British held secret talks with Sinn FeinDowning Street held secret talks this week with Sinn Féin leaders Mr Gerry Adams and Mr Martin McGuinness ahead of yesterday'…Wed Feb 04 2004 - 00:00
Hume unlikely to run in Euro electionThe former SDLP leader, Mr John Hume, is expected to confirm today he will not run for the European Parliament on grounds of …Wed Feb 04 2004 - 00:00
Governments open to constructive changesThe Irish and British governments have insisted the fundamentals of the Belfast Agreement must remain in place but that they …Wed Feb 04 2004 - 00:00
DUP interim proposal set to include SFThe review of the Belfast Agreement kicks off this afternoon with the DUP later this week expected to propose an interim Stormont…Tue Feb 03 2004 - 00:00
New US envoy in North for talks with leadersUS President George Bush's new special envoy to Ireland, Dr Mitchell Reiss, has made his first visit to Belfast, coinciding with…Tue Feb 03 2004 - 00:00
Trimble calls on IRA to decommissionThe Ulster Unionist leader, Mr David Trimble, has challenged the IRA to honour its commitments on decommissioning and the DUP…Sat Jan 24 2004 - 00:00
McDowell repeats his claim of an SF/IRA linkThe Minister for Justice, Mr McDowell, has maintained his verbal offensive on the republican movement by repeating that IRA criminal…Fri Jan 23 2004 - 00:00
SF must be part of Executive, says SDLPThe SDLP has stated there are no circumstances in which it would enter into a voluntary coalition with the DUP and the Ulster…Thu Jan 22 2004 - 00:00
Large crowd welcomes Donaldson in LisburnThe DUP was accused of "triumphalism" and "cynical" publicity seeking when a large crowd gathered in Lisburn Orange Hall last…Thu Jan 22 2004 - 00:00
UUP Assembly members discuss political strategyUlster Unionist Assembly members are meeting privately today to discuss strategies for the political tests aheadSat Jan 17 2004 - 00:00
Judge calls for public inquiries into four killingsSinn Féin and the SDLP welcomed Judge Peter Cory's decision to notify the families of Pat Finucane, Robert Hamill, Rosemary Nelson…Wed Jan 14 2004 - 00:00
Nurses subjected to racial abuse and attacks in Belfast, union claimsNurses from ethnic minority groups, particularly Filipinos, were subjected to racial abuse and attacks again at the weekend in…Tue Jan 13 2004 - 00:00
Moves planned to tackle anti-social conductTroublemakers and hooligans could be forced by the courts to keep away from certain areas of Northern Ireland under proposed …Fri Jan 09 2004 - 00:00
Alliance floats new plan for NI devolutionAlliance Party proposals for future devolution in Northern Ireland have met with a mixed reaction from other political parties…Fri Jan 09 2004 - 00:00
15-year-old boy found drink-driving by PSNIA 15-year-old boy too young to hold a driving licence was one of 478 people found to be driving over the limit during the Police…Fri Jan 09 2004 - 00:00
Donaldson rejects call to resign as MPMr Jeffrey Donaldson has rejected a call by Mr David Trimble to resign and then recontest his Westminster seat as UUP Assembly…Wed Jan 07 2004 - 00:00
SF queries role of new monitoring commissionSinn Féin has claimed that the Independent Monitoring Commission (IMC), which is to be formally constituted today, will be used…Wed Jan 07 2004 - 00:00
Donaldson joins DUP as 'recruiting drive' startsMr Jeffrey Donaldson and two other former Ulster Unionist Assembly members finally joined the DUP yesterday as the Rev Ian Paisley…Tue Jan 06 2004 - 00:00
Donaldson to announce decision on his political future next weekMr Jeffrey Donaldson has stated that he is likely to make an announcement on his political future next week, against a continuing…Sat Jan 03 2004 - 00:00
SDLP wants united pro-agreement stanceThe SDLP leader, Mr Mark Durkan, has written to the leaders of all the pro-agreement parties urging them to formulate a co-ordinated…Wed Dec 24 2003 - 00:00
Cause of helicopter crash unknownOne of the two victims of Monday's British army helicopter crash in Derry was training for a possible place on Britain's canoeing…Wed Dec 24 2003 - 00:00
Paisley advises Trimble to resign as UUP leaderThe DUP leader, the Rev Ian Paisley, has said that if Mr David Trimble "had any sense" he would resign as leader of the Ulster…Wed Dec 24 2003 - 00:00
Trimble ally rejects Stalin jibeA senior Ulster Unionist has rejected a claim by party dissident Ms Arlene Foster that Mr David Trimble is applying a "Stalinist…Wed Dec 17 2003 - 00:00
Donaldson DUP decision likely this weekLagan Valley MP, Mr Jeffrey Donaldson, may this week decide whether to resign from the Ulster Unionist Party and either join …Mon Dec 15 2003 - 00:00
