Orange parade at Drumcree passes off peacefullyTHE ANNUAL Orange Order parade at Drumcree passed off peacefully again yesterday, with just some 350 Orangemen and bandsmen participating…Mon Jul 07 2008 - 01:00
Services 'at fault' in not assessing McElhill for threat riskTHE NORTH'S social services were at fault in failing to carry out an assessment in September last year as to whether Arthur McElhill…Wed Jul 02 2008 - 01:00
Northern Health Minister notes 'failings' over fire deathsTHE NORTH'S Health Minister Michael McGimpsey has acknowledged that there were failings on the part of the health and social …Wed Jul 02 2008 - 01:00
Zimbabwean lawyer tells of rights abusesINTERNATIONAL LAWYERS in Belfast yesterday heard from a Zimbabwean human rights lawyer of the threats facing her profession under…Tue Jul 01 2008 - 01:00
DUP softens stance on devolution of policingFIRST MINISTER Peter Robinson has suggested that a resolution of the policing and justice issue will require both Sinn Féin and…Tue Jul 01 2008 - 01:00
New Bishop of Down and Connor ordained at Belfast ceremonyMONSIGNOR NOEL Treanor was yesterday ordained as the new Bishop of Down and Connor to succeed Bishop Patrick Walsh, who has retired…Mon Jun 30 2008 - 01:00
Man who killed Billy Wright dies of cancerCHRISTOPHER “CRIP” McWilliams, the Irish National Liberation Army (INLA) member who killed Billy Wright in the Maze Prison almost…Mon Jun 30 2008 - 01:00
New Bishop of Down and Connor ordainedMonsignor Noel Treanor was today ordained as the new Bishop of Down and Connor to succeed Bishop Patrick Walsh who has retired…Sun Jun 29 2008 - 01:00
Sisters blame IRA, Sinn Féin for verdictREACTION: THE McCARTNEY sisters have queried why only two witnesses who were in Magennis's Bar in central Belfast when Robert…Sat Jun 28 2008 - 01:00
Men acquitted over 'frailties' in evidenceTHE VERDICT: THE THREE men charged in connection with the murder of Robert McCartney outside Magennis's Bar in central Belfast…Sat Jun 28 2008 - 01:00
Adams bypasses Garvaghy Road locals in secret talks with OrangemenSINN FÉIN president Gerry Adams has held secret talks with the Orange Order in Portadown without first informing the Garvaghy…Fri Jun 27 2008 - 01:00
Man found not guilty of McCartney murderThree men charged in connection with the murder of Robert McCartney outside Magennis’s Bar in central Belfast over three years…Fri Jun 27 2008 - 01:00
Maze-site stadium looks uncertain amid divisionsTHE PROSPECTS of a 35,000-seat stadium being constructed on the site of the Maze Prison look increasingly uncertain amid DUP …Thu Jun 26 2008 - 01:00
Steria to set up centre in Belfast creating 63 jobsSTERIA, ONE of Europe’s leading information technology companies, is to set up a centre of excellence in Belfast, creating 63…Thu Jun 26 2008 - 01:00
NI patients notified over suspect treatmentMORE THAN 300 women who received gynaecology treatment at Daisy Hill Hospital in Newry, Co Down are to be contacted as a matter…Sat Jun 21 2008 - 01:00
More SF and DUP tensions as Brown provides £6m for Irish broadcastingTENSIONS BETWEEN the DUP and Sinn Féin continued yesterday after British prime minister Gordon Brown provided an additional £…Wed Jun 18 2008 - 01:00
PSNI charge 45 in Chinese cannabis ringTHE PSNI has seized cannabis valued at £8.4 million (€10Wed Jun 18 2008 - 01:00
Dissident republican groups 'still a threat'PSNI CHIEF constable Sir Hugh Orde has warned that dissident republicans remain a significant threat, while Garda Commissioner…Wed Jun 18 2008 - 01:00
National Trust submits new plan for £21m Causeway visitor centreTHE BRITISH National Trust has submitted a new planning application for a £21 million visitor centre at the Giant's Causeway …Fri Jun 13 2008 - 01:00
Survey reveals optimism NI relations will improvePEOPLE IN Northern Ireland generally believe relations between Catholics and Protestants have improved and will continue to improve…Thu Jun 12 2008 - 01:00
SDLP concerned at Wright inquiry lawyer confusionTHE SDLP has described as “extremely serious” confusion over whether a lawyer working with the Billy Wright inquiry resigned …Thu Jun 12 2008 - 01:00
Number employed in North rises to a record 722,120THE NUMBER of jobs in Northern Ireland has risen to a record level, the latest data show.Thu Jun 12 2008 - 01:00
Wilson 'flat earth' view criticisedTHE SDLP has deplored what it described as the “flat earth” views of the North’s new DUP Environment Minister Sammy Wilson while…Wed Jun 11 2008 - 01:00
DUP leader stands by wife after gay 'abomination' commentsFIRST MINISTER Peter Robinson has said that he and his wife Iris would be at the forefront in defending gays and anyone else …Tue Jun 10 2008 - 01:00
Robinson promotes Campbell, Wilson and Dodds in reshuffleFIRST MINISTER Peter Robinson has appointed two new DUP Ministers to the Northern Executive but dropped culture, arts and leisure…Tue Jun 10 2008 - 01:00
