Mowlam says governments will add momentum to talksDr Mo Mowlam has signalled the intention of the British and Irish governments to inject momentum into the talks process in an…Tue Jan 06 1998 - 00:00
More peace talks strains as UDA prisoners `reassess'Further strains have been placed on the peace process with Ulster Defence Association prisoners warning they are "readdressing…Wed Dec 24 1997 - 00:00
Mowlam concerned at UDA statement on ceasefireThe Northern Secretary, Dr Mo Mowlam, has expressed concern about a UDA statement that it is to reassess its attitude to the …Wed Dec 24 1997 - 00:00
Blair says progress will be achieved when talks resumeThe British Prime Minister, Mr Tony Blair, despite the failure of the Stormont talks to agree an agenda, has expressed cautious…Thu Dec 18 1997 - 00:00
Agenda deadlock as talks adjournThe Stormont talks have adjourned until January 12th after the parties failed last night to break the deadlock on formulating…Wed Dec 17 1997 - 00:00
Acceptance grows that NI talks will adjourn in discordThere was growing resignation last night that the Stormont talks will adjourn for Christmas without the sought-after cross-party…Tue Dec 16 1997 - 00:00
Trimble resists calls for SF dialogue as pressure mountsDespite growing pressure Mr David Trimble has again refused to meet the Sinn Fein president, Mr Gerry AdamsSat Dec 13 1997 - 00:00
Paisley moves to counter criticism of LVF remarksThe DUP leader has rejected allegations that recent comments of his indicate an ambiguous attitude to the Loyalist Volunteer …Thu Dec 11 1997 - 00:00
Adams to meet Blair on `unfinished business'Mr Gerry Adams and six of his senior Sinn Fein colleagues will meet Mr Tony Blair in Downing Street tomorrow intent on concluding…Wed Dec 10 1997 - 00:00
Adams acts as Ahern's shadow on North visitFor much of yesterday Bertie Ahern must have suspected his shadow had a beard and glassesTue Dec 09 1997 - 00:00
Trimble rejects Ahern's proposalsMr David Trimble last night said Mr Ahern's proposals on changes in the Irish Constitution were "completely unacceptable"Sat Dec 06 1997 - 00:00
President confident Stormont talks will succeedThe President, Mrs McAleese, expressed confidence in the Stormont talks succeeding during her first official visit to Northern…Sat Dec 06 1997 - 00:00
Unionist protests at McAleese visit are conspicuous by their absenceThe emphasis was on homecomingSat Dec 06 1997 - 00:00
RUC reluctant to state motive for killing at GAA clubA man in his mid-30s was shot dead outside a GAA club on the outskirts of north Belfast last nightSat Dec 06 1997 - 00:00
Unionists attack plan to abandon RUC oathBritish government plans to do away with the RUC oath of service to the British monarch have been condemned by senior unionist…Wed Dec 03 1997 - 00:00
Sides welcome plan for working groupThe British and Irish governments heralded yesterday's unexpected talks initiative as marking significant progress.Wed Dec 03 1997 - 00:00
Controversies to overshadow talksWeekend events are expected to create a charged atmosphere at Stormont today as the British and Irish governments gather with…Mon Dec 01 1997 - 00:00
McCartney sees blueprints for a united Ireland in documentsThe UK Unionist Party leader, Mr Robert McCartney, has warned that the Framework Documents are designed to dupe unionists into…Mon Dec 01 1997 - 00:00
UVF challenged to deny role in loyalist's shootingAmid fears of a potential loyalist paramilitary feud, there were appeals last night for calm following the shooting of a former…Sat Nov 29 1997 - 00:00
North's employment body reports £1m compensation payoutAlmost £1 million was paid out in compensation for job discrimination last year in Northern Ireland, the Fair Employment Commission…Fri Nov 28 1997 - 00:00
UUP repeats demands for early move on weaponsThe Ulster Unionist Party repeated its demands for early paramilitary disarmament during yesterday's session of the Stormont …Wed Nov 26 1997 - 00:00
EU model proposed for North-South linksThe SDLP and the Ulster Unionist Party have finally begun tackling the critical problem of creating new North-South arrangements…Tue Nov 25 1997 - 00:00
Report proposes paramilitaries destroy arms or hand them over to international bodyA "road map for decommissioning" circulated to the talks participants yesterday evening chiefly proposes that paramilitary groups…Sat Nov 22 1997 - 00:00
British to withdraw 400 troops from NorthThe British army is due to pull out several hundred soldiers from Northern Ireland in the coming days, an army source has confirmed…Thu Nov 20 1997 - 00:00
Autumn blues blown awayThe Guinness Jazz Weekend was a mini-festival within the main Belfast Festival at Queen's, and a first-time experiment for the…Tue Nov 18 1997 - 00:00
