There is only one variety of victory, says McCartneyAT last the gentleman in nautical blazer and cream slacks could relaxSat May 03 1997 - 01:00
Trimble has no doubts as to where unionist authority liesTHE DUP leader, the Rev Ian Paisley, and Mr David Trimble of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) both spoke a good election yesterday…Sat May 03 1997 - 01:00
Warning of postal voting abuse and fraud in the NorthTHE chief electoral officer for Northern IrelandFri May 02 1997 - 01:00
Sir Patrick will not be back - win, lose or drawSIR Patrick Mayhew was in valedictory mode: relaxed, chirpy and buoyantThu May 01 1997 - 01:00
High turnout expected in North's keenly contested constituenciesSOME 1,177,969 people are entitled to vote today in Northern Ireland's 18 constituencies in what many politicians are describing…Thu May 01 1997 - 01:00
Hume urges voters to endorse SDLP strategyMR JOHN HUME has again insisted that the alternative to supporting the SDLP in the North's crucial marginal constituencies is…Wed Apr 30 1997 - 01:00
Agency called in to resolve strikeTHE Labour Relations Agency in the North has been called in to try to resolve a bitter unofficial dispute at the Montupet car…Wed Apr 30 1997 - 01:00
Spell in wilderness has not dimmed Kelly's enthusiasmHE'S BACK, at long, long last. Watching Gary Kelly in training in Bucharest this week, you'd hardly think he's been awayWed Apr 30 1997 - 01:00
Smyth is calmly confident of keeping Belfast South seat he first won in 1982IF self assertiveness and confidence were the criteria for entering Westminster, either Alasdair McDonnell of the SDLP or David…Mon Apr 28 1997 - 01:00
Rabbit says report was misleadingRABBI Julia Neuberger, chancellor of the University of Ulster, in a statement yesterday said the Irish News had done her a "great…Sat Apr 26 1997 - 01:00
Adams says SF hopes for `biggest and best vote'MR Gerry Adams, in publishing the Sinn Fein manifesto yesterday, said he would resign from republican politics if his party did…Sat Apr 26 1997 - 01:00
With the nationalist vote split Ken can be cockyTHE sun is shining on the lake waters and woodlands of FermanaghFri Apr 25 1997 - 01:00
Adams appeal for unionist recognition of good intentSINN Fein president Mr Gerry Adams has made a direct appeal to unionists to accept that republicans genuinely want to reach an…Thu Apr 24 1997 - 01:00
Steady McGrady will not be easily budgedFIRST was West Belfast. Then for the SDLP came Foyle in 1983. Then, in 1986, came Newry and ArmaghThu Apr 24 1997 - 01:00
Loyalist `dirty tricks' blamed for church arsonRECENT arson attacks on Protestant churches and businesses are being blamed on dissident loyalistsMon Apr 21 1997 - 01:00
Hume may cut SF link if there is no ceasefireMR JOHN HUME has indicated that if the IRA does not quickly restore its ceasefire he may sever the Hume-Adams link and proceed…Mon Apr 21 1997 - 01:00
Hume and Adams meet for TV debateTHE absence of an IRA ceasefire is blocking opportunities for a political settlement in Northern Ireland, the SDLP leader, Mr…Sat Apr 19 1997 - 01:00
Greens campaign for PRTHE Green Party's sole candidate in Northern Ireland, Mr Peter Emerson, has argued that a vote for him represents support for…Sat Apr 19 1997 - 01:00
University disclaims chancellor's remarks on single religion schoolsTHE University of Ulster has distanced itself from remarks by its Chancellor, Rabbi Julia Neuberger, who said single religion…Sat Apr 19 1997 - 01:00
Soldiers who murdered Belfast youth may be freed this yearTWO Scottish soldiers who murdered a north Belfast youth may be released later this year after Sir Patrick Mayhew decided their…Fri Apr 18 1997 - 01:00
Hume offers voters choice between real leadership and sectarianismTHE Northern electorate had to decide between real leadership, real peace and real representation or "no leadership" and a vacuum…Fri Apr 18 1997 - 01:00
Commission's power on parades remains limited until after electionTHE power of the North's parades commission to deal with contentious marches will remain limited at least until after the general…Fri Apr 18 1997 - 01:00
Sinn Fein practises the art of divide and conquerSINN FEIN was adopting the British tactic of divide and conquer and John Hume was annoyedThu Apr 17 1997 - 01:00
Larne blockade action will do Beggs no harmDRUMCREE, or rather the blockbade of Larne which followed the standoff of 1995, changed the image of Roy Beggs, the Ulster Unionist…Tue Apr 15 1997 - 01:00
Gun attack in Derry a new threat to loyalist ceasefireTHE IRA wounding of an RUC woman officer, Ms Alice Collins in Derry has heightened fears the loyalist paramilitary ceasefire …Sat Apr 12 1997 - 01:00
Soild Ross expected to see off rivals in latest Derry siegeEAST DERRY or East Londonderry? Pick either one and you are immediately labelledFri Apr 11 1997 - 01:00
