De Brun defends hospital decisionThe North's Minister of Health, Ms Bairbre de Brun, has insisted that her decision to centralise Belfast maternity services at…Fri Jan 28 2000 - 00:00
Decommissioning report will be issued on MondayAs anxiety continues to mount over the future of the Northern Executive and the institutions of the Belfast Agreement, GenWed Jan 26 2000 - 00:00
SF calls again for inquiry into Finucane deathSinn Fein has again called for an independent inquiry into the murder of the Belfast solicitor Mr Pat Finucane after it was reported…Tue Jan 25 2000 - 00:00
New North, South trade body meets in NewryThe first meeting of the cross-Border trade and business development implementation body has taken place in Newry amid concern…Tue Jan 25 2000 - 00:00
Taylor predicts return to direct ruleSenior Ulster Unionist Party MP Mr John Taylor has warned that a return to direct rule is inevitable in the absence of IRA decommissioning…Fri Jan 21 2000 - 00:00
£38m for pre-schools in NIThe North's Minister of Education, Mr Martin McGuinness, has announced a major cash injection that will provide free nursery …Fri Jan 21 2000 - 00:00
Trimble apology soothes tensions in ExecutiveThe tensions in the Northern Ireland power-sharing Executive were highlighted yesterday when the First Minister, Mr David Trimble…Wed Jan 19 2000 - 00:00
SF seeks cut in army presenceSinn Fein made a submission to the office of the Northern Secretary, Mr Peter Mandelson, yesterday demanding a radical scaling…Wed Jan 19 2000 - 00:00
Harmony is unheard amid verbal crossfireIt was obvious in the Assembly yesterday that while the Belfast Agreement provides the theory for creating a harmonious society…Tue Jan 18 2000 - 00:00
UUP moderate will withdraw his support for Assembly if decommissioning does not startA leading pro-Belfast Agreement Ulster Unionist Party Assembly member has warned that if the IRA does not begin decommissioning…Tue Jan 18 2000 - 00:00
Mandelson to move on Patten report soonThe Northern Secretary, Mr Peter Mandelson, is to decide shortly whether to implement the Patten proposals on policingSat Jan 15 2000 - 00:00
Unionists will decide next month on staying in with SFThe issue of IRA decommissioning has returned centre stage after the Ulster Unionist Council fixed February 12th as its date …Sat Jan 15 2000 - 00:00
Mourners hear pleas for no retaliationChurchmen at the funeral of murdered Portadown loyalist Mr Richard Jameson yesterday urged that there be no revenge attacks.Fri Jan 14 2000 - 00:00
LVF on high alert for fear of reprisals for Jameson murderSeveral people were being questioned by the RUC last night following the murder of reputed UVF commander Mr Richard Jameson, …Wed Jan 12 2000 - 00:00
Appeals for calm after Jameson murder as RUC makes arrestsA number of people were being questioned by RUC detectives last night following the murder of Mr Richard Jameson near Portadown…Wed Jan 12 2000 - 00:00
DPP ruling on alleged Nelson death threats angers familyThe family of Ms Rosemary Nelson, Sinn Fein and the SDLP have deplored a decision by the Director of Public Prosecutions in the…Mon Jan 10 2000 - 00:00
Parents urged to be vigilant after meningitis deathDoctors have urged parents in Northern Ireland to be vigilant, but not to panic, after a 17-month-old girl died from meningitis…Mon Jan 10 2000 - 00:00
Liam Neeson gets OBE in new year's honoursA leading Ulster Unionist Party member, the chairman of the Parades Commission and the Ballymena-born actor, Liam Neeson, are…Fri Dec 31 1999 - 00:00
Make 2000 the year of permanent peace, say NI leadersThe North's First and Deputy First Ministers, Mr David Trimble and Mr Seamus Mallon, have urged that 2000 be the period when …Fri Dec 31 1999 - 00:00
Woman found dead with head and face injuriesThe RUC was last night trying to establish the circumstances behind the death of a nursing home manager in Newtownabbey, on the…Tue Dec 28 1999 - 00:00
Three men arrested over vicious assaultThree men were arrested and later released in connection with a Christmas Day robbery and assault of two elderly brothers at …Tue Dec 28 1999 - 00:00
Mandelson says arms must be given upAs Northern Ireland enters the "age of grown-up politics" the republican and loyalist paramilitary groupings must realise that…Fri Dec 24 1999 - 00:00
Leaders recall North's victims in radio tributeThe Irish and US Presidents, the Taoiseach and the British Prime Minister are among political leaders participating today in …Fri Dec 24 1999 - 00:00
Security review is lacking in substance, says SFSinn Fein has reacted scathingly to a new British government security strategy document which broadly outlines the way normal…Thu Dec 23 1999 - 00:00
North studies find women live longer but men have more fun at ChristmasA new study shows that Northern Ireland women continue to live longer than menTue Dec 21 1999 - 00:00
