McCartneys plan to hold Dublin rallyThe McCartney sisters and Robert McCartney's fiancee, Bridgeen Hagans, who meet Taoiseach Bertie Ahern in Dublin today, are to…Mon Apr 11 2005 - 01:00
UUP, SDLP face crux in Westminster, local pollsThe future of the Ulster Unionist Party and the SDLP are at stake in the Westminster and local government elections announced…Wed Apr 06 2005 - 01:00
NI parties talk up chances ahead of May pollMore than one million Northern Ireland voters are entitled to go to the polls early next month to elect 18 MPs to Westminster…Wed Apr 06 2005 - 01:00
Bill could restrict Finucane inquiryThe British government will tonight try to rush through parliament legislation that would allow an inquiry into the murder of…Wed Apr 06 2005 - 01:00
Adams to meet McGinleys over fatal stabbingSinn Féin president Gerry Adams is due to meet the family of Derry stabbing victim Jimmy McGinley tomorrowTue Apr 05 2005 - 01:00
Murphy praises leader who sent troops to NIBRITAIN: Northern Secretary Paul Murphy has paid tribute to the late James Callaghan, who as British home secretary in 1969 …Mon Mar 28 2005 - 01:00
Terms of reference for Nelson murder inquiry widenedThe terms of reference of the inquiry into the murder of Rosemary Nelson have been broadened to test whether the British army…Fri Mar 25 2005 - 00:00
Man alleged to be drugs dealer was once in RUCAlleged drugs dealer Colin Armstrong, who had assets valued at about £5 million frozen by the Assets Recovery Agency (ARA), was…Fri Mar 25 2005 - 00:00
NIO plans radical review of local authoritiesA streamlining of local government that could save up to £235 million per year was yesterday proposed by the Northern Ireland…Wed Mar 23 2005 - 00:00
IRA has 'tried to assist' McCartney familyThe IRA in its Easter statement said its members are not criminals, and it has done all in its power to assist the McCartney …Wed Mar 23 2005 - 00:00
Sinn Fein selects candidate for Belfast Council seatSinn Féin has selected a candidate to fight for its Short Strand Belfast Council seat, currently held by Belfast deputy lord …Wed Mar 23 2005 - 00:00
McCartney sisters pass on threatening letter to PSNIA threatening letter that the McCartney sisters and Robert McCartney's partner, Bridgeen Hagans, received on their return from…Tue Mar 22 2005 - 00:00
SDLP insists majority vote should secure united IrelandThe threshold for a united Ireland must be a majority of the people in Northern Ireland voting for it rather than unionists consenting…Tue Mar 22 2005 - 00:00
Fire chief warns of risks as North's fire crews attackedA Northern Ireland fire chief has warned that the lives of firefighters and the public are being put at serious risk after a …Tue Mar 22 2005 - 00:00
Ahern compares SF plan to 'snake-oil salesman'Minister for Foreign Affairs Dermot Ahern has implicitly dismissed as the proposal of a "snake-oil salesman" Sinn Féin's call…Tue Mar 22 2005 - 00:00
Police deny SF claim over key suspectPSNI sources have rejected claims by Sinn Féin that police this week turned away a key suspect and a key witness to the murder…Wed Mar 16 2005 - 00:00
SF accuses PSNI of manipulating murder inquirySinn Féin has accused the PSNI of manipulating the investigation into the murder of Robert McCartney in order to damage the party…Tue Mar 15 2005 - 00:00
McCartney sister says IRA hopes to 'ride out' stormCatherine McCartney has said she is convinced republicans are "intent on riding out" the controversy over the murder of her brother…Tue Mar 15 2005 - 00:00
Cork academic wins history prizeIrish historian Tom Dunne has won the 18th Christopher Ewart-Biggs literary prize for his book Rebellions: Memoir, Memory and…Sat Mar 12 2005 - 00:00
Adams faces task in US of restoring faith in SFSinn Féin president Gerry Adams flies out to the United States today for a week of engagements in which he must convince Irish…Sat Mar 12 2005 - 00:00
Still no hard evidence on McCartneyPSNI detectives investigating the murder of Robert McCartney still have not received any eyewitness evidence that could convict…Fri Mar 11 2005 - 00:00
Dublin, London see signs of hope in SF's wordsThe British and Irish governments have drawn some encouragement from the comments of Sinn Féin leaders during the weekend ardfheis…Tue Mar 08 2005 - 00:00
Ardfheis deplores McCartney killingThe Sinn Féin ardfheis in Dublin last night endorsed an emergency motion tabled by the party's justice spokesman Gerry Kelly …Sat Mar 05 2005 - 00:00
Adams says he wants IRA to cease to existSinn Féin president Gerry Adams has said ahead of his party ardfheis in Dublin tonight that his ambition is to see the IRA ceasing…Fri Mar 04 2005 - 00:00
SF cancels fundraising in US during holiday weekSinn Féin has decided to cancel fundraising in the US during St Patrick's week, while party chief negotiator Martin McGuinness…Thu Mar 03 2005 - 00:00
