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	Northern Ireland Office - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Northern Ireland Office (NIO) is an arm of the United Kingdom government, responsible for Northern Ireland affairs.
		The NIO is led by the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, currently Peter Hain.
		Present rule of Northern Ireland through the NIO in lieu of the Northern Ireland Executive is referred to as direct rule.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Northern_Ireland_Office (230 words)

	Encyclopedia: Northern Ireland
		Ahoghill is a parish in the district of Ballymena in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.
		However within Northern Ireland, print media which are aligned to either community (the Belfast Newsletter is aligned to the unionist community while the Irish News is aligned to the nationalist community) generally use their community's preferred term.
		A nine-county 'Northern Ireland', taking in the entire province of Ulster, could not guarantee the political dominance of Unionists, since with five counties having predominantly Nationalist populations, it was conceivable that the Belfast parliament might some day have a Nationalist majority.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Northern-Ireland (10530 words)

	ipedia.com: Northern Ireland Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Northern Ireland was created in 1921 as a home-rule political entity, under the Government of Ireland Act, 1920, along with the nominal state of Southern Ireland, which was superceded almost immediately after its creation by the Irish Free State.
		As a consequence, self-government for Northern Ireland was suspended in 1972.
		Northern Ireland was covered by the Ice Sheet for most of the last Ice Age and on numerous previous occasions, the legacy of which can be seen in the extensive coverage of drumlins in Counties Fermanagh, Armagh, Antrim and particularly Down.
	www.ipedia.com /northern_ireland.html (4519 words)

	Public Services Performance: Northern Ireland Office
		Secure a lasting peace in Northern Ireland, based on the Good Friday Agreement, in which the rights and identities of all traditions in Northern Ireland are fully respected and safeguarded and in which a safe, stable, just, open and tolerant society can thrive and prosper.
		Increase confidence in the police throughout all parts of the community in Northern Ireland, based on a suite of measures of public views on contact with the police and the fairness and effectiveness of policing and policing arrangements.
		In addition, the Northern Ireland Office, working in conjunction with other agencies, will reduce the rate of re-conviction, to be measured annually by a system and against baselines and challenging targets to be published by December 2002.
	www.hm-treasury.gov.uk /performance/NIO.cfm (509 words)

	Northern Ireland Office -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Northern Ireland Office (NIO) is an arm of the (A monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland) United Kingdom government, responsible for (A division of the United Kingdom located on the northern part of the island of Ireland) Northern Ireland affairs.
		The NIO is led by the (Click link for more info and facts about Secretary of State for Northern Ireland) Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, currently (Click link for more info and facts about Paul Murphy) Paul Murphy.
		Present rule of Northern Ireland through the NIO in lieu of the (Click link for more info and facts about Northern Ireland Executive) Northern Ireland Executive is referred to as (Click link for more info and facts about direct rule) direct rule.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/n/no/northern_ireland_office.htm (493 words)

	Northern Ireland Office // About the NIO
		The Northern Ireland Office (NIO) was created in 1972 after the Northern Ireland Government was dissolved in the face of a worsening security situation.
		The NIO has a number of agencies; the Northern Ireland Prison Service, the Compensation Agency for Northern Ireland, Forensic Science Northern Ireland and Youth Justice Agency.
		The official residence of the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland is Hillsborough Castle.
	www.nio.gov.uk /index/about-the-nio.htm (251 words)

	Northern Ireland Office (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Northern Ireland Office is to shed up to 2,300 civil service jobs and redeploy a further 3,500, as part of the government's spending plans for the next three years.
		The Northern Ireland Office has warned that up to 600 jobs could be lost at the Northern Ireland Water Service over the next six years, as part of a package of reforms.
		The Northern Ireland Office has announced plans for a £4m facelift of the historic Custom House Square area at Laganside, in order to create a new outdoor venue for a range of events.
	www.ukbusinesspark.co.uk /noe31257.htm (136 words)

	Britain and Northern Ireland from BritainUSA: home page
		The Assembly was suspended on 14 October 2002 and the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Paul Murphy, assumed responsibility for the direction of its departments.
		The Northern Ireland Office is the office of the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland.
		The New Northern Ireland Assembly was established as part of the Belfast Agreement reached at the multi-party negotiations on Friday 10 April 1998, now commonly referred to as the 'Good Friday Agreement'.
	www.britainusa.com /nireland (823 words)

	Northern Ireland Government (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Northern Ireland Assembly has been suspended since 14 October 2002, when former Secretary of State Dr John Reid MP, assisted by his team of Northern Ireland Office Ministers, assumed responsibility for the direction and control of the Northern Ireland Departments.
		The devolved administration in Northern Ireland does not have tax raising powers, as is the case in Scotland.
		It brings together Ministers from Northern Ireland and the Irish Government on a regular basis, to develop consultation, co-operation and action on an all-island and cross-border basis on matters of mutual interest.
	www.chambrepa.com /ni_government.htm (1314 words)

