Northern Ireland News for May 2002 : Page 4

Northern Ireland News, May 24, 2002
Crime Task Force uncover illegal fuel plant
As the Organised Crime Task Force launched its second year strategy in Hillsborough Castle yesterday it emerged police and Customs and Excise officers have shut down another major fuel laundering plan...
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Business News, May 24, 2002
CBI predicts eventual recovery in UK economy
The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has predicted that the UK economy will make a "gradual but slow" recovery. The latest figures released from the organisation suggest GDP growth of 1.7% dur...
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Northern Ireland News, May 24, 2002
Hospitality college merger under the spotlight
A local assembly member has voiced his support for amalgamation of catering and tourism courses at the University of Ulster’s campus in Portrush. East Londonderry UUP assembly member David McClarty s...
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Northern Ireland News, May 24, 2002
North Belfast peace strategy rejected by Nationalists
Nationalists in the Ardoyne area of north Belfast have rejected a plan aimed at easing community tensions and sectarian violence. The top ministers of the Northern Ireland Executive, First Minister D...
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Northern Ireland News, May 24, 2002
Man charged with murder of Castlederg teenager
A 58-year-old unemployed man has been charged with the murder of Castlederg teenager Arlene Arkinson who disappeared eight years ago. Appearing before Enniskillen Magistrates’ court on Friday, Robert...
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Business News, May 24, 2002
Consilium secures Selby district council contract
Consilium Technologies has announced the signing of a contract with Selby District Council to develop its next generation website. The new website will see a significant expansion of the features cur...
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Business News, May 24, 2002
Award-winning retailer takes over Lisnaskea SPAR
A long-time member of the grocery trade, John McCaffrey, a native of Derrylin, along with his wife Ann, have recently returned to their native Fermanagh, where they have taken over ownership of the lo...
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Northern Ireland News, May 24, 2002
Ulster American Folk Park announce Fair Days
Coinciding with the Jubilee Bank Holiday weekend, the Ulster American Folk Park has announced 'fair days' are ahead. Four Victorian Market Days, which will take place daily at the park from June 1st ...
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Business News, May 24, 2002
Monaghan goes high-tech with M:TEK Building
The new M:TEK Building located outside Monaghan town has recently been completed and technology companies are rapidly moving in to fill the units in this 22,000 sq ft state-of-the- art centre. Design...
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Northern Ireland News, May 24, 2002
ICT partnership contract for NI primary schools
Northern Ireland’s education sector has received a major boost following the announcement of a £26.2 million NGFL Managed Service contract with Learning Technology, the parent company of Viglen, who w...
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Northern Ireland News, May 24, 2002
Deputy chief resigns in fresh hospice crisis
The deputy chief and nursing director of the Northern Ireland Hospice has handed in her letter of resignation. Liz Atkinson, who had been with the hospice for 18 years revealed in a brief statement t...
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Northern Ireland News, May 23, 2002
New agency tightens grip on organised crime
New plans to clamp down on the network of organised crime in Northern Ireland have been announced today by the Secretary of State Dr John Reid. The creation of the Assets Recovery Agency, reinforced ...
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Northern Ireland News, May 23, 2002
Airport security staff threaten to stage further action
Tension between security staff and their employers ICTS over pay at Belfast International Airport has stepped up a gear with workers reportedly set to stage another strike next week. Belfast Internat...
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Northern Ireland News, May 23, 2002
Deputation meets ministers over West Belfast Taskforce report
Trade Minister Sir Reg Empey and the Minister for Employment and Learning Carmel Hanna have met a deputation led by Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams to discuss the findings of the West Belfast Taskforc...
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Northern Ireland News, May 23, 2002
Nesbitt defers decision on three-year MOT testing
The Environment Minister Dermot Nesbitt has decided to defer a decision on introducing three-year MOT testing in Northern Ireland. Public consultation on this road safety initiative to introduce MOT ...
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Northern Ireland News, May 23, 2002
McClarty calls for clarification on prison closures
Ulster Unionist Assembly member for East Londonderry, David McClarty has said that the fears of prison officers have not been allayed following comments made by Security Minister Jane Kennedy regardin...
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Northern Ireland News, May 23, 2002
Concerns about HIV affect sexual lifestyle decisions
Nearly one fifth of adults in Northern Ireland have changed their sexual lifestyle or made decisions about sex because of concerns about catching HIV. The latest figures taken from a survey of over 2...
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Business News, May 23, 2002
Rise in UK retail sales could herald higher inflation
UK retail sales in April have risen at their fastest rate for more than two years as shoppers return to the high street in increasing numbers. The latest figures from the Office of National Statistic...
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Northern Ireland News, May 23, 2002
Environment Minister angry at demolition of poet’s home
The demolition of Nobel laureate Seamus Heaney’s former home in south Belfast has been vigorously criticised by the Environment Minister Dermot Nesbitt. Heaney, who is originally from County Londonde...
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Northern Ireland News, May 23, 2002
Lone parents urged to avail of New Deal
Social Development Minister Nigel Dodds has urged lone parents to improve their employment opportunities and broaden their life choices by participating in the New Deal for Lone Parents. Speaking at ...
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Northern Ireland News, May 23, 2002
Loyalists take “leap of faith” to resolve north Belfast
Loyalist residents in north Belfast have decided to accept proposals set forward by the First and Deputy First Minister aimed at defusing tension in the area. The Concerned Residents of Upper Ardoyne...
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Business News, May 23, 2002
Textiles event to examine supply chain management
Northern Ireland's textiles and clothing industry is to examine the transformation of manufacturing and supply chain management in today's economic climate at an upcoming conference in the Odyssey Are...
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Business News, May 23, 2002
Women in Property host conference on city life
Leading experts in urban regeneration will be attending the Association of Women in Property's National Conference, which will be held in Bristol from 27-29 September 2002. The City of Bristol has at...
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Business News, May 23, 2002
Companies urged to examine leadership talent strategies
According to search and selection specialists, Huntswood, many companies are adopting ineffective strategies when it comes to the war for leadership talent. Speaking at the recent Consultancy Forum h...
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Northern Ireland News, May 23, 2002
Co-operative Union to hold Congress in Belfast
The 133rd annual Co-operative Congress meeting will take place in Belfast over the weekend – the first time the conference has been in the city since 1926. This annual meeting of the Co-operative Uni...
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Northern Ireland News, May 23, 2002
M&S store opens in Bangor's Bloomfield Centre
Marks & Spencer promised customers a totally new shopping experience on Thursday May 23 when the Bangor branch opened its doors to a bigger and brighter store. Opened by Lady Sylvia Hermon and local...
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Northern Ireland News, May 22, 2002
Airport security workers sacked over strike action
According to security staff at Belfast International Airport nine workers have been sacked because they recently went on strike over pay and conditions. Union representative Gordon Mc Neill said he w...
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Business News, May 22, 2002
IBM deploy Butterfly Grid for video game industry
IBM have announced the deployment of the first-ever custom commercial grid for the online video gaming market. According to IBM, the Butterfly Grid design offers the potential to support over one mil...
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Business News, May 22, 2002
Ferguson McIlveen scoops national award
A local firm, Ferguson McIlveen has scooped a prestigious award for its planning work in Hamilton, Scotland. The firm’s design for the Old Cross area recently picked up the Royal Town Planning Instit...
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Northern Ireland News, May 22, 2002
Barking dogs and music drive people mad
Noisy neighbours annoy over one in three people in the UK, a major survey has revealed. The research published on Noise Action Day shows that in Northern Ireland barking dogs are the most common sou...
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