Northern Ireland News for February 2002 : Page 9
Northern Ireland News, Feb 8, 2002
Bombardier call a halt to anticipated job losses
A round of job reductions at Belfast aerospace firm Short Bros. has been halted, after the company released a statement confirming there would be "substantially fewer redundancies" than the number pre...
Bombardier call a halt to anticipated job losses
A round of job reductions at Belfast aerospace firm Short Bros. has been halted, after the company released a statement confirming there would be "substantially fewer redundancies" than the number pre...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 7, 2002
Bombardier hit back at "inaccurate" media report
Bombardier has hit back at speculation in the local press that it faces a takeover bid by TRC Capital Corporation. The article alleged that Montreal-based Bombardier Inc., the parent company of Bomba...
Bombardier hit back at "inaccurate" media report
Bombardier has hit back at speculation in the local press that it faces a takeover bid by TRC Capital Corporation. The article alleged that Montreal-based Bombardier Inc., the parent company of Bomba...
Business News, Feb 7, 2002
BT plan to cut broadband access prices
Plans have been put in motion by BT to cut charges for access to its broadband network, which should lead to cheaper high-speed internet access in the UK. BT's plan to make the changes in the coming ...
BT plan to cut broadband access prices
Plans have been put in motion by BT to cut charges for access to its broadband network, which should lead to cheaper high-speed internet access in the UK. BT's plan to make the changes in the coming ...
Business News, Feb 7, 2002
Lung disease is a major cause of time off in NI
Northern Ireland has one of the worst figures for days lost due to lung disease, according to a survey by the British Lung Foundation. While workers in the South West took the least time off, an aver...
Lung disease is a major cause of time off in NI
Northern Ireland has one of the worst figures for days lost due to lung disease, according to a survey by the British Lung Foundation. While workers in the South West took the least time off, an aver...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 7, 2002
Prince Charles visits Northern Ireland
The Prince of Wales has arrived in Northern Ireland to undertake a series of engagements. His first stop was to officially open the refurbished Great Hall in the historic Lanyon Building at Queen's U...
Prince Charles visits Northern Ireland
The Prince of Wales has arrived in Northern Ireland to undertake a series of engagements. His first stop was to officially open the refurbished Great Hall in the historic Lanyon Building at Queen's U...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 7, 2002
Farren chairs European Funding Committee
Stormont Finance Minister Dr Sean Farren, has chaired the fifth meeting of the Northern Ireland Community Support Framework (CSF) Monitoring Committee The meeting was held in the new Lagan Valley Is...
Farren chairs European Funding Committee
Stormont Finance Minister Dr Sean Farren, has chaired the fifth meeting of the Northern Ireland Community Support Framework (CSF) Monitoring Committee The meeting was held in the new Lagan Valley Is...
Recruitment News, Feb 7, 2002
Tánaiste announces jobs boost for Castlebar
Tánaiste Mary Harney has announced the creation of 80 new jobs for County Mayo, after news that US medical device materials provide Fort Wayne Metals Research Products Corp is to invest €3.4 million i...
Tánaiste announces jobs boost for Castlebar
Tánaiste Mary Harney has announced the creation of 80 new jobs for County Mayo, after news that US medical device materials provide Fort Wayne Metals Research Products Corp is to invest €3.4 million i...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 7, 2002
Man accused of Julie Tennent's murder found guilty
The man accused of the murder of a 21-year-old girl, whose lips he superglued together so her cries for help could not be heard, has been found guilty. Adrian William Hayes, 28, who is from Broughsha...
Man accused of Julie Tennent's murder found guilty
The man accused of the murder of a 21-year-old girl, whose lips he superglued together so her cries for help could not be heard, has been found guilty. Adrian William Hayes, 28, who is from Broughsha...
Business News, Feb 7, 2002
ICAI to appoint first non-accountant to council
Ireland's largest accountancy body, the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland (ICAI), has announced that Mr John Travers has accepted an invitation to join the organisation's council. This is...
ICAI to appoint first non-accountant to council
Ireland's largest accountancy body, the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland (ICAI), has announced that Mr John Travers has accepted an invitation to join the organisation's council. This is...
Business News, Feb 7, 2002
ICS Computing aim to turn paperless office into a reality
Representatives from several local authorities and agencies attended ICS Computing's launch seminar for their document management system, held recently at the Holiday Inn, Belfast. PriceWaterhouseCoo...
