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Northern Ireland News for December 2001 : Page 5
Northern Ireland News, Dec 11, 2001
Report shows Catholics finding it harder to get a job
A government survey has shown that more Catholics find it harder to get a job than Protestants. The report, based on the 2000-2001 Labour Force survey, published by the Government Statistics and Rese...
Report shows Catholics finding it harder to get a job
A government survey has shown that more Catholics find it harder to get a job than Protestants. The report, based on the 2000-2001 Labour Force survey, published by the Government Statistics and Rese...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 11, 2001
Belfast software developer wins Specsavers 2001 award
A 23-year-old software developer from Belfast has been crowned the winner of the Look of 2001, an annual modelling competition organised by leading opticians Specsavers. Alison Gallagher battled it o...
Belfast software developer wins Specsavers 2001 award
A 23-year-old software developer from Belfast has been crowned the winner of the Look of 2001, an annual modelling competition organised by leading opticians Specsavers. Alison Gallagher battled it o...
Business News, Dec 11, 2001
SERE Motor Group unveil plans for £7.9 million showroom
The SERE Motor Group have unveiled details of their new £7.9 million showroom to be opened in Dundonald next week. The group, which already employs 175 people throughout their five Northern Ireland s...
SERE Motor Group unveil plans for £7.9 million showroom
The SERE Motor Group have unveiled details of their new £7.9 million showroom to be opened in Dundonald next week. The group, which already employs 175 people throughout their five Northern Ireland s...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 11, 2001
Police launch road safety seminar
Around 1,400 teenagers from schools in the greater Belfast area have been served up a hard-hitting road safety message by the Police Service of Northern Ireland’s Traffic Branch. Officers were joined...
Police launch road safety seminar
Around 1,400 teenagers from schools in the greater Belfast area have been served up a hard-hitting road safety message by the Police Service of Northern Ireland’s Traffic Branch. Officers were joined...
Business News, Dec 11, 2001
Newtownards man wins Co Down round of plumbing awards
Newtownards-based Cameron McIntyre has won the County Down round of the Britain’s Favourite Plumber awards, designed to recognise the very best individuals working in the plumbing industry. Organised...
Newtownards man wins Co Down round of plumbing awards
Newtownards-based Cameron McIntyre has won the County Down round of the Britain’s Favourite Plumber awards, designed to recognise the very best individuals working in the plumbing industry. Organised...
Business News, Dec 11, 2001
Kilrea company secures £1m in export orders
Business has been brisk at the Plan Expo Show for Kilrea-based MacGen Power Generation Ltd, who have succeeded in securing export orders worth almost £1 million at the Dublin event. Over thirty compa...
Kilrea company secures £1m in export orders
Business has been brisk at the Plan Expo Show for Kilrea-based MacGen Power Generation Ltd, who have succeeded in securing export orders worth almost £1 million at the Dublin event. Over thirty compa...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 11, 2001
Kainos scoops major prize at IM2001 awards in London
In the Business to Consumer (B2C) Project category Kainos was awarded top honours for its work on PropertyNews.com, one of the largest property portal sites in the UK and Ireland. Being nominated as ...
Kainos scoops major prize at IM2001 awards in London
In the Business to Consumer (B2C) Project category Kainos was awarded top honours for its work on PropertyNews.com, one of the largest property portal sites in the UK and Ireland. Being nominated as ...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 10, 2001
Local Liaison Officer appointed for plumbing licensing scheme
The Plumbing Industry Licensing Scheme (Scotland and Northern Ireland) has appointed a new Customer Liaison Officer, Bob Cowan, to deal with complaints made against licensed businesses or members of t...
Local Liaison Officer appointed for plumbing licensing scheme
The Plumbing Industry Licensing Scheme (Scotland and Northern Ireland) has appointed a new Customer Liaison Officer, Bob Cowan, to deal with complaints made against licensed businesses or members of t...
Business News, Dec 10, 2001
New guidelines issued for call centres
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has issued new guidelines for call centres after it found work conditions were stressful and that more training was needed. While the HSE said its research dispe...
New guidelines issued for call centres
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has issued new guidelines for call centres after it found work conditions were stressful and that more training was needed. While the HSE said its research dispe...
Business News, Dec 10, 2001
Further falls in price of UK manufactured goods
The Office of National Statistics have produced a report which shows that the price of goods manufactured in the UK have fallen in the last month. Between October and November the UK producer prices ...
Further falls in price of UK manufactured goods
The Office of National Statistics have produced a report which shows that the price of goods manufactured in the UK have fallen in the last month. Between October and November the UK producer prices ...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 10, 2001
McGuinness helps launch anthology by local teachers
Education Minister, Martin McGuinness, attended the launch of ‘Snow in Summer’, an anthology of prose and poetry written by teachers who have participated in the Pushkin Prizes Trust’s summer school p...
