Northern Ireland News for July 2001 : Page 4

Northern Ireland News, Jul 24, 2001
SDLP seek further measures to combat electoral fraud
The SDLP have called for new measures in the fight to combat electoral fraud at polling station following the recent tabling of a new Electoral Fraud Bill in the House of Commons. Party Chairman Alex...
Business News, Jul 24, 2001
Reuters confirm 1100 jobs to go in radical cutback
Global news and information provider Reuters has confirmed that the group will be cutting 1,100 jobs between now and the end of 2002. The cuts amount to nearly seven per cent of Reuters' workforce an...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 24, 2001
Church leaders appeal for special day of prayer
The four main churches in Northern Ireland have issued a united call for a special day of prayer aimed at helping political leaders to get the Good Friday Agreement back on track. As British Prime Mi...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 24, 2001
New recruits will not be trained in use of plastic bullets
Fresh recruits to the Police Service of Northern Ireland will not be trained in the use of plastic bullets. The move is purported to be part of the package the British and Irish Governments have draw...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 24, 2001
Pipe bomb attacks continue in Country Antrim
County Antrim has been the focus of several overnight incidents involving pipe bombs, which saw one Portrush man narrowly escape injury when his house was singled out for attack. The device was throw...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 24, 2001
Ex-England international kicks off this year’s Milk Cup
Coleraine was basking in the international sporting spotlight as hundreds of young footballers from across the world paraded through the small County Londonderry town on Monday. The occasion was the ...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 24, 2001
NI goalkeeper set to join Manchester United
Northern Ireland international goalkeeper Roy Carroll is set to join Manchester United from Wigan Athletic for a fee of around £2.5 million. Carroll has already had two dream moves to a Premiership c...
Business News, Jul 24, 2001
Further job losses revealed in ICT sector
Electronics and engineering group Invensys has announced further cost-saving strategies that could see the company cut as many as 2,500 jobs in the next twelve months. The company has been hard hit b...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 24, 2001
Opening of new hospital wing overshadowed by attacks
The opening of a new £40 million complex at the Royal Victoria Hospital has gone ahead despite concerns over security in the wake of a weekend attack on staff by loyalist paramilitaries. The attack, ...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 24, 2001
Northern Ireland Executive’s consultancy fees soar
The Northern Ireland Department for Social Development has revealed that they have spent just under three quarters of a million pounds on consultancy reports. The figures were produced by Stormont So...
Business News, Jul 24, 2001
Internet bank Egg announce reduced losses
Internet banking company Egg has announced a reduction in the company’s losses for the first six months of the year. Egg said that pre-tax losses were down 21 per cent to £63.4m in the first half of ...
Business News, Jul 24, 2001
EasyJet to expand range of Belfast destinations
Economy airline company easyJet has revealed plans to expand the range of destinations on offer from Belfast which could see the introduction of a direct service to Paris and Malaga. The airline’s Ch...
Business News, Jul 24, 2001
Easibook launch corporate hotel deal
Easibook has launched a joint venture with Polyglobe, a global travel and accommodation solutions company, to offer preferred corporate rates with over 10,000 leading UK, European and North American h...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 24, 2001
DUP discuss solution package with NI Secretary of State
The Democratic Unionist Party met with the Secretary of State Dr John Reid on Tuesday July 24 to discuss the package drawn up by premiers Tony Blair and Bertie Ahern that could make or break the polit...
Business News, Jul 24, 2001
Dunloe Ewart NI Director set to leave
Dunloe Ewart’s Northern Ireland Director, Barry Gilligan is set to leave the company. As the company behind the Lanyon Place development on Belfast’s Laganside, Dunloe Ewart revealed the news to shar...
Business News, Jul 24, 2001
Three company directors banned from holding directorships
Three company directors from two separate companies in Northern Ireland have been disqualified from their positions and banned from holding directorships for a total of 19 years after they ran up comb...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 24, 2001
Jobs fears as Dencourt Motors runs into trouble
Dencourt Motors, one of the province’s top ten car dealerships, have gone into receivership amidst fears that the 120 jobs there could be lost. The company operates a Vauxhall dealership on the Raven...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 23, 2001
Trimble warns agreement may fail
David Trimble has said that The Good Friday Agreement, which underpins devolved government in the province, may prove unworkable. Mr Trimble’s comments were made during an interview for a BBC News 24...
Business News, Jul 23, 2001
INI programme continues on course
Work is continuing in the development of the new economic agency which will amalgamate the work of the Industrial Development Board (IDB), Industrial Research and Technology Unit (IRTU) and LEDU. Ann...
Business News, Jul 23, 2001
New name for employment and education department
Minister for Employment and Learning, Dr Sean Farren, has said he is delighted with the approval of his Department’s new name which recently came into effect. Formerly known as the Minister for Highe...
Business News, Jul 23, 2001
Oil Prices Hit New Low
There has never been a better time this year for homeowners to buy their home heating oil. Brendan Murray, Emo Oil Marketing Manager said: “In November last year prices were on average £234 for 900 l...
Business News, Jul 23, 2001
Corus poised to make further job cuts?
Britain's largest steel producer, Corus, is set to warn that thousands more jobs are under threat. According to a report in the Independent on Sunday, new trade proposals being drawn up by the United...
Business News, Jul 23, 2001
Hundreds of jobs expected to go at Reuters
Speculation is growing that global news and information group Reuters could be set to announce hundreds of job losses when it reports its half-year results this week. These jobs cut predictions come ...
Business News, Jul 23, 2001
Union leaders campaign against Marconi job cuts
Marconi union officials from across Europe have been asked to support a campaign against the telecom giant's plans to cut thousands of jobs. Trade union leaders from countries including Italy, Spain ...
Business News, Jul 23, 2001
Bleak economic report predicts UK recession
A quarterly economic report by the Ernst & Young's Item Club has warned that the UK will sink into a recession unless the Bank of England steps into help. In its report, the Club called for the pound...
Business News, Jul 23, 2001
Farmers angry after Blair curbs FMD clean up
Farmers across the UK are angry following a decision by Tony Blair to clampdown on the cost of disinfecting farms affected by foot and mouth after fears were raised that the bill could reach £800m. A...
Business News, Jul 23, 2001
Search on for INI Chief Executive
The search has begun for a Chief Executive Designate to head Invest Northern Ireland (INI), the new economic development agency which will come into being early next year. The Department of Enterpris...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 23, 2001
Double-bogey ruins Clarke’s open title bid
David Duval has won the 130th Open Championship at Royal Lytham & St Annes. The American finished three shots ahead of closest rival Niclas Fasth with a final round of 67. However, the outcome could...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 23, 2001
Sixth Ulster derby in All-Ireland Quarter Finals
Derry will face Tyrone in the GAA Football Championship All-Ireland quarter-finals after beating Cavan in Sunday’s qualifying series match. The pairing is set to become the sixth Ulster derby since t...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 23, 2001
Eligibility for school travel passes to be extended
Regional Development Minister, Gregory Campbell, has taken action to ensure that schoolchildren will be entitled to travel at half-fare rate on public transport starting in September. The Minister ex...