Northern Ireland News for January 2002 : Page 11
Business News, Jan 4, 2002
Women into Business Conference to take place in February
This year’s Women into Business Conference will take place on Thursday 21 February at the Churchill Inter-Continental Hotel, Portman Square, London. Organised by the Small Business Bureau, the theme ...
Women into Business Conference to take place in February
This year’s Women into Business Conference will take place on Thursday 21 February at the Churchill Inter-Continental Hotel, Portman Square, London. Organised by the Small Business Bureau, the theme ...
Business News, Jan 4, 2002
UK shares optimism fuels hopes of global economy turnaround
The London shares markets were attributed with fuelling hopes of a turnaround in the global economy as the wave of optimism heightened hopes of a recovery. Firmer trading in technology, media, and te...
UK shares optimism fuels hopes of global economy turnaround
The London shares markets were attributed with fuelling hopes of a turnaround in the global economy as the wave of optimism heightened hopes of a recovery. Firmer trading in technology, media, and te...
Business News, Jan 4, 2002
Bank of England may raise interest rates to stem consumer spending
Speculation is mounting that The Bank of England plans to step in to deal with the current credit card fuelled spending boom that is gripping the UK economy. The likelihood of this happening was rais...
Bank of England may raise interest rates to stem consumer spending
Speculation is mounting that The Bank of England plans to step in to deal with the current credit card fuelled spending boom that is gripping the UK economy. The likelihood of this happening was rais...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 4, 2002
Investment at Roche Vitamins Belfast plant
Roche Vitamins Europe have announced a significant investment in the firm’s animal feed premix factory in Belfast. A spokesperson for Roche said: “Over the past few years Roche Vitamins share of the ...
Investment at Roche Vitamins Belfast plant
Roche Vitamins Europe have announced a significant investment in the firm’s animal feed premix factory in Belfast. A spokesperson for Roche said: “Over the past few years Roche Vitamins share of the ...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 4, 2002
Parades Commissioner urges NI to seize opportunities of 2002
The Chairman of the Parades Commission has said that the year ahead provides the best opportunity for the people of Northern Ireland to come together to finally heal the running sore of contentious pa...
Parades Commissioner urges NI to seize opportunities of 2002
The Chairman of the Parades Commission has said that the year ahead provides the best opportunity for the people of Northern Ireland to come together to finally heal the running sore of contentious pa...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 4, 2002
Tragedy as man found lying injured on M2 dies
A man found lying seriously injured on the M2 motorway in Belfast has died. The man was 45-year-old Edward Gibson from the Antrim Road area in Belfast. He was found at midnight on Wednesday January ...
Tragedy as man found lying injured on M2 dies
A man found lying seriously injured on the M2 motorway in Belfast has died. The man was 45-year-old Edward Gibson from the Antrim Road area in Belfast. He was found at midnight on Wednesday January ...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 4, 2002
Two children injured in hit-and-run
The Police Service of Northern Ireland have said the car that was involved in a hit-and-run accident was stolen. The two boys, aged ten and 12, were injured by a hit-and-run driver outside the Centra...
Two children injured in hit-and-run
The Police Service of Northern Ireland have said the car that was involved in a hit-and-run accident was stolen. The two boys, aged ten and 12, were injured by a hit-and-run driver outside the Centra...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 4, 2002
Entries still open for Goldeneye web awards
Companies who think they have the internet sussed can nominate themselves for a Goldeneye web award. The awards, organised by Business Eye magazine and ntl, aim to highlight the best in web design, a...
Entries still open for Goldeneye web awards
Companies who think they have the internet sussed can nominate themselves for a Goldeneye web award. The awards, organised by Business Eye magazine and ntl, aim to highlight the best in web design, a...
Business News, Jan 4, 2002
Go reports rise in passengers in late 2001
Budget flights airline Go has revealed an increase in passenger numbers in December last year. Go said that passengers carried in December 2001 rose to 340,384, up from 216,413 in the same period in ...
Go reports rise in passengers in late 2001
Budget flights airline Go has revealed an increase in passenger numbers in December last year. Go said that passengers carried in December 2001 rose to 340,384, up from 216,413 in the same period in ...
Business News, Jan 3, 2002
Consumers ‘too lazy’ to switch their bank
A study by the British consumer watchdog Which? magazine has found that many consumers are reluctant to move their current account even though they would probably get a better deal. The magazine surv...
Consumers ‘too lazy’ to switch their bank
A study by the British consumer watchdog Which? magazine has found that many consumers are reluctant to move their current account even though they would probably get a better deal. The magazine surv...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 3, 2002
Water Service responds to problems caused by severe weather
Regional Development Minister, Peter Robinson has praised DRD Water Service staff for their efforts in repairing burst mains over the holiday period. The Minister said that Water Service is working a...