McGuinness helps launch anthology by local teachers
Education Minister, Martin McGuinness, attended the launch of ‘Snow in Summer’, an anthology of prose and poetry written by teachers who have participated in the Pushkin Prizes Trust’s summer school p...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 10, 2001
Sx3 confirm voluntary redundancies
Viridian-owned IT subsidiary Sx3 has confirmed it is seeking “redundancies through voluntary measures” throughout its bases in Great Britain and Ireland. In a statement released by management at Sx3,...
Sx3 confirm voluntary redundancies
Viridian-owned IT subsidiary Sx3 has confirmed it is seeking “redundancies through voluntary measures” throughout its bases in Great Britain and Ireland. In a statement released by management at Sx3,...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 10, 2001
Ombudsman to investigate shots fired at car in Lisburn
The Police Ombudsman is to investigate an incident in which two shots were fired by an officer during an incident in the Lisburn area on Monday morning. Police officers in Banbridge were contacted by...
Ombudsman to investigate shots fired at car in Lisburn
The Police Ombudsman is to investigate an incident in which two shots were fired by an officer during an incident in the Lisburn area on Monday morning. Police officers in Banbridge were contacted by...
Business News, Dec 10, 2001
Cable television company to halve workforce by 2002
Debt-ridden cable television company NTL have announced 4,000 jobs redundancies in its UK operation. This figure includes the bringing forward of 2,000 jobs which were planned for 2002. NTL have ste...
Cable television company to halve workforce by 2002
Debt-ridden cable television company NTL have announced 4,000 jobs redundancies in its UK operation. This figure includes the bringing forward of 2,000 jobs which were planned for 2002. NTL have ste...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 10, 2001
Empey discusses future of Giant’s Causeway Visitors’ Centre
Sir Reg Empey, Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Investment, has met a delegation of councillors from Moyle District Council to discuss the way forward on the Visitors’ Centre at the Giant’s Causeway...
Empey discusses future of Giant’s Causeway Visitors’ Centre
Sir Reg Empey, Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Investment, has met a delegation of councillors from Moyle District Council to discuss the way forward on the Visitors’ Centre at the Giant’s Causeway...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 10, 2001
Shop-owners warned to be vigilant in run-up to Christmas
Northern Ireland Secretary John Reid has appealed to shop-owners to be vigilant in the run-up to Christmas. The warning was made as fears of an increased campaign of terror by dissident republicans g...
Shop-owners warned to be vigilant in run-up to Christmas
Northern Ireland Secretary John Reid has appealed to shop-owners to be vigilant in the run-up to Christmas. The warning was made as fears of an increased campaign of terror by dissident republicans g...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 10, 2001
Assembly members on North American trade mission
Sir Reg Empey, Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Investment, and a number of members of the Committee for Enterprise, Trade and Investment, are in North America to support Northern Ireland’s technolo...
Assembly members on North American trade mission
Sir Reg Empey, Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Investment, and a number of members of the Committee for Enterprise, Trade and Investment, are in North America to support Northern Ireland’s technolo...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 10, 2001
Dodds speaks at community infrastructure conference
The Minister for Social Development, Nigel Dodds, has said that if communities across Northern Ireland are to have the confidence and the skills to identify their needs and solve their problems, then ...
Dodds speaks at community infrastructure conference
The Minister for Social Development, Nigel Dodds, has said that if communities across Northern Ireland are to have the confidence and the skills to identify their needs and solve their problems, then ...
Business News, Dec 10, 2001
Professions need learning in management and leadership
Soon all new Chartered Surveyors will hold a qualification in management and leadership within their first five years in business. The proposal from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS...
Professions need learning in management and leadership
Soon all new Chartered Surveyors will hold a qualification in management and leadership within their first five years in business. The proposal from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 10, 2001
Larne man who set himself on fire is ‘stable’
A man who doused himself in petrol and set fire to himself is reported to be stable in hospital. The 37-year-old man poured petrol over himself outside a police station in Larne shortly after 8pm on ...
Larne man who set himself on fire is ‘stable’
A man who doused himself in petrol and set fire to himself is reported to be stable in hospital. The 37-year-old man poured petrol over himself outside a police station in Larne shortly after 8pm on ...
Business News, Dec 10, 2001
Report reveals impact of crime on business
A major new survey on business crime published by the British Chambers of Commerce has revealed that crimes against businesses cost the UK economy £18.8 billion per year. In a wake-up call to reshape...
