Northern Ireland News for April 2002 : Page 8
Business News, Apr 12, 2002
Sainsbury’s still behind Tesco’s after strong quarter
Despite a strong showing over the Easter holidays, Sainsbury's have been unable to overtake Tesco's as the UK's biggest supermarket group. Like-for-like sales rose 6.8% to March 30, and excluding pet...
Sainsbury’s still behind Tesco’s after strong quarter
Despite a strong showing over the Easter holidays, Sainsbury's have been unable to overtake Tesco's as the UK's biggest supermarket group. Like-for-like sales rose 6.8% to March 30, and excluding pet...
Recruitment News, Apr 12, 2002
Recruitment fair offers US opportunity
Camp Counselors USA (CCUSA) is coming back to Belfast to offer interested individuals the opportunity to find out more about working with children in American summer camps. For the last 16 years over...
Recruitment fair offers US opportunity
Camp Counselors USA (CCUSA) is coming back to Belfast to offer interested individuals the opportunity to find out more about working with children in American summer camps. For the last 16 years over...
Business News, Apr 12, 2002
Recruitment fair offers US opportunity
Camp Counselors USA (CCUSA) is coming back to Belfast to offer interested individuals the opportunity to find out more about working with children in American summer camps. For the last 16 years over...
Recruitment fair offers US opportunity
Camp Counselors USA (CCUSA) is coming back to Belfast to offer interested individuals the opportunity to find out more about working with children in American summer camps. For the last 16 years over...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 12, 2002
High level discussions held on Harland & Wolff’s future
Numerous political figures have been in discussions with regard to securing a viable future for Harland&Wolff at its site in East Belfast. Sir Reg Empey, Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Investment...
High level discussions held on Harland & Wolff’s future
Numerous political figures have been in discussions with regard to securing a viable future for Harland&Wolff at its site in East Belfast. Sir Reg Empey, Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Investment...
Business News, Apr 12, 2002
Limited jobs are worse for your health than no job at all
People who move into jobs with limited opportunities are often more unhappy than people who become unemployed. This is according to Professor Michael West, who was speaking at the CIPD’s annual train...
Limited jobs are worse for your health than no job at all
People who move into jobs with limited opportunities are often more unhappy than people who become unemployed. This is according to Professor Michael West, who was speaking at the CIPD’s annual train...
Business News, Apr 12, 2002
BIC Systems completes project for NI Housing Executive
BIC Systems, a leading technology solutions provider in Ireland and the UK, has just completed a major automation and workflow project for the Housing Executive, Northern Ireland’s Regional Housing Au...
BIC Systems completes project for NI Housing Executive
BIC Systems, a leading technology solutions provider in Ireland and the UK, has just completed a major automation and workflow project for the Housing Executive, Northern Ireland’s Regional Housing Au...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 12, 2002
Police treat knife attack as sectarian
The police say they are treating a knife attack on a man in Londonderry as sectarian. The victim, who is in his early 20s, was sitting in his car when he heard a noise at the rear of the vehicle at a...
Police treat knife attack as sectarian
The police say they are treating a knife attack on a man in Londonderry as sectarian. The victim, who is in his early 20s, was sitting in his car when he heard a noise at the rear of the vehicle at a...
Business News, Apr 12, 2002
Black and Asian workers lose out in pay say TUC
The Trades Union Congress is calling on the British government to extend Britain’s race relations laws to tackle a serious problem of low pay among the country’s black and Asian workers. A new report...
Black and Asian workers lose out in pay say TUC
The Trades Union Congress is calling on the British government to extend Britain’s race relations laws to tackle a serious problem of low pay among the country’s black and Asian workers. A new report...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 12, 2002
£2.75m Victorian mill restored to former glory
A former Victorian linen mill in north Belfast has been brought back to its former glory following a £2.75 million refurbishment. The fully restored Lanyon Building situated in the Jennymount estate ...
£2.75m Victorian mill restored to former glory
A former Victorian linen mill in north Belfast has been brought back to its former glory following a £2.75 million refurbishment. The fully restored Lanyon Building situated in the Jennymount estate ...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 12, 2002
North and south plans to build centre for children with autism
The education ministers, north and south of the border, have launched plans to build the first ever all-Ireland centre of excellence for children with autism. The jointly-funded venture launched by S...
