Belfast Telegraph back issues from March 2009:
An active role in business decisions
Mar 02, 2009 ... The Information and Consultation of Employees Regulations(Northern Ireland) 2005 give rights to employees and workforcerepresentatives in larger organisations. But since April 2008 these regulations have also applied toorganisations with more than 50 employees. The ...
More names for retail site to be announced
Mar 02, 2009 ... The marketing of the final phase of the Holywood Exchangedevelopment -- a 150,000 sq ft retail terrace -- is now well underway. Already the terrace, owned by clients of AXA REIM, has attractedthree huge brand names, Swedish furniture retailer, Ikea, Australianfurniture, ...
New restaurant has recipe for success
Mar 02, 2009 ... The first restaurant has opened at the Pounds 18m EastpointEntertainment Village at Dundonald. Wolfe's Burger Connoisseurs willbe open seven days a week offering a range of hand-made burgers. The owners, who already run the successful Papa Brown's Grill inCarrickfergus say the new ...
Firms on mission to build up global links
Mar 02, 2009 ... FIFTEEN local companies last week embarked on a trade mission toSingapore and Malaysia, exploring opportunities for trade and jointventures. The visit, organised by Invest NI, involved companies thatalready have business in South East Asia as well as a long-standingcommitment to ...
Irish group sells German hotel
Mar 02, 2009 ... Irish developer Quinlan Private has sold a Frankfurt hotel for anestimated EUR 40m to an open-ended fund managed by Deka Immobilien. In 2007, Quinlan agreed the EUR 30m deal to acquire a 50% stakein an office/hotel complex in a joint venture with German group FOMReal ...
Research firm creates 25 jobs
Mar 02, 2009; ... SCIENTIFIC research firm Randox Laboratories is to hire up to 25new staff and plans two further waves of recruitment later thisyear. The privately owned diagnostic equipment manufacturing company,based in Crumlin, said continued growth in its business meant itwould be recruiting ...
Good news on jobs front - now you're talkin' ; Talking shop
Mar 02, 2009 ... At one stage it looked like India and the Philippines hadcornered the international market for call centres -- but now itseems that the tide may be turning. Northern Ireland seems to be making a name for itself as far ascontact centre expansion is concerned -- if last week is ...
Banking on a brighter future in flagship branch
Mar 02, 2009 ... Neil Ward, branch manager, HSBC Royal Avenue, Belfast How's business? Business is going really well. HSBC has recently opened a newbranch in Royal Avenue, Belfast as part of its ongoing expansionplans. We have also committed over Pounds 50bn nationally tomortgage lending, ...
People on the move
Mar 02, 2009 ... Name: Brendan O'Connor Company: Bryan Somers Travel Position: Cruise specialist Role: Brendan is responsible for advising clients on cruisetravel requirements, particularly in the luxury travel market. Track record: ...
People on the move
Mar 02, 2009 ... Name: Anna McCombe Company: Ardmore Advertising Position: Account executive Role: Anna will be responsible for support to the wider AccountManagement team, coordinating client requests on various ...
Sales up for Fairtrade ; In Brief
Mar 02, 2009 ... SAINSBURY'S CEO Justin King has said that Fairtrade sales at thesupermarket chain hit ...
Bonus for NFU customers ; In Brief
Mar 02, 2009 ... NFU Mutual, the large rural insurer, has said for the 10th yearrunning it has been able to pay a bonus to customers ....
Awards to celebrate the achievements of women entrepreneurs
Mar 02, 2009 ... The number of women running and starting businesses in the NorthWest has always lagged behind the male statistics and over the yearsmuch has been written about the many reasons cited for this. This year marks 10 years since the movement to address thebarriers to women going into ...
Tony Macaulay is married to Lesley and lives in Magherafelt. [Derived headline] ; 'We want our children to mix with other faiths'
Mar 02, 2009 ... Tony Macaulay is married to Lesley and lives in Magherafelt. Theyhave two children, Beth (14) and Hope (12) who are students at NorthCoast Integrated College. He says: My children were born in the mid 1990s, a time when it seemedlike the Troubles might really be over and that peace ...
How bungling allowed Sir Fred to laugh all the way from bank ; It is not just the bankers who have been guilty of incompetence in the financial crisis, ministers have made mistakes, says Andreas Whittam Smith
Mar 02, 2009 ... Politicians rival bankers for ineptitude. In the matter of SirFred Goodwin, the former chief executive of Royal Bank of Scotlandwho has walked away from the largest corporate loss in Britishhistory with a pension for life of Pounds 650,000-a-year at the ageof 50, the Chancellor of the ...