ICS Computing aim to turn paperless office into a reality
Representatives from several local authorities and agencies attended ICS Computing's launch seminar for their document management system, held recently at the Holiday Inn, Belfast. PriceWaterhouseCoo...
Business News, Feb 7, 2002
Ulster Motorcycle Show to be staged at Odyssey Arena
The long established Ulster Motorcycle Show is being held at the Odyssey Arena in Belfast for the first time. The event, which is to be staged from 27 February to 1 march 2002 is being sponsored also...
Ulster Motorcycle Show to be staged at Odyssey Arena
The long established Ulster Motorcycle Show is being held at the Odyssey Arena in Belfast for the first time. The event, which is to be staged from 27 February to 1 march 2002 is being sponsored also...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 7, 2002
Minister focuses on innovation and business creativity
At the Irish Innovation Lecture, Denis Haughey, Minister in the Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister, focused on the continuing importance of innovation and business creativity. The...
Minister focuses on innovation and business creativity
At the Irish Innovation Lecture, Denis Haughey, Minister in the Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister, focused on the continuing importance of innovation and business creativity. The...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 7, 2002
Woman dies after road traffic collision
The young woman who died in a road accident in County Tyrone on Thursday morning was due to be married. The woman, Melanie Scott (21) from Lisbellaw, County Fermanagh, was to wed a David Foy. Relativ...
Woman dies after road traffic collision
The young woman who died in a road accident in County Tyrone on Thursday morning was due to be married. The woman, Melanie Scott (21) from Lisbellaw, County Fermanagh, was to wed a David Foy. Relativ...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 7, 2002
Research shows reduced optimism in jobs market
Research from economic analysts Consumer Futures has suggested that people in the province believe that levels of unemployment will increase in the near future. The report, which focuses on the fourt...
Research shows reduced optimism in jobs market
Research from economic analysts Consumer Futures has suggested that people in the province believe that levels of unemployment will increase in the near future. The report, which focuses on the fourt...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 7, 2002
Environment Minister launches campaign to reduce waste
The Department of Environment Minister, Sam Foster has spoke of the need to reduce waste output in Northern Ireland and the enormous challenge that lies ahead to achieve it. The Minister spoke at the...
Environment Minister launches campaign to reduce waste
The Department of Environment Minister, Sam Foster has spoke of the need to reduce waste output in Northern Ireland and the enormous challenge that lies ahead to achieve it. The Minister spoke at the...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 7, 2002
Moyle Council vote to keep Causeway in public control
Moyle's Council has once again reversed its decision to sell the Giant's Causeway site. The local council, under pressure to sell the nine-acre site, said it could not afford the investment needed to...
Moyle Council vote to keep Causeway in public control
Moyle's Council has once again reversed its decision to sell the Giant's Causeway site. The local council, under pressure to sell the nine-acre site, said it could not afford the investment needed to...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 7, 2002
Policing Board locked in talks over Omagh investigation
The Northern Ireland Policing Board remained locked in talks for much of Thursday as they discussed the future direction the Omagh bomb investigation should take. The Board, which is made up of indiv...
Policing Board locked in talks over Omagh investigation
The Northern Ireland Policing Board remained locked in talks for much of Thursday as they discussed the future direction the Omagh bomb investigation should take. The Board, which is made up of indiv...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 6, 2002
WISE website to promote science for women
A website designed to introduce women across Northern Ireland to the world of science, engineering and technology has been launched by the Minister for Employment and Learning, Carmel Hanna, at Belfas...
WISE website to promote science for women
A website designed to introduce women across Northern Ireland to the world of science, engineering and technology has been launched by the Minister for Employment and Learning, Carmel Hanna, at Belfas...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 6, 2002
Ambulance staff representatives meet with SDLP
Representatives from the health union Unison and the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service have met with the SDLP at Stormont to discuss recent attacks on paramedics. Lily Kerr from Unison and Liam McI...
Ambulance staff representatives meet with SDLP
Representatives from the health union Unison and the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service have met with the SDLP at Stormont to discuss recent attacks on paramedics. Lily Kerr from Unison and Liam McI...
Business News, Feb 6, 2002
Local travel agent books ahead with £120,000 investment
Leading Northern Ireland winning travel agent McNeill Rigby Travel, has revealed the details of a £120,000 investment to further fuel and manage the dramatic growth experienced by the company in the p...
