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Northern Ireland News for November 2002 : Page 5
Northern Ireland News, Nov 18, 2002
Trimble slammed over 'sectarian ramblings'
The SDLP leader has accused David Trimble of engaging in "puffed up sectarian ramblings" whilst on a tour of the US Mid-West last week. The UUP leader and former first minister has been heavily criti...
Trimble slammed over 'sectarian ramblings'
The SDLP leader has accused David Trimble of engaging in "puffed up sectarian ramblings" whilst on a tour of the US Mid-West last week. The UUP leader and former first minister has been heavily criti...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 18, 2002
Assaulted teenager in critical condition
A teenage youth assaulted in west Belfast at the weekend is in critical condition in hospital. The 16-year-old, who has been named as James Doherty, was assaulted in the Downfine Gardens area of the ...
Assaulted teenager in critical condition
A teenage youth assaulted in west Belfast at the weekend is in critical condition in hospital. The 16-year-old, who has been named as James Doherty, was assaulted in the Downfine Gardens area of the ...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 18, 2002
Pilot fuel poverty project 'saves lives and money'
Benefits valued at more than £1.5 million have been delivered by an investment of £300,000 in a pilot project aimed at defeating fuel poverty in Armagh and Dungannon. The pilot project was set up to ...
Pilot fuel poverty project 'saves lives and money'
Benefits valued at more than £1.5 million have been delivered by an investment of £300,000 in a pilot project aimed at defeating fuel poverty in Armagh and Dungannon. The pilot project was set up to ...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 15, 2002
Three police injured in south Belfast riot
Three police officers have been injured and six people arrested after a disturbance in south Belfast in the early hours of this morning. The incident occurred shortly after 1am when police responded ...
Three police injured in south Belfast riot
Three police officers have been injured and six people arrested after a disturbance in south Belfast in the early hours of this morning. The incident occurred shortly after 1am when police responded ...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 15, 2002
Celebs flock to support Children in Need
A host of pop celebrities are flying into Belfast to support this year's BBC Northern Ireland Children in Need appeal. Former Boyzone frontman Ronan Keating will be joined by Lulu, Six, the Bee Gees'...
Celebs flock to support Children in Need
A host of pop celebrities are flying into Belfast to support this year's BBC Northern Ireland Children in Need appeal. Former Boyzone frontman Ronan Keating will be joined by Lulu, Six, the Bee Gees'...
Business News, Nov 15, 2002
Guide shows SMEs how to compete in eurozone
In a move to encourage more small to medium-sized companies to grow faster through a sharper focus on business opportunities in Europe, Invest NI has produced ‘Trading with the Euro’, a new guide to o...
Guide shows SMEs how to compete in eurozone
In a move to encourage more small to medium-sized companies to grow faster through a sharper focus on business opportunities in Europe, Invest NI has produced ‘Trading with the Euro’, a new guide to o...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 15, 2002
Work revealed as world's 'biggest killer'
Business and civic leaders at the second Northern Ireland Annual Health and Safety lecture have been told that the work environment kills more people worldwide than war or disease. In his address, th...
Work revealed as world's 'biggest killer'
Business and civic leaders at the second Northern Ireland Annual Health and Safety lecture have been told that the work environment kills more people worldwide than war or disease. In his address, th...
Recruitment News, Nov 15, 2002
700 new jobs for Galway and Cavan
US health care giant Abbott Laboratories is to create a total of 700 new jobs in the Irish Republic. In two separate developments over the next five years, Abbott is to develop a research and develop...
700 new jobs for Galway and Cavan
US health care giant Abbott Laboratories is to create a total of 700 new jobs in the Irish Republic. In two separate developments over the next five years, Abbott is to develop a research and develop...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 15, 2002
Pearson pledges to defend fishing interests
Direct rule agriculture minister Ian Pearson has told representatives of the Northern Ireland fishing industry that he "will work tirelessly" to defend the north's interests in EC negotiations. Durin...
Pearson pledges to defend fishing interests
Direct rule agriculture minister Ian Pearson has told representatives of the Northern Ireland fishing industry that he "will work tirelessly" to defend the north's interests in EC negotiations. Durin...
Business News, Nov 15, 2002
Leading Portadown haulage company sold
It has been announced that the Portadown-based haulage company, Dukes Transport, has been sold. The leading Northern Ireland haulage company was sold after its directors Winston and Ronnie Duke decid...
