Northern Ireland News for September 2001 : Page 6
Business News, Sep 17, 2001
Aftermath of attacks sees Virgin cut 1,200 jobs
Virgin Atlantic is to cut 1,200 jobs in response to the aftermath of last week's terrorist attacks on the United States. However, Virgin Action, the group's leisure and health club business, is to cr...
Aftermath of attacks sees Virgin cut 1,200 jobs
Virgin Atlantic is to cut 1,200 jobs in response to the aftermath of last week's terrorist attacks on the United States. However, Virgin Action, the group's leisure and health club business, is to cr...
Business News, Sep 17, 2001
Campbell urges Assembly agreement for future strategy
Regional Development Minister Gregory Campbell has urged the Assembly to come to a swift decision regarding the future of the Regional Development Strategy so that implementation of the initiative can...
Campbell urges Assembly agreement for future strategy
Regional Development Minister Gregory Campbell has urged the Assembly to come to a swift decision regarding the future of the Regional Development Strategy so that implementation of the initiative can...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 17, 2001
Halifax Direct open their doors to the public
The Halifax Direct’s purpose-built Call Centre at the Belfast Gasworks site in Laganside recently opened its door to the public to give them a taste of what it’s like to work in a call centre. The ta...
Halifax Direct open their doors to the public
The Halifax Direct’s purpose-built Call Centre at the Belfast Gasworks site in Laganside recently opened its door to the public to give them a taste of what it’s like to work in a call centre. The ta...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 17, 2001
Belfast Harbour Committee must be more “accountable”
The authorities in charge Belfast Port have been criticised for not keeping the Northern Ireland Assembly adequately informed of its dealings and renegotiations concerning leases on public land. The ...
Belfast Harbour Committee must be more “accountable”
The authorities in charge Belfast Port have been criticised for not keeping the Northern Ireland Assembly adequately informed of its dealings and renegotiations concerning leases on public land. The ...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 17, 2001
Blackstaff secure new contract and Dublin partnership
Local publisher Blackstaff Press, part of the W&G Group, has celebrated 30 years in business this year by securing a new contract and strategic alliance. As one of Ireland’s leading publishers, the c...
Blackstaff secure new contract and Dublin partnership
Local publisher Blackstaff Press, part of the W&G Group, has celebrated 30 years in business this year by securing a new contract and strategic alliance. As one of Ireland’s leading publishers, the c...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 17, 2001
Nationalists meet for police talks with Cowen
A Sinn Féin delegation led by Gerry Kelly has met with Minister for Foreign Affairs Brian Cowen in Dublin to discuss the outstanding issues on policing. The delegation which included Gerry Kelly (Nor...
Nationalists meet for police talks with Cowen
A Sinn Féin delegation led by Gerry Kelly has met with Minister for Foreign Affairs Brian Cowen in Dublin to discuss the outstanding issues on policing. The delegation which included Gerry Kelly (Nor...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 17, 2001
Three people shot in overnight paramilitary attacks
Three men have been taken to hospital after three separate shootings in the North. One man (43) was taken to hospital after he was shot in a house in the Donegall area of south Belfast. It is believ...
Three people shot in overnight paramilitary attacks
Three men have been taken to hospital after three separate shootings in the North. One man (43) was taken to hospital after he was shot in a house in the Donegall area of south Belfast. It is believ...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 17, 2001
Sinn Féin faces claims of Fermanagh ‘electoral fraud’
Ulster Unionist leader David Trimble has led a party delegation into the High Court in Belfast for a case into allegations of electoral fraud during the British general election in June. The action i...
Sinn Féin faces claims of Fermanagh ‘electoral fraud’
Ulster Unionist leader David Trimble has led a party delegation into the High Court in Belfast for a case into allegations of electoral fraud during the British general election in June. The action i...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 17, 2001
School protest in Ardoyne enters third week
The loyalist protest against Catholic parents taking their children to school in north Belfast has entered its third week. Despite the protest being called off on Friday as a mark of respect to the v...
School protest in Ardoyne enters third week
The loyalist protest against Catholic parents taking their children to school in north Belfast has entered its third week. Despite the protest being called off on Friday as a mark of respect to the v...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 17, 2001
Sinn Féin member detained in Turkey
Turkish police have released Sinn Féin Assembly member Alex Maskey and four other people who were briefly detained on their arrival in the country yesterday. Mr Maskey said the group was on a fact-fi...