Local travel agent books ahead with £120,000 investment
Leading Northern Ireland winning travel agent McNeill Rigby Travel, has revealed the details of a £120,000 investment to further fuel and manage the dramatic growth experienced by the company in the p...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 6, 2002
NI Executive seek to build bridges in America
Northern Ireland's First Minister and Deputy First Minister have opened the second of two offices designed to strengthen overseas trade and cultural links. The Executive's Washington office, situated...
NI Executive seek to build bridges in America
Northern Ireland's First Minister and Deputy First Minister have opened the second of two offices designed to strengthen overseas trade and cultural links. The Executive's Washington office, situated...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 6, 2002
Tough seatbelt campaign has saved lives
The tough approach to enforcing seatbelt laws in the car has saved many lives, according to a PSNI spokesman. The firm line was taken last year after statistics revealed Northern Ireland had the wor...
Tough seatbelt campaign has saved lives
The tough approach to enforcing seatbelt laws in the car has saved many lives, according to a PSNI spokesman. The firm line was taken last year after statistics revealed Northern Ireland had the wor...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 6, 2002
Jersey flights to cease following closure of Fermanagh Airport
Tour operators CI Holidays have informed the management of City of Derry Airport that they are to cease their Jersey Holiday Programme during the summer months. The suspension of Jersey package holi...
Jersey flights to cease following closure of Fermanagh Airport
Tour operators CI Holidays have informed the management of City of Derry Airport that they are to cease their Jersey Holiday Programme during the summer months. The suspension of Jersey package holi...
Business News, Feb 6, 2002
Fighting spirit shown by UK manufacturers
Manufacturers are showing their fighting spirit despite their fourth recession in ten years and the sharpest downturn in performance in the last 12 months. This is according to a new survey published...
Fighting spirit shown by UK manufacturers
Manufacturers are showing their fighting spirit despite their fourth recession in ten years and the sharpest downturn in performance in the last 12 months. This is according to a new survey published...
Business News, Feb 6, 2002
DETI unveil three-year strategic economic growth plan
The Northern Ireland Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment has revealed how they intend to direct economic policy over the next three years. The DETI draft corporate plan for 2002-5 unveile...
DETI unveil three-year strategic economic growth plan
The Northern Ireland Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment has revealed how they intend to direct economic policy over the next three years. The DETI draft corporate plan for 2002-5 unveile...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 6, 2002
CBI survey suggests signs of recovery for NI
The latest survey from the CBI has shown that the manufacturing recession is causing orders to fall thoughout the UK - with the exception of Northern Ireland, where output is expected to increase over...
CBI survey suggests signs of recovery for NI
The latest survey from the CBI has shown that the manufacturing recession is causing orders to fall thoughout the UK - with the exception of Northern Ireland, where output is expected to increase over...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 6, 2002
Bríd Rodgers named as Politician of the Year
The SDLP leader Bríd Rodgers has been award the title of 'Northern Ireland Politician of the Year'. The political awards, organised by Channel 4 and House Magazine, made the announcement to the SDLP...
Bríd Rodgers named as Politician of the Year
The SDLP leader Bríd Rodgers has been award the title of 'Northern Ireland Politician of the Year'. The political awards, organised by Channel 4 and House Magazine, made the announcement to the SDLP...
Business News, Feb 6, 2002
Strong interest expressed in new Bombardier business jet
Bombardier Aerospace has launched its high-speed Bombardier Global 5000 intercontinental business jet, which has been designed to meet the needs of the widebody jet market. Said to provide the wides...
Strong interest expressed in new Bombardier business jet
Bombardier Aerospace has launched its high-speed Bombardier Global 5000 intercontinental business jet, which has been designed to meet the needs of the widebody jet market. Said to provide the wides...
Business News, Feb 6, 2002
FBI called in as AIB Group's US subsidiary loses $750M
The trader who is at the centre of a $750 million fraud at Allied Irish Banks' US subsidiary has voluntarily met with the FBI. John Rusnak, who was earlier thought to be on the run had, according to ...
FBI called in as AIB Group's US subsidiary loses $750M
The trader who is at the centre of a $750 million fraud at Allied Irish Banks' US subsidiary has voluntarily met with the FBI. John Rusnak, who was earlier thought to be on the run had, according to ...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 6, 2002
Schools to benefit from additional £21.4 million in funding
The Education Minister has announced that schools across the province will receive an extra £21.4 million on top of their delegated budgets in the next financial year. The additional funding, which i...
Schools to benefit from additional £21.4 million in funding
The Education Minister has announced that schools across the province will receive an extra £21.4 million on top of their delegated budgets in the next financial year. The additional funding, which i...
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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.