Vegetarian info wanted
Mar 02, 2009 ... I am doing research into any links between dementia (Alzheimer'sdisease) and people who are vegetarians. I would like to hear from anyone who does not eat meat regardingillnesses or lack of ...
HOW AN ACCIDENT OF GEOGRAPHY COULD POWER THE SCHEME
Mar 02, 2009 ... * IN Ireland the wind blows stronger at night thanks to theweather systems blowing off the Atlantic Ocean from the Gulf stream -- just when demand for wind power is lowest. It means much of thispotentially cheap and abundant power is wasted. * What's needed to make the most of this ...
Pounds 200m wind project going underground
Mar 02, 2009; ... UP to Pounds 200m is to be pumped into an ambitious scheme thatwill see wind power injected into salt caverns deep beneath theAntrim coast. The unique geology of the Larne area will allow energy generatedby wind farms to be stored underground and released at times of peakdemand ...
We have more creationists than anywhere in UK
Mar 02, 2009; ... NORTHERN Ireland has the highest proportion of people who believein 'intelligent design' and creationism, according to a new survey. The poll indicates that ID, or the idea that features in theuniverse have an intelligent cause is believed by 16% of NorthernIrish people, while ...
Wheels coming off for Benitez
Mar 02, 2009; ... Middlesbrough 2 Liverpool 0 "CLEARLY the Champions League is the best option we have now," hesaid. "Second would still be an achievement," he said. "You canlearn to be ruthless but something like that takes time," he said."Carragher told me he had heavy legs." As ...
Dogged Ireland stay on course
Mar 02, 2009; ... Ireland 14 England 13 IRELAND'S determined, one-point victory over England referencedtheir defining November triumph over Argentina and, in vehicularterms, could be described as a Renault 4 performance -- that much-loved car developed for French farmers in the 1960s -- not ...
HOW THEY RATED ; Rob Kearney
Mar 02, 2009 ... Another accomplished effort. Never got the chance to break freein the way he would have ...
HOW THEY RATED ; Tommy Bowe
Mar 02, 2009 ... Looked dangerous going forward and made a few crucial hits. MarkCueto just ...
HOW THEY RATED ; Brian O'Driscoll
Mar 02, 2009 ... A wonderfully memorable effort, he was pivotal in Ireland's win.Great drop goal steadied his ...
HOW THEY RATED ; Ronan O'Gara
Mar 02, 2009 ... Up to now his patchy form had been counterbalanced by his placekicking but that fell apart on a ...
HOW THEY RATED ; Jerry Flannery
Mar 02, 2009 ... Again not too many gut-busting carries but did perform reasonablywell ...
HOW THEY RATED ; John Hayes
Mar 02, 2009 ... Another landmark for the Bull as he equalled Malcolm O'Kelly's 92cap haul. Solid up front ...
HOW THEY RATED ; Paul O'Connell
Mar 02, 2009 ... Immense. Topped the ball carrying stats with Tindall and was tothe fore in trying to get ...
Simon says Scots must beware of Ulster stars
Mar 02, 2009 ... Scotland 26 Italy 6 SCOTLAND and Ulster winger Simon Danielli exorcised his Parisghosts with a man-of-the-match performance against Italy in the RBS6 Nations. Danielli was surprisingly recalled to the Scotland side by coachFrank Hadden in place of fit-again ...
The Grind Slam is on
Mar 02, 2009; ... RUGBY NOT all championships are won in glory. Not every triumph isachieved with aesthetic beauty. Grinding out a win in a tight, dreary game is just as importantas a free flowing try-fest against lesser opposition. In other words, it's a time for Irish rugby fans to ...
The only way is up for Elks, says Lee
Mar 02, 2009; ... THE Ulster Elks are already targeting a place in next season'sIrish Hockey League after securing promotion to the top flight onSaturday all but mathematically. A point from a scoreless draw with Cookstown at Jordanstown hasleft the Tyrone girls with an impossible task. They ...
Strachan defends strikers
Mar 02, 2009 ... Celtic 7 St Mirren 0 CELTIC manager Gordon Strachan has defended his under-firestrikers despite none of them finding the net in Saturday's 7-0thrashing of St Mirren at Parkhead. The Hoops' hit-men have borne the brunt of the criticism duringthe club's poor recent run ...
