Northern Ireland News for May 2002 : Page 2

Northern Ireland News, May 30, 2002
Minister urged to support hospitality college move
Coleraine Borough Council has weighed in on the fresh debate about the proposed integration of the Northern Ireland Hotel and Catering College within the University of Ulster this week. The Council u...
Business News, May 30, 2002
T-Mobile set to become third largest UK operator
T-Mobile has said it is on course to overtake O2 in becoming the third largest mobile services operator in the UK during 2002. T-Mobile said that Wednesday's publication of mmO2’s annual results demo...
Northern Ireland News, May 30, 2002
Aer Lingus strike poses serious threat to tourism
Chief Executive of Tourism Ireland, Paul O’Toole has said that the ongoing crisis with Aer Lingus poses a serious threat to tourism in Ireland. Tourism is currently worth £2.1 billion to the economy ...
Northern Ireland News, May 29, 2002
Three men plead guilty over bomb find
Three men have pleaded guilty to possession of a bomb at Belfast Crown Court today. The court heard charges relating to the discovery of the 100 kg bomb which was made of home-made explosives. The b...
Northern Ireland News, May 29, 2002
Two die in separate road accidents
Two people have died in traffic accidents in County Down and County Antrim. A woman died after she lost control of her Volkswagon Polo on the Ballynoe Road near Downpatrick this morning. The acciden...
Northern Ireland News, May 29, 2002
Hit-and-run victim is buried
The 21-year-old man who was killed by so-called joyriders at the weekend has been buried. Hundreds of people followed the funeral cortege for Kieran Conlon as it left his Lenadoon home en route to th...
Northern Ireland News, May 29, 2002
Flurry of activity as seven bills introduced at Stormont
In a flurry of activity the Northern Ireland Executive has today approved the introduction of seven bills to the assembly. In the face of fierce criticism about the lack of legislation passed by the ...
Recruitment News, May 29, 2002
Employment Bill proposals to assist working parents
The world of work must react to the needs of the modern economy and of working parents, according to Minister for Employment and Learning, Carmel Hanna. Detailing the proposals contained in the new E...
Business News, May 29, 2002
Sainsbury's reveal a change in profit fortunes
UK supermarket group, Sainsbury's has said its recovery plan is working after revealing a change in its fortunes following two years of falling profits. In the 12 months to March, pre-tax profits, be...
Business News, May 29, 2002
Minister launches NI business support partnership
James Leslie, Minister in the Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister, has launched the Northern Ireland Business Support Partnership. The Partnership will provide a regular forum, whe...
Business News, May 29, 2002
Innovative programme will help companies grow
Manufacturing companies will be assisted to add significant value to their operations and position themselves for faster growth by applying knowledge-led techniques through an innovative business impr...
Business News, May 29, 2002
ICS appoints new UK sales manager
Belfast based ICS Computing have apointed Tim Brophy as UK Sales Manager for its Innovative Software division. With extensive sales experience – most recently in management positions at Sun Micro Sys...
Business News, May 29, 2002
Vodafone report largest ever losses in UK
Vodafone Group has reported one of the biggest losses in UK business history with the posting of a loss in excess of £16 billion for the last financial year. The figure includes a £20 billion writedo...
Business News, May 29, 2002
Tradespeople hard at work over the bank holiday
While many people in the UK will be celebrating the Queen's Jubilee holidays with street parties or watching the World Cup, nearly 30% of tradespeople will be hard at work over the two-day period. Ac...
Northern Ireland News, May 29, 2002
Charity Oscars set take place in Belfast
The Northern Ireland charity Oscars are to be presented on Wednesday evening at the NICVA/Camelot Link Awards in Belfast. The event, which will take place at the Europa Hotel, recognises support give...
Northern Ireland News, May 29, 2002
Aer Lingus set to suspend flights over pilot unrest
Ireland's national airline carrier, Aer Lingus is set to suspend a number of its flights on Friday May 31 after a dispute over rest times with several of its pilots. On Tuesday May 28, the airline co...
Northern Ireland News, May 29, 2002
Chief Constable appoinment interviews conclude
UPDATE: Huge Orde is new PSNI Chief Constable The Policing Board has concluded the round of interviews and are shortly expected to announc...
Northern Ireland News, May 29, 2002
Ministers welcome north Belfast action project report
The Minister for Social Development Nigel Dodds has welcomed plans designed to improve relations in north Belfast. The First Minister and Deputy First Minister and the Department of Social Developmen...
Business News, May 29, 2002
Gas industry awards celebrate local business
Local businesses in the gas industry recently celebrated the success of the sector at the Northern Ireland Gas Industry Awards. More than 300 leading gas industry representatives from across the worl...
Northern Ireland News, May 29, 2002
UNESCO warn on damage to Giant's Causeway
In a new twist in the development of the Giant's Causeway site the National Trust has welcomed a proposed moratorium on development at the site prior to the preparation of a plan for the area by the D...
Northern Ireland News, May 29, 2002
Albert Clock restored to former glory
Belfast City Council has completed a major restoration programme on one of the City’s most distinctive landmarks, the Albert Memorial Clock. The £2.2 million scheme, which took more than two and a ha...
Business News, May 28, 2002
Family-friendly policies match 'business success’
Firms that take a family-friendly approach to working hours and other employment practices are more likely than others to rate themselves ‘above-average’ on financial performance and the productivity ...
Northern Ireland News, May 28, 2002
‘Thumbs up’ for anti-credit card fraud initiative
The Northern Ireland Crime Prevention Panel (NICPP) has launched ‘Thumbs Up’, an initiative to counter cheque and credit card fraud in shops and other retail outlets. The aim of the programme is to r...
Northern Ireland News, May 28, 2002
NITB to be investigated by Public Accounts Committee
The Stormont Public Accounts Committee (PAC) are to hold a public evidence session on a series of reports into spending by the Northern Ireland Tourist Board (NITB). During the sessions the Committee...
Northern Ireland News, May 28, 2002
Two held for questioning over Markets death
Two men are still being questioned by police over the suspicious death of a man in the Markets area of south Belfast yesterday. The dead man has been named as 39-year-old Michael Kearney of no fixed ...
Business News, May 28, 2002
Information management software will transform work
Software developer Inter Technologies based in Lancashire could revolutionise vital information management processes for thousands of businesses that find themselves drowning in data. Electro Documen...
Business News, May 28, 2002
Local SMEs to be honoured at IiP awards ceremony
A number of the province's small and medium sized enterprises (SME) are to be honoured at an Investors in People (IiP) award ceremony to be held this Friday in the Glenava House Hotel in Whiteabbey. ...
Business News, May 28, 2002
Gilbert-Ash (NI) fined for health and safety breach
Construction company Gilbert-Ash (NI) Ltd have been fined for failing to maintain adequate health and safety measures following a serious accident during the construction of a retail unit at Donegal P...
Northern Ireland News, May 28, 2002
European boost of £4.7m to help women in jobs market
The Minister for Employment and Learning Carmel Hanna has announced news of a major European cash boost designed to promote women in the labour market. A £4.7 million package from the European Social...
Business News, May 28, 2002
Media Satellite launches broadband network
Media Satellite is implementing Ireland’s first comprehensive national broadband network with the launch of its B-DSL suite of products. The system aims to provide cheap and fast access to broadband ...