UVF action causing strain in allianceTHE unilateral UVF action at Dublin Airport is continuing to cause strains in the loyalist paramilitary alliance.Wed May 08 1996 - 01:00
Trimble says loyalists are being provokedTHE Ulster Unionist leader, Mr David Trimble, has fiercely criticised recent comments which, he claimed, are provoking loyalist…Wed May 08 1996 - 01:00
Airport alert reflects tensions within loyalismTHE UVF "action" at Dublin Airport was reasonably predictableTue May 07 1996 - 01:00
Loyalist ceasefire still intact despite unilateral staging of bomb hoax by UVF, says ErvineTHE Progressive Unionist Party spokesman, Mr David Ervine, says the loyalist ceasefire is still intact despite his conviction…Tue May 07 1996 - 01:00
Trimble attacks stance of Spring, Bruton on NorthTHE Ulster Unionist Party leader, Mr David Trimble, has deplored recent speeches by the Taoiseach, Tanaiste and the Fianna Fail…Sat May 04 1996 - 01:00
Faul fails to heal FAIT split"MONSIGNOR Denise Faul has failed to resolve a dispute between the executive of Families Against Intimidation and Terror (FAIT…Sat May 04 1996 - 01:00
Loyalists to resist ceasefire coercion, say fringe partiesTHE two fringe loyalist parties have insisted that the loyalist paramilitaries will not be coerced or goaded by certain middle…Fri May 03 1996 - 01:00
Campaign to end loyalist ceasefire allegedA LEADING Presbyterian cleric who helped broker the loyalist ceasefire has claimed some middle class unionists are intent on …Thu May 02 1996 - 01:00
UDP leader says loyalist ceasefire is still solidTHE Ulster Democratic Party leader, Mr Gary McMichael, was at pains yesterday to insist - in contradiction of dire warnings from…Thu May 02 1996 - 01:00
Ervine says loyalist ceasefire weakeningA LEADING loyalist spokesman has warned that the loyalist paramilitary ceasefire is becoming increasingly fragileWed May 01 1996 - 01:00
FAIT founder will contest expulsion from organisationTHE founder of Families Against Intimidation and Terror (FAIT), Ms Nancy Gracey, has said she will contest a decision to expel…Wed May 01 1996 - 01:00
UUP plans publicity office in LondonTHE Ulster Unionist Party is to open an office in London to advance the unionist case in Britain.Tue Apr 30 1996 - 01:00
EU is still committed to peace fund, says FlynnTHE European Employment and Social Affairs Commissioner, Mr Padraig Flynn, has pledged that the £240 million EU peace package…Wed Apr 24 1996 - 01:00
Paisley may boycott talks if forum does not meet firstTHE Rev Ian Paisley has warned the DUP will boycott the all party negotiations on June 10th unless the elected forum meets first…Tue Apr 23 1996 - 01:00
Queen's only Nobel alumnus returns to lay foundation stone of Heaney LibraryWITH benign good spirit and grace Seamus Heaney engaged in "scandalous self promotion" at his alma mater yesterday.Tue Apr 23 1996 - 01:00
Smyth warns that Orangemen `may have to break law'THE head of the Orange Order has said, ahead of next Sunday's planned Orange march through the nationalist Lower Ormeau Road …Mon Apr 22 1996 - 01:00
SF president predicts the restoration of peace processMR Gerry Adams has predicted that the peace process will be restored but has provided no inkling of when the IRA might reinstate…Mon Apr 22 1996 - 01:00
Adams keeps up pressure on SDLP for boycottMR Gerry Adams has renewed his pressure on the SDLP to side with Sinn Fein in boycotting the May 30th election, provoking SDLP…Sat Apr 20 1996 - 01:00
Major Harland & Wolff contractHARLAND & Wolff has won a contract worth over £100 million Which will safeguard 1,400 jobs at the Belfast shipyard for the…Thu Apr 04 1996 - 01:00
BSE crisis crosses political divide as Hume calls for united approach to EuropeTHE SCALE of the crisis facing the Northern Ireland economy as a result of the BSE beef scare was "starkly illustrated in the…Sat Mar 30 1996 - 00:00
1,800 jobs in North have been lost because of beef controversyOVER 1,800 jobs have been lost in Northern Ireland because of the BSE beef controversySat Mar 30 1996 - 00:00
SDLP seeks clarification before committing itself to electionsTHE SDLP has said that no decision on whether to participate in the May 30th elections will be made until it has clarification…Thu Mar 28 1996 - 00:00
SF/IRA blamed by RUC for "vicious" beatingA SENIOR RUC officer has described as outrageous and vicious a so called punishment beating in which metal spikes were driven…Thu Mar 28 1996 - 00:00
Report on RUC is window-dressing, say nationalistsNATIONALIST politicians have reacted dismissively to the Northern Ireland Police Authority's consultation report which recommended…Wed Mar 27 1996 - 00:00
DUP considering strategic split into three parties to maximise number of seats in proposed forumBRENDAN Behan said the first item on any IRA agenda was "the split"Tue Mar 26 1996 - 00:00
