Department says it cannot provide Omagh group with court transcriptsThe Department of Justice has said that it does not have the power to provide the Omagh families with court transcripts, which…Thu Aug 14 2003 - 01:00
UUP man dismisses 'implosion' claimsA senior Ulster Unionist has dismissed a DUP claim that the UUP is in danger of imploding as the clamour for autumn Assembly …Wed Aug 13 2003 - 01:00
UUP may be beyond saving - RobinsonThe DUP deputy leader, Mr Peter Robinson, has said that the Ulster Unionist Party may be beyond saving and that the British government…Tue Aug 12 2003 - 01:00
Call for boycott of North ministerThe mother of a Catholic teenager who was shot dead by the British army 11 years ago has called on the North's political parties…Tue Aug 12 2003 - 01:00
Creation of body to monitor agreement postponedThe creation of the international monitoring body, which will judge whether parties and paramilitary groupings are in breach …Fri Aug 08 2003 - 01:00
DUP's Campbell braves the lion's den for debate in west BelfastA political first was achieved in Northern Ireland last night when the Democratic Unionist Party's Mr Gregory Campbell travelled…Thu Aug 07 2003 - 01:00
Disclosure of PSNI memberships may lead to 'witchhunt'A new requirement that PSNI officers declare membership of organisations such as the Orange Order, the Freemason and the Ancient…Wed Aug 06 2003 - 01:00
Donaldson accuses gardai of collusionLagan Valley MP, Mr Jeffrey Donaldson, and a Protestant victims' group have claimed that "at least a dozen" members of the gardaí…Wed Aug 06 2003 - 01:00
Police patrol comes under mob attack in west BelfastSinn Féin and the SDLP have condemned a nationalist mob attack in west Belfast in which five members of the Police Service of…Tue Aug 05 2003 - 01:00
SF commitment to progress questionedA senior Ulster Unionist, Mr Michael McGimpsey, has said that if the Northern Executive and Assembly are to be restored, republicans…Tue Aug 05 2003 - 01:00
Publication of child death report urgedAn adopted Romanian child named David, who died almost three years ago, was discovered on exhumation to have suffered multiple…Thu Jul 03 2003 - 01:00
Drumcree march deadlock persists despite initiativeThe prospects of a resolution of the annual Drumcree standoff ahead of Sunday's scheduled Orange parade appeared very remote …Thu Jul 03 2003 - 01:00
Rise in racially motivated attacksPolice are investigating a sharp rise in racially motivated attacks on black Africans living in the loyalist Village area of …Wed Jul 02 2003 - 01:00
Parade body may ban Garvaghy Road marchThe Parades Commission is today expected to ban the Orange Order from parading down Garvaghy Road in Portadown next Sunday despite…Mon Jun 30 2003 - 01:00
Trimble strongly endorses Belfast accordThe Ulster Unionist leader, Mr David Trimble, has insisted that the Belfast Agreement is the political way forward despite the…Mon Jun 30 2003 - 01:00
Suspended Ulster Unionist MPs seek advice on legal challengeMr Jeffrey Donaldson and his fellow dissident Ulster Unionist MPs were last night seeking legal advice to determine if they could…Sat Jun 28 2003 - 01:00
The toughest test for a man who does not quitThe import of what Mr Jeffrey Donaldson did in resigning the Westminster whip on Monday was a declaration of all-out conflict…Fri Jun 27 2003 - 01:00
Inquest on 1974 Dublin bombs to reopenAn inquest into the Dublin bombings is to be formally reopened next Friday, 29 years after the attacks which killed 33 people…Fri Jun 13 2003 - 01:00
Taylor backs Donaldson's view of Joint DeclarationA senior pro-Belfast Agreement Ulster Unionist has endorsed a key argument of Mr Jeffrey Donaldson ahead of Monday's Ulster Unionist…Thu Jun 12 2003 - 01:00
Loyalists meet TaoiseachThe Taoiseach, Mr Ahern, held a "frank and useful" meeting with the Loyalist Commission in Dublin yesterdayThu Jun 12 2003 - 01:00
Relatives group presses for UN investigation into Tyrone killingsSinn Féin and the SDLP have backed a call for a United Nations investigation into three separate incidents in Co Tyrone which…Wed Jun 11 2003 - 01:00
Reassurances on RIR reinforce Trimble's positionThe British Defence Secretary has boosted Mr David Trimble's prospects of resisting an effective Ulster Unionist Council challenge…Wed Jun 11 2003 - 01:00
Trimble in effort to save RIR unitsMr David Trimble is today meeting the British Defence Secretary, Mr Geoff Hoon, seeking assurances that the home element of the…Tue Jun 10 2003 - 01:00
Trimble prepares for big UUC testThe Ulster Unionist Party's 110-member executive meets in Belfast this evening ahead of Monday week's Ulster Unionist Council…Fri Jun 06 2003 - 01:00
Donaldson urged to assist Garvaghy talksThe Sinn Féin president, Mr Gerry Adams, has called on Ulster Unionist MP Mr Jeffrey Donaldson to facilitate talks between the…Thu May 29 2003 - 01:00
