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Northern Ireland News for February 2002 : Page 2
Northern Ireland News, Feb 27, 2002
Body of Brendan Rushe found in Donegal Bay
The search for missing 15-year-old Castlederg teenager Brendan Rushe has ended with the discovery of his body in Donegal Bay. The body was pulled from the water at around 11am on Wednesday February 2...
Body of Brendan Rushe found in Donegal Bay
The search for missing 15-year-old Castlederg teenager Brendan Rushe has ended with the discovery of his body in Donegal Bay. The body was pulled from the water at around 11am on Wednesday February 2...
Business News, Feb 27, 2002
Tánaiste announces 115 jobs for Shannon Free Zone
Mary Harney, Tánaiste and Irish Minister for Enterprise Trade and Technology, has announced the creation of 115 new jobs at the Shannon Free Zone by two leading international services companies, backe...
Tánaiste announces 115 jobs for Shannon Free Zone
Mary Harney, Tánaiste and Irish Minister for Enterprise Trade and Technology, has announced the creation of 115 new jobs at the Shannon Free Zone by two leading international services companies, backe...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 26, 2002
Reward offered for information on postman's murder
A £20,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the prosecution of the murders of a young Catholic postman in County Antrim. Daniel McColgan, 20, was shot dead by two gunmen as he arrive...
Reward offered for information on postman's murder
A £20,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the prosecution of the murders of a young Catholic postman in County Antrim. Daniel McColgan, 20, was shot dead by two gunmen as he arrive...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 26, 2002
Northern Ireland economy set to continue growth
PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) have said they expect Northern Ireland's economy to continue to grow in 2002 but warned of complacency about the local economy. The global business advisers made the stat...
Northern Ireland economy set to continue growth
PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) have said they expect Northern Ireland's economy to continue to grow in 2002 but warned of complacency about the local economy. The global business advisers made the stat...
Business News, Feb 26, 2002
Trimmed down Prudential report rise in revenue
The UK insurance company Prudential has reported a 54 per cent rise in insurance and investment revenues. The Prudential unveiled that insurance and investment had risen to £21.5 billion for the whol...
Trimmed down Prudential report rise in revenue
The UK insurance company Prudential has reported a 54 per cent rise in insurance and investment revenues. The Prudential unveiled that insurance and investment had risen to £21.5 billion for the whol...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 26, 2002
Translink survey reveals high passenger dissatisfaction
The findings of an independent survey for the General Consumer Council has uncovered a high level of passenger dissatisfaction with Northern Ireland's public transport system. Independent results rel...
Translink survey reveals high passenger dissatisfaction
The findings of an independent survey for the General Consumer Council has uncovered a high level of passenger dissatisfaction with Northern Ireland's public transport system. Independent results rel...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 26, 2002
Garda release two men without charge
Two men who were arrested by Gardai on Sunday in connection with the Omagh bomb investigation have been released from Carrickmacross Garda station. The two men, who are believed to be in their 20s a...
Garda release two men without charge
Two men who were arrested by Gardai on Sunday in connection with the Omagh bomb investigation have been released from Carrickmacross Garda station. The two men, who are believed to be in their 20s a...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 26, 2002
NITB's New York spree criticised by spending watchdog
Public spending watchdog, the Northern Ireland Audit Office, has again taken the Northern Ireland's Tourist Board to task. The report released on Tuesday February 26, specifically focuses on details ...
NITB's New York spree criticised by spending watchdog
Public spending watchdog, the Northern Ireland Audit Office, has again taken the Northern Ireland's Tourist Board to task. The report released on Tuesday February 26, specifically focuses on details ...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 26, 2002
Local economic development receives £52m boost
Economic development throughout Northern Ireland is set to benefit from a joint EU and district council funding package of £52 million. The EU has pledged a £26 million funding package for district c...
Local economic development receives £52m boost
Economic development throughout Northern Ireland is set to benefit from a joint EU and district council funding package of £52 million. The EU has pledged a £26 million funding package for district c...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 26, 2002
Charter Mark ceremony recognises 63 NI organisations
Public service organisations from Northern Ireland received Charter Mark awards at a ceremony in London. The 63 Charter Mark winners from Northern Ireland were congratulated by Mr Denis Haughey and M...
Charter Mark ceremony recognises 63 NI organisations
Public service organisations from Northern Ireland received Charter Mark awards at a ceremony in London. The 63 Charter Mark winners from Northern Ireland were congratulated by Mr Denis Haughey and M...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 26, 2002
Causeway Trust chief resigns over pay row
A top Northern Ireland health chief has resigned in a row over pay awards made to senior health executives. Margaret Craig, Chairperson of the Causeway Health and Social Services Trust, was told by S...