	Washingtonpost.com:
		The Northern Ireland accord will create three interconnected bodies of government within Northern Ireland, between the north and rest of Ireland, and between the Irish Republic and United Kingdom as a whole.
		Powers now administered by Britain's Northern Ireland Office will not be handed back to local politicians until early 1999 -- and only if the assembly members agree on how to participate in the North-South Council.
		Republic of Ireland will hold referendum on amending the country's constitution, which now claims the territory of Northern Ireland.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-srv/inatl/longterm/nireland/keypoints.htm (217 words)

	EC Office in Northern Ireland - Press Office (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Office is the official voice of the European Commission in Northern Ireland.
		The Head of Office, Eddie McVeigh, is available to take part in interviews, to provide articles and quotations to the press and to set out views and policies of the European Commission.
		Commenting on the decisions, Eddie McVeigh, Head of the European Commission Office in Northern Ireland said: “Inadequate waste water treatment is a major cause of pollution and represents a serious risk to human health and the environment.
	www.cec.org.uk /ni/press/euweekly/euw04/0424.htm (1071 words)

	Partners: Public Record Office of Northern Ireland
		The Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI) is the official place of deposit for all public records in Northern Ireland, many dating back to the early 19th century.
		PRONI is the main source of records for the family historian in Northern Ireland.
		An essential tool for anyone tracing their ancestry in Northern Ireland by providing an authoritative survey of the wealth of material held in PRONI for family history.
	www.familyrecords.gov.uk /partners/proni.htm (420 words)

	Northern Ireland Office - Case Studies - Microsoft Ireland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Causeway Programme is a joint public sector undertaking that is charged with the responsibility for improving business processes in the criminal justice system in Northern Ireland.
		The centralised recording of information in a consistent manner allows statistical analysis to be conducted into criminal justices trends in Northern Ireland without requiring a disproportionate amount of manual process.
		Causeway is the Northern Ireland government body charged with the responsibility for improving the Criminal Justice system.
	www.microsoft.com /ireland/casestudies/causeway.asp (1326 words)

	Office of The Northern Ireland Executive in Brussels
		The Office of the Northern Ireland Executive in Brussels, opened in 2001, is the focus of Northern Ireland's relations with the institutions of the
		The European Union has contributed significantly to economic development in Northern Ireland and, through the PEACE Programme, to the process of reconciliation.
		Like the Office of the Northern Ireland Executive, they operate under the umbrella of the UK Permanent Representation to the European Union.
	archive.ofmdfmni.gov.uk /onieb (155 words)

	RTE News - Northern Ireland Office insists on actual decommissioning
		The Northern Ireland Office has insisted that there must be actual decommissioning of paramilitary weapons in the two year time-frame set out in the Belfast agreement.
		In a statement issued last night the NIO insisted that there was a clear obligation under the terms of the Good Friday Agreement that decommissioning must be completed within two years.
		Last night, the Northern Ireland Office said that both the British and Irish governments were determined to hold the parties and paramilitary organisations to the their obligations.
	www.rte.ie /news/1999/0301/nio.html (312 words)

	Guardian Unlimited \| Special reports \| Special report: Northern Ireland
		October 18: Smoking is to be banned in pubs, restaurants and all enclosed public places in Northern Ireland, the government announced yesterday.
		October 17: Smoking is to be banned in workplaces in Northern Ireland, including bars and restaurants, from April 2007, the government announced today.
		October 10: Northern Ireland's recent riots are a sign of irreversible decline within the Protestant working classes, says Stephen Howe.
	www.guardian.co.uk /Northern_Ireland (844 words)

	Office in Northern Ireland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The European Commission is represented in Northern Ireland by an Office in Belfast.
		Set up in 1980, the EC Office is the first point of contact for people in Northern Ireland who wish to know more about the European Union.
		It aims to guide those organisations, companies or indeed individuals who are seeking to access European funding through the various channels and it is a particularly useful reference for those who may not may not be familiar with the processes involved (.pdf file) also available in.doc format click here.
	www.cec.org.uk /ni (548 words)

	Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		n 1922, when the "troubles" caused Ireland to be split in two, the English portion in Northern Ireland needed a National Archives.
		PRONI has in its holdings all the things that one would expect to find in a National Archives, including Census Returns for counties in Northern Ireland prior to its foundation in 1922.
		PRONI has made a massive effort to acquire records from all over Ireland, in many instances requiring no approval to view Catholic records, the originals of which are housed at the National Library in Dublin and would require approval of the parish priest before viewing.
	www.kinsella.org /genealogy/research/proni.htm (202 words)

