Northern Ireland News for September 2001 : Page 9
Northern Ireland News, Sep 10, 2001
Assembly backs children’s right to education
Assembly members unanimously supported a motion calling for the educational rights of all children in the north Belfast area in the first full session of the Northern Ireland Assembly since the summer...
Assembly backs children’s right to education
Assembly members unanimously supported a motion calling for the educational rights of all children in the north Belfast area in the first full session of the Northern Ireland Assembly since the summer...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 10, 2001
Belfast man dies climbing Ben Nevis
A Northern Ireland man has died of a suspected heart attack while taking part in a charity walk on Ben Nevis in the Scottish Highlands. Brendan Patrick O'Hare, 42, from the Four Winds area of Belfast...
Belfast man dies climbing Ben Nevis
A Northern Ireland man has died of a suspected heart attack while taking part in a charity walk on Ben Nevis in the Scottish Highlands. Brendan Patrick O'Hare, 42, from the Four Winds area of Belfast...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 10, 2001
Loyalist protest at Ardoyne school continues
Loyalists whistled and shouted abuse at parents of Holy Cross Primary School children in north Belfast on Monday as the dispute between Catholics and Protestants entered its sixth day. Residents stay...
Loyalist protest at Ardoyne school continues
Loyalists whistled and shouted abuse at parents of Holy Cross Primary School children in north Belfast on Monday as the dispute between Catholics and Protestants entered its sixth day. Residents stay...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 10, 2001
Report raises concerns over levels of adult literacy
SDLP member for East Derry, John Dallat, has voiced concerns about the local educational system in light of new data that shows Northern Ireland has one of the lowest levels of adult literacy in Europ...
Report raises concerns over levels of adult literacy
SDLP member for East Derry, John Dallat, has voiced concerns about the local educational system in light of new data that shows Northern Ireland has one of the lowest levels of adult literacy in Europ...
Business News, Sep 10, 2001
Corus reveals £230m losses for half-year
Steel producer Corus, formerly British Steel, has revealed that company pre-tax losses for the last half-year has hit £230 million. The steelmaker, which has already cut thousands of jobs this year, ...
Corus reveals £230m losses for half-year
Steel producer Corus, formerly British Steel, has revealed that company pre-tax losses for the last half-year has hit £230 million. The steelmaker, which has already cut thousands of jobs this year, ...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 7, 2001
County Antrim to benefit from £3m textile technology boost
The Baird Group is to invest £3 million in its Kells subsidiary in a move which will see the creation up to 24 jobs and result in one of the most advanced linen-based dyeing and finishing plant in the...
County Antrim to benefit from £3m textile technology boost
The Baird Group is to invest £3 million in its Kells subsidiary in a move which will see the creation up to 24 jobs and result in one of the most advanced linen-based dyeing and finishing plant in the...
Business News, Sep 7, 2001
Open+Direct moves into Irish credit market
Financial services group, Open+Direct is set to roll out a full range of retail credit services in the Republic of Ireland after completing a hi-tech connection with the Irish Credit Bureau. The comp...
Open+Direct moves into Irish credit market
Financial services group, Open+Direct is set to roll out a full range of retail credit services in the Republic of Ireland after completing a hi-tech connection with the Irish Credit Bureau. The comp...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 7, 2001
All-Ireland Mills Conference to be held in Sion Mills and Strabane
Sion Mills and Strabane are to be the venues for the third Island of Ireland Mills Conference. The two-day conference hosted by the Sion Mills Building Preservation Trust and Strabane District Counci...
All-Ireland Mills Conference to be held in Sion Mills and Strabane
Sion Mills and Strabane are to be the venues for the third Island of Ireland Mills Conference. The two-day conference hosted by the Sion Mills Building Preservation Trust and Strabane District Counci...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 7, 2001
Pupils face silent protest on school run
Parents taking their children to the Holy Cross Girls Primary School faced a silent protest from loyalists as they took their children to school on Friday morning. Following an agreement reached betw...
Pupils face silent protest on school run
Parents taking their children to the Holy Cross Girls Primary School faced a silent protest from loyalists as they took their children to school on Friday morning. Following an agreement reached betw...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 7, 2001
Grants programme aims to promote healthier communities
The Minister for Health, Social Services and Public Safety, Bairbre de Brún, has announced a new grants programme to help and encourage community groups to tackle health issues in their communities. ...
