Delegates call on Flanagan to end `political statements'It was a myth to suggest that the "Flanaganisation" of the RUC could make the force acceptable to Northern nationalists, the …Mon Nov 16 1998 - 00:00
Releases linked to disarmament as prisoners go freeAs the Belfast Agreement early-release scheme reaches its halfway stage, with more than 200 paramilitary inmates having been …Wed Nov 11 1998 - 00:00
UDA voices anger at Adair challengeThe Ulster Defence Association (UDA) has said that its members are beginning to question whether loyalists are gaining any advantages…Tue Nov 10 1998 - 00:00
Club votes to play RUC in matchAll we want to do is play football, said Donegal Celtic manager Paddy Kelly after the west Belfast club, in the face of Sinn …Mon Nov 09 1998 - 00:00
Big crowds mourn war dead in the NorthThousands of people attended Remembrance Day ceremonies in cities, towns and villages throughout Northern IrelandMon Nov 09 1998 - 00:00
SF dismisses claims as `dirty tricks'Sinn Fein sources have claimed that British intelligence is behind a number of newspaper reports yesterday that the IRA is planning…Mon Nov 09 1998 - 00:00
jazzProbably the main attractions in a promising extended Guinness Jazz Weekend (November 12th-15th) - the main jazz element of the…Sat Nov 07 1998 - 00:00
Executive before any arms handover - AhernThe Taoiseach has called for speedier movement on matters such as North-South bodies and the formation of an "inclusive executive…Sat Nov 07 1998 - 00:00
Sinn Fein dismisses RUC chief's offer of talks on future of policingSinn Fein has been dismissive of the expressed willingness of the RUC Chief Constable, Mr Ronnie Flanagan, to engage in dialogue…Sat Nov 07 1998 - 00:00
Patten commission learns of depth of hostility to RUC in nationalist BelfastThe Patten Commission on Policing, through strong word and image, last night learned of the depth of hostility to the RUC in …Thu Nov 05 1998 - 00:00
Evil of sectarianism was foreign to victim of gunmen, says priestBrian Service, the Catholic man shot dead in a sectarian attack in north Belfast on Saturday morning, was a great U2 enthusiast…Wed Nov 04 1998 - 00:00
Sinn Fein calls for cross-Border bodies for tourism, trade, industrial promotionSinn Fein has called for the creation of a powerful North-South ministerial council to include all-Ireland implementation bodies…Tue Nov 03 1998 - 00:00
Three leaders concentrate on possible movement in friendly talksThe Taoiseach, Mr Ahern, held "friendly, detailed and constructive" talks at Stormont yesterday with Mr David Trimble and Mr …Tue Nov 03 1998 - 00:00
Stormont and Dublin talks will focus on North-South co-operationThe British and Irish governments and the Northern political parties will today attempt to push forward the North-South element…Thu Oct 29 1998 - 00:00
Ministers move to stem fears over pact's survivalAs politics in Northern Ireland remain deadlocked over paramilitary disarmament, Mr David Trimble and Mr Seamus Mallon have attempted…Wed Oct 28 1998 - 00:00
McCartney blames UUP `pygmies' for O'Brien departureThe UK Unionist Party leader, Mr Robert McCartney, has rounded on "political pygmies" in the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) who, …Wed Oct 28 1998 - 00:00
Blair hoping Nobel prize will help end impasse on armsThe British Prime Minister, Mr Tony Blair, will today try to end the deadlock on decommissioning when he holds separate meetings…Mon Oct 19 1998 - 01:00
Mowlam welcomes UK-Irish CouncilThe British-Irish Council which will be established "soon" will have a beneficial effect on relationships within the United Kingdom…Thu Oct 15 1998 - 01:00
Tough talking expected as 1,100 prison officers face redundancySome 1,100 prison officers are to lose their jobs in Northern Ireland within the next three years, as prisoner releases reduce…Thu Oct 15 1998 - 01:00
Group accused of trying to oust TrimbleAs the rift between the pro- and anti-Belfast Agreement factions within the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) deepens, supporters of…Tue Oct 13 1998 - 01:00
RUC victim of blast bomb is buriedA man who had a "big wave and a broad smile", was how his neighbour, the Rev Philip McConnell described Frankie O'Reilly, the…Fri Oct 09 1998 - 01:00
Unionists need to back talks on parade SDLPThe time has come for unionist leaders to support publicly the need for Portadown Orangemen to engage in direct dialogue with…Tue Oct 06 1998 - 01:00
Pig industry in crisis - PaisleyThe DUP leader, the Rev Ian Paisley, has accused the British government of ignoring the plight of Northern Ireland's crisis-hit…Tue Oct 06 1998 - 01:00
Voluntary bodies want better accountability for EU fundsGreater accountability is necessary to ensure that the next £1 billion programme of European Union cash aid for Northern Ireland…Sat Oct 03 1998 - 01:00
RUC review body rejects `puppet' allegationMr Chris Patten's Independent Commission on Policing has rejected Democratic Unionist Party claims that it lacks independence…Sat Oct 03 1998 - 01:00
