Northern Ireland News for January 2002 : Page 8
Northern Ireland News, Jan 14, 2002
Catholic schools damaged in overnight attacks
Two Catholic schools have been damaged in what have been described as sectarian attacks in Belfast and Lisburn. A mobile classroom at St Patrick's High School on Lisburn's Ballinderry Road sustained ...
Catholic schools damaged in overnight attacks
Two Catholic schools have been damaged in what have been described as sectarian attacks in Belfast and Lisburn. A mobile classroom at St Patrick's High School on Lisburn's Ballinderry Road sustained ...
Business News, Jan 14, 2002
Thousands of jobs hang on Land Rover dispute
Land Rover have revealed that production of one of its most popular vehicles, the Discovery, may have to be suspended following a dispute with one of its suppliers. The row revolves around an enginee...
Thousands of jobs hang on Land Rover dispute
Land Rover have revealed that production of one of its most popular vehicles, the Discovery, may have to be suspended following a dispute with one of its suppliers. The row revolves around an enginee...
Business News, Jan 14, 2002
GUS gains boost from Argos Christmas sales
Retail group GUS has received a boost thanks to strong Christmas sales at its Argos catalogue store chain, as recent figures reveal. Same-store sales for Argos jumped 14 per cent over the 14 weeks up...
GUS gains boost from Argos Christmas sales
Retail group GUS has received a boost thanks to strong Christmas sales at its Argos catalogue store chain, as recent figures reveal. Same-store sales for Argos jumped 14 per cent over the 14 weeks up...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 14, 2002
Meeting arranged over Coats Viyella Randalstown plant
Around 200 jobs could be under threat at Coats Viyella’s hemming unit in Randalstown following news that the company’s home furnishing division is in financial difficulties. The company’s current fin...
Meeting arranged over Coats Viyella Randalstown plant
Around 200 jobs could be under threat at Coats Viyella’s hemming unit in Randalstown following news that the company’s home furnishing division is in financial difficulties. The company’s current fin...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 11, 2002
Sir Reg reveals vital role for women in new agency
Enterprise Minister Sir Reg Empey has highlighted the vital role that women in Northern Ireland have to play in shaping the future of the province’s business sector. Speaking at the launch of a DETI ...
Sir Reg reveals vital role for women in new agency
Enterprise Minister Sir Reg Empey has highlighted the vital role that women in Northern Ireland have to play in shaping the future of the province’s business sector. Speaking at the launch of a DETI ...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 11, 2002
Last year’s GCSE grade errors remain unexplained
Mystery still surrounds the reason for almost 1,000 pupils getting the wrong GCSE home economics results last August. A report undertaken by the Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessmen...
Last year’s GCSE grade errors remain unexplained
Mystery still surrounds the reason for almost 1,000 pupils getting the wrong GCSE home economics results last August. A report undertaken by the Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessmen...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 11, 2002
Parents and children walk to Holy Cross without protest
Primary and secondary level pupils have returned to all the schools affected by two days of sectarian violence in north Belfast. Serious rioting on Wednesday and Thursday in north Belfast had forced ...
Parents and children walk to Holy Cross without protest
Primary and secondary level pupils have returned to all the schools affected by two days of sectarian violence in north Belfast. Serious rioting on Wednesday and Thursday in north Belfast had forced ...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 11, 2002
Jurys Doyle report 12 per cent fall in half-year profits
Ireland’s largest hotel group Jurys Doyle has posted a 12 per cent drop in profits and has called the last financial year “the most challenging” the hospitality and tourism sector has faced in many ye...
Jurys Doyle report 12 per cent fall in half-year profits
Ireland’s largest hotel group Jurys Doyle has posted a 12 per cent drop in profits and has called the last financial year “the most challenging” the hospitality and tourism sector has faced in many ye...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 11, 2002
Major commercial development transforms derelict Belfast site
An £805,000 office and commercial development which has transformed the landscape of a neglected part of east Belfast has been officially opened by the Department for Social Development and the Chairm...
Major commercial development transforms derelict Belfast site
An £805,000 office and commercial development which has transformed the landscape of a neglected part of east Belfast has been officially opened by the Department for Social Development and the Chairm...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 11, 2002
Major fuel laundering plant uncovered
A major fuel laundering operation has been uncovered by Northern Ireland police and customs officers in County Armagh. In a joint search operation of premises in Crossmaglen nearly 18,000 litres of l...