Mallon tells delegates not to be hamstrung by past and to write own historyThe SDLP deputy leader, Mr Seamus Mallon MP, told the conference that without a NorthSouth executive dimension to any settlement…Mon Nov 17 1997 - 00:00
Overhaul of North's voting system demandedThe SDLP conference at the weekend heard a call for the resignation of the chief electoral officer, Mr Pat BradleyMon Nov 17 1997 - 00:00
Sympathy vote goes to men behind the wireSean Mac Stiofain was elected chairman of the SDLP at its party conference in Belfast over the weekendMon Nov 17 1997 - 00:00
IRA denies recent reports of major resignationsThe IRA has denied recent reports of major resignations from the paramilitary groupingFri Nov 14 1997 - 00:00
Hopes fading for peace line campusThe North's education minister, Mr Tony Worthington, has moved to dampen speculation that the go-ahead will be given for a £90…Fri Nov 14 1997 - 00:00
SDLP conference to discuss pace of Stormont talks processDelegates attending the 27th annual SDLP conference which opens in Belfast tonight will focus on the pace of the Stormont talks…Fri Nov 14 1997 - 00:00
IRA defections claim is denied by Sinn FeinSenior members of Sinn Fein have denied a claim by IRA dissidents that 35 members of the IRA in south Armagh have left the paramilitary…Thu Nov 13 1997 - 00:00
SDLP rejects SF criticism over vote on invitation to PresidentThe SDLP in North Antrim has rejected claims that it behaved "disgracefully" by refusing to support a motion inviting the President…Thu Nov 13 1997 - 00:00
Ex-paramilitary found deadA leading Portadown loyalist who had clashed with the Loyalist Volunteer Force (LVF) has died in an explosion near Newry, Co …Mon Nov 10 1997 - 00:00
Adams says he expects `one or two more' SF resignationsMr Gerry Adams has stated that "one or two" more Sinn Fein members may leave the party, but insisted that there is no major split…Mon Nov 10 1997 - 00:00
Sinn Fein insists IRA ceasefire is firmly in placeSinn Fein has insisted that the IRA ceasefire is "durable and good", despite reports that senior members have resigned from the…Fri Nov 07 1997 - 00:00
Blair poppy comment rebuke to Mowlam, TrimbleThe UUP leader, Mr David Trimble, has described Mr Tony Blair's comment that no one should be penalised for wearing a poppy as…Fri Nov 07 1997 - 00:00
Adams warns of dissatisfaction at slow pace of talksThe Sinn Fein president, Mr Gerry Adams, has warned of republican grassroots dissatisfaction at the slow pace of the Stormont…Wed Nov 05 1997 - 00:00
Northern reaction reflects the Orange-Green divideReaction in Northern Ireland to the McAleese success was native and academic on her achievement, while senior unionists dismissed…Sat Nov 01 1997 - 00:00
Mowlam says small number of NI civil servants are trying to sabotage peaceThe Northern Ireland Secretary, Dr Mo Mowlam, has suggested that a tiny minority of civil servants in the Northern Ireland Office…Fri Oct 31 1997 - 00:00
Northern firm wins £51m road contractA northern construction company, John Graham, from Dromore, Co Down has won a £51 million contract from the Government to build…Fri Oct 31 1997 - 00:00
Bishop cites shift in allegiances as hopeful for talksThe vast majority of people in the North do not want the talks to fail, and neither do they want to see the British government…Thu Oct 30 1997 - 00:00
Cork's music feast leaves punters tired but happyIreland's third city - jazz is beyond partition - was another world this weekendMon Oct 27 1997 - 00:00
Nothing elementary about Watson's jazzBobby Watson on saxes, mainly alto, is a former Art Blakey Jazz MessengerMon Oct 27 1997 - 00:00
UFF withdraws from loyalist umbrella groupMembers of the Ulster Freedom Fighters (UFF) have endorsed a decision by their leadership to withdraw from the Combined Loyalist…Fri Oct 24 1997 - 01:00
SF meets Minister on prisoners issueA Sinn Fein delegation has met the North's Security Minister, Mr Adam Ingram, at Parliament Buildings, Stormont, to discuss the…Fri Oct 24 1997 - 01:00
SA broker says peace needs right leaders and luckThe right leaders at the right time, and luck, were the chief factors in moving from apartheid to majority rule in South Africa…Thu Oct 23 1997 - 01:00
Talks not likely to succeed - TaylorThe Ulster Unionist Party deputy leader, Mr John Taylor, has estimated there is only a very slim chance of the Stormont talks…Thu Oct 23 1997 - 01:00
Mallon says SDLP will resist any efforts to isolate SF at talksMr Seamus Mallon has said that the SDLP will resist any unionist efforts to isolate Sinn Fein within the talks processWed Oct 22 1997 - 01:00
Alderdice intervention deplored by Andrews and nationalist partiesThe call by Alliance Party leader, Lord Alderdice, for Prof Mary McAleese to consider withdrawing from the presidential race …Tue Oct 21 1997 - 01:00