Sinn Féin member detained in Turkey
Turkish police have released Sinn Féin Assembly member Alex Maskey and four other people who were briefly detained on their arrival in the country yesterday. Mr Maskey said the group was on a fact-fi...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 17, 2001
Death tally of Irish and British nationals may rise
As the United States of America braces itself for war, New York fire and police services meanwhile have had the unenviable task of trying to recover and identify the dead from amid the ruin and wrecka...
Death tally of Irish and British nationals may rise
As the United States of America braces itself for war, New York fire and police services meanwhile have had the unenviable task of trying to recover and identify the dead from amid the ruin and wrecka...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 17, 2001
Hume resigns as SDLP leader
The leader of the SDLP, John Hume, has announced that he is to resign from his post at the party’s conference in November. Mr Hume, 64, has been the leader of the SDLP since 1979, made the announceme...
Hume resigns as SDLP leader
The leader of the SDLP, John Hume, has announced that he is to resign from his post at the party’s conference in November. Mr Hume, 64, has been the leader of the SDLP since 1979, made the announceme...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 14, 2001
Attack on Belfast mosque is condemned
Sinn Féin assembly member Alex Maskey has condemned an incident, which involved bricks being thrown at a mosque in south Belfast. The attack is not believed to have been a racial attack. It was disco...
Attack on Belfast mosque is condemned
Sinn Féin assembly member Alex Maskey has condemned an incident, which involved bricks being thrown at a mosque in south Belfast. The attack is not believed to have been a racial attack. It was disco...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 14, 2001
Province unites to remember the victims of terrorism
US Consul General Barbara Stephenson led an interdenominational memorial service held at Belfast City Hall, attended by Belfast Lord Mayor Jim Rodgers, Security Minister Jane Kennedy and thousands of ...
Province unites to remember the victims of terrorism
US Consul General Barbara Stephenson led an interdenominational memorial service held at Belfast City Hall, attended by Belfast Lord Mayor Jim Rodgers, Security Minister Jane Kennedy and thousands of ...
Business News, Sep 14, 2001
Wall Street to reopen on Monday
Wall Street has promised to reopen for business on Monday September 17 following Tuesday’s terrorist attacks in the United States. While the market's closure is the longest since the great crash of 1...
Wall Street to reopen on Monday
Wall Street has promised to reopen for business on Monday September 17 following Tuesday’s terrorist attacks in the United States. While the market's closure is the longest since the great crash of 1...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 14, 2001
Duncan Smith appoints Davies as shadow spokesperson for NI
Newly elected Conservative Party Leader Ian Duncan Smith has appointed Quentin Davies as the shadow spokesperson for Northern Ireland. The MP for Grantham and Stamford Mr Davies appointment was annou...
Duncan Smith appoints Davies as shadow spokesperson for NI
Newly elected Conservative Party Leader Ian Duncan Smith has appointed Quentin Davies as the shadow spokesperson for Northern Ireland. The MP for Grantham and Stamford Mr Davies appointment was annou...
Business News, Sep 14, 2001
Australian catamarans berth in Belfast
Two state-of-the-art shuttle ferries specially designed in Australia for a new catamaran-ferry service in Belfast Lough have arrived in Northern Ireland. The Australian built vessels, the Down Runner...
Australian catamarans berth in Belfast
Two state-of-the-art shuttle ferries specially designed in Australia for a new catamaran-ferry service in Belfast Lough have arrived in Northern Ireland. The Australian built vessels, the Down Runner...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 14, 2001
Open + Direct sponsor IFA Junior Cup
Open + Direct has announced it is to become the new sponsor of the Irish Football Association’s (IFA) Junior Cup competition. As the oldest and most prestigious challenge cup competition in Northern ...
Open + Direct sponsor IFA Junior Cup
Open + Direct has announced it is to become the new sponsor of the Irish Football Association’s (IFA) Junior Cup competition. As the oldest and most prestigious challenge cup competition in Northern ...
Business News, Sep 14, 2001
NIE ‘cleans up’ with environmental award
Northern Ireland Electricity (NIE) has become one of Ireland’s largest organisations to achieve a prestigious international environmental award for outstanding environmental work. The ISO 14001 certi...
NIE ‘cleans up’ with environmental award
Northern Ireland Electricity (NIE) has become one of Ireland’s largest organisations to achieve a prestigious international environmental award for outstanding environmental work. The ISO 14001 certi...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 14, 2001
Ulster companies forge links with Russia
Companies in Northern Ireland are set to provide practical help to young Russian managers whose companies are facing the task of rebuilding business after the Russian economic crisis. Thirteen Russia...