McCartney family may take campaign to USThe family of murdered Belfast man Robert McCartney say they are considering taking their campaign to the United StatesWed Mar 02 2005 - 00:00
Taoiseach calls on IRA to assist PSNITaoiseach Bertie Ahern, who will meet the British prime minister, Tony Blair, in London on Thursday, has called on the IRA to…Tue Mar 01 2005 - 00:00
Hunger strike deal claim denied by ex-IRA prisonersFormer H-Block republican prisoners have angrily denied an allegation by a fellow former inmate of the Maze prison that the IRA…Tue Mar 01 2005 - 00:00
Pressure grows on SF after McCartney rallyThe pressure on Sinn Féin and the IRA to take further action to help convict the killers of Robert McCartney continued to mount…Mon Feb 28 2005 - 00:00
Adair returns to North to pose for photographFormer UDA commander Johnny Adair returned briefly to his native Shankill in Belfast early yesterday morning to pose for a newspaper…Fri Feb 25 2005 - 00:00
MI5 to take over NI anti-terrorist workMI5 is to take over responsibility for British national security intelligence work in Northern Ireland from the PSNI in two years…Fri Feb 25 2005 - 00:00
Politicians and police in Britain warned of IRA threatBritish politicians and senior police officers and others seen as possible targets of the Provisional IRA are being warned to…Thu Feb 24 2005 - 00:00
Kenny rebukes criticism at SDLP meetingThe only barrier to progress in implementing the Belfast Agreement was the continuing "addiction" of provisional republicans …Thu Feb 24 2005 - 00:00
Parades body given additional policing powersUnionist politicians have deplored the action of the British government which yesterday strengthened the powers of the Parades…Wed Feb 23 2005 - 00:00
McDowell repeats claim Adams is in IRAThe Minister for Justice, Mr McDowell, has unwaveringly held to his allegations that Mr Gerry Adams, Mr Martin McGuinness and…Tue Feb 22 2005 - 00:00
McGuinness tells rally that SF must withstand 'avalanche of propaganda'Sinn Féin's chief negotiator, Mr Martin McGuinness, told a republican rally in Belfast last night that they faced a huge challenge…Tue Feb 22 2005 - 00:00
MLAs welcome postponement of President's visitUnionist politicians and loyalist community activists have welcomed the decision by the President, Mrs McAleese, to postpone …Tue Feb 22 2005 - 00:00
Senior SF members implicated in raid, says reportThe report: The IRA carried out the £26Fri Feb 11 2005 - 00:00
Louth man charged over OmaghA Dundalk man appeared before Enniskillen Magistrate's Court amid heavy security yesterday charged with supplying the car used…Thu Feb 10 2005 - 00:00
SF success has led to 'torrent of abuse' - AdamsThe Sinn Féin president, Mr Gerry Adams, has said that the defence of the peace process must involve opposition to violence "…Thu Feb 10 2005 - 00:00
North's parties angry at prospect of banThe DUP, the Ulster Unionist Party and the SDLP have reacted with annoyance and frustration to indications that the US administration…Thu Feb 10 2005 - 00:00
Belfast stabbing victim buriedNationalist Short Strand in east Belfast turned out in force for the funeral yesterday of Robert McCartney, the 33-year-old father…Wed Feb 09 2005 - 00:00
President's husband meets loyalists in BelfastDr Martin McAleese, husband of the President, Mrs McAleese, has twice met loyalist representatives in Belfast in what are viewed…Wed Feb 09 2005 - 00:00
Opportunity for peace scuttled last December, says AdamsSinn Féin reaction: The Sinn Féin president, Mr Gerry Adams, has warned that the peace process could be "transient" and blamed…Fri Feb 04 2005 - 00:00
Taoiseach to seek apology for Conlon familyThe Taoiseach, Mr Ahern, will urge the British Prime Minister, Mr Tony Blair, in London today to make a public apology for the…Tue Feb 01 2005 - 00:00
Orangemen may meet PresidentThe Orange Order is to reconsider its decision not to travel to Dublin to meet the President, Mrs McAleese, in the wake of her…Mon Jan 31 2005 - 00:00
PSNI figures back up Ahern's claims on IRA attacksThe Taoiseach Mr Ahern's claim in the Dáil on Wednesday that alleged IRA "punishment" shootings were scaled down during sensitive…Fri Jan 28 2005 - 00:00
McConvilles urge SF chair to resignThe family of Jean McConville, who was murdered by the IRA over 32 years ago but whose body was only recovered 18 months ago, …Thu Jan 27 2005 - 00:00
Paisley rules out reopening talks in short termThe Rev Ian Paisley has signalled that even if the IRA decommissions and ends paramilitary and criminal activity, it could be…Thu Jan 27 2005 - 00:00
PSNI fears loyalist dispute may escalateThe PSNI last night had 100 officers patrolling loyalist areas of north and west Belfast to try to prevent an escalation of a…Wed Jan 26 2005 - 00:00
