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Northern Ireland’s Further Education colleges, providing higher education, are participating in a masterclass on how to develop effective and sustainable partnerships with employers during a week-long series of seminars launched in Belfast today by fdf (Foundation Degree Forward). Vice Principals, Deans, Heads of School and Business Development Managers will be amongst the regional college staff [...]

Cool FM DJ and Northern Ireland celebrity Pete Snodden is urging local runners of all capabilities to join him in running the 2010 Titanic Quarter 10K – the official warm-up race for the Deep RiverRock Belfast City Marathon. The Cool FM breakfast show host has vowed to get fit and lose weight ahead of his [...]

Shadow Secretary of State, Owen Paterson MP, was in Belfast today to meet with Trevor Carson, Director of the Learning and Skills Development Agency (LSDA NI). The discussion focused on the need to redress the balance between the public and private sector in Northern Ireland and how some of LSDA’s flagship programmes are seeking to [...]

The DEL Minister, Sir Reg Empey, and Invest NI Chief Executive Alastair Hamilton have given their backing to the ‘Come Back to Your Future’ campaign which will operate in Northern Ireland airports encouraging ex-pats who are home for Christmas to consider a career back home. The campaign, which is run by leading executive search consultancy [...]

Ireland’s largest single concrete pour to date has taken place, marking a significant milestone in construction work on the £97m Titanic Signature Project at Belfast’s Titanic Quarter.  Developers Harcourt Construction carried out the pour, which saw 4,200 cubic metres of concrete laid 8m below ground level across an area of 3,800 square metres near the [...]

Stakeholder Communications, the Northern Ireland-headquartered public relations company, has announced details of an expansion into Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).  The company, which already has offices in Belfast, London, Dublin and Newry, is joining forces with  Saudi PR firm ‘F&F Public Relations’ which is co-founded by a member of the Saudi Royal [...]

Northern Ireland Shadow Secretary of State, Owen Paterson MP, with Northern Ireland Independent Retail Trade Association (NIIRTA) Chief Executive, Glyn Roberts, and Stakeholder Communications Chief Executive, Tom Kelly, at the Northern Ireland Reception at the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester

A delegation of European health experts received an official welcome to Belfast this week. Delegates from Sweden, the UK, Italy and Romania joined officials from Belfast Healthy Cities and the City Council on a two-day study visit examining healthy urban planning and the impact public policy has on the health of a region.   Belfast [...]

The Learning and Skills Development Agency NI (LSDA NI) has launched a new booklet advising further education colleges throughout the UK on how to manage communications effectively during a college merger process.   ‘Meeting the Communication Challenge During College Merger’ has been written by LSDA NI associate Robert Conlon, who used the Northern Ireland experience [...]

Belfast Harbour has completed a £3.2m upgrade to two of the port’s busiest roads, thus improving access for almost two million hauliers and ferry passengers who use the routes annually. The works on a two-kilometre stretch of Dargan Road and Westbank Road mean that the Harbour’s main ferry and container facilities, including the new Stena [...]

  Titanic Quarter Chief Executive Mike Smith hosts United States Ambassador to the UK, Ambassador Louis B. Susman, and the US Government’s new Economic Envoy to Northern Ireland, Declan Kelly, on a tour of Belfast’s Titanic Quarter. The tour was the first stop of a two-day visit to Northern Ireland for Ambassador Susman and Mr [...]

Ryanair, Europe’s largest low fares airline, has announced details of a spectacular flight giveaway in Bangor and Belfast to celebrate A-level results day on Thursday 20 August. The Ryanair team will be giving away free flights to A-level students that have gained university or college places in any of its five destinations from George Best [...]

Management at George Best Belfast City Airport today spoke of their delight as two tenant airlines won a major public sector contract. Following an EU compliant tender process, bmi and Flybe were two of three airlines to secure the Government Air Programme deal which will see local civil servants enjoy cheaper flights between Northern Ireland [...]

Belfast Harbour has published its 2008 Annual Accounts detailing a strong financial performance despite the ongoing global recession.  Turnover increased to £32.7m (up 5%) while Operating Profit rose to £14.8m (up 10%).  The report also noted that the Harbour has completed or commenced capital projects totaling £60m during the past year. Net Profit Before Tax [...]

A spokesperson for Titanic Quarter Ltd said: “It would appear that there is much unfounded media speculation surrounding the future of Titanic Signature Project, when in fact the required preparation and foundation work has been ongoing on site for over two months and if anyone is interested in viewing the site, we would be happy [...]