Major fuel laundering plant uncovered
A major fuel laundering operation has been uncovered by Northern Ireland police and customs officers in County Armagh. In a joint search operation of premises in Crossmaglen nearly 18,000 litres of l...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 11, 2002
Province’s education policy makers team up with American counterparts
The Stormont Education Minister, Martin McGuinness has praised the Boston college education policymakers programme and wished a group of educationalists from the north and the south well before their ...
Province’s education policy makers team up with American counterparts
The Stormont Education Minister, Martin McGuinness has praised the Boston college education policymakers programme and wished a group of educationalists from the north and the south well before their ...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 11, 2002
Northern Ireland’s latest transport statistics revealed
The latest edition of the province’s Road and Rail Transport Statistics Quarterly Bulletin has revealed a five per cent increase in the number of new cars registered in Northern Ireland. The publicat...
Northern Ireland’s latest transport statistics revealed
The latest edition of the province’s Road and Rail Transport Statistics Quarterly Bulletin has revealed a five per cent increase in the number of new cars registered in Northern Ireland. The publicat...
Business News, Jan 11, 2002
Pilot franchise of BinMasters launched in Belfast
The first franchise operation that specialises in the repair and refurbishment of industrial waste containers was recently launched in Belfast. Alan Lavery’s BinMasters operation is now recruiting fo...
Pilot franchise of BinMasters launched in Belfast
The first franchise operation that specialises in the repair and refurbishment of industrial waste containers was recently launched in Belfast. Alan Lavery’s BinMasters operation is now recruiting fo...
Business News, Jan 11, 2002
Offices stay the same as work culture moves on
A new report from Futures at The Industrial Society has found that the average workspace environment fails to reflect important changes in working patterns, with almost a quarter of employees dissatis...
Offices stay the same as work culture moves on
A new report from Futures at The Industrial Society has found that the average workspace environment fails to reflect important changes in working patterns, with almost a quarter of employees dissatis...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 11, 2002
Local textile company receives IDB lifeline
Jobs have been saved at Saintfield Yarns thanks to a rescue plan put forward by the Industrial Development Board (IDB) which has managed to secure enough funding to protect the 140 members of the rema...
Local textile company receives IDB lifeline
Jobs have been saved at Saintfield Yarns thanks to a rescue plan put forward by the Industrial Development Board (IDB) which has managed to secure enough funding to protect the 140 members of the rema...
Business News, Jan 11, 2002
September 11 continues to affect travel industry
The latest figures from the British Airports Authority (BAA) has shown that the September 11 attacks on the US and the global economic slowdown are still weighing on UK air travel and tourist numbers....
September 11 continues to affect travel industry
The latest figures from the British Airports Authority (BAA) has shown that the September 11 attacks on the US and the global economic slowdown are still weighing on UK air travel and tourist numbers....
Business News, Jan 11, 2002
Bank Of England holds firm on interest rates
Interest rates are holding steady at 4 per cent, despite fears that increasing house prices and High Street sales could lead to a rise in inflation. Ignoring calls from the manufacturing sector, the ...
Bank Of England holds firm on interest rates
Interest rates are holding steady at 4 per cent, despite fears that increasing house prices and High Street sales could lead to a rise in inflation. Ignoring calls from the manufacturing sector, the ...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 11, 2002
CARA Group implements Citrix solution for Derry City Council
CARA Group Northern Ireland (NI), a leading provider of IT solutions in the province, has implemented a Citrix thin client and Microsoft Windows 2000 and Exchange 2000 end-to-end solution for Derry Ci...
CARA Group implements Citrix solution for Derry City Council
CARA Group Northern Ireland (NI), a leading provider of IT solutions in the province, has implemented a Citrix thin client and Microsoft Windows 2000 and Exchange 2000 end-to-end solution for Derry Ci...
Business News, Jan 11, 2002
DETI warn of advertising scam
The DETI Trading Standards Service have issued a warning to Ulster businesses to be extra vigilant when approached for company data, as some unscrupulous organisations have been using information gath...
DETI warn of advertising scam
The DETI Trading Standards Service have issued a warning to Ulster businesses to be extra vigilant when approached for company data, as some unscrupulous organisations have been using information gath...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 10, 2002
Virus spread affects six hospitals in province
The virus which has caused a crisis in Northern Ireland’s health service is spreading and has affected six hospitals throughout the four health board areas. Politicians from both sides of the communi...
Virus spread affects six hospitals in province
The virus which has caused a crisis in Northern Ireland’s health service is spreading and has affected six hospitals throughout the four health board areas. Politicians from both sides of the communi...