Leading Portadown haulage company sold
It has been announced that the Portadown-based haulage company, Dukes Transport, has been sold. The leading Northern Ireland haulage company was sold after its directors Winston and Ronnie Duke decid...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 15, 2002
Nesbitt slammed over 'Colombia Three' comments
A war of words has flared between the UUP and the Bring Them Home Campaign after five members of the Oireachtas announced their intention to attend the trial of the 'Colombia Three' in Bogota. The ca...
Nesbitt slammed over 'Colombia Three' comments
A war of words has flared between the UUP and the Bring Them Home Campaign after five members of the Oireachtas announced their intention to attend the trial of the 'Colombia Three' in Bogota. The ca...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 15, 2002
SDLP criticised over policing comments
Fermanagh and South Tyrone UUP Assembly member Sam Foster has described as "misleading" and "inaccurate" the response of some parties to the reference in the Queen's speech to forthcoming policing leg...
SDLP criticised over policing comments
Fermanagh and South Tyrone UUP Assembly member Sam Foster has described as "misleading" and "inaccurate" the response of some parties to the reference in the Queen's speech to forthcoming policing leg...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 15, 2002
Crime reduced in 'Operation Clean-Up'
The police have claimed that crime in the Greater Belfast area has been "significantly reduced" as a result of a three months’ pilot scheme aimed at removing sub-standard unlicensed cars from the city...
Crime reduced in 'Operation Clean-Up'
The police have claimed that crime in the Greater Belfast area has been "significantly reduced" as a result of a three months’ pilot scheme aimed at removing sub-standard unlicensed cars from the city...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 15, 2002
DETI provide guidance on bankruptcy
The Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment Insolvency Service has published three new leaflets for people going through the process of bankruptcy. The latest figures available for the 12-mont...
DETI provide guidance on bankruptcy
The Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment Insolvency Service has published three new leaflets for people going through the process of bankruptcy. The latest figures available for the 12-mont...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 15, 2002
Infrastructure overhaul plan gets go ahead
Legislation is being prepared to set up the special body that will guide government decisions on strategic infrastructure investment in Northern Ireland, direct-rule finance minister Ian Pearson said ...
Infrastructure overhaul plan gets go ahead
Legislation is being prepared to set up the special body that will guide government decisions on strategic infrastructure investment in Northern Ireland, direct-rule finance minister Ian Pearson said ...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 15, 2002
Hoax callers stretch fire cover to the limit
As the contingency cover for emergency fire cover look towards the end of the two-day firefighters strike, it has been revealed that just under half of all the 999 calls made to emergency fire service...
Hoax callers stretch fire cover to the limit
As the contingency cover for emergency fire cover look towards the end of the two-day firefighters strike, it has been revealed that just under half of all the 999 calls made to emergency fire service...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 14, 2002
Man wounded in drive-by shooting
A man has been shot in what appears to have been a drive-by shooting in County Down this morning. The man received a gunshot wound to the leg as he walked to work along the Antrim Road in Ballynahinc...
Man wounded in drive-by shooting
A man has been shot in what appears to have been a drive-by shooting in County Down this morning. The man received a gunshot wound to the leg as he walked to work along the Antrim Road in Ballynahinc...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 14, 2002
UUP calls for inquiry into 'slave trade'
Ulster Unionist assembly member Danny Kennedy has called for an inquiry into allegations that hundreds of eastern European workers are being brought into Northern Ireland and used as cheap labour, mos...
UUP calls for inquiry into 'slave trade'
Ulster Unionist assembly member Danny Kennedy has called for an inquiry into allegations that hundreds of eastern European workers are being brought into Northern Ireland and used as cheap labour, mos...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 14, 2002
Public fear of crime is on the rise
A national statistics survey has found that over half of respondents believed that crime had risen in the province in the past two years. The shock findings, from the Northern Ireland Office's 'Fear ...
Public fear of crime is on the rise
A national statistics survey has found that over half of respondents believed that crime had risen in the province in the past two years. The shock findings, from the Northern Ireland Office's 'Fear ...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 14, 2002
'Lives will be lost' if hoax calls continue
Police in Northern Ireland have warned that "lives will be lost" if there is a repetition of the hoax calls and petrol bomb attacks on emergency service vehicles that occurred last night. Within hour...