Dublin bombings suspect was senior figure in UVFSecurity and UVF sources have confirmed that a man named as a "prime suspect" in the Dublin-Monaghan bombings was a senior member…Mon Dec 15 2003 - 00:00
Finucane findings may cause problems for leadersTension between Dublin and London over publication of Judge Peter Cory's report on eight controversial killings could surface…Mon Dec 15 2003 - 00:00
Showdown likely over DonaldsonMr Jeffrey Donaldson has continued his assault on Mr David Trimble ahead of a meeting of the Ulster Unionist Party's 110-member…Fri Dec 12 2003 - 00:00
North's Lord Chief Justice namedA Catholic educated judge, Sir Brian Kerr, will be the next Lord Chief Justice for Northern Ireland, replacing Sir Robert Carswell…Fri Dec 12 2003 - 00:00
Britain 'will help as fully' as it canReaction - Northern Ireland: The Northern Secretary, Mr Paul Murphy, said the British government would study the Barron report…Thu Dec 11 2003 - 00:00
Orde says new police college will be delayedThe Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) chief constable Mr Hugh Orde has admitted that there is no immediate prospect of…Thu Dec 11 2003 - 00:00
Paisley says 'positive' talks held with MurphyThe DUP leader, the Rev Ian Paisley, said "some progress" was made during a "positive" meeting with the Northern Secretary, Mr…Tue Dec 02 2003 - 00:00
Trimble and Donaldson may clash today over leadershipInside the UUP: A major confrontation between Mr David Trimble and Mr Jeffrey Donaldson today has the potential to cause a split…Mon Dec 01 2003 - 00:00
DUP success leads to deadlockThe Northern Ireland political process was deadlocked last night as the DUP won more seats than its Ulster Unionist rivals and…Sat Nov 29 2003 - 00:00
Prospects for progress bleak as DUP unlikely to talk to SF soonAnalysis: The main results of this Assembly election are as follows: Sinn Féin hammered the SDLP; the DUP surpassed the Ulster…Sat Nov 29 2003 - 00:00
Sinn Fein secures huge gains at expense of SDLPSinn Féin has made huge gains over the SDLP in the Northern Ireland Assembly elections, while a strong DUP vote could give the…Fri Nov 28 2003 - 00:00
Blair appeals to voters to choose the futureThe British Prime Minister, Mr Tony Blair, has made a barely veiled appeal to Northern Ireland voters to maintain their faith…Tue Nov 25 2003 - 00:00
SDLP believes it can make up the difference and take a seatConstituency profile/Strangford: Strangford mostly takes in the beautiful Ards peninsula and suburban or dormitory areas touching…Mon Nov 17 2003 - 00:00
Durkan says SF wanted pact on transfersThe SDLP leader, Mr Mark Durkan, launching his party's manifesto yesterday, confirmed that Sinn Féin had made overtures about…Fri Nov 14 2003 - 00:00
New opinion poll will please UUP and SDLPA new opinion poll in advance of Assembly elections in less than two weeks time states that the SDLP is ahead of Sinn Féin and…Thu Nov 13 2003 - 00:00
SDLP accused of sectarianism over adThe North Belfast Ulster Unionist candidate, Mr Fred Cobain, has accused the SDLP of "pure, naked sectarianism" over an election…Wed Nov 12 2003 - 00:00
Antrim family blames UVF for son's shootingThe family of a murdered Co Antrim man has claimed the UVF sanctioned his killing, although Mr David Ervine of the Progressive…Tue Nov 11 2003 - 00:00
Taylor and SF agree as parties try scare tacticsUlster Unionist Lord Kilclooney, formerly John Taylor, and Sinn Féin's Mr Martin McGuinness were in qualified agreement yesterday…Tue Nov 11 2003 - 00:00
SF believes third seat is there for the takingConstituency profile: West TyroneTue Nov 11 2003 - 00:00
Strength of unionist vote will be crucial to overall election resultConstituency Profile: Ballymena is known as the buckle of Northern Ireland's Bible BeltSat Nov 08 2003 - 00:00
Battle for unionism in Trimble's backyardConstituency profile: Upper Bann The DUP would love to inflict humiliation on Mr David Trimble in his Westminster constituency…Fri Nov 07 2003 - 00:00
256 will battle it out for 108 seatsA total of 256 candidates are campaigning for 108 seats in the Assembly elections, as a number of disaffected Ulster Unionist…Thu Nov 06 2003 - 00:00
Mother's murder 'touched depths of depravity'Bishop Patrick Walsh told mourners at the funeral of Ms Jean McConville that her murder in 1972 "touched the depths of depravity…Mon Nov 03 2003 - 00:00
Judge urges separate inquiries into controversial killingsCanadian Judge Peter Cory has recommended that the British and Irish governments establish inquiries into separate allegations…Mon Nov 03 2003 - 00:00
Dr Brady calls on voters to support pro-Agreement partiesThe Catholic Primate, Archbishop Seán Brady, has effectively called on the Northern electorate to vote for pro-Belfast Agreement…Mon Nov 03 2003 - 00:00
