No comment from Paisley on retiringThe Rev Ian Paisley has refused to be drawn on whether he will stand down as First Minister and DUP leader this year.Thu Feb 21 2008 - 00:00
DUP sources admit succession a major issueThe Rev Ian Paisley and his son Ian jnr travelled to Edinburgh last night for what will be one of the last junior ministerial…Wed Feb 20 2008 - 00:00
Pressure on Paisley as son steps down as ministerIan Paisley jnr's decision to resign as junior minister in the Northern Executive has raised serious questions about how long…Tue Feb 19 2008 - 00:00
Belfast youth show their mettle at spirited cross-community debateSuicide, drug and alcohol abuse, violence, pressure to slim to size zero and the negative stereotyping of young people were just…Fri Feb 08 2008 - 00:00
PSNI warns of Real IRA terrorist threatDissident republicans are dangerous but incapable of waging a sustained campaign of violence, the PSNI chief constable Sir Hugh…Thu Feb 07 2008 - 00:00
Cross-Border initiative to boost NI tourismThe visit of Taoiseach Bertie Ahern to Ballymena yesterday morning and their mutual commitment to boost tourism was a "good day…Sat Feb 02 2008 - 00:00
Unionist fury over IRA link to victims panelA Protestant victims' group has pledged to take court action challenging the appointment of the four-member Victims Commission…Fri Feb 01 2008 - 00:00
Omagh families and Policing Board clash on need for public inquiry into bombingThe North's Policing Board, after holding "tense and difficult" discussions with Omagh relatives yesterday, will meet in Belfast…Thu Jan 31 2008 - 00:00
SF says IRA not responsible for death threat to Quinn witnessSinn Féin has denied that the IRA was behind a threat against a potential key witness in the murder of Paul Quinn in south Armagh…Thu Jan 31 2008 - 00:00
Family may bring civil case in Belfast killingThe McCartney family is planning to take a civil case against those it believes were responsible for the murder of Robert McCartney…Wed Jan 30 2008 - 00:00
Anger at PSNI decision on stun gunThere was widespread condemnation over the weekend of the PSNI's decision to include the controversial Taser stun gun in the …Mon Jan 28 2008 - 00:00
NI tribunal rules in favour of sacked Catholic hotel staffThe North's Fair Employment Tribunal has found that two Catholic hotel managers, who were sacked from their jobs in 2005, were…Fri Jan 25 2008 - 00:00
Flanagan apologises for Omagh inquiry deficienciesFormer RUC and PSNI chief constable Sir Ronnie Flanagan has apologised for deficiencies in the police investigation into the …Thu Jan 24 2008 - 00:00
A brighter future starts to emerge after 40 years of conflictAfter delivering his Budget yesterday, Finance Minister Peter Robinson decided that the Alliance Party's Stephen Farry, needed…Wed Jan 23 2008 - 00:00
Eames-Bradley group to meet paramilitariesThe Consultative Group on the Past is planning to meet the IRA and loyalist paramilitaries soon to ascertain their willingness…Sat Jan 19 2008 - 00:00
Eames rejects 'untrue reports and speculation' on Troubles review groupFormer Church of Ireland primate Lord Eames has urged sceptics about the Consultative Group on the Past to judge the body on …Thu Jan 17 2008 - 00:00
Meeting in Derry discusses definition of 'victim'Conflicting views of what constituted a victim of the Troubles, or whether the Northern conflict was really a "war", were heard…Wed Jan 16 2008 - 00:00
Mannion will see off first Belfast to Heathrow flightDermot Mannion, Aer Lingus's chief executive, along with other senior executives, will be at Aldergrove airport this morning …Mon Jan 14 2008 - 00:00
Inquiry into Belfast 'walk of shame'The PSNI has appealed for public assistance in establishing the full circumstances behind an incident in which two young men …Mon Jan 14 2008 - 00:00
New Year list honours figures from NorthBRITAIN: The former police ombudsman Nuala O'Loan has been appointed a dame in the British New Year honours list.Sat Dec 29 2007 - 00:00
O'Loan and Lynam receive awards in British honours listAn Englishwoman living in Northern Ireland, Nuala O'Loan, and a successful Irish-born broadcaster living in England, Des Lynam…Sat Dec 29 2007 - 00:00
SF targets devolved policing powers for 2008Achieving the transfer of responsibility for policing and justice to the Northern Executive from British direct rule ministers…Thu Dec 27 2007 - 00:00
Man charged with manslaughterA man charged with the manslaughter of a father of two children in north Antrim at the weekend has expressed his "heartfelt" …Thu Dec 27 2007 - 00:00
No end in sight to pain and sufferingReaction: The scene at Belfast Crown Court yesterday was one of anguish for the relatives of the victims of the Omagh bombing…Fri Dec 21 2007 - 00:00