Down get off the mark with a majestic display
Mar 02, 2009; ... Westmeath 4-10 Down 4-18 DOWN senior hurlers turned in a magical display of first timehurling and total team commitment to overcome Westmeath in CusackPark, Mullingar yesterday and posted their first points in theAliens NHL Division Two. On top at midfield through ...
Platt earns the plaudits
Mar 02, 2009; ... DAVID Platt must be wishing his Coleraine side could playBelfast's Big Two every week. Fresh from defeating Glentoran last Saturday, the Bannsiderscompleted the double on Friday night with a smash and grab 1-0against Linfield at Windsor Park. Only for a blip in the middle ...
Oak Leafs rue missed chances as Royals win
Mar 02, 2009; ... Derry 1-13 Meath 1-17 WASTEFUL Derry shot 13 wides and meandered through much of thisgame. They were behind 0-10 to 0-05 at half time, then 1-14 to 0-07midway through the second half, before staging a stirring ripostethat brought them to within one score of the ...
Waterford purring as Cats lose out in thriller
Mar 02, 2009; ... WATERFORD gained a measure of revenge for their All-Ireland finaldefeat at the hands of Kilkenny last year when they triumphed overthe Cats by 2-17 to 1-16 in a thrilling National League contest atWalsh Park yesterday. Waterford were ahead by 1-11 to 0-11 after a comparatively ...
Rea forced to tread carefully on Superbikes debut
Mar 02, 2009; ... MOTORCYCLING ULSTER'S Jonathan Rea was disappointed yesterday when he finishedfifth and ninth in the first round of the World SuperbikeChampionship in Phillip Island, New South Wales , Australia. It was a case of being "tyred out" as far as Rea was concernedfor he was plagued ...
Ahead of the cultural curve
Mar 02, 2009; ... Kate Winslet managed to keep the tears -- mostly -- from her eyeswhile accepting her Oscar for Best Actress in the film, The Reader. I will not be going to see Winslet in her role as a former Naziprison-camp guard. Not that I ...
Rogan in line for Odyssey title fight
Mar 02, 2009; ... PROMOTER Frank Warren is lining up Martin Rogan for a shot at theEuropean heavyweight title at the Odyssey Arena at the end of May. Rogan (pictured) pulled off an amazing upset victory when hestopped Matt Skelton to win the Commonwealth heavyweight title atthe National Indoor Arena ...
Dash it all, I know the door is open
Mar 02, 2009; ... There are those who love Citroens and those who loathe them. I ama fan of the quirky Gallic cars and have owned a number over theyears. Currently, my wife and I share a C4 -- famed for its iconichi-tech electronic dashboard that lights up like a Christmas treewhen you get in. Various ...
HOW THEY RATED ; Vedran Corluka
Mar 02, 2009 ... Solid performance from the Croatia defender, who was fortunate toget away with a first-half ...
HOW THEY RATED ; Jermaine Jenas
Mar 02, 2009 ... Overlooked since the January arrival of Wilson Palacios butimpressed until Anderson was ...
HOW THEY RATED ; Benoit Assou-Ekotto
Mar 02, 2009 ... Cameroon international handed the onerous task of markingCristiano Ronaldo but emerged with ...
HOW THEY RATED ; Didier Zokora
Mar 02, 2009 ... Used all his experience to keep tabs on rookie Darron Gibson andlooked good in the defensive ...
HOW THEY RATED ; Roman Pavlyuchenko
Mar 02, 2009 ... The Russian was a handful for the United defence. Should havedone a lot better with one firm ...
HOW THEY RATED
Mar 02, 2009 ... Substitutes: Jamie O'Hara (for Pavlyuchenko 65) 7: Did wellenough and took a painful blow in the ribs getting in the way ofRonaldo's free-kick. Was left distraught and in tears after hispenalty was saved in the shoot-out. Gareth ...
HOW THEY RATED ; Patrice Evra
Mar 02, 2009 ... It is rare indeed for the Frenchman to find an opponent justslightly too good. Lennon ...
HOW THEY RATED ; Jonny Evans
Mar 02, 2009 ... The Northern Ireland defender got better after a shaky startduring which Ferdinand ...
HOW THEY RATED ; Darron Gibson
Mar 02, 2009 ... Almost scored a sensational goal in his first major final but amixed bag from the Republic of ...
HOW THEY RATED ; Carlos Tevez
Mar 02, 2009 ... One impudent flick aside -- from a wayward Evans shot -- neverreally got a sight of the ...
HOW THEY RATED ; Danny Welbeck
Mar 02, 2009 ... The teenager with an eye for goal will benefit from the Wembleyexperience but did not make ...