Water Service responds to problems caused by severe weather
Regional Development Minister, Peter Robinson has praised DRD Water Service staff for their efforts in repairing burst mains over the holiday period. The Minister said that Water Service is working a...
Business News, Jan 3, 2002
Lord Kilclooney makes a bid to save textile jobs
Lord Kilclooney, UUP assembly member for Strangford, is to meet with the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Investment, Sir Reg Empey on January 4 about the future of Saintfield Yarns textiles plant w...
Lord Kilclooney makes a bid to save textile jobs
Lord Kilclooney, UUP assembly member for Strangford, is to meet with the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Investment, Sir Reg Empey on January 4 about the future of Saintfield Yarns textiles plant w...
Business News, Jan 3, 2002
Stormont trade minister’s 2002 message for business
Sir Reg Empey, Northern Ireland’s Minister for Enterprise, trade and investment has spoke about the hardships Northern Ireland endured in the year 2001. In his New Year’s message the Stormont trade m...
Stormont trade minister’s 2002 message for business
Sir Reg Empey, Northern Ireland’s Minister for Enterprise, trade and investment has spoke about the hardships Northern Ireland endured in the year 2001. In his New Year’s message the Stormont trade m...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 3, 2002
Masked attacker slashes man in Bangor with knife
The Police Service of Northern Ireland has appealed for witnesses to a vicious stabbing attack which took place in Bangor, County Down to come forward. A 36-year-old man was attacked by a masked man ...
Masked attacker slashes man in Bangor with knife
The Police Service of Northern Ireland has appealed for witnesses to a vicious stabbing attack which took place in Bangor, County Down to come forward. A 36-year-old man was attacked by a masked man ...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 3, 2002
SDLP say bill of rights represents opportunity for all
The SDLP has published their response to Northern Ireland’s proposed bill of rights and has advocated that it represents an opportunity for all and a threat to none. The party’s justice spokesman Ale...
SDLP say bill of rights represents opportunity for all
The SDLP has published their response to Northern Ireland’s proposed bill of rights and has advocated that it represents an opportunity for all and a threat to none. The party’s justice spokesman Ale...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 3, 2002
High Street robberies investigated by police
Police in Northern Ireland are investigating an armed robbery on a Mace shop in Lisburn, Co Antrim. Two men, aged between 25 and 30, armed with handguns held up staff at the shop on Moss Road and esc...
High Street robberies investigated by police
Police in Northern Ireland are investigating an armed robbery on a Mace shop in Lisburn, Co Antrim. Two men, aged between 25 and 30, armed with handguns held up staff at the shop on Moss Road and esc...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 3, 2002
Number killed on Northern Ireland roads drops in 2001
Figures just released show that 147 people were killed on the roads of Northern Ireland in 2001. The figures, which show a slight drop on last year, have been welcomed by the Environment Minister Sam...
Number killed on Northern Ireland roads drops in 2001
Figures just released show that 147 people were killed on the roads of Northern Ireland in 2001. The figures, which show a slight drop on last year, have been welcomed by the Environment Minister Sam...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 3, 2002
Opposition to new Scottish nuclear power plant proposal
SDLP Assembly Member Danny O’Connor has described proposals by British Energy for the construction of a nuclear power plant in Ayrshire as “deeply disturbing”. Mr O’Connor said: “The people of Northe...
Opposition to new Scottish nuclear power plant proposal
SDLP Assembly Member Danny O’Connor has described proposals by British Energy for the construction of a nuclear power plant in Ayrshire as “deeply disturbing”. Mr O’Connor said: “The people of Northe...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 3, 2002
Mandelson asks minister to back euro
Former Northern Ireland Secretary of State Peter Mandelson has urged ministers to back the euro, after the smooth launch of the single currency on Monday. Writing in the Financial Times, Mr Mandelson...
Mandelson asks minister to back euro
Former Northern Ireland Secretary of State Peter Mandelson has urged ministers to back the euro, after the smooth launch of the single currency on Monday. Writing in the Financial Times, Mr Mandelson...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 3, 2002
Secretary of State kicks off football row
Northern Ireland Secretary of State John Reid has been criticised for insisting that it was "a requirement" that Glasgow’s Old Firm football clubs leave Scottish football behind in favour of a bigger ...
Secretary of State kicks off football row
Northern Ireland Secretary of State John Reid has been criticised for insisting that it was "a requirement" that Glasgow’s Old Firm football clubs leave Scottish football behind in favour of a bigger ...
