Northern Ireland News for September 2002 : Page 5

Business News, Sep 16, 2002
Industry awards for local construction sector
The Construction Employers Federation has revealed that a record number of 21 companies have been shortlisted for the finals of this year's Construction Excellence Awards, due to be held on 24 October...
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Northern Ireland News, Sep 16, 2002
Anti-nuclear protesters take on BNFL
A flotilla of anti-nuclear protesters where preparing to face down two British freighters ferrying weapons-gradable plutonium across the Irish Sea today. The British Nuclear Fuels Ltd (BNFL) owned fr...
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Northern Ireland News, Sep 16, 2002
Two jailed over shooting of 11-year-old girl
Two men have been jailed for their involvement in a shooting that left an 11-year-old girl seriously injured. The men, from Co Londonderry, were sentenced at Belfast Crown Court today for possession ...
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Northern Ireland News, Sep 16, 2002
Dodds insists standards must be met over benefit payments
Social Development Minister Nigel Dodds has called for there to be a higher standard of decision-making and payment accuracy of social security benefits. The Minister was speaking following the publi...
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Northern Ireland News, Sep 16, 2002
McGuinness pledges action over disabled children's rights
Education Minister Martin McGuinness has pledged "take action" over discrimination against school children with disabilities, following the launch of a Barnardo's report on the issue. Published by B...
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Northern Ireland News, Sep 16, 2002
Irvine hails third place finish in Monza
Northern Ireland Formula One driver Eddie Irvine was in triumphant mood today following his third place finish in yesterday's Italian Grand Prix. The Ulsterman gained a podium finish in Monza followi...
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Business News, Sep 16, 2002
Local companies urged to hedge commodities
The Northern Bank has urged Northern Ireland companies to consider offsetting the impact of possible military action against Iraq on their bottom line. Northern Bank's Commodities Risk Manager James ...
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Business News, Sep 16, 2002
Chinese Business seminars launched
The Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment (DETI) Consumer Affairs Branch has launched an initiative to help the Chinese Business Community better understand and deal with the regulations and ...
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Northern Ireland News, Sep 16, 2002
Reid denies ceasefire monitor is Trimble tactic
Secretary of State, Dr John Reid has denied that the planned appointment of an independent monitor of paramilitary violence is in any way to do with the forthcoming Ulster Unionist party ruling counci...
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Northern Ireland News, Sep 13, 2002
Kennedy announces CCTV system for east Belfast
A CCTV system is to be installed at interface areas in east Belfast, Security Minister Jane Kennedy announced this morning. Consideration is being given to the location of the cameras and the system ...
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Northern Ireland News, Sep 13, 2002
One in six NI counsellors have no qualifications
A survey conducted by the Health Department, in association with the Northern Ireland Statistical Agency, has found that almost one in six counsellors working in Northern Ireland do not have professio...
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Northern Ireland News, Sep 13, 2002
Civic Trust recognises outstanding NI architecture
Civic Trust Awards were today presented to four of Northern Ireland’s outstanding examples of architectural design. The Civic Trust Awards are one of the UK’s most prestigious award schemes for archi...
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Northern Ireland News, Sep 13, 2002
Independent ceasefire monitor speculation grows
Speculation is mounting that the government is to set up an independent monitor on paramilitary violence in Northern Ireland. The move was further strengthened after Ulster Unionist leader's meeting ...
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Business News, Sep 13, 2002
New forum chairman for construction industry
Peter Rogers, director and co-founder of Stanhope plc, has been appointed as the new Chairman of the Strategic Forum for Construction, succeeding Sir John Egan with immediate effect. Mr Rogers, who h...
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Northern Ireland News, Sep 13, 2002
Paramilitary link to man killed in Newtownards shooting
The man who was shot dead by a gunman in Newtownards this morning was reportedly a member of a loyalist paramilitary group. A caller using a recognised codeword claimed that the man was a senior fi...
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Northern Ireland News, Sep 13, 2002
DRD reveals private sector potential for new roads
The Regional Development Minister has said today that around £190 million worth of new road schemes could be provided in partnership with the private sector. Peter Robinson made his comments as he re...
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Business News, Sep 13, 2002
Business mentor award winners praised by Minister
The commitment and hard work of volunteers from the business community who work with young people setting up their own businesses were praised last night by Trade Minister Sir Reg Empey, at the Prince...
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Northern Ireland News, Sep 13, 2002
Committee backtracks over 'workers' entitlements
The Committee for Employment and Learning has revealed that they may shelve plans to widen the numbers of people eligible to claim parental employment rights. Last session, the Committee recommended...
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Northern Ireland News, Sep 13, 2002
Minister praises progress of Institute Football Club
Sports Minister Michael McGimpsey has praised the achievements and ambition shown by Irish Premier League newcomers Institute Football Club. The Minister had travelled to the north west of the provin...
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Northern Ireland News, Sep 13, 2002
Pensioner suffers head wound during burglary
A 75-year-old pensioner has suffered a head wound after he was struck with a frying pan during an aggravated burglary in east Belfast this morning. The pensioner was asleep in his Cregagh Park home w...
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Northern Ireland News, Sep 13, 2002
Two in court over south Belfast murder
Two further people have been charged in relation to the murder of Ian Flanagan in south Belfast last weekend. Last night a 17-year-old youth was charged with murder and a 20-year-old man was charged...
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Northern Ireland News, Sep 12, 2002
Built heritage on conference agenda
The debate about the co-existence of the seemingly conflicting demands of conservation and development is poised to open a new chapter next month, when some of the leading experts in both fields come ...
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Northern Ireland News, Sep 12, 2002
Dodds rejects PAC misgivings over Victoria Square
Social Development Minister, Nigel Dodds has rejected Planning Appeals Commission (PAC) concerns over the Victoria Square Development Scheme, saying that he is "minded to adopt it". Mr Dodds made hi...
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Northern Ireland News, Sep 12, 2002
Firefighters strike action looms after ballot
The Fire Brigades Union’s (FBU) National Conference has today voted unanimously to back a recommendation from its National Executive to ballot all 55,000 FBU members for a series of discontinuous stri...
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Business News, Sep 12, 2002
Government agrees to review self-certification
The Federation of Master Builders (FMB) have said they are encouraged by the government's decision to review the pilot self-certification scheme for the construction industry after its first year of o...
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Business News, Sep 12, 2002
DFP Rates review must make real change says FSB
The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has challenged the Finance and Personnel Minister Sean Farren to be "radical" when considering the outcome of his department's Rates Review. The call comes af...
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Northern Ireland News, Sep 12, 2002
IRA opposition to ceasefire monitor slammed
In a statement to a republican magazine, an IRA spokeman has rejected calls for an independent monitor to assess the status of paramilitary ceasefires in Northern Ireland. In the An Phoblacht intervi...
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Northern Ireland News, Sep 12, 2002
New PET scanner installed at Royal Victoria Hospital
Cancer sufferers and patients with heart problems are set to benefit from a new Positron Emission Tomography (PET) scanning facility at the Royal Victoria Hospital. The PET scanner, which was funded ...
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Northern Ireland News, Sep 12, 2002
DoE takes action against school over 'traffic chaos'
The Department of Environment is to take action against Millennium Integrated Primary School in Carryduff after it "wilfully" breached planning conditions. Environment Minister Dermott Nesbitt pledge...
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Northern Ireland News, Sep 12, 2002
Man shot in ankles during paramilitary-style attack
A man has been taken to hospital after he was shot in a paramilitary-style shooting in north Belfast last night. The man was shot in both ankles by masked men at around 7.20pm in Victoria Parade in ...
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