Business News, Jan 10, 2002
Local businesses warned by police over latest money scam
The police have warned people and particularly local businesses to be on the look out for letters from Toga in the African continent which are part of a money scam. The letters were posted several da...
Local businesses warned by police over latest money scam
The police have warned people and particularly local businesses to be on the look out for letters from Toga in the African continent which are part of a money scam. The letters were posted several da...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 10, 2002
Lisburn Square welcomes UK pub chain expansion
The UK pub chain JD Wetherspoon is set to expand its existing premises with the opening of a new outlet in Lisburn, County Antrim. The JD Wetherspoon pub, which will open on Monday January 14, was bu...
Lisburn Square welcomes UK pub chain expansion
The UK pub chain JD Wetherspoon is set to expand its existing premises with the opening of a new outlet in Lisburn, County Antrim. The JD Wetherspoon pub, which will open on Monday January 14, was bu...
Business News, Jan 10, 2002
Survey reveals the crucial management function in British business
A new survey by Executives Online, (www.executivesonline.co.uk), the dedicated interim management consultancy, has revealed that when it comes to a sudden senior personnel departure, the hardest perso...
Survey reveals the crucial management function in British business
A new survey by Executives Online, (www.executivesonline.co.uk), the dedicated interim management consultancy, has revealed that when it comes to a sudden senior personnel departure, the hardest perso...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 10, 2002
Holy Cross teachers and governors in talks as tension simmers
Teachers, governors and parents from the Catholic Holy Cross Girls’ primary school in north Belfast have engaged in series of intensive discussions following a fresh outbreak of sectarian violence out...
Holy Cross teachers and governors in talks as tension simmers
Teachers, governors and parents from the Catholic Holy Cross Girls’ primary school in north Belfast have engaged in series of intensive discussions following a fresh outbreak of sectarian violence out...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 10, 2002
High Court ban for local company directors
Three local people have been disqualified from being company directors following appearances in the High Court. Margaret Sinclair Allen from Lisburn was disqualified from being a company director for...
High Court ban for local company directors
Three local people have been disqualified from being company directors following appearances in the High Court. Margaret Sinclair Allen from Lisburn was disqualified from being a company director for...
Business News, Jan 10, 2002
Business and professional people urged to become governors
By serving as Governors of colleges of further education here, business and professional people can make a real difference in helping improve people skills and supporting local industry, Carmel Hanna,...
Business and professional people urged to become governors
By serving as Governors of colleges of further education here, business and professional people can make a real difference in helping improve people skills and supporting local industry, Carmel Hanna,...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 10, 2002
Compaq gets £1m vote from NI Electoral Office
The Chief Electoral Officer, Denis Stanley, has announced that the Electoral Office for Northern Ireland has awarded the contract for its new computer system to Compaq Computers. The new system, cost...
Compaq gets £1m vote from NI Electoral Office
The Chief Electoral Officer, Denis Stanley, has announced that the Electoral Office for Northern Ireland has awarded the contract for its new computer system to Compaq Computers. The new system, cost...
Business News, Jan 10, 2002
British Airways to cut 15 European routes
Around 15 of British Airways short-haul European routes are to be to slashed in an attempt to avert major losses. The move is part of a restructuring plan which will see the company focusing on the l...
British Airways to cut 15 European routes
Around 15 of British Airways short-haul European routes are to be to slashed in an attempt to avert major losses. The move is part of a restructuring plan which will see the company focusing on the l...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 10, 2002
B.I.C. Systems open ebusiness systems centre
B.I.C. Systems, a leading provider of IT solutions and skills throughout Ireland and the UK, has formally opened its eBusiness Systems Centre at Sydenham Business Park in Belfast. Marking a signifi...
B.I.C. Systems open ebusiness systems centre
B.I.C. Systems, a leading provider of IT solutions and skills throughout Ireland and the UK, has formally opened its eBusiness Systems Centre at Sydenham Business Park in Belfast. Marking a signifi...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 10, 2002
Elderly woman robbed at home
A 72 year-old woman has been left badly shaken after a robbery at her home in Warrenpoint, County Down. She was confronted by a man after answering the front door in Drumlin Walk on Wednesday January...
Elderly woman robbed at home
A 72 year-old woman has been left badly shaken after a robbery at her home in Warrenpoint, County Down. She was confronted by a man after answering the front door in Drumlin Walk on Wednesday January...
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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.