`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
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
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
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
Ferris denies report that he said IRA would not disarmSenior Sinn Fein figure and former IRA prisoner Mr Martin Ferris has described as "inaccurate and misleading" a report posted…Sat Nov 20 1999 - 00:00
UUP dispute reveals party cracksThe divisions within the UUP were outlined in sharp relief yesterday when Mr David Trimble's press conference was interrupted…Sat Nov 20 1999 - 00:00
UUP Assembly team leaves it to Trimble to dictate eventsAs Senator George Mitchell yesterday evening returned to the United States having completed his review, the UUP Assembly team…Fri Nov 19 1999 - 00:00
Adams accepts UUP difficultiesThe Sinn Fein president, Mr Gerry Adams, said he does not underestimate the particular difficulties which Mr David Trimble and…Thu Nov 18 1999 - 00:00
Trimble says executive can begin if IRA names intermediaryThe Ulster Unionist Party leader, Mr David Trimble, signalled yesterday that if the IRA appointed an intermediary to deal with…Wed Nov 17 1999 - 00:00
Opponents play on UUP divisionThe DUP deputy leader, Mr Peter Robinson, said that yesterday had witnessed the collapse of the UUP's stance on no guns, no government…Wed Nov 17 1999 - 00:00
Everyone awaits the smoke signalsThe Ulster Unionist Party Assembly members were in conclave in Parliament Buildings, Stormont last night but to use a metaphor…Fri Nov 12 1999 - 00:00
Optimism is guarded as Mitchell flies backSenator George Mitchell returns to Stormont this afternoon amid guarded optimism that Sinn Fein and the Ulster Unionist Party…Mon Nov 08 1999 - 00:00
SF, UUP must end `miserable dispute', says MallonIt is time for Sinn Fein and the Ulster Unionist Party to take hard decisions and put an end to their "miserable dispute" over…Sat Nov 06 1999 - 00:00
Mitchell review to focus on plans for `sequencing' to end deadlock on armsSenior Ulster Unionist Party and Sinn Fein negotiators return to Castle Buildings at Stormont today to try to thrash out an agreement…Mon Nov 01 1999 - 00:00
Sinn Fein and UUP remain in deadlock on armsSinn Fein and the Ulster Unionist Party are due to resume negotiations at Castle Buildings, Stormont, this morning amid suggestions…Sat Oct 30 1999 - 01:00
Trimble and Adams meet to end deadlockMr David Trimble and Mr Gerry Adams were continuing a series of face-to-face meetings at Stormont late last night and are expected…Fri Oct 29 1999 - 01:00
No agreement from NI talks, but still some hopeThe fate of Senator George Mitchell's review and of the Belfast Agreement still hangs in the balance as pro-agreement parties…Sat Oct 23 1999 - 01:00
Mitchell to decide today if review and agreement can be rescuedSenator George Mitchell is to meet his officials at Stormont today to try to determine if his review and the Belfast Agreement…Thu Oct 21 1999 - 01:00
Trimble's `obvious compromise' outlined as means to end logjamThe Ulster Unionist Party leader, Mr David Trimble, hinted yesterday that he may seek to have the Mitchell review extended if…Tue Oct 19 1999 - 01:00
Republicans must compromise with democracy, says BirniePolitical leadership involves taking huge risks to achieve political goals, the Ulster Unionist Party Assembly member, Dr Esmond…Fri Oct 15 1999 - 01:00
Mitchell calls for end to deadlockSenator George Mitchell has appealed to the main protagonists to devise a formula which would break the stubborn deadlock over…Wed Oct 13 1999 - 01:00
Trust is the key to talks success, says MandelsonThe new Northern Secretary, Mr Peter Mandelson, on his first official working day at Stormont, insisted that there was no alternative…Wed Oct 13 1999 - 01:00