Report reveals impact of crime on business
A major new survey on business crime published by the British Chambers of Commerce has revealed that crimes against businesses cost the UK economy £18.8 billion per year. In a wake-up call to reshape...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 10, 2001
Police injured during protests in south Armagh
Politicians and police have condemned rioting during demilitarisation protests in south Armagh on Sunday. Twenty-one police officers and three soldiers were injured as petrol bombs, fireworks and sto...
Police injured during protests in south Armagh
Politicians and police have condemned rioting during demilitarisation protests in south Armagh on Sunday. Twenty-one police officers and three soldiers were injured as petrol bombs, fireworks and sto...
Business News, Dec 7, 2001
UK accountants earn more than world counterparts
Accountants in Britain are higher paid than elsewhere in the world according to the Worldwide Total Remuneration Survey from Towers Perrin. The report, which looks at current reward practices in 26 c...
UK accountants earn more than world counterparts
Accountants in Britain are higher paid than elsewhere in the world according to the Worldwide Total Remuneration Survey from Towers Perrin. The report, which looks at current reward practices in 26 c...
Business News, Dec 7, 2001
TSS warns businesses to beware of misleading mail
The DETI’s Trading Standards Service (TSS) have warned businesses to be on the lookout for approached made by a company called the ‘Data Collection Enforcement Agency’. The TSS say that this company,...
TSS warns businesses to beware of misleading mail
The DETI’s Trading Standards Service (TSS) have warned businesses to be on the lookout for approached made by a company called the ‘Data Collection Enforcement Agency’. The TSS say that this company,...
Business News, Dec 7, 2001
Tourism slump hits the UK
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has revealed that 2001 had been a disastrous year for the UK tourism industry. Latest figures released by the Office have shown that a sharp fall in visitor ...
Tourism slump hits the UK
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has revealed that 2001 had been a disastrous year for the UK tourism industry. Latest figures released by the Office have shown that a sharp fall in visitor ...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 7, 2001
NI software company scoops ‘Product of the Year’ award
MINEit Software, the leading e-business effectiveness company, is celebrating after their Easyminer product scooped the prestigious ‘Product of the Year’ category at the Information Management Awards ...
NI software company scoops ‘Product of the Year’ award
MINEit Software, the leading e-business effectiveness company, is celebrating after their Easyminer product scooped the prestigious ‘Product of the Year’ category at the Information Management Awards ...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 7, 2001
Leaked report claims RUC received warning prior to Omagh bomb
A report leaked to the media has claimed the Royal Ulster Constabulary had 11 days warning about an attack in Omagh which killed 29 people and unborn children in August 1998. According to reports, th...
Leaked report claims RUC received warning prior to Omagh bomb
A report leaked to the media has claimed the Royal Ulster Constabulary had 11 days warning about an attack in Omagh which killed 29 people and unborn children in August 1998. According to reports, th...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 7, 2001
Northbrook's investment creates 550 new jobs in province
Northbrook Technologies have announced they are to create 550 jobs in Northern Ireland as part of a £11 million expansion investment programme. Northbrook Technologies, a subsidiary of one of the big...
Northbrook's investment creates 550 new jobs in province
Northbrook Technologies have announced they are to create 550 jobs in Northern Ireland as part of a £11 million expansion investment programme. Northbrook Technologies, a subsidiary of one of the big...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 7, 2001
£1m primary school building opened in Newry
Education Minister, Martin McGuinness, has attended the opening of a new £1 million school building for St Colman’s Primary School in Saval, Newry. The new premises were officially opened and dedicat...
£1m primary school building opened in Newry
Education Minister, Martin McGuinness, has attended the opening of a new £1 million school building for St Colman’s Primary School in Saval, Newry. The new premises were officially opened and dedicat...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 7, 2001
Belfast may host 2003 MTV awards
A host of international pop stars could be descending on Belfast for the MTV Europe awards in 2003. Belfast is one of just two cities left in the bidding to host the MTV Awards ceremony, which attrac...
Belfast may host 2003 MTV awards
A host of international pop stars could be descending on Belfast for the MTV Europe awards in 2003. Belfast is one of just two cities left in the bidding to host the MTV Awards ceremony, which attrac...
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Northern Ireland WeatherToday:A rather cloudy day with showers. Outbreaks isolated around the east coast where the best of the limited sunshine appears, but occasional elsewhere with thunderstorms developing into the afternoon to the west of Lough Neagh. Winds light. Maximum temperature 20 °C.Tonight:Remaining rather cloudy. The afternoon showers ease during the late evening, before building again overnight. Light east to northeast winds. Minimum temperature 9 °C.
