Northern Ireland
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Is Belfast’s Waterfront Hall really necessary?
The Financial Times comments on Belfast’s new 2,200-seat Waterfront Hall which was inaugurated last weekend. It is part of a £140m project to regenerate a run-down inner-city area near Belfast’s…
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Waterfront Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland makes its debut
Waterfront Hall, in Belfast, Northern Ireland, opened on Friday. The £32m glass-fronted concert hall doubles as a conference centre. It has 2,234 seats.
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Futuristic £32m Waterfront Hall opens in Belfast
A futuristic riverside concert hall and conference centre opens in Belfast today. The £32m circular Waterfront Hall is part of a £140m effort to regenerate the city.
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PillarCaise sells Fairhill, complex, Ballymena, Northern Ireland, to trust for £13.5m
PillarCaisse has exchanged contracts to sell the Fairhill shopping centre in Ballymena, Northern Ireland to a local charitable trust for £13.5m.
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PillarCaisse gears up for more investment with £13.5m Ballymena shopping centre sale
PillarCaisse has sold Fairhill shopping centre in Ballymena, Northern Ireland, to a private family trust for £13.5m, around £2m more than it paid for the scheme in 1994.
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AT Mays links with ARTAC WorldChoice to form UK’s largest travel agency
AT Mays has linked with ARTAC WorldChoice. The deal doubles A Mays’ distribution network. The partnership crates the UK’s largest travel agency with 1,000 outlets.
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Desmond and Sons invests £12.5m in Northern Ireland expansion
Desmond and Sons, is to invest £12.5m in expanding five of its Northern Ireland factories. It is a dedicated supplier to Marks & Spencer.
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Northern Ireland business defies the bombers
Despite the shattered ceasefire, Northern Ireland’s economy is buoyant. The jobless toll is at a 16-year low and investment is rising.
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Jurys widens geographical spread of hotels
Jurys will widen its spread of hotels with the opening of the I£9.5m Belfast Inn and the Limerick Inn, in April.
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Northern Ireland IDB revives £157m talks for Hualon investment
Northern Ireland’s Industrial Development Board (IDB) confirmed preliminary negotiations were under way with Taipei-based textile manufacturer Hualon. The IDB is trying to salvage one of the largest investments ever secured…
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Forest rejects Anderson £13m bid as Burford boss enters fray
Nottingham Forest football club sareholders have rejected a £13m bid from the Sandy Anderson Consortium. Competitor bids have come from Grant Bovey, chief executive of Watershed Pictures, with £20m bid…
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Court finds change of superstore operator was a material consideration
In a case reported from the Northern Ireland Court of Appeal, it was found that the change of operator of a proposed superstore from a notional small local company to…