North and south plans to build centre for children with autism
The education ministers, north and south of the border, have launched plans to build the first ever all-Ireland centre of excellence for children with autism. The jointly-funded venture launched by S...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 12, 2002
Ryobi announces £7 million expansion of Carrickfergus plant
Japanese-owned Ryobi Aluminium Casting (UK) Limited is set to expand its die-casting and machining capacity at Carrickfergus in a new business strategy that will include innovative services to custome...
Ryobi announces £7 million expansion of Carrickfergus plant
Japanese-owned Ryobi Aluminium Casting (UK) Limited is set to expand its die-casting and machining capacity at Carrickfergus in a new business strategy that will include innovative services to custome...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 12, 2002
McGimpsey highlights success of National Lottery aid to NI
Culture, Arts and Leisure Minister, Michael McGimpsey, has emphasised the significant contribution which the National Lottery has made to the social and economic regeneration of Northern Ireland. Spe...
McGimpsey highlights success of National Lottery aid to NI
Culture, Arts and Leisure Minister, Michael McGimpsey, has emphasised the significant contribution which the National Lottery has made to the social and economic regeneration of Northern Ireland. Spe...
Business News, Apr 12, 2002
Consignia request 1p increase for first and second class stamps
Consignia has set out its proposals to introduce “more competition into the mail market and raise customer service to record levels”. Part of the plan by the struggling state-owned UK postal service ...
Consignia request 1p increase for first and second class stamps
Consignia has set out its proposals to introduce “more competition into the mail market and raise customer service to record levels”. Part of the plan by the struggling state-owned UK postal service ...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 12, 2002
Causeway Hospital a sign of Executive’s “commitment to health”
The new Causeway Hospital is a visible sign that health is a major priority for the Northern Ireland Executive, the First Minister David Trimble and Deputy First Minister Mark Durkan, have said. Spea...
Causeway Hospital a sign of Executive’s “commitment to health”
The new Causeway Hospital is a visible sign that health is a major priority for the Northern Ireland Executive, the First Minister David Trimble and Deputy First Minister Mark Durkan, have said. Spea...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 11, 2002
Family of murdered pensioner call for independent inquiry
The family of a 76-year-old County Tyrone woman who was murdered by loyalists in 1994 are calling for an independent public inquiry into her killing. The family of Roseanne Mallon have made the inqui...
Family of murdered pensioner call for independent inquiry
The family of a 76-year-old County Tyrone woman who was murdered by loyalists in 1994 are calling for an independent public inquiry into her killing. The family of Roseanne Mallon have made the inqui...
Business News, Apr 11, 2002
Lifelong learning at the heart of Executive’s programme
The Stormont Minister for Employment and Learning, Carmel Hanna has emphasised the need to have active partnerships in the drive toward lifelong learning. Speaking during her visit to staff and train...
Lifelong learning at the heart of Executive’s programme
The Stormont Minister for Employment and Learning, Carmel Hanna has emphasised the need to have active partnerships in the drive toward lifelong learning. Speaking during her visit to staff and train...
Business News, Apr 11, 2002
Government recruitment drive for Spanish themed bar
La Tasca, the new Spanish themed bar and restaurant is set to recruit up to 60 workers and enlist the services of the Department for Employment and Learning to fill the vacancies at its new complex in...
Government recruitment drive for Spanish themed bar
La Tasca, the new Spanish themed bar and restaurant is set to recruit up to 60 workers and enlist the services of the Department for Employment and Learning to fill the vacancies at its new complex in...
Business News, Apr 11, 2002
UK new investment projects fall
The latest Ernst & Young European Investment Monitor survey has revealed that the number of new investment projects into Europe in 2001 fell by 12 per cent on 2000 figures. Countries that performed p...
UK new investment projects fall
The latest Ernst & Young European Investment Monitor survey has revealed that the number of new investment projects into Europe in 2001 fell by 12 per cent on 2000 figures. Countries that performed p...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 11, 2002
Ministers welcome landmark cross border energy link up
Ministers from both sides of the border have helped open three upgraded electricity interconnectors which link the Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland grids. The interconnectors link the NI...
Ministers welcome landmark cross border energy link up
Ministers from both sides of the border have helped open three upgraded electricity interconnectors which link the Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland grids. The interconnectors link the NI...
Business News, Apr 11, 2002
HMV to float on London Stock Exchange
EMI has revealed it is to float leading music retailer HMV on the London Stock Exchange by June. The company made the decision following months of speculation after it launched a radical reorganisati...