Cowen warns of tax hike in the Republic
Mar 02, 2009; ... TAXES will rise in the Republic and will be paid by all workers,including the low paid, Taoiseach Brian Cowen stressed at hisparty's annual conference at the weekend. Mr Cowen also announced a radical reform of the Irish bankingsystem and the setting up of a new banking ...
We've Scot to be on our guard: Kidney
Mar 02, 2009; ... IRELAND coach Declan Kidney has warned his side that Scotland canend their Grand Slam dreams when the teams meet at Murrayfield. Kidney's men were made to fight for their slender 14-13 victoryover England at Croke Park on Saturday and the coach recognised thatIreland will have to ...
Hero Foster's a video star
Mar 02, 2009; ... Tottenham Hotspur 0 Manchester United 0 Manchester United won 4-1 on pens BEN Foster revealed yesterday that he had used an iPod to second-guess the spot-kicks taken by Tottenham Hotspur in the penalty shoot-out to decide the Carling Cup final. The Manchester ...
Arms found near border
Mar 02, 2009 ... GARDAI in Donegal have made a major seizure of firearms andammunition. Four pistols, two revolvers, two sawn-off shotguns and a quantityof ammunition were found during a planned ...
WORLD IN BRIEF
Mar 02, 2009 ... Missiles kill seven in Taliban stronghold SUSPECTED US missiles have killed seven people in a PakistaniTaliban stronghold. The missile strike underscored the Obamaadministration's unwillingness to abandon a Bush-era tactic said tohave killed several key al Qaida figures, despite ...
Milan rewinds back to the 80s
Mar 02, 2009 ... LOOKING to the 1980s for fashion inspiration has spread to theMilan catwalks, as Italian designers play with the decade's boldstyle for next winter's womenswear. At the first of the Milan autumn/winter 2009/2010 showsyesterday, top names turned back time with a slightly more ...
De Brun admits to weeping over Gaza ; ASSEMBLY NOTES
Mar 02, 2009; ... SINN Fein representatives are among a delegation of MEPsinvestigating conditions in Gaza in the wake of the Israeli attackson the region. Television showed images of devastation, but Bairbre de Brun(right) said conditions were immeasurably worse when seen at firsthand. "The ...
Martin's victory is sealed with a kiss
Mar 02, 2009; ... FIONA Rogan sealed husband Martin's sensational Commonwealthheavyweight title victory on Saturday night with a kiss -- and thenrevealed her torment during the brutal duel. "Oh, I found it so hard to watch throughout the whole fight,"said Fiona, who was in tears at ringside when ...
Tests verdict due after Heston diners fall ill
Mar 02, 2009; ... HESTON Blumenthal is today awaiting test results from theenvironmental health investigation into the mystery illness that hasstruck dozens of diners at his Fat Duck restaurant. Laboratory analyses of swabs of cookers and food samples, alongwith further tests on chefs and waiters, ...
Rogan seals his win with a kiss
Mar 02, 2009; ... FIONA Rogan sealed husband Martin's sensational Commonwealthheavyweight title victory on Saturday night with a kiss -- and thenrevealed her torment during the brutal duel. "Oh, I found it so hard to watch throughout the whole fight,"said Fiona, who was in tears at ringside when ...
Gaffney is the gaffer in super Armagh late show
Mar 02, 2009; ... Armagh 1-13 Kildare 1-12 A last-gasp point from Ryan Gaffney took Armagh to victory overKildare in this tingling National Hurling League Division Three tieat the Athletic Grounds yesterday. Kildare, buoyed by an Adrian McAndrew goal after just fiveminutes, led by 1-7 ...
University quiz rematch declined
Mar 02, 2009; ... THE losing finalists in this year's University Challengeyesterday said they did not want a rematch despite claims a memberof the winning team may have broken the rules as he was no longer astudent. The BBC has launched an investigation following reports that SamKay, who was part ...
Station woes at Waterside ; WRITEBACK
Mar 02, 2009 ... Regional Development Minister Conor Murphy recently responded toan Assembly question about money spent on the refurbishment of theWaterside railway station in the last three years. He replied: "There has been no refurbishment work carried out atWaterside station during the last ...
HOW IRELAND RATED AT CROKE
Mar 02, 2009 ... Rob Kearney: Another accomplished effort. Never got the chance tobreak free in the way he would have wanted. Largely performeddefensive duties and nailed Matthew Tait in a crucial one on one inthe second half. 7/10 Tommy Bowe: Looked dangerous going forward and made a few ...