Onus on SF to prove bona fides - AllisterDUP MEP Jim Allister, one of the party's main sceptics about powersharing with Sinn Féin, has said that unionists must not be…Mon Feb 26 2007 - 00:00
Bookie runs rule over NI election hopefulsOverview: You have to hand it to Barney Eastwood, or whoever of his family is running the Eastwood bookmaking empire these days…Sat Feb 24 2007 - 00:00
Restoring devolution depends on republicans, says PaisleyIt is up to republicans, and not the DUP, to determine whether a Stormont powersharing administration is possible by March 26th…Thu Feb 22 2007 - 00:00
Purvis looks to hold on to Ervine's seat despite DUP challengeConstituency profile: East Belfast: Peter Robinson is anxious to gain an additional third seat for the DUP in East Belfast and…Thu Feb 22 2007 - 00:00
DUP stance must be tested, says DurkanThe British and Irish governments must "put it up" to the DUP on March 26th by testing whether the party will enter into a devolved…Wed Feb 21 2007 - 00:00
Voters in loyalist area eager to see Assembly 'up and running'South Belfast: It's curious the way people talkThu Feb 15 2007 - 00:00
Six RSF candidates to stand in Assembly electionRepublican Sinn Féin (RSF) announced yesterday that it is running six candidates in the Assembly elections and will be directly…Wed Feb 14 2007 - 00:00
Four men injured during series of stabbings in Tyrone villagePSNI officers were last night trying to determine why a young man attacked and stabbed four men in the village of Caledon in …Tue Feb 13 2007 - 00:00
Paisley warns against 'on the runs' amnestyAs nominations for the North's Assembly elections close today the Northern Ireland Office (NIO) moved to try to assure unionists…Tue Feb 13 2007 - 00:00
Republican SF to contest electionsRepublican Sinn Féin is to run candidates in at least 11 of Northern Ireland's 18 constituencies in the Assembly elections on…Tue Feb 06 2007 - 00:00
Orde anger at SDLP claims on policing jobPSNI Chief Constable Sir Hugh Orde has hit out angrily at the SDLP and Sinn Féin in a "confidential" memo to up to 10,000 police…Thu Feb 01 2007 - 00:00
Adams urges McCartney killing witnesses to speakSinn Féin president Gerry Adams for the first time has called on republicans to provide any information to the PSNI that could…Thu Feb 01 2007 - 00:00
Adams calls for public to co-operate with PSNISinn Féin president Gerry Adams moved swiftly yesterday to build on Sunday's landmark ardfheis decision to support the police…Tue Jan 30 2007 - 00:00
Sinn Féin looks set to back PSNI at ardfheisSinn Féin members appear on track to endorse the Police Service of Northern Ireland at an extraordinary ardfheis in Dublin tomorrow…Sat Jan 27 2007 - 00:00
Over 1,000 at SF policing meetingOver 1,000 people gathered in Clonard monastery in west Belfast last night for the largest of the eight Sinn Féin public meetings…Thu Jan 25 2007 - 00:00
Parties block attempt to debate reportThe DUP and Ulster Unionist Party have blocked an attempt by the SDLP to have the Police Ombudsman's findings that elements in…Thu Jan 25 2007 - 00:00
Court adjourns Limerick murder appealAn appeal by five Limerick men against their convictions for the murder of Limerick crime boss Kieran Keane and the attempted…Wed Jan 24 2007 - 00:00
Paisley joins chorus of praise for island priestIt's seldom, if ever, you will hear and see the Rev Ian Paisley praising a Jesuit but you'll witness this miracle tonight if …Wed Jan 24 2007 - 00:00
RUC special branch had 'serial killer on books'A damning report by Police Ombudsman Nuala O'Loan has found that RUC special branch knowingly had a "serial killer on its books…Tue Jan 23 2007 - 00:00
Adams gets his message across on policingThere was a key exchange in the impressive community centre in Galbally, east Tyrone, on Saturday night that indicates that Gerry…Mon Jan 22 2007 - 00:00
Blair believes Paisley remarks are significantBritish prime minister Tony Blair has attached considerable significance to a statement from DUP leader, the Rev Ian Paisley, …Tue Jan 16 2007 - 00:00
Adams sets out to win over SF supporters on policingSinn Féin president Gerry Adams was last night preparing to embark on a series of potentially fractious public meetings to try…Mon Jan 15 2007 - 00:00
Sinn Féin and SDLP clash over statement on MI5Sinn Féin and the SDLP are at loggerheads over whether British prime minister Tony Blair's statement on MI5 yesterday removes…Thu Jan 11 2007 - 00:00
No more to say on policing impasse - DUPThe DUP has insisted it has no more to do or say on the policing deadlock after Sinn Féin's chief negotiator Martin McGuinness…Sat Jan 06 2007 - 00:00