CBI insists new NI Assembly must workThe business community in Northern Ireland is demanding that the Assembly work, Mr Christopher Gibson, chairman of the Confederation…Thu Oct 01 1998 - 01:00
Further relaxation in Northern security and release of 20 prisoners announcedFurther security relaxations in Northern Ireland have been announced by the RUC Chief Constable, Mr Ronnie Flanagan.Thu Oct 01 1998 - 01:00
Decommissioning impasse continuesSinn Fein has warned that the Belfast Agreement cannot be renegotiated following reports that the Northern Ireland First Minister…Tue Sept 29 1998 - 01:00
Ex-prisoner's death linked to `pressures'A Loyalist prisoners' support group has called for more sensitive reporting of prisoner releases after a member of the Progressive…Tue Sept 29 1998 - 01:00
Ingram clashes with Robinson on victimsThe DUP deputy leader, Mr Peter Robinson, and the North's Minister for Victims, Mr Adam Ingram, were involved in a verbal clash…Tue Sept 29 1998 - 01:00
UUP, SDLP disagree on weaponsAs the early release of paramilitary prisoners under the Belfast Agreement continued yesterday unionists and nationalists were…Wed Sept 23 1998 - 01:00
Making a mockery of the madnessPoliticians from across the political spectrum have paid warm tributes to Rowel Friers, the artist who made them the subject …Wed Sept 23 1998 - 01:00
UUP dissidents form groupOpponents of the Belfast Agreement within the Ulster Unionists have formed a pressure group chiefly geared to prevent the party…Tue Sept 22 1998 - 01:00
Relatives of IRA victims demand recognition and compensationA group has been formed to press for compensation and recognition for the victims of republican violence in south ArmaghTue Sept 22 1998 - 01:00
Sinn Fein warns of crisis as UUP insists on a start to decommissioningSinn Fein has warned of a "crisis" in the peace process after the Ulster Unionist Party made its strongest assertion to date …Mon Sept 21 1998 - 01:00
£76,000 for IRA prisoners scandalous, says RobinsonMore than 200 IRA prisoners in the Maze received a total of £76,000 in compensation for loss or damage to their property during…Sat Sept 19 1998 - 01:00
Strong police presence expected in Portadown for loyalist protestAs a young police officer remains in a critical condition in hospital after he was struck by a loyalist blast bomb in Portadown…Sat Sept 19 1998 - 01:00
SF signals willingness to influence IRA on armsMr Gerry Adams has indicated that Sinn Fein will use its influence to bring about IRA decommissioning, in line with the terms…Thu Sept 17 1998 - 01:00
Hume urges members to work together for new societyAssembly members must do everything in their power to ensure that the government of Northern Ireland was brought as close to …Tue Sept 15 1998 - 01:00
McCartney objects to parties' ability to change their political designationsAssembly members must not be allowed "play see-saw, Margery Daw" by changing their political designations to meet particular …Tue Sept 15 1998 - 01:00
Trimble, Mallon postpone formation of executiveMr David Trimble and Mr Seamus Mallon have postponed forming a Northern Assembly executive because of the decommissioning issue…Tue Sept 15 1998 - 01:00
RUC accused of detaining self-confessed informerThe family of a man who said this week that he had acted as an INLA informer for 12 years has accused the RUC of detaining him…Sat Sept 12 1998 - 01:00
First batch of released prisoners beginning of processFamilies Against Intimidation and Terror (FAIT) accused republicans of "triumphalism" at the Maze Prison yesterday where three…Sat Sept 12 1998 - 01:00
Form errors delay release of prisonersThe freeing of some paramilitary prisoners which was due this week has been postponed because they made errors when filling out…Thu Sept 10 1998 - 01:00
Portadown churches seek Drumcree talksThe four main churches in Portadown have called on the Orange Order and the Garvaghy Road Residents Coalition to meet to resolve…Thu Sept 10 1998 - 01:00
Donaldson to join strategy group to advise TrimbleAs the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) disciplinary committee met yesterday to consider the fate of four dissidents who defied the…Thu Sept 10 1998 - 01:00
Ceasefire announcement earns welcome, but not forgivenessThe "Real IRA" announcement of its "complete" ceasefire was generally welcomed in Northern IrelandWed Sept 09 1998 - 01:00
Portadown Orangemen under pressure to end their protestPolitical and church pressure is mounting on the Portadown Orange Order to end its protest at Drumcree, and to have talks with…Wed Sept 09 1998 - 01:00
Relative peace of Derry parade soured by stone-throwing youthsA police officer fired two shots in the air to disperse a group of nationalist youths, some of them children, who were attacking…Mon Aug 10 1998 - 01:00
Anger at McGuinness comments on `dying' unionismA claim by senior Sinn Fein figure Mr Martin McGuinness that unionism is in its "dying kick" has provoked indignant but contrasting…Fri Aug 07 1998 - 01:00