Grants programme aims to promote healthier communities
The Minister for Health, Social Services and Public Safety, Bairbre de Brún, has announced a new grants programme to help and encourage community groups to tackle health issues in their communities. ...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 7, 2001
Equality assessment on student finance is published
The Department for Employment and Learning has published the report of an Equality Impact Assessment carried out on the student finance proposals announced earlier this year by Minister Sean Farren. ...
Equality assessment on student finance is published
The Department for Employment and Learning has published the report of an Equality Impact Assessment carried out on the student finance proposals announced earlier this year by Minister Sean Farren. ...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 7, 2001
New £14m theatre set to open in Derry
The province’s largest theatre is set to open its doors on Friday evening. The £14 million purpose-built Millennium Forum is the north’s largest playhouse and the project’s backers promise a wide var...
New £14m theatre set to open in Derry
The province’s largest theatre is set to open its doors on Friday evening. The £14 million purpose-built Millennium Forum is the north’s largest playhouse and the project’s backers promise a wide var...
Business News, Sep 7, 2001
Global stock markets take further tumble
Although the Nasdaq recovered slightly in afternoon trading thanks to some good news in the technology sector, a higher than expected rise in the US unemployment rate served to reinforced the current ...
Global stock markets take further tumble
Although the Nasdaq recovered slightly in afternoon trading thanks to some good news in the technology sector, a higher than expected rise in the US unemployment rate served to reinforced the current ...
Business News, Sep 7, 2001
Motorola confirm 2,000 jobs to go
Motorola has confirmed it is set to cut 2,000 jobs as the global downturn continues to depress the telecoms industry. While not confirming where the jobs would be cut, a spokesperson said that operat...
Motorola confirm 2,000 jobs to go
Motorola has confirmed it is set to cut 2,000 jobs as the global downturn continues to depress the telecoms industry. While not confirming where the jobs would be cut, a spokesperson said that operat...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 7, 2001
Doors open at the Ideal Home Exhibition
Doors opened on Friday at the King’s Hall in Belfast for Northern Ireland’s premier home-related event - The Belfast Telegraph Ideal Home Exhibition 2001. Hundreds of companies from across Northern I...
Doors open at the Ideal Home Exhibition
Doors opened on Friday at the King’s Hall in Belfast for Northern Ireland’s premier home-related event - The Belfast Telegraph Ideal Home Exhibition 2001. Hundreds of companies from across Northern I...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 7, 2001
GP describes Ardoyne children as ‘traumatised’ by standoff
While the loyalist protest in Glenbryn has calmed it has emerged that many of the children involved have been so terrified by recent events that they have been prescribed sedatives and tranquillisers ...
GP describes Ardoyne children as ‘traumatised’ by standoff
While the loyalist protest in Glenbryn has calmed it has emerged that many of the children involved have been so terrified by recent events that they have been prescribed sedatives and tranquillisers ...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 7, 2001
Funeral held for teenage cyclist killed in North Belfast
The funeral of the teenage cyclist killed when his bicycle was struck buy a car was held on Friday. The private funeral service for 16-year-old Thomas McDonald took place from his home in the White C...
Funeral held for teenage cyclist killed in North Belfast
The funeral of the teenage cyclist killed when his bicycle was struck buy a car was held on Friday. The private funeral service for 16-year-old Thomas McDonald took place from his home in the White C...
Business News, Sep 7, 2001
ICT giants join forces to support province’s SMEs
BT, Cisco, InterForum and Oracle are some of the big names in the ICT world to have announced their participation in e-Business Week 2001. The week will see five days of activities and events across ...
ICT giants join forces to support province’s SMEs
BT, Cisco, InterForum and Oracle are some of the big names in the ICT world to have announced their participation in e-Business Week 2001. The week will see five days of activities and events across ...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 7, 2001
Heritage conference is held in Fermanagh
The importance of the province’s built heritage came under the spotlight at a built heritage conference in Fermanagh on Friday. Minister of the Environment Sam Foster launched the conference entitled...
Heritage conference is held in Fermanagh
The importance of the province’s built heritage came under the spotlight at a built heritage conference in Fermanagh on Friday. Minister of the Environment Sam Foster launched the conference entitled...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 6, 2001
Minister praises success of ‘homegrown hospitality’
A local management development programme offering unemployed graduates the chance to gain skills in the hospitality industry is celebrating a second successful year of operation. The Marriott Hospita...
Minister praises success of ‘homegrown hospitality’
A local management development programme offering unemployed graduates the chance to gain skills in the hospitality industry is celebrating a second successful year of operation. The Marriott Hospita...