'Lives will be lost' if hoax calls continue
Police in Northern Ireland have warned that "lives will be lost" if there is a repetition of the hoax calls and petrol bomb attacks on emergency service vehicles that occurred last night. Within hour...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 14, 2002
SDLP leader welcomes policing legislation
SDLP leader Mark Durkan has welcomed the new policing legislation announced in yesterday's Queen's Speech. Speaking to students at the University of Ulster in Coleraine, Mr Durkan said: "I welcome th...
SDLP leader welcomes policing legislation
SDLP leader Mark Durkan has welcomed the new policing legislation announced in yesterday's Queen's Speech. Speaking to students at the University of Ulster in Coleraine, Mr Durkan said: "I welcome th...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 14, 2002
One in four of NI's secondary pupils have tried drugs
A report published today by the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety has revealed that one-in-three secondary school pupils reported having been offered drugs and one in four had tr...
One in four of NI's secondary pupils have tried drugs
A report published today by the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety has revealed that one-in-three secondary school pupils reported having been offered drugs and one in four had tr...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 14, 2002
US growth aids Galen profits gain
Improved growth in the United States has helped Craigavon-based, Galen Holdings post its strongest set of results since flotation in 1997. The pharmaceutical company revealed that profits rose to £10...
US growth aids Galen profits gain
Improved growth in the United States has helped Craigavon-based, Galen Holdings post its strongest set of results since flotation in 1997. The pharmaceutical company revealed that profits rose to £10...
Recruitment News, Nov 14, 2002
Wexford closure leads to engineering job losses
Wexford-based Pierce's Engineering is to close with the loss of more than 40 jobs. The company has been in negotiations with staff for the last five months over compensation for relocation to a nearb...
Wexford closure leads to engineering job losses
Wexford-based Pierce's Engineering is to close with the loss of more than 40 jobs. The company has been in negotiations with staff for the last five months over compensation for relocation to a nearb...
Business News, Nov 14, 2002
Business leader highlights need to fight crime
Chamber of Commerce President, Victor Haslett has spoken out forcefully on the need for the business community to play its part in tackling soaring crime levels. Speaking on Wednesday at the Annual B...
Business leader highlights need to fight crime
Chamber of Commerce President, Victor Haslett has spoken out forcefully on the need for the business community to play its part in tackling soaring crime levels. Speaking on Wednesday at the Annual B...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 14, 2002
Stevens team arrests man over Finucane killing
A man has been arrested by officers investigating the murder of Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane who was shot dead by UDA gunmen in 1989. The 38-year-old was arrested at his west Belfast home this morn...
Stevens team arrests man over Finucane killing
A man has been arrested by officers investigating the murder of Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane who was shot dead by UDA gunmen in 1989. The 38-year-old was arrested at his west Belfast home this morn...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 14, 2002
EU Peace Fund supports economic revitalisation
Up to £6 million in European Funding is being made available throughout Northern Ireland to support economic revitalisation through the provision of flexible workspace. The Department of Enterprise, ...
EU Peace Fund supports economic revitalisation
Up to £6 million in European Funding is being made available throughout Northern Ireland to support economic revitalisation through the provision of flexible workspace. The Department of Enterprise, ...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 14, 2002
‘Spend wisely’ advice for a debt-free Christmas
With the Christmas decorations already going up on the streets throughout the Province concerns have turned again to the problem of debt at Christmas. The Social Security Agency and the Northern Irel...
‘Spend wisely’ advice for a debt-free Christmas
With the Christmas decorations already going up on the streets throughout the Province concerns have turned again to the problem of debt at Christmas. The Social Security Agency and the Northern Irel...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 13, 2002
Governments schedule roundtable talks with assembly parties
The British and Irish Governments have invited Northern Ireland's political parties to roundtable talks in Parliament Buildings as part of the review following the suspension of devolved government. ...
Governments schedule roundtable talks with assembly parties
The British and Irish Governments have invited Northern Ireland's political parties to roundtable talks in Parliament Buildings as part of the review following the suspension of devolved government. ...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 13, 2002
Blair to push ahead with police reform
The government's legislative programme for the next parliamentary session, which was set out in the Queen's Speech today, has revealed that the government intends to push ahead with the full implement...
Blair to push ahead with police reform
The government's legislative programme for the next parliamentary session, which was set out in the Queen's Speech today, has revealed that the government intends to push ahead with the full implement...
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Northern Ireland WeatherThis Evening and Tonight:A sunny evening for most except where cloud lingers along the north coast. Cloud will increase for a lot of areas overnight with mist and fog patches developing. Minimum temperature 7 °C.