	Guide to department - Northern Ireland
		The Northern Ireland Office supports the Northern Ireland Secretary in securing a lasting peace, based on the Good Friday Agreement, which fully respects and safeguards the rights and identities of all traditions in Northern Ireland enabling a safe, stable, just, open and tolerant society to thrive and prosper.
		While powers are devolved to the Northern Ireland Executive, the Secretary of State retains responsibility for constitutional and security issues in Northern Ireland.
		The NIO also has a number of agencies, including the Northern Ireland Prison Service, the Compensation Agency for Northern Ireland and Forensic Science Northern Ireland.
	www.number-10.gov.uk /output/Page1575.asp (405 words)

	Northern Ireland Office
		The draft Order is being made under the Northern Ireland Act 2000 and is subject to affirmative resolution.
		Certificate controls apply to the small number of these air guns held in Northern Ireland and arrangements will be made for them to be covered by the Secretary of State's authority.
		Section 75 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 requires public authorities in carrying out their functions to have due regard to the promotion of opportunity in the nine categories set out in the Act.
	www.opsi.gov.uk /si/si2005/05em5833.htm (939 words)

	TOWER Software: New Northern Ireland Office for TOWER Software
		The Northern Ireland Civil Service (NICS) has also chosen TRIM Context for over 18,000 civil servants across all government departments.
		The new Northern Ireland office is led by newly appointed Sales Manager Lee Wright, who joins TOWER Software from the Objective Corporation where she worked as Account Manager, Northern Ireland for two years.
		Northern Ireland has been a very successful location for TOWER Software over the last few years, and I expect to add significant impetus to both the existing projects, and those in the pipeline,” she added.
	www.towersoft.com /news/items/10-11-2004.htm (308 words)

	Civil Service Recruitment Gateway - Northern Ireland Office
		Following devolution of power to the Northern Ireland Executive, the Secretary of State retains responsibility for constitutional and security issues as they relate to Northern Ireland, in particular law and order, political affairs, policing and criminal justice.
		Victims’ issues are handled by the NIO's Victims Liaison Unit and the NIO also has responsibility for matters relating to the licensing and legislation concerning firearms and explosives.
		The NIO also has a number of agencies: the Northern Ireland Prison Service, the Compensation Agency for Northern Ireland and Forensic Science Northern Ireland.
	www.careers.civil-service.gov.uk /index.asp?txtNavID=153&txtOverrideDocID=164&internalvacancies=False&635132=&lstABGroup=3 (124 words)

	Northern Ireland Office (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Amnesty International expressed concern that RAF Aldergrove is being used as a stop-over location for flights operated by the CIA in moving terror suspects to well-known torturing states for interrogation.
		In Northern Ireland we campaign to see these rights become a reality for people here and around the world.
		The Cross-Border Initiative is an exciting human rights education project for primary schools in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.
	www.amnesty.org.uk /ni/index.shtml (517 words)

	Northern Ireland Ombudsmans' Office
		My name is Tom Frawley and I am the current Northern Ireland Ombudsman.
		The purpose of my Office is to ensure that every citizen in Northern Ireland is served by a fair and efficient public administration that is committed to accountability; openness; and quality of service.
		I would value your comments (whether good or bad) regarding this website and therefore would be grateful if, having used the website, you would complete the feedback form.
	www.ni-ombudsman.org.uk (126 words)

	CAIN: Events: Peace: 'Steps Along the Road to Normality', Northern Ireland Office (28 November 1997)
		The Secretary of State the Rt Hon Dr Marjorie Mowlam MP, speaking in Neath, Wales, tonight [28 November 1997] gave details of the main initiatives introduced since the IRA ceasefire of 20 July [1997] to reduce the impact of security measures.
		Last Tuesday [25 November 1997], for example, the Chief Constable was able to announce the ending of all military foot patrols in support of the RUC during daylight hours in West Belfast.
		They have helped to restore a more normal atmosphere throughout Northern Ireland and to build a greater degree of confidence in the peace process.
	cain.ulst.ac.uk /events/peace/docs/nio281197.htm (835 words)

	CAIN: Maps: Maps of Ireland and Northern Ireland
		Map showing the electoral constituencies in Northern Ireland as used in the overall UK Parliament elections and the new Northern Ireland Assembly elections, as at the 1998 Assembly election.
		Map of Ireland as it was in 850AD, showing the main Celtic monastries, scenes of major Viking destruction and the main Viking settlements.
		Two-in-one map of Ireland in 1641 and 1703 indicating the effect of Oliver Cromwell's period of rule of Britain and Ireland.
	cain.ulst.ac.uk /images/maps/maps.htm (1182 words)

	NIAO: Home Page
		Our objectives are to provide effective support to the Northern Ireland Assembly in its task of holding Departments and their Agencies to account for their use of public money and effective local government audit.
		We also aim to provide support to Northern Ireland public sector bodies in their pursuit of improved financial reporting and value for money, including support for efforts to combat public sector fraud.
		The Office endeavours to provide an audit service to the public sector which is based on recognised professional standards and matches best practice in the United Kingdom.
	www.niauditoffice.gov.uk (203 words)

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