MP challenges Adams on DrumcreeA senior Ulster Unionist has challenged the Sinn Féin president, Mr Gerry Adams, to provide concrete evidence of his good intentions…Tue May 27 2003 - 01:00
Adams says he is sincere reaching out to unionistsMr Gerry Adams has made a personal appeal to unionists to accept that he is being sincere when he says he wants to reach out …Mon May 26 2003 - 01:00
NIO resists lawyer's bid for 'Stakeknife' statementThe North's security minister, Ms Jane Kennedy, is continuing to resist efforts by Mr Freddy Scappaticci's solicitor to declare…Mon May 26 2003 - 01:00
SF plans protests against deferral of electionsSinn Féin is organising protests throughout Ireland next Thursday to protest against the postponement of Assembly elections.Thu May 22 2003 - 01:00
McGuinness urges Ahern to press for elections in JuneSinn Féin's chief negotiator has urged the Taoiseach, Mr Ahern, to put pressure on the British Prime Minister, Mr Tony Blair, …Fri May 09 2003 - 01:00
A summer of discontent and political limboWith democracy denied, or at best postponed, the challenge now is to work our way relatively safely through the summer, what …Fri May 02 2003 - 01:00
Catholic families forced to flee homesA feud between disputing families has led to three Catholic families being forced from their homes in south Belfast, according…Sat Apr 26 2003 - 01:00
Ahern, Blair to keep working to break impasseThe Taoiseach, Mr Ahern, and the British Prime Minister, Mr Tony Blair, are to maintain contact with the Sinn Féin leader, Mr…Sat Apr 26 2003 - 01:00
Decision on peace process awaits SF speechThe British and Irish governments will consider a speech to be made by the Sinn Féin president, Mr Gerry Adams, in Belfast today…Tue Apr 22 2003 - 01:00
Adams insists IRA statement is clearThe Sinn Féin president, Mr Gerry Adams, has stated that last Sunday night's IRA statement was of "unparalleled significance" …Fri Apr 18 2003 - 01:00
Taoiseach and Blair to meet as hopes of North deal fadeThe Taoiseach, Mr Ahern, and the British Prime Minister, Mr Tony Blair, are meeting in Athens this morning to determine whether…Wed Apr 16 2003 - 01:00
Taoiseach, Blair study further response from IRAThe Taoiseach and the British Prime Minister were studying a new communication from the IRA which they hoped would demonstrate…Tue Apr 15 2003 - 01:00
Governments are playing it cautiousTwo statements by the IRA - one public and one secret - were being treated with caution, writes Gerry Moriarty , Northern Editor…Mon Apr 14 2003 - 01:00
Blair and Ahern to decide on statement by IRAThe Taoiseach, Mr Ahern, and the British Prime Minister, Mr Tony Blair, will assess whether they should return to Hillsborough…Mon Apr 14 2003 - 01:00
US envoy calls for 'historic' action from IRAPresident Bush's special envoy on Ireland, Mr Richard Haass, has urged the IRA to make a "historic transformation" which would…Sat Apr 12 2003 - 01:00
Pressure maintained on IRA to say war is overBELFAST MOVES: The Taoiseach and British Prime Minister, with a strong input from President Bush's special envoy on Northern…Fri Apr 11 2003 - 01:00
North package not a 'done deal', governments admitThe package to restore devolution in Northern Ireland is not a "done deal", the British and Irish governments have conceded, …Wed Apr 09 2003 - 01:00
Next 30 hours will witness the big test of whether a deal is possibleANALYSIS: President George Bush's visit to Northern Ireland was of some importance in terms of finally finding a political breakthrough…Wed Apr 09 2003 - 01:00
#120m lost in NI social spendingFraud and error cost the North's Department of Social Development over £120 million sterling last year, according to a report…Fri Apr 04 2003 - 01:00
Ahern and Blair plan to present blueprint next weekThe Taoiseach and the British Prime Minister plan to return to Hillsborough on Thursday week - the fifth anniversary of the Belfast…Tue Apr 01 2003 - 01:00
Journalist calls on UDA to lift threatsSunday World Northern Ireland editor Jim McDowell has called on the UDA to lift threats against him and his family, against the…Sat Mar 29 2003 - 00:00
NI deal finalised, Taoiseach tells AdamsThe Taoiseach, Mr Ahern, has told the Sinn Féin leadership that there is no room for further negotiations on the blueprint to…Tue Mar 25 2003 - 00:00
Sanctions still a deal-breaker, says SFThe British and Irish governments still believe there is no viable alternative to sanctions against parties in breach of the …Sat Mar 22 2003 - 00:00
Parishioners applaud assaulted priest at MassA west Belfast church congregation yesterday applauded their 71-year-old priest, who was beaten up when he answered the door …Mon Mar 17 2003 - 00:00
Leaders confident North deal can still be brokeredThe Taoiseach, Mr Ahern, and the British Prime Minister, Mr Tony Blair, resume talks with the pro-Belfast Agreement parties at…Tue Mar 04 2003 - 00:00