HMV to float on London Stock Exchange
EMI has revealed it is to float leading music retailer HMV on the London Stock Exchange by June. The company made the decision following months of speculation after it launched a radical reorganisati...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 11, 2002
Search suspended after divers suffer injuries
The search of a sunken fishing boat for the bodies of three generations of the Greene family lost off the County Down coast has been suspended after a police diver was taken to hospital suffering from...
Search suspended after divers suffer injuries
The search of a sunken fishing boat for the bodies of three generations of the Greene family lost off the County Down coast has been suspended after a police diver was taken to hospital suffering from...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 11, 2002
£3 million strategy launched to help victims of the Troubles
A £3 million Northern Ireland Executive strategy to deliver help and services to victims of the Troubles was launched on Thursday by the First Minister David Trimble. The ‘Reshape, Rebuild, Achieve’ ...
£3 million strategy launched to help victims of the Troubles
A £3 million Northern Ireland Executive strategy to deliver help and services to victims of the Troubles was launched on Thursday by the First Minister David Trimble. The ‘Reshape, Rebuild, Achieve’ ...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 11, 2002
Making communities safer strategy published
The Government has published for consultation a comprehensive community safety plan entitled ‘Creating A Safer Northern Ireland Through Partnership – A Consultative Document’. The development of this...
Making communities safer strategy published
The Government has published for consultation a comprehensive community safety plan entitled ‘Creating A Safer Northern Ireland Through Partnership – A Consultative Document’. The development of this...
Business News, Apr 11, 2002
Ulster Bank announces purchase of Danesfort Complex
Ulster Bank has announced that it has purchased the Danesfort Complex in south Belfast, a year after having taken leasehold interests in three floors of the building, to house the Bank’s new Account M...
Ulster Bank announces purchase of Danesfort Complex
Ulster Bank has announced that it has purchased the Danesfort Complex in south Belfast, a year after having taken leasehold interests in three floors of the building, to house the Bank’s new Account M...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 11, 2002
Secretary of State opens new NIVT premises
The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Dr John Reid, has paid tribute to the work of the Northern Ireland Voluntary Trust (NIVT) as he opened its new premises at Albert Street, Belfast. Speakin...
Secretary of State opens new NIVT premises
The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Dr John Reid, has paid tribute to the work of the Northern Ireland Voluntary Trust (NIVT) as he opened its new premises at Albert Street, Belfast. Speakin...
Business News, Apr 11, 2002
Market sees investors desert ailing telecoms sector
It was another troubling day for UK telecoms investors on the London stock market as shares fell sharply in a lively day's trading. Shares in mmO2, the mobile phone operator spun off from British Tel...
Market sees investors desert ailing telecoms sector
It was another troubling day for UK telecoms investors on the London stock market as shares fell sharply in a lively day's trading. Shares in mmO2, the mobile phone operator spun off from British Tel...
Business News, Apr 11, 2002
Skills shortages and high salary demands hold back SMEs
SME employers can't find the right staff and face difficulty in finding appropriately trained, skilled and experienced people who are prepared to work for realistic and affordable salary packages, acc...
Skills shortages and high salary demands hold back SMEs
SME employers can't find the right staff and face difficulty in finding appropriately trained, skilled and experienced people who are prepared to work for realistic and affordable salary packages, acc...
Business News, Apr 11, 2002
Record entries for Skillbuild NI 2002
Omagh College has successfully hosted this year's Skillbuild NI competition which drew interest from many of the country's top apprentices and business leaders. The competition, which aims to develop...
Record entries for Skillbuild NI 2002
Omagh College has successfully hosted this year's Skillbuild NI competition which drew interest from many of the country's top apprentices and business leaders. The competition, which aims to develop...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 11, 2002
Is £100,000 sexy enough for Rod Stewart?
It has been revealed that the concert by rock star Rod Stewart at Stormont is to be subsidised by public funds to the tune of £100,000. According to a BBC report, the organisers Northern Ireland Even...
Is £100,000 sexy enough for Rod Stewart?
It has been revealed that the concert by rock star Rod Stewart at Stormont is to be subsidised by public funds to the tune of £100,000. According to a BBC report, the organisers Northern Ireland Even...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 11, 2002
Details of Queen’s Jubilee visit to NI revealed
The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Dr John Reid has announced that the Queen is to visit Northern Ireland from May 13-15 this year. Her Majesty will be accompanied during the visit by her hu...
Details of Queen’s Jubilee visit to NI revealed
The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Dr John Reid has announced that the Queen is to visit Northern Ireland from May 13-15 this year. Her Majesty will be accompanied during the visit by her hu...
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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.