Business News, Jan 3, 2002
House price growth to slow in 2002
The property market is set to experience a slip in demand during 2002 according to leading UK mortgage lender Nationwide and a twice-yearly survey by the CBI and property advisers GVA Grimley. The Na...
House price growth to slow in 2002
The property market is set to experience a slip in demand during 2002 according to leading UK mortgage lender Nationwide and a twice-yearly survey by the CBI and property advisers GVA Grimley. The Na...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 3, 2002
Retailers see bumper start to Christmas sales
Retailers enjoyed a bumper start to Christmas with the fastest year-on-year sales growth in a December survey since 1987, according to the Confederation of British Industry's (CBI) monthly Distributiv...
Retailers see bumper start to Christmas sales
Retailers enjoyed a bumper start to Christmas with the fastest year-on-year sales growth in a December survey since 1987, according to the Confederation of British Industry's (CBI) monthly Distributiv...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 3, 2002
Moyle Interconnector opens up competition in NI electricity market
The Moyle Interconnector, Northern Ireland’s link-up with Britain’s electricity grid, has been completed. However, the Interconnector, which was launched on Wednesday, January 3, and is currently fun...
Moyle Interconnector opens up competition in NI electricity market
The Moyle Interconnector, Northern Ireland’s link-up with Britain’s electricity grid, has been completed. However, the Interconnector, which was launched on Wednesday, January 3, and is currently fun...
Business News, Jan 3, 2002
Record number of million pound ‘golden handshakes’
A Labour Research report has revealed that a record number of company executives in the UK received golden handshakes of more than £1 million last year. Among those who received the ‘gifts’ were Brit...
Record number of million pound ‘golden handshakes’
A Labour Research report has revealed that a record number of company executives in the UK received golden handshakes of more than £1 million last year. Among those who received the ‘gifts’ were Brit...
Business News, Jan 3, 2002
Euro makes an all-round good first impression
The head of the European Central Bank has described the launch of euro notes and coins as a "tremendous success". Speaking at a news conference on the roll-out of the euro cash, ECB President Wim Dui...
Euro makes an all-round good first impression
The head of the European Central Bank has described the launch of euro notes and coins as a "tremendous success". Speaking at a news conference on the roll-out of the euro cash, ECB President Wim Dui...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 2, 2002
Northern Ireland’s best celebrated in Queen’s 2002 honours list
One knighthood is among the Queen’s New Year 2002 Honours List for Northern Ireland. Already holding a CBE, Patrick Armstrong has received a Knighthood for services to the police. Joining the Police ...
Northern Ireland’s best celebrated in Queen’s 2002 honours list
One knighthood is among the Queen’s New Year 2002 Honours List for Northern Ireland. Already holding a CBE, Patrick Armstrong has received a Knighthood for services to the police. Joining the Police ...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 2, 2002
Newry goes online to promote bid for city status
One of the final pieces in the jigsaw of Newry’s bid to become the next city in Northern Ireland was recently put in place with the launch of a new website to support Newry’s bid for city status. The...
Newry goes online to promote bid for city status
One of the final pieces in the jigsaw of Newry’s bid to become the next city in Northern Ireland was recently put in place with the launch of a new website to support Newry’s bid for city status. The...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 2, 2002
European award success for Belfast gas project
Phoenix Natural Gas in Northern Ireland and their supply chain partners led by McNicholas Construction Services have won the European Supply Chain Excellence Award. The award, in the Services and Uti...
European award success for Belfast gas project
Phoenix Natural Gas in Northern Ireland and their supply chain partners led by McNicholas Construction Services have won the European Supply Chain Excellence Award. The award, in the Services and Uti...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 2, 2002
Police patrols stepped up following stabbing
Police have stepped up patrols in north Belfast following the stabbing of a 43-year-old man knifed in the Limestone Road area. The Catholic father of five was said to be in a stable condition in hosp...
Police patrols stepped up following stabbing
Police have stepped up patrols in north Belfast following the stabbing of a 43-year-old man knifed in the Limestone Road area. The Catholic father of five was said to be in a stable condition in hosp...
Business News, Jan 2, 2002
Experts warn on acceptable dress codes for workplace
In a business environment where the dress code seems to be ‘anything goes’, recruitment experts warn we are becoming increasingly confused about what to wear to work - should it be suited and booted o...
Experts warn on acceptable dress codes for workplace
In a business environment where the dress code seems to be ‘anything goes’, recruitment experts warn we are becoming increasingly confused about what to wear to work - should it be suited and booted o...
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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.