Article on Patten report criticisedUnionist politicians have accused the Northern Secretary, Mr Peter Mandelson, of being contradictory after he said he intended…Sat Dec 18 1999 - 00:00
Trimble sets his sights on another goalThe North's First Minister, Mr David Trimble, ahead of the inauguration of the British-Irish Council in London today, has spoken…Fri Dec 17 1999 - 00:00
Durkan indicates strong approach to fiscal managementA hard-headed approach to fiscal management will be a key element to his approach to spending, the Minister of Finance and Personnel…Thu Dec 16 1999 - 00:00
Ministers careful to avoid treading on political toesIt was some sight. A fleet of 99D and 98-D registered Mercedes lined up bumper to bumper on the driveway of the Church of Ireland…Tue Dec 14 1999 - 00:00
North's farmers call for banks to ease £1bn debt and restore confidenceThe Assembly Agriculture Committee, chaired by DUP leader the Rev Ian Paisley, yesterday heard of an industry struggling to survive…Sat Dec 11 1999 - 00:00
Blair refuses to comment on alleged buggingMr Tony Blair has refused to comment on a Sinn Fein allegation that a car used by Mr Gerry Adams and Mr Martin McGuinness during…Thu Dec 09 1999 - 00:00
Call for renewed search for bodyThe daughter of one of the "disappeared" who was murdered by the IRA in 1972 has appealed to the Independent Commission for the…Wed Dec 08 1999 - 00:00
Loyalist leader denies split in UDAThe Ulster Democratic Party leader, Mr Gary McMichael, has described speculation over whether the UDA is to appoint an intermediary…Wed Dec 08 1999 - 00:00
Handover of IRA arms may be tied to security force levelsThere have been indications in recent days that another sequencing process may be emerging whereby any move by the IRA to put…Tue Dec 07 1999 - 00:00
A pocket of resistance fails to dampen a historic dayNo champagne, just tea, coffee and biscuits and down to businessFri Dec 03 1999 - 00:00
Assembly acts swiftly to ratify liaison committeesThe Assembly met briefly yesterday to ratify members to the 10 statutory committees that will liase with the Executive's 10 departments…Wed Dec 01 1999 - 00:00
IRA accuses UUP of setting new arms preconditionThe IRA has accused the Ulster Unionist Party of setting preconditions and departing from the terms of the Belfast AgreementWed Dec 01 1999 - 00:00
Assembly overturns July resignation of Mallon as Deputy First MinisterThe Assembly, on the basis of an Alliance Party motion and a special standing order from the Northern Secretary, Mr Peter Mandelson…Tue Nov 30 1999 - 00:00
`Chicanery' in reappointment of MallonThe DUP deputy leader, Mr Peter Robinson, told the Assembly Mr Seamus Mallon was being reappointed Deputy First Minister as a…Tue Nov 30 1999 - 00:00
Assembly executive should be in place by WednesdayAssuming that the expected procedural wrangles in the Assembly can be overcome today, a shadow executive comprising a First Minister…Mon Nov 29 1999 - 00:00
Inexperience and dissension may be overcomeApart from Mr John Taylor, who served in the last Stormont administration before it was prorogued in 1972, none of the Assembly…Mon Nov 29 1999 - 00:00
Anti-agreement UUP members may cause troubleUlster Unionist Party Assembly members opposed to the decommissioning/devolution deal are in a position to cause considerable…Mon Nov 29 1999 - 00:00
Inoffensive bowler hat gets its dueDavid McNarry used the H-word yesterday. "At 3 o'clock [today] David Trimble will either be history..Sat Nov 27 1999 - 00:00
God called in to adjudicate on peacemakingRadio and television presenters have to be in a position to adjudicate on which way God is going to vote tomorrowFri Nov 26 1999 - 00:00
Unionists urged to `put aside fear of failure'The Northern Secretary, Mr Peter Mandelson, has urged unionists to "put aside the fear of failure" and accept the decommissioning…Fri Nov 26 1999 - 00:00
Nobility wheeled on to lend weight to debateWhere are Jeffrey, Willie and Willie? We know of the vehement opposition of Messrs Donaldson, Thompson and Ross to the decommissioning…Thu Nov 25 1999 - 00:00
Mixed reaction to RUC George Cross awardThe RUC has been collectively awarded the George Cross, Britain's highest civilian award for gallantry, which has precedence …Wed Nov 24 1999 - 00:00
A slight touch of cynicism in the airEven on radio you can picture Ken Maginnis fixing the glowering eyeWed Nov 24 1999 - 00:00
Trimble intensifies efforts to sell dealThe UUP leader, Mr David Trimble, in intensifying his effort to sell the devolution/ decommissioning deal, addressed about 70…Tue Nov 23 1999 - 00:00
Dinosaurs, vipers and ghosts in the big sellIn Belfast, battle was joined early in the morningTue Nov 23 1999 - 00:00