Spate of attacks on Orange hallsThe Orange Order in the Portadown area of Co Armagh is being subject to an orchestrated campaign of intimidation and arson attacks…Mon Dec 17 2007 - 00:00
Unionist MLAs refuse to meet Maze architectsA number of unionist members of the Assembly's sports committee boycotted London architects who arrived at Stormont yesterday…Fri Dec 14 2007 - 00:00
Ikea admits hoped-for 2008 Dublin opening now not possibleIkea has conceded that its ambition of opening in Dublin by August next year will not now be achieved.Fri Dec 14 2007 - 00:00
Call to improve North's prison systemImprovements to the North's prisons are required immediately, while the separation of republican and loyalist prisoners should…Thu Dec 13 2007 - 00:00
Brother tells of Omagh family's griefThe brother of Arthur McElhill, who died along with his partner Lorraine and five children in the Omagh fire tragedy in November…Thu Dec 13 2007 - 00:00
SF warns on devolution of policingSinn Féin has warned against any "backsliding" on the devolution of policing and justice powers to the Northern Assembly after…Wed Dec 12 2007 - 00:00
PSNI tackles new disruption - IkeaBelfast is preparing for the opening of Ireland's first Ikea store tomorrow in a manner similar to the way it prepared for contentious…Wed Dec 12 2007 - 00:00
Aer Lingus to carry 500,000 via BelfastAer Lingus was well on its way to meeting its first-year target of half a million passengers flying from Belfast International…Tue Dec 11 2007 - 00:00
Paisley hails US trip as a successThe North's First Minister, the Rev Ian Paisley, has hailed the week-long visit he and Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness…Tue Dec 11 2007 - 00:00
Aer Lingus move to North beginsAer Lingus's controversial move to Northern Ireland is beginning today with return flights from Belfast International Airport…Mon Dec 10 2007 - 00:00
Sinn Féin 'diverting attention' on Quinn murderThe chairman of the Quinn family support group in Cullyhanna, south Armagh, last night accused local Sinn Féin MP Conor Murphy…Thu Nov 29 2007 - 00:00
McGuinness tags SDLP, UUP as problem partiesDeputy First Minister Martin McGuinness has labelled the SDLP and Ulster Unionist Party the "problem parties" on the Northern…Wed Nov 28 2007 - 00:00
Robinson proposes cutting cap on domestic ratesThe North's Finance Minister Peter Robinson has proposed lowering the cap on domestic rates, which will provide relief for 500…Wed Nov 28 2007 - 00:00
Orangemen unveil boy heroSparkling teeth, orange hair, orange eyebrows, orange collarette and suit and purple cloak: meet Orangeman as superhero, and …Tue Nov 27 2007 - 00:00
SF criticised in book by McCartney sisterThe McCartney sisters remain resolutely determined to see justice for their murdered brother, Robert, Catherine McCartney said…Thu Nov 22 2007 - 00:00
Scholarship to honour murdered teenagerMinister for Foreign Affairs Dermot Ahern travelled to Ballymena in north Antrim yesterday to launch the Michael McIlveen Scholarship…Thu Nov 22 2007 - 00:00
Dignity and tears as bodies of five children and parents removedOn a bitterly cold, damp night in Omagh last night the remains of the seven members of the McElhill family were finally recovered…Fri Nov 16 2007 - 00:00
All seven victims in murder inquiry, says PSNIThe PSNI was last night refusing to comment on continuing speculation that Arthur McElhill is the chief suspect for Tuesday morning…Fri Nov 16 2007 - 00:00
Omagh house fire tragedy being treated as murderThe fire that claimed the lives of the seven members of the McElhill family in Omagh, Co Tyrone, was caused by a "significant…Thu Nov 15 2007 - 00:00
Proof of arson turns tragedy to a murder huntLast night the people of Omagh were coming to terms with the shocking confirmation that the fire that claimed the lives of the…Thu Nov 15 2007 - 00:00
Town used to suffering is shockedThe firefighters looked shocked, and remember this was Omagh which has experienced the worst of the TroublesWed Nov 14 2007 - 00:00
President deplores negative cross-Border viewsToo many people in the Republic and in Northern Ireland have been influenced by negative views of each other, President Mary …Mon Nov 12 2007 - 00:00
UDA stands down military wing to cautious welcomeThe British and Irish governments have welcomed the announcement by the UDA that the Ulster Freedom Fighters (UFF) has stood …Mon Nov 12 2007 - 00:00
Paisley recalls telling Mammy: 'That lady can sing'The Rev Ian Paisley, standing on the bottom of the steps of the grand hall in Parliament Buildings, Stormont last night, cast…Wed Nov 07 2007 - 00:00
