27, 2001
Explosion in north Belfast business centre
There has been a pipe bomb explosion in north Belfast at the back of a business centre in Duncairn Gardens. At about 8.30am on Tuesday November 27, a pipe bomb which was thrown inside the centre’s pe...
Explosion in north Belfast business centre
There has been a pipe bomb explosion in north Belfast at the back of a business centre in Duncairn Gardens. At about 8.30am on Tuesday November 27, a pipe bomb which was thrown inside the centre’s pe...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 27, 2001
Newry firm poised to sign major deal in China
A Newry-based engineering firm is believed to be on the brink of concluding a substantial deal with a major engineering manufacturer based in China. It is understood that the move would give the fir...
Newry firm poised to sign major deal in China
A Newry-based engineering firm is believed to be on the brink of concluding a substantial deal with a major engineering manufacturer based in China. It is understood that the move would give the fir...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 27, 2001
Two North Belfast areas receive £16.5m housing boost
The Minister for Social Development, Nigel Dodds, has announced the investment of £16.5m in the Gainsborough and Mountcollyer areas as part of the process of rebuilding North Belfast. Speaking at th...
Two North Belfast areas receive £16.5m housing boost
The Minister for Social Development, Nigel Dodds, has announced the investment of £16.5m in the Gainsborough and Mountcollyer areas as part of the process of rebuilding North Belfast. Speaking at th...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 27, 2001
Poyntzpass killers cleared of assault charge
Two County Down men convicted of the murders of two friends in Poyntzpass have been acquitted of causing grievous bodily harm to a Banbridge man. Stephen McClean, 32, and Noel McCready, 34, were con...
Poyntzpass killers cleared of assault charge
Two County Down men convicted of the murders of two friends in Poyntzpass have been acquitted of causing grievous bodily harm to a Banbridge man. Stephen McClean, 32, and Noel McCready, 34, were con...
Business News, Nov 27, 2001
HSENI issues warning to roofing contractors
The Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland (HSENI) has issued a warning to all industrial roofing contractors that poor health and safety standards will not be tolerated. The announcement ...
HSENI issues warning to roofing contractors
The Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland (HSENI) has issued a warning to all industrial roofing contractors that poor health and safety standards will not be tolerated. The announcement ...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 27, 2001
Woman killed in road accident near Dungannon
A woman has been killed in a road crash near Dungannon in County Tyrone. The accident occurred on the Ballygawley Road near to the Killymaddy Visitors Centre. Police say that the woman, who was un...
Woman killed in road accident near Dungannon
A woman has been killed in a road crash near Dungannon in County Tyrone. The accident occurred on the Ballygawley Road near to the Killymaddy Visitors Centre. Police say that the woman, who was un...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 27, 2001
Ulster Grand Prix may be rescued
Although there were fears that the 2002 Ulster Grand Prix, one of the top motorcycling racing events in the Irish Motorcycling calendar, appeared to have been cancelled it seems that the event may now...
Ulster Grand Prix may be rescued
Although there were fears that the 2002 Ulster Grand Prix, one of the top motorcycling racing events in the Irish Motorcycling calendar, appeared to have been cancelled it seems that the event may now...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 27, 2001
Rodgers opens ‘Vision’ conference at Loughry College
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Bríd Rodgers, has opened the Vision Consultation Conference on the province’s agri-food sector. After declaring the conference at Loughry College in Co...
Rodgers opens ‘Vision’ conference at Loughry College
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Bríd Rodgers, has opened the Vision Consultation Conference on the province’s agri-food sector. After declaring the conference at Loughry College in Co...
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Northern Ireland WeatherToday:A mostly cloudy start with scattered showers, the showers becoming more isolated and largely confined to the south this morning. Becoming brighter this afternoon, the best of any sunnier spells across northern counties. Northerly winds easing. Maximum temperature 12 °C.Tonight:A dry evening with late sunny spells and some long clear spells overnight. Becoming cloudier across the north towards dawn with a few showers possible. Touch of frost in south. Minimum temperature 0 °C.