Adams in new appeal for help to find missing victimsSinn Féin president Gerry Adams has repeated his appeal for anyone with information on the "disappeared" to come forward to assist…Thu Jan 04 2007 - 00:00
Deselected SF candidate resignsSinn Féin Assembly member David Hyland has resigned from the party amid signs of rising tensions within republicanism over policing…Thu Jan 04 2007 - 00:00
Paisley indicates he could sign up for policing move timetableDUP leader the Rev Ian Paisley has given his first indication that he could sign up to a specific timetable for transferring …Wed Jan 03 2007 - 00:00
Policing deal 'a challenge'The agreement thrashed out with the British government over Christmas was a massive challenge for republicans but was a sustainable…Tue Jan 02 2007 - 00:00
Talks continue to break policing deadlockThe SDLP has accused Sinn Féin and the DUP of engaging in "blame" politics as talks continued at Stormont Castle late last night…Fri Dec 22 2006 - 00:00
McLaughlin to run for SF in South AntrimSinn Féin's general secretary Mitchel McLaughlin has decided to switch from his Foyle constituency in Derry and seek a first …Fri Dec 22 2006 - 00:00
Blair briefed on Stormont impasse talksBritish prime minister Tony Blair was keeping in close contact with the intensive negotiations at Stormont Castle last night …Thu Dec 21 2006 - 00:00
Stone says his attack inspired by PicassoLoyalist killer Michael Stone has written to Northern Secretary Peter Hain stating that his recent attack on Parliament Buildings…Wed Dec 20 2006 - 00:00
NI children's commissioner namedProminent SDLP politician Patricia Lewsley has been appointed the North's Commissioner for Children and Young People to replace…Sat Dec 16 2006 - 00:00
Alliance Party opts for Chinese candidateThe Alliance Party has chosen a Chinese woman as one of its candidates in the NI Assembly elections scheduled for March 7th next…Sat Dec 16 2006 - 00:00
PSNI chief meets Adams on policingSinn Féin president Gerry Adams and PSNI chief constable Sir Hugh Orde held a "frank" and "testing" meeting at Stormont yesterday…Thu Dec 14 2006 - 00:00
NI tourism looks for peace process boostCementing the political and peace process in Northern Ireland should mean increased numbers of visitors and a reversal of the…Wed Dec 13 2006 - 00:00
Adams and Orde hold key talks on policingSinn Féin president Gerry Adams is to hold potentially groundbreaking talks with PSNI chief constable Sir Hugh Orde at Stormont…Wed Dec 13 2006 - 00:00
Sinn Féin takes over offices once used by SDLP deputySinn Féin has taken over a suite of offices in the east wing of Parliament Buildings, Stormont previously occupied by SDLP former…Tue Dec 12 2006 - 00:00
O'Loan finds IRA murder of soldier not preventableThe North's Police Ombudsman, Nuala O'Loan, has found there is no evidence that the murder of the last British soldier killed…Tue Dec 12 2006 - 00:00
DUP motion on homosexuality defeated in AssemblyA Democratic Unionist Party motion calling on the British government to withdraw plans to introduce homosexual equality legislation…Tue Dec 12 2006 - 00:00
Adams tells howsecurity saved him from attackDissident republicans planned to assassinate Gerry Adams but were deterred by security arrangements taken by the Sinn Féin president…Tue Dec 12 2006 - 00:00
Kelly treating seriously threats from dissidentsSinn Féin's policing spokesman Gerry Kelly has said he is treating seriously a warning of a threat against him from dissident…Sat Dec 09 2006 - 00:00
Bishops at odds with NI education officialsThe Catholic bishops and the body responsible for running most Catholic schools in Northern Ireland have entered into direct …Fri Dec 08 2006 - 00:00
Diplomat returns to North as threat liftedSenior Irish diplomat Áine de Baróid, who was forced to leave the North because of a loyalist death threat, has returned to work…Fri Dec 08 2006 - 00:00
SF has no plans to call ardfheis on policingSinn Féin said it has no plans to call an imminent special ardfheis on policing notwithstanding comments about such a conference…Thu Dec 07 2006 - 00:00
Assembly sub-group to monitor DUP, SF standoffAn Assembly sub-committee was yesterday formed to help determine if the standoff between the DUP and Sinn Féin over the timing…Wed Dec 06 2006 - 00:00
Parole boards to replace North's remission systemThe North's criminal justice minister, David Hanson, has announced plans to end automatic 50 per cent remission for all offenders…Wed Dec 06 2006 - 00:00
Paisley makes 'plea' to Adams on policeDUP leader the Rev Ian Paisley made a direct "plea" to Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams across the Northern Assembly chamber yesterday…Tue Dec 05 2006 - 00:00
