Trimble confident about agreementThe North's First Minister, Mr David Trimble, has expressed the belief that there is no imminent danger of the IRA returning …Sat Apr 17 1999 - 01:00
Alliance leader accuses Trimble of negativismNorthern Ireland is currently experiencing an "imperfect peace", but nonetheless it must be remembered that there has been a …Sat Apr 17 1999 - 01:00
Alliance accuses Government of `cherry-picking' on early releasesThe Alliance Party has accused the Government of "cherry-picking" the Belfast Agreement after the Minister for Justice, Mr O'…Fri Apr 16 1999 - 01:00
Mowlam says the road is clear and it is time to moveUnionists opposed to the Belfast Agreement have criticised the Hillsborough declaration for failing to properly address decommissioning…Sat Apr 03 1999 - 01:00
Adams insists Sinn Fein cannot deliver IRA decommissioningSinn Fein has issued a strongly negative response to the outcome of this week's Hillsborough talksSat Apr 03 1999 - 01:00
Leaders say proposal best way forwardThe Taoiseach and the British Prime Minister insisted yesterday that the declaration drafted at Hillsborough offered the best…Fri Apr 02 1999 - 01:00
McMichael warns of threat to agreementThe leader of the Ulster Democratic Party, Mr Gary McMichael, has warned that it is vital in the period running up to the resumption…Fri Apr 02 1999 - 01:00
Adams reiterates SF cannot deliver on armsThe Sinn Fein leader, Mr Gerry Adams, again insisted late last night that he cannot deliver IRA decommissioningThu Apr 01 1999 - 01:00
Parties seek `room to manoeuvre' as talks are postponed until todayThe Taoiseach, the British Prime Minister and the parties central to breaking the decommissioning impasse took part in several…Wed Mar 31 1999 - 01:00
Blair, Ahern resume this morningThe talks in which the Taoiseach, the British Prime Minister and the North's political leaders are trying to resolve the decommissioning…Tue Mar 30 1999 - 01:00
RUC resists calls on Nelson inquiryAgainst an increasing number of calls for an independent investigation into the murder of Ms Rosemary Nelson, the RUC Chief Constable…Fri Mar 26 1999 - 00:00
RUC stays on Nelson murder case despite highly critical reportThe report on the RUC's inquiry into allegations of police death threats against the murdered Lurgan solicitor, Ms Rosemary Nelson…Thu Mar 25 1999 - 00:00
Catholic businessman escapes bomb attack in CastlewellanA Catholic businessman in Co Down narrowly escaped death when he triggered a booby-trap bomb left outside his home yesterdayWed Mar 24 1999 - 00:00
RUC's hostility to Nelson inquiry cited in reportNorthern Ireland's police watchdog body has detailed a "catalogue" of complaints about how the RUC handled an investigation into…Wed Mar 24 1999 - 00:00
Teenage beating victim dismisses his attackers as `a bunch of cowards'The 13-year-old victim of a paramilitary beating has described his suspected loyalist paramilitary attackers as cowards.Tue Mar 23 1999 - 00:00
Taylor urges Nicholson to withdraw from European pollThe Ulster Unionist Party deputy leader, Mr John Taylor, has urged the party's MEP and candidate in the summer European elections…Tue Mar 23 1999 - 00:00
Trimble tells his party the IRA will surrender its armsMr David Trimble has told his party's ruling body that there will be IRA decommissioning.Mon Mar 22 1999 - 00:00
SF is willing to `find accommodation' on armsThe Sinn Fein president, Mr Gerry Adams, has said that within the terms of the Belfast Agreement he is prepared "to try to find…Mon Mar 22 1999 - 00:00
Watchdog body told Mowlam of concern over RUC inquiryA Northern Ireland police watchdog body was so unhappy with an RUC investigation of complaints of death threats against the murdered…Sat Mar 20 1999 - 00:00
Mourners hear call for inquiry into Nelson killingThe thousands of mourners at the funeral of the murdered Lurgan solicitor, Ms Rosemary Nelson, heard a call for an independent…Fri Mar 19 1999 - 00:00
Sons pay tribute as thousands congregate in Lurgan to mourn murdered solicitorThe murder of Ms Rosemary Nelson was an attack on a woman, a family and a communityFri Mar 19 1999 - 00:00
Dr Brady says politicians must go the `extra mile'The murder of Lurgan solicitor Ms Rosemary Nelson made it significantly more difficult to achieve political progress - yet politicians…Thu Mar 18 1999 - 00:00
Witnesses to loyalist killing difficult to traceRUC detectives were having difficulty last night finding witnesses to the murder of a prominent dissident loyalist, even though…Thu Mar 18 1999 - 00:00
The renegade caught in `enemy territory'On the street, three women stood around a child in a buggy observing the scene dispassionatelyThu Mar 18 1999 - 00:00
Loyalist group says it murdered leading lawyerThe Red Hand Defenders, a loyalist paramilitary group, last night said that it had been responsible for yesterday's booby-trap…Tue Mar 16 1999 - 00:00
