Harland & Wolff attracts number of interested bidders, administrators confirmDeadline for bids for the ailing shipyard was noon on FridayFri Aug 16 2019 - 13:15
Bidders for Harland & Wolff must provide details by FridayUnions calling for stricken 160-year-old Belfast shipyard to be nationalisedThu Aug 15 2019 - 18:07
Lease on Harland & Wolff site would limit residential or commercial developmentMajority of Belfast shipyard is covered by lease that runs until 2119Wed Aug 14 2019 - 05:00
Pace of building growth hits six-year low, says Ulster BankUlster Bank PMI index was 51.4 in July, down from 53.1 in June as Brexit loomsMon Aug 12 2019 - 04:34
Number of bidders keen on Harland and Wolff shipyardWorkers are continuing a round the clock protest outside the gates of the siteFri Aug 09 2019 - 11:38
Co Down entrepreneur sells technology business for £7mTascomi founder Richard Martin is selling the company which employs 36 to Idox plcThu Aug 08 2019 - 20:19
Harland and Wolff in official hands of administrators BDOHistoric shipyard ‘unable to continue trading’ as no buyer foundTue Aug 06 2019 - 15:35
Eerie silence as Harland and Wolff goes into administrationWorkers vow to fight on to save shipyard that was once North’s economic powerhouseTue Aug 06 2019 - 01:00
Newry food-to-go firm to create 94 jobs in €7.6m expansionAround Noon chief sees opportunities in ‘the upper-premium end of the market’Mon Aug 05 2019 - 15:28
Harland and Wolff appoints administrators after failing to find a buyerCompany is expected to file for insolvency but workers intend to continue their fightMon Aug 05 2019 - 13:09
Harland and Wolff unions believe shipyard should be renationalisedWarning that unless the UK government steps in with rescue plan administrators could seize control of the historic shipyardSun Aug 04 2019 - 18:20
‘Belfast is becoming the Hollywood of Europe’Game of Thrones put Northern Ireland on the global TV map. Now a Belfast studio is making a Superman prequel series, and, for local producers, the sky’s the limitSat Aug 03 2019 - 05:40
Harland and Wolff shipyard workers deliver letter to JohnsonUnion leaders fighting to save shipyard fail to meet prime minister during Belfast visitWed Jul 31 2019 - 19:33
Northern unions call for Boris Johnson to nationalise Harland & WolffAiling Belfast shipyard said to be just ‘days’ from closing doorsThu Jul 25 2019 - 17:54
Wrightbus seeks new investor amid union concernsConcern mounts among 1,400-strong workforce and wider community, says unionTue Jul 23 2019 - 19:33
Tourism NI says Open may be worth £100m to economySuccess of Portrush event leads agency to believe increase in golf tourism possibleTue Jul 23 2019 - 17:43
Harland and Wolff on the cusp of closing, unions warnShipyard has no current contracts and is for saleTue Jul 23 2019 - 16:19
Northern Ireland facing ‘retail armageddon’, industry body warnsRetailers’ group calls for government support as North falls to bottom of UK footfall tablesMon Jul 15 2019 - 00:01
Plan to make Belfast leading regional hub for media productionBelfast Harbour intends to develop six TV and film studios in £35m investmentFri Jul 12 2019 - 05:36
Brexit: Construction industry group says ‘no evidence’ Border tech solutions will work80% of cement used in North’s building industry comes from three factories in SouthWed Jul 10 2019 - 21:55
NI backstop proposals would ‘kill firms’, business group warnsAlternative arrangements would re-establish barriers and disrupt the all-island economyTue Jul 09 2019 - 13:12
Bombardier in North has taken ‘steps to mitigate’ a no-deal BrexitCanadian group’s Northern Ireland business, known as Short Brothers, up for saleFri Jul 05 2019 - 04:45
First Derivatives founder nets €47m from shares saleCEO Brian Conlon sells 1.4m shares in Newry-based fintech companyThu Jul 04 2019 - 18:15
Trade through Belfast Harbour hits record 24.6m tonnesTurnover up 11 per cent to £68.8 million as trade rises by 900,000 tonnes year on yearWed Jul 03 2019 - 21:19
DUP’s Simon Hamilton to leave politics and take over Belfast Chamber roleDecision comes as a surprise as the politician was seen by many as a future party leaderMon Jul 01 2019 - 21:19
