Blair promises to crack down on dissident groupsThe British Prime Minister, Mr Tony Blair, has said he will come down hard on republican and loyalist paramilitary dissidents…Tue May 12 1998 - 01:00
Mortar attack on RUC in BelleekPolice said it was very fortunate no one was killed or injured in an attempted mortar bomb attack on an RUC station in Belleek…Mon May 11 1998 - 01:00
Trimble keeps up offensive on internal oppositionThe Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) leader, Mr David Trimble, has maintained his offensive against internal opposition to the Belfast…Mon May 11 1998 - 01:00
Young should rally to accord-HumeMr John Hume has called on young people in Ireland to rally behind the Belfast AgreementSat May 09 1998 - 01:00
UUP figures back Trimble and confront rebel MPThe Ulster Unionist Party's deputy leader and senior party members have rallied behind the leader, Mr David Trimble, and confronted…Sat May 09 1998 - 01:00
McGuinness urges dissidents to use peaceful means onlyMr Martin McGuinness, the Sinn Fein Mid-Ulster MP, has called on republican paramilitary dissidents to end their violence and…Fri May 08 1998 - 01:00
McLaughlin confident SF ardfheis will support a Yes voteSinn Fein's chairman, Mr Mitchel McLaughlin, has expressed confidence that the party's ardfheis will support the leadership's…Thu May 07 1998 - 01:00
SF's decision to back agreement welcomedThe British Prime Minister on a visit to Belfast to advocate a Yes vote in the Belfast Agreement referendum has issued a qualified…Thu May 07 1998 - 01:00
Unionists opposed to Clinton pre-poll visitA senior member of the UUP who supports the Northern Ireland Agreement has counselled against President Clinton visiting the …Wed Apr 15 1998 - 01:00
UUP and Sinn Fein prepare for crucial meetings on dealAs the start of the North's contentious marching season passed off peacefully yesterday, unionist and republican supporters and…Tue Apr 14 1998 - 01:00
Grassroots SF supporters back leadership at ralliesGrassroots Sinn Fein supporters have rallied behind the party leadership, despite strong opposition from dissidentsMon Apr 13 1998 - 01:00
New tribunal chairman pledges to establish the truth about Bloody Sunday killingsThe formal opening of the second Bloody Sunday inquiry heard there would be no initial offer of "blanket immunity" to witnesses…Sat Apr 04 1998 - 01:00
McGarry tells conference talks will succeedThe Alliance Party conference opened in Belfast last night with the party chairman predicting the negotiations could conclude…Sat Apr 04 1998 - 01:00
Inquiry team visits site of army killingsA few clusters of people gathered at the junction of William Street and Rossville Street in Derry yesterday, quietly observing…Sat Apr 04 1998 - 01:00
UN report says RUC intimidated lawyersA United Nations report published today accuses the RUC of widespread intimidation of lawyers representing republican and loyalist…Wed Apr 01 1998 - 01:00
North executives warn of rush to centralise after settlementThe chief executives who run the North's public bodies have published a document urging greater decentralisation, accountability…Sat Mar 14 1998 - 00:00
Trainor family attends funeral of son's best friendThe Presbyterian Moderator, Dr Sam Hutchinson, said at the funeral of Philip Allen in Poyntzpass, Co Armagh, yesterday that history…Sat Mar 07 1998 - 00:00
Catholics and Protestants shoulder grief togetherCatholics and Protestants shouldered their coffins and their grief together at Poyntzpass, Co Armagh, yesterdaySat Mar 07 1998 - 00:00
Mourners urged to strengthen resolveThe "frenzied" murderers of Damien Trainor and Philip Allen must strengthen the resolve of the people of Northern Ireland to …Sat Mar 07 1998 - 00:00
Two shot dead in Co ArmaghTwo men, a Catholic and a Protestant, who were lifelong friends, were shot dead in a pub in the quiet Co Armagh village of Poyntzpass…Wed Mar 04 1998 - 00:00
Greater economic co-operation urgedThe Women's Coalition has called for greater co-operation between the Industrial Development Board in Northern Ireland and complementary…Sat Feb 28 1998 - 00:00
11 injured in bomb blast in Co DownEleven people were injured when a bomb rocked the centre of Moira, Co Down, last night, including seven RUC officers, one a policewoman…Sat Feb 21 1998 - 00:00
Joint push for early settlement as SF is expelledThe British and Irish governments, notwithstanding Sinn Fein's temporary expulsion from the talks, have stressed their resolve…Sat Feb 21 1998 - 00:00
Adams says `disciplined protests' planned for NIThe Sinn Fein president has announced a series of "disciplined protests" throughout Northern Ireland, which will include a rally…Sat Feb 21 1998 - 00:00
DUP to stay out of talks even if SF expelled - PaisleyThe Rev Ian Paisley has stated that even if Sinn Fein is expelled from the talks the Democratic Unionist Party will remain outside…Tue Feb 17 1998 - 00:00
Shooting brings new call for ejection of PUP from talksA shooting in Portadown has brought renewed calls for the ejection of the Progressive Unionist Party from the peace processThu Feb 12 1998 - 00:00