Orangemen reject brokered compromise on Dunloy marchesTHE prospect of another summer of bitter and violent civil disturbances intensified last night after Co Antrim Orangemen rejected…Thu Apr 10 1997 - 01:00
Sinn Fein's confidence in New Labour grows as UUP and DUP tease out a constituency strategySENIOR republicans are confident that the British Labour Party will deal with Sinn Fein after the British general election, despite…Wed Apr 09 1997 - 01:00
McLaughlin says UK party aiming to restore StormontTHE Sinn Fein chairman, Mr Mitchel McLaughlin, has described the Liberal Democrat manifesto, published yesterday, as a veiled…Sat Apr 05 1997 - 01:00
Kennedy repeats ceasefire callAN immediate and genuine IRA ceasefire would strengthen President Clinton's hand in putting pressure on the next British prime…Sat Apr 05 1997 - 01:00
Sinn Fein moves to dampen speculation on IRA ceasefireTHE Sinn Fein chairman, Mr Mitchel McLaughlin, has said it is highly unlikely the IRA will call a ceasefire before the British…Fri Apr 04 1997 - 01:00
Ceasefire by IRA prior to election is unlikely, says PortilloDESPITE continuing speculation, the British Defence Secretary, Mr Michael Portillo, has stated there is little prospect of a …Thu Apr 03 1997 - 01:00
Party faithful look on Mallon as the heavyweight puncher who will leave political opponents bloodiedAS THE Westminster election campaign slowly gathers pace, SDLP supporters will look more and more to Seamus Mallon to give them…Wed Apr 02 1997 - 01:00
Sinn Fein describes SDLP's claim of five to seven seats as arrogantSINN Fein has described as "arrogant" a claim by the SDLP chairman that his party will emerge; from the British general election…Wed Apr 02 1997 - 01:00
Arson attack targeted home of Drumcree group leaderTHE home of the Spirit of Drumcree leader, Mr Joel Patton and a Baptist church in Belfast were two of the targets of suspected…Wed Apr 02 1997 - 01:00
Hume offers SF talks on poll pact following ceasefireTHE SDLP leader, Mr John Hume, said yesterday that in the event of a "total and absolute end to IRA violence" the SDLP would …Fri Mar 28 1997 - 00:00
Maginnis attacks Sinn Fein "weasel words" on WilmslowTHE bombing in Wilmslow was the IRA's way of reiterating that, in the words of Gerry Adams, it had not gone away, the Ulster …Thu Mar 27 1997 - 00:00
New violence increases pressure on contacts between Hume and AdamsTHE British Prime Minister demanded condemnation from Mr Martin McGuinness and Mr Gerry Adams of Sinn Fein for the IRA Wilmslow…Thu Mar 27 1997 - 00:00
West Belfast MPO criticises Reynolds as Sinn Fein president welcomes former Taoiseach to festival.YESTERDAY was a day when the West Belfast MP, Dr Joe Hendron, saw political advantage gained being quickly nullifiedWed Mar 26 1997 - 00:00
Alderdice dismisses prospect of inclusive all party talks in gloomy keynote addressTHERE is no hope for Northern Ireland unless the tribal sectarian nature of Northern politics is changed, the Alliance Party …Mon Mar 24 1997 - 00:00
Trimble says "loudmouth unionists" are hurting Union causeDAVID TRIMBLE made a scathing attack at the weekend on "loudmouth unionists" whom he accused of damaging the unionist causeMon Mar 24 1997 - 00:00
Anti Trimble rhetoric dominates conferenceIT might not conform with the general perception, but the Alliance Party leader, Lord Alderdice of Knock, can be both politically…Mon Mar 24 1997 - 00:00
Adams seeks data on weapon used in killingTHE Sinn Fein president has called on the RUC to disclose the forensic history of the weapon used to kill Mr John Slane in west…Sat Mar 22 1997 - 00:00
New evidence may help purge injustices of Bloody SundayTHERE's an important British army log recorded at around 4p.m. on Bloody Sunday and mentioned in the Widgery ReportSat Mar 22 1997 - 00:00
Soldier and BBC reporter say Widgery evidence was tampered withA BRITISH paratrooper who was in Derry on Bloody Sunday 25 years ago has described actions of the British army that day as "shameful…Wed Mar 19 1997 - 00:00
Centre of village sealed off as IRA warns of explosivesBRITISH army bomb disposal experts were today resuming their security operation in the Co Fermanagh village of Derrylin following…Wed Mar 19 1997 - 00:00
Loyalist threat to drama groupTHE Dunloy drama group pulled out of last night's amateur theatre festival in Larne after loyalist posters appeared in the town…Wed Mar 19 1997 - 00:00
Belfast schoolgirls to sing today for President Clinton at White HouseGIRLS from a Protestant and a Catholic school in the heart of working class north Belfast which were subjected to sectarian arson…Mon Mar 17 1997 - 00:00
A beacon of tolerance in an intolerant environmentTHE President, Mrs Robinson, made more friends than enemies on her visits to Northern IrelandThu Mar 13 1997 - 00:00
£133,000 paid out in four harassment casesFOUR Northern employers have agreed to pay out more than £133,000 to five people in settlement of alleged sectarian harassment…Wed Mar 12 1997 - 00:00