Ulster companies forge links with Russia
Companies in Northern Ireland are set to provide practical help to young Russian managers whose companies are facing the task of rebuilding business after the Russian economic crisis. Thirteen Russia...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 14, 2001
Manufacturing companies take part in CE Marking programme
Northern Ireland machinery, electrical equipment and control panel manufacturers are benefiting from a LEDU programme which has brought them the latest information about the European CE Marking proced...
Manufacturing companies take part in CE Marking programme
Northern Ireland machinery, electrical equipment and control panel manufacturers are benefiting from a LEDU programme which has brought them the latest information about the European CE Marking proced...
Business News, Sep 14, 2001
Union leaders hold talks with Marconi
Union leaders are to hold talks with Marconi over the company’s plan to cut 2,000 jobs from its UK workforce. Some union officials have warned strike action could be called over the way the telecoms ...
Union leaders hold talks with Marconi
Union leaders are to hold talks with Marconi over the company’s plan to cut 2,000 jobs from its UK workforce. Some union officials have warned strike action could be called over the way the telecoms ...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 14, 2001
Four students represent NI in World Skill Competition in Korea
Four Northern Ireland students are currently competing with the best in the world at this year’s World Skills Competition being held in Seoul, South Korea. As part of a 30 strong UK team Richard Crai...
Four students represent NI in World Skill Competition in Korea
Four Northern Ireland students are currently competing with the best in the world at this year’s World Skills Competition being held in Seoul, South Korea. As part of a 30 strong UK team Richard Crai...
Business News, Sep 14, 2001
European construction firms to benefit from US attacks
Shares in European security and construction-related firms have climbed on expectations that demand for their products and services will rise as the US rebuilds from Tuesday’s terrorist attacks. Sinc...
European construction firms to benefit from US attacks
Shares in European security and construction-related firms have climbed on expectations that demand for their products and services will rise as the US rebuilds from Tuesday’s terrorist attacks. Sinc...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 14, 2001
Partnership opens up access to higher education
A new era in partnership between Queen’s University Belfast, Armagh College of Further and Higher Education and Omagh College of Further Education has been signed and sealed by the Minister for Employ...
Partnership opens up access to higher education
A new era in partnership between Queen’s University Belfast, Armagh College of Further and Higher Education and Omagh College of Further Education has been signed and sealed by the Minister for Employ...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 14, 2001
Ministers launch flagship education centre
Northern Ireland’s Education and Finance ministers teamed up on Friday to launch the Northside Development Flagship Facility in Derry city. The facility based in the Shantallow area of the city is a ...
Ministers launch flagship education centre
Northern Ireland’s Education and Finance ministers teamed up on Friday to launch the Northside Development Flagship Facility in Derry city. The facility based in the Shantallow area of the city is a ...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 14, 2001
Rodney Drive dig ends with no finds
Police have called off excavations at two houses in west Belfast that were part of a police investigation into the disappearance of two boys 27 years ago. Detectives said on Friday that nothing had b...
Rodney Drive dig ends with no finds
Police have called off excavations at two houses in west Belfast that were part of a police investigation into the disappearance of two boys 27 years ago. Detectives said on Friday that nothing had b...
Recruitment News, Sep 14, 2001
AS level changes welcomed by Education Minister
Changes being made in the AS level examination arrangements to ease the pressures on pupils and schools have been welcomed by the Education Minister Martin McGuinness. Mr McGuinness said the introduc...
AS level changes welcomed by Education Minister
Changes being made in the AS level examination arrangements to ease the pressures on pupils and schools have been welcomed by the Education Minister Martin McGuinness. Mr McGuinness said the introduc...
Business News, Sep 14, 2001
Andronics short-listed in World Communication Awards
Irish Satellite communications company, Andronics, has been selected as a finalist in the World Communication Awards (WCA) to be presented at the London Hilton on October 1. Now in its third year, th...
Andronics short-listed in World Communication Awards
Irish Satellite communications company, Andronics, has been selected as a finalist in the World Communication Awards (WCA) to be presented at the London Hilton on October 1. Now in its third year, th...
Business News, Sep 13, 2001
UK retail sales continue to grow
There is no sign of a slowdown on the high street as August’s retail sales figures reveal that sales are growing at their highest rate since May. Compared to the same period last year sales are buoya...
UK retail sales continue to grow
There is no sign of a slowdown on the high street as August’s retail sales figures reveal that sales are growing at their highest rate since May. Compared to the same period last year sales are buoya...
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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.