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Titanic Belfast, Northern Ireland’s largest ever tourism project, has passed a landmark stage in its construction with the final 3,000th piece of its external facade now installed. The building’s eye-catching surface is made up of individual aluminium shards which have been anodised, an electrical process which changes the microscopic texture of the metal and provides [...]
The 1986 FA Cup Final and the 1988 European Championships in Germany. Two major football events with no discernible link for nearly everyone. Everyone, that is, apart from me. The ’86 Cup Final, of course, saw an Ian Rush-inspired Liverpool beat Merseyside rivals Everton 3-1 in the Wembley showpiece, while in Germany in ‘88 there [...]
A series of business support events aimed at helping local companies maximise their performance in key business functions was launched today by the Northern Ireland Chamber of Commerce. The ‘Business Pillar Series’ will offer Northern Ireland firms masterclass training and advice in areas such as people, finance and sales and marketing. The series was launched [...]
Manchester United’s Wayne Rooney and Edin Dzeko of Man City got all the plaudits – and rightly so. When you score three and four goals respectively in what were 8-2 and 5-1 victories over Arsenal and Spurs then you deserve all the gushing headlines that come your way. However, when one steps back to view [...]
The most technically gifted footballer in the English Premier League over the last 20 years? Very, very possibly – with honourable mention going to Dennis Bergkamp and Gianfranco Zola. One of the best three midfielders in the English Premier League during that time? Almost certainly, along with Roy Keane and Steven Gerrard. The worst tackler [...]
It kind of got lost in the wave of triumphalism that has carried Manchester United to a record 19th league title and within touching distance of a fourth Champions League trophy. The second leg of their semi-final victory over German side Schalke saw manager Sir Alex Ferguson make nine changes and play a virtual second [...]
Just yards away on the touchline, Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola, usually the epitome of stylish serenity, was remonstrating dramatically with the fourth official, arms flailing as he frantically questioned another decision by the referee. On the pitch, the Barca players swarmed German ref Wolfgang Stark almost every time he blew his whistle, as niggly foul [...]
It was like watching a 15-year-old playing against the under-11s. At that age, of course, the extra four years of physical development are hugely significant in terms of a footballer’s pace, strength and awareness. This, however, was a very different scenario – a 21-year-old Welshman playing in what was only his fourth Champions League tie [...]
Nowadays, of course, the Saturday afternoon viewing experience for the UK football fan has moved on considerably. Thanks to the imagination of Sky Sports’ ever-popular Soccer Saturday offering, we can sit in our own living rooms and watch Jeff Stelling watching a panel of ex-pros watching the Barclays Premier League action on their monitors and [...]
As building work continues apace on Titanic Belfast, set to be Northern Ireland’s premier tourist facility, so the build-up begins to the 2011 Titanic Quarter 10K – the official warm-up race for the Deep RiverRock Belfast City Marathon. This year’s race date – Sunday, April 10th – will have the added poignancy for runners of [...]
Three key members of Northern Ireland’s business community have given their backing to Foundation Degrees by pledging to provide their industry insight into how Foundation Degrees can further meet the higher level skills needs of employers. Glyn Roberts, Chief Executive of the Northern Ireland Independent Retail Trade Association, Ciaran Sheehan, Partner of Clarendon Recruitment, and [...]
With just over a month to go before entries close, primary school pupils from across Northern Ireland are being urged to nominate their teacher for the Belfast Harbour Green Teacher of the Year 2010 Award. Organised by Belfast Harbour and Action Renewables, the unique competition aims to reward primary school teachers for showing leadership and [...]
To celebrate the development of Northern Ireland’s first ever Retail Foundation Degree, launched in January 2010, students involved in the innovative development were given a masterclass on the future of the sector by Hugh Black, Manager of the jewel in Belfast’s retail crown, Victoria Square. The event was organized by fdf (Foundation Degree Forward) in [...]
Brendan Smyth, Northern Ireland Development Director at CyberSource, welcomes Michael Walsh, CEO of CyberSource Corporation and Mike Orlando, Senior Vice President of Sales at CyberSource Corporation, to Belfast. Michael Walsh took over as CEO of CyberSource, a leading provider of electronic payment and risk management solutions, at the beginning of 2010. The visit follows the [...]
The countdown is on for runners of all capabilities to sign up for the new-look 2010 Titanic Quarter 10K – the official warm-up race for the Deep RiverRock Belfast City Marathon. Dubbed the ‘City Run with a View’, the event will live up to this title more than ever this year with a new starting [...]
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