Law lecturer appointed to post of police ombudsman in NorthA Senior law lecturer and Police Authority member, Ms Nuala O'Loan, has been appointed to the "high profile and sensitive" post…Tue Oct 12 1999 - 01:00
Trimble rejects SF commitment and Birnie compromise on arms hand-overMr David Trimble, on the eve of his party's annual conference, has dismissed the republican movement's professed commitment to…Sat Oct 09 1999 - 01:00
Mitchell warns of `real threat' to peace processSenator George Mitchell has sounded his most pessimistic warning about the prospects of his review breaking the impasse over …Wed Oct 06 1999 - 01:00
Trimble to defend pact at UUP conferenceThe Ulster Unionist Party leader, Mr David Trimble, will mount a robust defence of the Belfast Agreement when he addresses his…Wed Oct 06 1999 - 01:00
Talks with SF break up in advance of UUP congressUnproductive talks between the Ulster Unionist Party and Sinn Fein broke up yesterday with an implicit acknowledgment that there…Tue Oct 05 1999 - 01:00
Trimble adviser queries claims Catholics faced discriminationA key adviser to the North's First Minister, Mr David Trimble, has challenged nationalist arguments that unionist governments…Tue Sept 28 1999 - 01:00
UUP members deny plan to break deadlockUlster Unionist Party Assembly members were last night still insisting that their private gathering in Glasgow at the weekend…Tue Sept 28 1999 - 01:00
IRA did not order nine out of North, says SFSinn Fein has denied IRA involvement in a threat against nine people living in Bessbrook, south ArmaghSat Sept 25 1999 - 01:00
UUP forum tries to escape `cauldron' of NorthMr David Trimble has taken his Assembly party to Scotland for the weekendSat Sept 25 1999 - 01:00
Mitchell view on agreement backed by TrimbleSenator George Mitchell, Mr David Trimble and the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ms Liz O'Donnell, in the face of considerable…Fri Sept 24 1999 - 01:00
Belfast Agreement stands if review fails, says MinisterAs talks aimed at breaking the deadlock continue, the North's Political Development Minister said even if the Mitchell review…Thu Sept 23 1999 - 01:00
Trimble, Adams talks are termed businesslikeThere was an intensification of the Mitchell review after the Sinn Fein president, Mr Gerry Adams, and the Ulster Unionist Party…Wed Sept 22 1999 - 01:00
NI court to hear ceasefire challengeA victim of IRA violence, with the support of the Ulster Unionist Party, is due in the Belfast High Court today to take a legal…Mon Sept 20 1999 - 01:00
Speculation about threat to leadership is dismissedMr David Trimble has dismissed suggestions of a threat to his leadership of the Ulster Unionist Party, and reiterated that the…Tue Sept 14 1999 - 01:00
Taylor quits review as UUP anger over Patten report growsMr David Trimble, in the face of mounting Ulster Unionist Party dissatisfaction with the Patten report on policing, is to meet…Sat Sept 11 1999 - 01:00
Mowlam sets November deadline to RUC debateThe Northern Secretary, Dr Mowlam, has set a November deadline for widescale public consultation on the report of the Patten …Fri Sept 10 1999 - 01:00
Sweeping changes in RUC to be proposedRUC officers, politicians and the public today must come to terms with proposed sweeping changes to the North's policing service…Thu Sept 09 1999 - 01:00
Mitchell to adjourn review until Patten report is out of the wayThe Mitchell Review is to adjourn tomorrow until next Monday to give unionist politicians, in particular, an opportunity to come…Tue Sept 07 1999 - 01:00
Adams to recommend full and positive participationThe Sinn Fein president, Mr Gerry Adams, will today recommend to the party's ruling executive that it participates "fully and…Sat Sept 04 1999 - 01:00
Mowlam presses SF, UUP to engage fully in reviewThe Northern Secretary, Dr Mo Mowlam, speaking at the opening of an integrated school in Carrickfergus, Co Antrim, condemned …Thu Sept 02 1999 - 01:00