Causeway Trust chief resigns over pay row
A top Northern Ireland health chief has resigned in a row over pay awards made to senior health executives. Margaret Craig, Chairperson of the Causeway Health and Social Services Trust, was told by S...
Business News, Feb 26, 2002
CPL assume control of Marlborough Group
All-Ireland recruitment firm CPL, which has a base in Belfast, has announced that it has agreed to take on the temporary contract business of the Marlborough Group, and its subsidiary Ann O'Brien Secr...
CPL assume control of Marlborough Group
All-Ireland recruitment firm CPL, which has a base in Belfast, has announced that it has agreed to take on the temporary contract business of the Marlborough Group, and its subsidiary Ann O'Brien Secr...
Business News, Feb 26, 2002
BT unveil plans to reduce the cost of broadband services
British Telecom has unveiled cuts in the cost of broadband internet services in the UK. The company plan to cut the cost of wholesale broadband access for internet service providers from £25 to £14.7...
BT unveil plans to reduce the cost of broadband services
British Telecom has unveiled cuts in the cost of broadband internet services in the UK. The company plan to cut the cost of wholesale broadband access for internet service providers from £25 to £14.7...
Business News, Feb 26, 2002
Co-Ownership Housing sets up information website
Co-Ownership Housing has set up a new web site at www.co-ownership.org as a service for homebuyers and people who have already purchased t...
Co-Ownership Housing sets up information website
Co-Ownership Housing has set up a new web site at www.co-ownership.org as a service for homebuyers and people who have already purchased t...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 26, 2002
North Down to benefit from £35 million water treatment plant
A new £35 million state-of-the-art water treatment works to serve North Down and Ards has been unveiled by the Regional Development Minister Peter Robinson. Speaking to the Assembly on Tuesday Februa...
North Down to benefit from £35 million water treatment plant
A new £35 million state-of-the-art water treatment works to serve North Down and Ards has been unveiled by the Regional Development Minister Peter Robinson. Speaking to the Assembly on Tuesday Februa...
Business News, Feb 26, 2002
Search recruitment solutions business continues to grow
The UK's fastest-growing total recruitment solutions business, Scotland-based Search Consultancy has reported a continued increase in turnover following the rollout of its recruitment model across the...
Search recruitment solutions business continues to grow
The UK's fastest-growing total recruitment solutions business, Scotland-based Search Consultancy has reported a continued increase in turnover following the rollout of its recruitment model across the...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 26, 2002
Royal Navy withdraw from search for missing fishing vessel
The Royal Navy have decided to withdraw HMS Bridport, the minesweeper which has been assisting in the search for missing Kilkeel fishing vessel the Tullaghmurray Lass. The search, which has been unde...
Royal Navy withdraw from search for missing fishing vessel
The Royal Navy have decided to withdraw HMS Bridport, the minesweeper which has been assisting in the search for missing Kilkeel fishing vessel the Tullaghmurray Lass. The search, which has been unde...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 25, 2002
Sinn Fein launch anti-Special Branch poster campaign
Sinn Fein have launched a Northern Ireland wide poster campaign highlighting their opposition to the current policing arrangements and specifically the role of Special Branch. Speaking at the launch ...
Sinn Fein launch anti-Special Branch poster campaign
Sinn Fein have launched a Northern Ireland wide poster campaign highlighting their opposition to the current policing arrangements and specifically the role of Special Branch. Speaking at the launch ...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 25, 2002
Search for missing Castlederg teenager continues
The search for missing Castlederg teenager Brendan Rushe (15) has now been continuing for a full week, with still no trace of the boy. Over 120 people are involved in the search for Brendan who disap...
Search for missing Castlederg teenager continues
The search for missing Castlederg teenager Brendan Rushe (15) has now been continuing for a full week, with still no trace of the boy. Over 120 people are involved in the search for Brendan who disap...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 25, 2002
Fifth North/South Ministerial Council takes place
The fifth meeting of the North/South Ministerial Council (NSMC) has been held in County Fermanagh. The Chairperson of Tourism Ireland Limited, the North/South tourism marketing company, Andrew Coppel...
Fifth North/South Ministerial Council takes place
The fifth meeting of the North/South Ministerial Council (NSMC) has been held in County Fermanagh. The Chairperson of Tourism Ireland Limited, the North/South tourism marketing company, Andrew Coppel...
Business News, Feb 25, 2002
Empey welcomes the launch of 'Irish Linen plus Lycra'
The Enterprise, Trade and Investment Minister, Sir Reg Empey has welcomed the launch of a new Northern Ireland made product which combine the traditional linen with the flexibility of lycra at the wor...