Nationalists united in hostility to UUP planThe Ulster Unionist Party's blueprint for a political solution in Northern Ireland, published in London yesterday, has prompted…Thu Feb 12 1998 - 00:00
UUP sees facilitating co-operation role for British Isles councilAn Ulster Unionist Party position paper on a possible new political settlement focuses on a Council of the British Isles as having…Wed Feb 11 1998 - 00:00
Adams rejects `spurious' claims as unionists seek to expel Sinn FeinThe Stormont talks yesterday were dominated by growing unionist pressure for the expulsion of Sinn Fein from the process, following…Wed Feb 11 1998 - 00:00
Adams rejects claims that SF exploited Belfast peace rallyIn the face of strong criticism from loyalist, unionist, Alliance and SDLP politicians, Mr Gerry Adams has rejected allegations…Sat Jan 31 1998 - 00:00
UDP at Stormont to discuss readmission to peace talksRepresentatives of the Ulster Democratic Party, which has withdrawn from the talks over recent UDA murders, yesterday met British…Sat Jan 31 1998 - 00:00
SF councillor softens stance on giving information to RUCAs the Loyalist Volunteer Force widened the scale of its death threats, a Sinn Fein councillor has expressed no objection to …Thu Jan 29 1998 - 00:00
Tearing of document meets with hostilityA considerable degree of unionist and nationalist hostility has been manifested to the action of Ulster Unionist Party MP Mr …Thu Jan 29 1998 - 00:00
DUP calls on Trimble to leave `fundamentally flawed' talksThe DUP has again accused the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) leader, Mr David Trimble, of being part of a talks process that will…Wed Jan 28 1998 - 00:00
Church leaders talk of `climate of fear' in Catholic communityThe Catholic Primate, Archbishop Sean Brady, has spoken of the climate of fear in the Catholic community in Northern Ireland, …Wed Jan 28 1998 - 00:00
LVF violence to continue as death threats issued against CatholicsAfter a Catholic taxi-driver narrowly escaped another murder attempt in Belfast the Loyalist Volunteer Force (LVF) has said that…Wed Jan 28 1998 - 00:00
Pressure to expel UDP as another man is shotA growing sense of foreboding was apparent in Northern Ireland last night as another man was gunned down on the streets of Belfast…Fri Jan 23 1998 - 00:00
Killing effort to destroy `hope of peace'The mourners at the funeral of Fergal "Rick" McCusker at a country church situated at the foot of the Glenshane Pass just outside…Thu Jan 22 1998 - 00:00
Governments hope paper on North-South plans will bring impetus to talksThe British and Irish governments are to present a detailed paper on future North-South arrangements in an effort to bring real…Wed Jan 21 1998 - 00:00
Hume accuses Seitz of ignorance about the situation in the NorthThe SDLP leader, Mr John Hume, has issued a strong and personal attack on Mr Raymond Seitz, who has claimed that the White House…Wed Jan 21 1998 - 00:00
SDLP rejects SF contention that document is partitionistThe SDLP has rejected Sinn Fein's claim that the British-Irish blueprint for a political settlement in Northern Ireland offers…Tue Jan 20 1998 - 00:00
SF presses governments to amend settlement planThe focus for the talks which resume at Stormont today will swing between Belfast and London as Sinn Fein continues to vent its…Mon Jan 19 1998 - 00:00
LVF admits Derry murder and warns it will kill againThe Loyalist Volunteer Force, admitting murdering a fourth Catholic since the killing of its leader Billy Wright, has threatened…Mon Jan 19 1998 - 00:00
Inquiry sought on claims of US leakLeading unionist politicians have called for an investigation into allegations by the former US ambassador to London, Mr Raymond…Mon Jan 19 1998 - 00:00
Alderdice in appeal to Trimble to talk directly to SF leaderAs the political parties prepare to enter the first substantive and sustained period of negotiations on Monday, the Alliance …Sat Jan 17 1998 - 00:00
RUC head sets up inquiry into alleged beating of SDLP manThe RUC Chief Constable, Mr Ronnie Flanagan, has called in the Independent Commission for Police Complaints to investigate disturbances…Sat Jan 17 1998 - 00:00
Belfast council to back Irish languageBelfast City Council, in the face of unionist opposition, has made a ground-breaking decision to support the Irish languageThu Jan 15 1998 - 00:00
Flanagan opposes officers belonging to loyal ordersThe RUC Chief Constable has said that he does not want members of the force to belong to the loyal orders in Northern Ireland…Wed Jan 14 1998 - 00:00
It was a big day, the kind of day the North savours, but nobody was getting carried awayA good day, said Mo Mowlam. A great day, enthused David Andrews. A big day, certainlyTue Jan 13 1998 - 00:00
Andrews and Mowlam hail document as promising breakthrough in talksDr Mo Mowlam has described the British-Irish heads of agreement paper presented to the talks yesterday as a breakthrough and …Tue Jan 13 1998 - 00:00