Smith denies DUP deal on terrorism BillTHE BRITISH home secretary Jacqui Smith has insisted that the British government has not struck a deal with the DUP to ensure…Mon Jun 09 2008 - 01:00
DUP taunts Sinn Féin as talks resume at StormontTHE DUP and Sinn Féin resume talks in Belfast today aimed at resolving outstanding issues that had threatened the stability of…Mon Jun 09 2008 - 01:00
North leaders agree deal on Assembly postsA SPECIAL meeting of the Assembly to deal with the nominations of Peter Robinson and Martin McGuinness as First Minister and …Thu Jun 05 2008 - 01:00
Brown holds talks ahead of election of NI First MinisterTHE BRITISH prime minister Gordon Brown held separate talks with Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams and with DUP Finance Minister…Wed Jun 04 2008 - 01:00
Preacher left just a little lost for words after 60 barnstorming yearsUNCHARACTERISTICALLY, IAN Paisley was worrying away at his farewell speech late into yesterday evening.Sat May 31 2008 - 01:00
British state acted outside law says Eames-Bradley groupELEMENTS OF the British state acted outside the law during the Troubles and it could even be affirmed that the state allowed …Fri May 30 2008 - 01:00
Paramilitaries urged to say 'never again'REPUBLICAN AND loyalist paramilitaries must state that their violence "must never happen again" in order to help address the …Fri May 30 2008 - 01:00
McGuinness a 'man of his word', says departing PaisleyON THE eve of his standing down as DUP leader tonight, the Rev Ian Paisley allowed that Martin McGuinness was a “man of his word…Fri May 30 2008 - 01:00
Gilmore and Durkan say SF stance on treaty self-serving and opportunisticPRESS CONFERENCE: THE LABOUR Party and the SDLP yesterday accused Sinn Féin of adopting an "opportunistic" and "self-serving…Wed May 28 2008 - 01:00
Keenan's peace role praisedACHIEVING A powersharing administration with the Rev Ian Paisley as First Minister would not have been possible but for the work…Mon May 26 2008 - 01:00
Conference highlights lessons of Belfast dealTHE BELFAST Agreement cannot form a template for global conflict resolution, but many of its principles and ideas can be applied…Sat May 24 2008 - 01:00
More decommissioning forecastANDREW SENS, a member of the decommissioning body chaired by Gen John de Chastelain, told the Mitchell conference he was confident…Sat May 24 2008 - 01:00
Doctor Bertie on call as yet another hatchet is buriedQUEEN'S SKETCH: "TAOISEACH," WE called hims at first, quickly correcting that to "Mr" and then to "Deputy", still unsure how…Fri May 23 2008 - 01:00
DUP anger as Trimble links it with loyalist violenceFORMER FIRST minister Lord David Trimble provoked the fury of the Democratic Unionist Party at the Mitchell Conference by suggesting…Fri May 23 2008 - 01:00
Belfast conference to examine effects of peace processLeading figures in bringing about peace in North to discuss how lessons can be applied elsewhereThu May 22 2008 - 01:00
Trial of man for murder of Robert McCartney beginsA BELFAST court was told yesterday that some of the last words heard from Robert McCartney before he died were “Nobody deserves…Thu May 22 2008 - 01:00
IRA leader turned peace advocate Brian Keenan diesBRIAN KEENAN, who has died from cancer aged 66, was a key, ruthless IRA leader and strategist over the entire course of the Troubles…Thu May 22 2008 - 01:00
Detectives question man (57) over Nairac killingDETECTIVES WERE questioning a 57-year-old man in Antrim last night about the murder of British army captain, Robert Nairac who…Wed May 21 2008 - 01:00
Politicians join fans in paying tribute to Robert DunlopPUBLIC FIGURES North and South joined the sports fraternity yesterday in paying tribute to leading motorcyclist Robert Dunlop…Sat May 17 2008 - 01:00
McCord accuses Woodward over UVF decisionRAYMOND McCORD has criticised Northern Secretary Shaun Woodward for formally accepting that the UVF and its sister paramilitary…Fri May 16 2008 - 01:00
Slow increase in mixed relationships in North, study showsPEOPLE IN mixed-religion relationships in Northern Ireland tend to be better-educated and have higher incomes than those in traditional…Tue May 13 2008 - 01:00
Adams backs project to tackle west Belfast crimeSINN FÉIN president Gerry Adams has welcomed a new project, which was announced by British direct rule minister Paul Goggins …Tue May 13 2008 - 01:00
Paisley tells US business leaders of faith in futureIAN PAISLEY availed of the US-Northern Ireland investment conference, which concluded yesterday, to begin bidding farewell to…Sat May 10 2008 - 01:00
Bush says economic ties between North, US can be strengthenedCO-OPERATIVE COMMITMENT: THE THREE-DAY US-Northern Ireland investment conference, which concludes today, can strengthen economic…Fri May 09 2008 - 01:00
Cowen and Brown to meet US executives in North todayTAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen and British prime minister Gordon Brown will spend much of today in Northern Ireland making a pitch to …Thu May 08 2008 - 01:00