Empey welcomes the launch of 'Irish Linen plus Lycra'
The Enterprise, Trade and Investment Minister, Sir Reg Empey has welcomed the launch of a new Northern Ireland made product which combine the traditional linen with the flexibility of lycra at the wor...
Business News, Feb 25, 2002
Employee knowledge is a 'key asset' says report
Organisation's need to be much more systematic in the way they capture knowledge that their employees possess, but do not necessarily share. This was the key message in a report, Managing Knowledge W...
Employee knowledge is a 'key asset' says report
Organisation's need to be much more systematic in the way they capture knowledge that their employees possess, but do not necessarily share. This was the key message in a report, Managing Knowledge W...
Business News, Feb 25, 2002
Online bank Egg slashes pre-tax losses
Internet bank Egg has revealed it reached its breakeven target for the October to December period. The company also slashed its pre-tax losses by £67 million to £88 million in 2001 as well as reporti...
Online bank Egg slashes pre-tax losses
Internet bank Egg has revealed it reached its breakeven target for the October to December period. The company also slashed its pre-tax losses by £67 million to £88 million in 2001 as well as reporti...
Business News, Feb 25, 2002
Consignia set for major shake up
Consignia chairman Alan Leighton has revealed that his company is set for a major shake up in the near future. In an interview on BBC Radio 4's Today programme Mr Leighton said the privatised UK post...
Consignia set for major shake up
Consignia chairman Alan Leighton has revealed that his company is set for a major shake up in the near future. In an interview on BBC Radio 4's Today programme Mr Leighton said the privatised UK post...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 25, 2002
Sir Reg highlights the importance of partnerships
The Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Investment, Sir Reg Empey has said the need to work in partnership has become central to the success of economic development throughout Northern Ireland. In an ...
Sir Reg highlights the importance of partnerships
The Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Investment, Sir Reg Empey has said the need to work in partnership has become central to the success of economic development throughout Northern Ireland. In an ...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 25, 2002
Ministers pledge 'accountable and effective' administration
Stormont's First Minister David Trimble and Deputy First Minister Mark Durkan have pledged a "modern, accountable and effective system of public administration". During a major debate in the Assembly...
Ministers pledge 'accountable and effective' administration
Stormont's First Minister David Trimble and Deputy First Minister Mark Durkan have pledged a "modern, accountable and effective system of public administration". During a major debate in the Assembly...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 25, 2002
Omagh bomb investigators arrest three men
Three men have been arrested in the Republic of Ireland in connection with the Omagh bombing in 1998. One man in his 20s and another in his 30s were arrested in Monaghan on Sunday morning and a third...
Omagh bomb investigators arrest three men
Three men have been arrested in the Republic of Ireland in connection with the Omagh bombing in 1998. One man in his 20s and another in his 30s were arrested in Monaghan on Sunday morning and a third...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 25, 2002
Man arrested after body is found in east Belfast
The Police Service of Northern Ireland have arrested one man following the discovery of a man's body in east Belfast. The police found the body early on Monday morning at Lord Street in the Mountpott...
Man arrested after body is found in east Belfast
The Police Service of Northern Ireland have arrested one man following the discovery of a man's body in east Belfast. The police found the body early on Monday morning at Lord Street in the Mountpott...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 25, 2002
Assembly Members' expenses run to £4m a year
Members of the Northern Ireland Assembly claimed nearly £4 million in office and travel expenses in the financial year ending in April 2000. Details of expenses among the province's 108 assembly memb...
Assembly Members' expenses run to £4m a year
Members of the Northern Ireland Assembly claimed nearly £4 million in office and travel expenses in the financial year ending in April 2000. Details of expenses among the province's 108 assembly memb...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 25, 2002
New businesses should get 'Tax Right' from day one
The Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Investment has welcomed a new arrangement designed to help new businesses to understand tax issues affecting them and get their tax affairs on the right track fr...
New businesses should get 'Tax Right' from day one
The Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Investment has welcomed a new arrangement designed to help new businesses to understand tax issues affecting them and get their tax affairs on the right track fr...
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Northern Ireland WeatherToday:A mostly cloudy start with scattered showers, the showers becoming more isolated and largely confined to the south this morning. Becoming brighter this afternoon, the best of any sunnier spells across northern counties. Northerly winds easing. Maximum temperature 12 °C.Tonight:A dry evening with late sunny spells and some long clear spells overnight. Becoming cloudier across the north towards dawn with a few showers possible. Touch of frost in south. Minimum temperature 0 °C.