Dale Farm reports 19% jump in pre-tax profits to £12mNorth’s largest farmer-owned dairy co-op says it achieved very positive results despite ‘big distraction’ of BrexitMon Jul 01 2019 - 06:30
Harland and Wolff owner files for bankruptcyNew holding company established as Belfast business remains for saleWed Jun 26 2019 - 15:21
Lisburn-based company wins £10.5m contracts for ultra-luxury propertiesOKTO’s smart-building technologies can control all environmental and lifestyle requirementsTue Jun 25 2019 - 21:21
Bombardier sells CRJ regional jet programme to Mitsubishi for $550mAround 350 people are currently employed on the CRJ programme in the NorthTue Jun 25 2019 - 18:40
Software company to create 100 jobs in BelfastDynamic Signals chose to locate in North because of availability of IT skillsTue Jun 25 2019 - 01:00
Sharp increase in business insolvencies in Northern Ireland since BrexitFigure higher than in any other comparable area of the UK, according to Creditsafe reportMon Jun 24 2019 - 20:58
Bob & Berts to open eight new coffee shops in Scotland and NorthIndependent retailer’s expansion could create more than 175 jobsMon Jun 24 2019 - 19:58
Tourism Ireland rejects Paisley claim it favours RepublicOrganisation’s chief says it ensures it gives ‘a lot of prominence’ to Northern IrelandWed Jun 19 2019 - 21:30
Fintech company to invest £5.5m in delivery centre in BelfastFutrli’s Belfast centre expected to create 80 jobs which will predominately be in operations and software engineeringMon Jun 17 2019 - 20:50
Musgrave NI to open up to 20 additional storesGrocery and convenience retailer also plans to revamp 40 existing stores in the NorthMon Jun 17 2019 - 19:59
Northern distillers grow Irish whiskey exports to non-EU countriesDistillers including Bushmills contributed £25.6m to non-EU exports last yearMon Jun 17 2019 - 15:40
New €450m Belfast housing development gets green lightProject could create 1,500 homes and support more than 8,000 construction jobsFri Jun 14 2019 - 07:35
No-deal Brexit would present huge difficulties to businesses in NorthExpert report expresses North’s concerns over impact of EU tariffs on food exports to RepublicWed Jun 12 2019 - 06:27
Limited options for cross-Border trade in no-deal Brexit, warns ‘sobering’ reportSmaller enterprises with no experience in customs procedures particularly vulnerable, warns North’s Department of EconomyTue Jun 11 2019 - 21:24
McCloskey International bought by Metso for €279mThe Canadian-headquartered manufacturer employs nearly 300 people in NorthTue Jun 11 2019 - 18:59
Shopper footfall declines by over 5 per cent during May in Northern IrelandOne of every six shops on high streets in the North is now empty, says NIRC directorMon Jun 10 2019 - 00:01
Northern Ireland businesses blame Brexit for drop in export ordersDue to Brexit and Stormont impasse North’s firms now ‘least optimistic in the UK’ – reportMon Jun 10 2019 - 00:01
Kainos to start listing on FTSE 250Queen’s University Belfast IT spin-out rare among N Ireland-based firms to make indexThu Jun 06 2019 - 21:04
Giant leap in number of visitors to the North from the RepublicSouth-North holiday traffic hits record levels, with nearly 600,000 trips made last yearThu Jun 06 2019 - 17:35
Derry e-learning company acquires Oxfordshire rivalLearning Pool acquired HT2 Labs for an undisclosed sumThu Jun 06 2019 - 09:27
Almac delivers record sales but lower profitPharma group continues Brexit-related investment south of the BorderMon Jun 03 2019 - 17:57
Morelli moves into dairy-free vegan ice creamNorthern Ireland ice-cream producer uses coconut oil to replace milk in vegan productMon Jun 03 2019 - 17:52
£2.4m hotel to open in Ballycastle ahead of Open golf championshipEnterpreneurs behind Salthouse hotel and spa received £245,000 from Invest NIWed May 29 2019 - 19:38
Industry warns of €1bn hit to NI economy if Stormont talks failConfederation of British Industry also raises concerns about dangers of no-deal BrexitThu May 23 2019 - 18:30
