Northern Ireland
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EU funding shake-up affects the regions
The Highlands and Islands of Scotland and Northern Ireland could receive less EU funding under a blueprint for spending reforms put forward by the European Commission.
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Trimble launches £150m mixed-use scheme in Belfast
Northern Ireland’s first minister David Trimble has launched a £150m development on Belfast’s Waterfront. The scheme includes the largest privately funded speculative office scheme in the province for several years.
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Government considers prison-to-resi conversion for Maze
The Maze prison, in Northern Ireland, is likely to close by the end of 2000, the government confirmed. The 80.94ha (200 acre) site might be sold for housing.
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Government to spend less marketing Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland’s budget for the promotion of direct inward investment is be reduced, according to Northern Ireland minister Paul Murphy. Outline plans envisage spending on industrial development, energy and trade…
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Hoteliers target Belfast for new openings
Hoteliers are lining up to invest in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Hilton is building the city centre’s first five-star hotel which officially opens next month at a cost of £23m.
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Inward investment failing in Northern Ireland
The Northern Ireland Audit Office has heavily criticised the province’s attempts to lure foreign investment in a report published today. It says the recent policy of targeting areas of greatest…
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Omagh gets £900,000 lottery cash to rebuild town centre
Omagh, Northern Ireland, is to receive £900,000 of National Lottery money to help rebuild its town centre. It will be used to reconstruct Lower Market Street where a terrorist bomb…
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Telecom giant spends £4.7m expanding Belfast factory
Canadian-owned telecommunications group Nortel Networks has announced a £4.7m expansion for its factory in Belfast. The UK government will give the project a £900,000 grant.
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New retail centre planned for Omagh town centre
. B&S Ventures, a joint venture between Scottish company Bett Properties and London-based Struttbrook, has submitted a planning application for a 5,110 sq m (55,000 sq ft) shopping mall in…
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US insurance firm to open IT centre in Belfast
Allstate is to open an information technology centre in Belfast. Allstate is an American insurance group. The Daily Telegraph 21/10/98 page 35.
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US economy and sliding dollar hampers chances for Northern Ireland inward investment
A high-level political delegation in New York to win inward investment for Northern Ireland was hampered by the continuation of the US dollars sharp slide against the yen and European…
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Northern Ireland looks to US to boost inward investment
The government will launch a major effort today to boost investment from the US in Northern Ireland in the wake of the peace process.