Korean firm to create 230 jobs in west BelfastWEST Belfast was provided with a major jobs boost yesterday when a Korean engineering firm announced it was establishing an £…Tue Mar 26 1996 - 00:00
RUC deputy head to take control of key operationsMR Ronnie Flanagan, a recently appointed Deputy Chief Constable of the RUC, is to take charge of the key area of force operations…Tue Mar 26 1996 - 00:00
Northern farmers want separate BSE status from beef in BritainTHE Ulster Farmers' Union has called for a separate BSE status for Northern Ireland beef to distinguish it from British beef.Mon Mar 25 1996 - 00:00
Trimble says Major should consider curb on Irish travel rights to BritainTHE Ulster Unionist Party leader, Mr David Trimble, has called for travel restrictions on Irish people going to BritainMon Mar 25 1996 - 00:00
Loyalist fringe not sure of seats in voting planTHERE IS a line in the film The Silence of the Lambs when the senior FBI figure warns the Jody Foster character about making …Sat Mar 23 1996 - 00:00
Relatives are disappointed at helicopter crash reportTHE families of the 29 victims of the Chinook helicopter crash have said they are "extremely disappointed" that after a long …Fri Mar 22 1996 - 00:00
Proposal a unionist agenda, says AdamsSINN FEIN'S initial dismissal of the British governments election proposals indicates that there is little likelihood at present…Fri Mar 22 1996 - 00:00
Smyth back in prison after meeting gardaiBRENDAN SMYTH was back in Magilligan Prison, Co Derry, last night after senior Garda officers interviewed him in Belfast about…Fri Mar 22 1996 - 00:00
Spring declines to back election planTHE Tanaiste has declined to endorse or reject the system of elections for Northern Ireland which the British government will…Thu Mar 21 1996 - 00:00
Girl murdered in indiscriminate attackACCORDING to locals her name was Barbara. She was nine years old. They weren't sure of her surnameSat Mar 16 1996 - 00:00
Fokker's fall puts 2,000 jobs at riskTHE COLLAPSE of Fokker may cost 2,000 jobs in Northern IrelandSat Mar 16 1996 - 00:00
IRA bomb may have been made during Clinton visitTHE IRA may have been preparing the bomb destined to explode at London's Canary Wharf during the visit of President Clinton to…Thu Mar 14 1996 - 00:00
Mayhew, Spring meet today to review progress in talksAFTER a final round of discussions with Northern parties, the Northern Secretary said that after an inauspicious start, the proximity…Thu Mar 14 1996 - 00:00
No agreement on election as proximity talks come to endTHE proximity talks process is concluding today in the shadow of an IRA admission that it was responsible for the weekend bombing…Wed Mar 13 1996 - 00:00
Loyalist paramilitaries urged to keep ceasefireBOTH unionist and nationalist politicians have urged loyalist paramilitaries to maintain their ceasefire after the Combined Loyalist…Wed Mar 13 1996 - 00:00
Mayhew dismisses retirement rumours as proximity talks deadline closes inAS THE proximity talks draw to a conclusion, Sir Patrick Mayhew has stated his intention of remaining as Northern Secretary at…Tue Mar 12 1996 - 00:00
Man faces charges of killing INLA leaderA MAN in his mid 20s is due in court in Belfast today, charged with the murder of the INLA leader, Mr Gino GallagherMon Mar 11 1996 - 00:00
Taoiseach accused of excluding SF votersAS the republican movement Came under increasing pressure to whelp restore the IRA ceasefire, the Sinn Fein president, Mr Gerry…Mon Mar 11 1996 - 00:00
Girl left in field with broken arms after beating by gang with hurleysA SENIOR RUC officer has described an assault on 17 year old Belfast girl, Ms Kerry Deeds as one of the most savage he had come…Mon Mar 11 1996 - 00:00
Bomb could be new "slap in the face"ON Thursday, the Northern Ireland Office minister, Mr Michael Ancram, accused the IRA of issuing a "slap in the face" to the …Sat Mar 09 1996 - 00:00
IRA says there is no dynamic which would permit new ceasefireTHE IRA, in a hard line reassertion of its basic principles, has stated that there is no "dynamic" at present to permit a new…Fri Mar 08 1996 - 00:00
IRA 25 year war comments unhelpful, says SpringTHE Tanaiste, Mr Spring, has described as "unhelpful" IRA comments that it is prepared for another 25 years of war, in the absence…Thu Mar 07 1996 - 00:00
Trimble and Mayhew meet to `clear the air'MR DAVID Trimble and Sir Patrick Mayhew met privately in London last night in an effort to "clear the air" between them in advance…Wed Mar 06 1996 - 00:00
Confusion paves way for dialogueCASTLE Buildings, Stormont, on Monday presented an environment of confusion and chaosWed Mar 06 1996 - 00:00
Adams notes irony of trying to enter Stormont while unionist parties stay outside the gatesMR Gerry Adams yesterday noted the irony of Sinn Fein wishing to enter the unionist bastion of Stormont, but being denied access…Tue Mar 05 1996 - 00:00