Business News, Sep 6, 2001
Discussions break down over Belfast call centre
Discussions have broken down between specialist customer service provider gem (global email company) and British Telecom regarding the possible sale of BT’s Apollo Road call centre in Belfast. Negoti...
Discussions break down over Belfast call centre
Discussions have broken down between specialist customer service provider gem (global email company) and British Telecom regarding the possible sale of BT’s Apollo Road call centre in Belfast. Negoti...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 6, 2001
Woman charged with teenager's murder
A Newtownabbey woman has been remanded in custody charged with the murder of a 16-year-old youth in Belfast on Tuesday. The woman 32-year-old Alison Abigail McKeown, whose address was withheld by ord...
Woman charged with teenager's murder
A Newtownabbey woman has been remanded in custody charged with the murder of a 16-year-old youth in Belfast on Tuesday. The woman 32-year-old Alison Abigail McKeown, whose address was withheld by ord...
Business News, Sep 6, 2001
Trade union membership increases for the second year running
Government figures have revealed that trade union membership has increased for the second year running. According to the Office for National Statistics, a rise of 46,000 during the past year has brou...
Trade union membership increases for the second year running
Government figures have revealed that trade union membership has increased for the second year running. According to the Office for National Statistics, a rise of 46,000 during the past year has brou...
Business News, Sep 6, 2001
Campbell reveals update on major road scheme
Regional Development Minister Gregory Campbell has unveiled an update to a £15 million scheme for the A1 at Beech Hill during a visit to Banbridge District Council. The proposal to construct six mile...
Campbell reveals update on major road scheme
Regional Development Minister Gregory Campbell has unveiled an update to a £15 million scheme for the A1 at Beech Hill during a visit to Banbridge District Council. The proposal to construct six mile...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 6, 2001
House of leading republican is targeted
West Belfast Sinn Féin assembly member Alex Maskey has called for prominent republican Liam Shannon to be placed under RUC protection following an attack on his home in the La Salle Park area of the F...
House of leading republican is targeted
West Belfast Sinn Féin assembly member Alex Maskey has called for prominent republican Liam Shannon to be placed under RUC protection following an attack on his home in the La Salle Park area of the F...
Business News, Sep 6, 2001
Shares in mired Marconi tumble
Shares in crisis-hit telecoms equipment maker Marconi, have slumped 28 per cent to close at just 38 pence, wiping £400m off the firm's share value in one day. The FTSE 100 company has now lost 95 per...
Shares in mired Marconi tumble
Shares in crisis-hit telecoms equipment maker Marconi, have slumped 28 per cent to close at just 38 pence, wiping £400m off the firm's share value in one day. The FTSE 100 company has now lost 95 per...
Business News, Sep 6, 2001
UK interest rate put on hold despite manufacturing recession
The Bank of England has left interest rates unchanged at five per cent despite new data revealing that the recession in the UK manufacturing sector has deepened. The latest data shows that manufactur...
UK interest rate put on hold despite manufacturing recession
The Bank of England has left interest rates unchanged at five per cent despite new data revealing that the recession in the UK manufacturing sector has deepened. The latest data shows that manufactur...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 6, 2001
Belfast Councillors to debate problems at Holy Cross
Ahead of a Belfast City Council debate on Friday on the issues surrounding the protest Alliance Councillor David Alderdice has appealed for those taking part in the debate not to “undermine the progre...
Belfast Councillors to debate problems at Holy Cross
Ahead of a Belfast City Council debate on Friday on the issues surrounding the protest Alliance Councillor David Alderdice has appealed for those taking part in the debate not to “undermine the progre...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 6, 2001
Children greeted with whistles on fourth day of school siege
The fourth day of the loyalist siege of Holy Cross Girl’s Primary School has passed off relatively peacefully. As the group of schoolchildren accompanied by a large number of adults proceeded down th...
Children greeted with whistles on fourth day of school siege
The fourth day of the loyalist siege of Holy Cross Girl’s Primary School has passed off relatively peacefully. As the group of schoolchildren accompanied by a large number of adults proceeded down th...
Business News, Sep 6, 2001
FTSE drops to three-year low
As the FTSE 100 index of leading UK shares dropped to a three-year low of 5,191.6 in Thursday afternoon trading the American Dow Jones showing signs of immediate nervousness on opening. The reaction ...
FTSE drops to three-year low
As the FTSE 100 index of leading UK shares dropped to a three-year low of 5,191.6 in Thursday afternoon trading the American Dow Jones showing signs of immediate nervousness on opening. The reaction ...
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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.