Clegg `lied in evidence' but cleared of murderThe British paratrooper Lee Clegg has been cleared of murdering Belfast teenager Ms Karen Reilly during an incident involving…Fri Mar 12 1999 - 00:00
Parties agree collective approach to arms is bestTHERE is now recognition that collective political responsibility is necessary to resolve decommissioning and make the Belfast…Fri Mar 12 1999 - 00:00
Orangemen press for minimum changes to RUCIf true peace is achieved in Northern Ireland, changes in the RUC would be inevitable but they must be "evolutionary and not …Thu Mar 11 1999 - 00:00
Trimble talks of progress after meeting with AdamsMr David Trimble and Mr Gerry Adams are to meet again shortly in an effort to break the stalemate on decommissioningWed Mar 10 1999 - 00:00
Increases widen gap in petrol, tobacco pricesThe difference in petrol prices between the North and the Republic already costs the UK exchequer £150 million sterling (€222…Wed Mar 10 1999 - 00:00
Loyalist paramilitaries admit collusion with army and RUCRepresentatives of political parties associated with the UDA and UVF have admitted that there was RUC and British army collusion…Sat Mar 06 1999 - 00:00
RUC `must not be sacrificed'The RUC must not be sacrificed on the "altar of political expediency", the anti-Belfast Agreement Union First group has insisted…Fri Mar 05 1999 - 00:00
Blair considering devolution deadlineThe British Prime Minister, Mr Blair, is considering imposing a deadline - possibly the anniversary of the Belfast Agreement …Fri Mar 05 1999 - 00:00
Two loyalist paramilitary groups bannedTwo loyalist paramilitary organisations responsible for a number of attacks in recent months, including two murders, were banned…Thu Mar 04 1999 - 00:00
Mowlam signals willingness to delay formation of executiveThe Northern Secretary has indicated it may be more realistic to postpone triggering devolution until the end of March, although…Thu Mar 04 1999 - 00:00
Poll shows majority of unionists opposed to Belfast AgreementA majority of unionists are now opposed to the Belfast Agreement, according to a new opinion pollThu Mar 04 1999 - 00:00
Pain of grief still cuts deep for families of Poyntzpass victimsOne year ago today Damien Trainor and Philip Allen were chatting over soft drinks in the Railway Bar in PoyntzpassWed Mar 03 1999 - 00:00
Mallon suggests solution to logjamAS senior Sinn Fein members continue to insist there will be no IRA decommissioning before an Assembly executive is formed, Mr…Mon Mar 01 1999 - 00:00
No sign of retreat in ongoing battle on issue of armsTHERE have been no signs of compromise or retreat from either the Ulster Unionist Party or Sinn Fein in the continuing brinkmanship…Sat Feb 27 1999 - 00:00
Report published on NI cancerThe incidence of cancers of the colon, rectum and kidney in Northern Ireland is higher than in Britain and the Republic, according…Wed Feb 24 1999 - 00:00
United in name aloneReligion is a major factor in determining sporting affiliations in Northern Ireland, according to a new survey by the North's…Fri Feb 19 1999 - 00:00
Clinton ready to act on deadlock in North, says aideAs the Ulster Unionist Party and Sinn Fein maintain their entrenched positions over decommissioning, President Clinton waits …Fri Feb 19 1999 - 00:00
Belfast artist Tom Carr dies at 89The Belfast artist Tom Carr has died at the age of 89. He died at the home of one of his three daughters in NorwichFri Feb 19 1999 - 00:00
Detonators cache seen as breach of ceasefireDetonators recovered as part of an arms and explosives find in west Belfast earlier this week appear to be of "1998 manufacture…Thu Feb 18 1999 - 00:00
SF and UUP fail to break impasse on armsSinn Fein and the Ulster Unionist Party held their first inter-party meeting at Stormont yesterday, but failed to make any breakthrough…Thu Feb 18 1999 - 00:00
Trimble eager to jump into bed with SF, Paisley claimsThe DUP leader, the Rev Ian Paisley, has maintained his verbal assault on the UUP leader, Mr David Trimble, following Tuesday…Thu Feb 18 1999 - 00:00
NI report sets out how power will be devolved to the AssemblyThe report tabled to the Assembly by the North's First Minister, Mr David Trimble, and Deputy First Minister, Mr Seamus Mallon…Wed Feb 17 1999 - 00:00
Whip keeps agreement runningIn the whips' offices in Leinster House, and over in Westminster, they heard the news with awe and admirationWed Feb 17 1999 - 00:00
Trimble stands firm on arms handoverThe North's First Minister, Mr David Trimble, welcomed yesterday's vote endorsing plans for the transfer of powers to the Assembly…Wed Feb 17 1999 - 00:00
Wall St financiers `ready to set up NI fund'Leading Wall Street financiers are prepared to establish a special investment fund for Northern Ireland in order to encourage…Tue Feb 09 1999 - 00:00
