Donaldson and Burnside sidestep appeal for unityUUP dissidents: The Ulster Unionist Party's two leading dissidents, MPs Mr Jeffrey Donaldson and Mr David Burnside, effectively…Mon Mar 03 2003 - 00:00
Progress made, McGuinness saysSinn Féin view: Mr Martin McGuinness has confirmed that progress has been achieved in the high-powered negotiations to restore…Mon Mar 03 2003 - 00:00
IRA really does have to go away, you know - TrimbleUUP Council: Visible decommissioning, a clear demonstration that the IRA's war is over, and sanctions against Sinn Féin should…Mon Mar 03 2003 - 00:00
Package on IRA moves may break impasse on NorthThe Taoiseach, Mr Ahern, and British Prime Minister, Mr Tony Blair, arrive in Hillsborough this morning seeking endorsement by…Mon Mar 03 2003 - 00:00
SF, governments at odds over progressThe British and Irish governments and Sinn Féin remain at odds over the amount of progress in the negotiations to restore devolution…Thu Feb 27 2003 - 00:00
Waiting for 14 years to unravel a sinister webAnalysis : Sir John Stevens says he knows who murdered Pat Finucane and is determined his team will follow the evidence wherever…Fri Feb 14 2003 - 00:00
Brigadier may face collusion chargesUp to 20 former and serving members of the British army, RUC and PSNI, including an army brigadier, could face charges arising…Fri Feb 14 2003 - 00:00
Ahern and Blair reach outline of deal on NorthThe Taoiseach, Mr Ahern, and the British prime minister, Mr Blair, have worked out the outline of a deal to break the political…Thu Feb 13 2003 - 00:00
Leaders to seek SF assurances on moves by IRAThe Taoiseach, Mr Ahern, and the British Prime Minister, Mr Tony Blair, will this evening at Hillsborough try to elicit from …Wed Feb 12 2003 - 00:00
Adams to take legal advice in Omagh caseMr Gerry Adams is to take legal advice over whether he should answer a subpoena to testify in a Northern Ireland High Court £…Wed Feb 12 2003 - 00:00
UDA plans to kill 5 of Adair groupThe UDA is intent on tracking and killing at least five of the score or more of Lower Shankill loyalists associated with Johnny…Mon Feb 10 2003 - 00:00
DUP denies any contact with Sinn FeinThe DUP has categorically denied a claim by Sinn Fein's chief negotiator, Mr Martin McGuinness, that there has been indirect …Wed Feb 05 2003 - 00:00
US expects IRA act of completionThere is a heightening expectation in the United States administration that the IRA will carry out a significant act of completion…Tue Feb 04 2003 - 00:00
UUP adviser suggests putting back May pollA senior adviser to the Ulster Unionist leader, Mr David Trimble, has suggested that Assembly elections scheduled for May 1st…Tue Jan 28 2003 - 00:00
North road deaths match South as two teenage girls killedRoad deaths in the North are occurring at almost the same rate as in the South so far this year, despite the fact that the Republic…Mon Jan 27 2003 - 00:00
O'Loan to examine Lowry claimThe Police Ombudsman, Ms Nuala O'Loan, has been called in by the Policing Board to investigate claims by the former head of the…Fri Jan 24 2003 - 00:00
Priest steps down over 'gay report'A Catholic priest in Belfast has stood down as an active priest in the expectation that a Sunday tabloid newspaper was about …Fri Jan 24 2003 - 00:00
Need for radical acts accepted by all - MurphyThe Northern Secretary, Mr Paul Murphy, said last night that all parties, including republicans, now accepted the analysis of…Thu Jan 23 2003 - 00:00
SF and UUP leaders to look for common groundThe Sinn Féin president, Mr Gerry Adams, and the Ulster Unionist leader, Mr David Trimble, meet today in an effort to find some…Mon Jan 13 2003 - 00:00
Catholic population not growing as fast as expectedToday's census for the North will indicate a Catholic population of around 44 per cent and a Protestant population of 53 per …Thu Dec 19 2002 - 00:00
SDLP and SF reject call for unionist veto on unityThe SDLP and Sinn Féin have rejected a demand by Ulster Unionist MP Mr Jeffrey Donaldson that unionists should have some form…Tue Dec 17 2002 - 00:00
Census figures may inspire efforts to break NI deadlockThe last pre-Christmas opportunity to break the political deadlock is likely to take place against a backdrop of new census figures…Fri Dec 13 2002 - 00:00
Ombudsman to inquire into 'forced' resignationThe Police Ombudsman, Ms Nuala O'Loan, has taken over responsibility for investigating a complaint by a former Special Branch…Fri Dec 13 2002 - 00:00
Hume's book on history of Derry due to be publishedA history of Derry in the mid-19th century by Mr John Hume, dealing with the city's expansion up to the period just beyond the…Thu Dec 12 2002 - 00:00
Reform plan for Special Branch is defendedThe Northern Ireland police Oversight Commissioner, Mr Tom Constantine, has placed himself in conflict with the views of Sinn…Wed Dec 11 2002 - 00:00
Bomb attempts raise new fears of loyalist feudingThere were concerns last night of a heightening of the feud between the disputing wings of the UDA after two bomb incidents in…Tue Dec 10 2002 - 00:00
McConville family again appeal to IRAThe family of Jean McConville who was abducted and murdered by the IRA 30 years ago has again appealed to the IRA to help locate…Mon Dec 09 2002 - 00:00
Warning against expecting too much of IRASinn Féin's chief negotiator, Mr Martin McGuinness, has warned that speculation that the IRA is preparing to stand down to restore…Mon Dec 09 2002 - 00:00
Threat of violent opposition to Agreement coming from unionism, says McLaughlinThe Sinn Féin chairman, Mr Mitchel McLaughlin has claimed the main threat of violent opposition to the Belfast Agreement and …Fri Dec 06 2002 - 00:00
Durkan urges UUP, SF to agree to talksSinn Féin and the Ulster Unionist Party have made small but welcome concessions to reality but have not yet accepted that comprehensive…Thu Dec 05 2002 - 00:00
'Disbelief' at move to include IRA in policingThe head of the group representing rank-and-file PSNI officers has reacted with "disbelief" to the British government's conditional…Wed Nov 27 2002 - 00:00
Forum will have say in Belfast AgreementThe Forum for Peace and Reconciliation meeting in Dublin today can have an important role in restoring devolution and ensuring…Wed Nov 27 2002 - 00:00
Governments hope talks can create trustThe British and Irish governments hope that the multi-party talks at Parliament Buildings, Stormont today will at the very least…Fri Nov 22 2002 - 00:00
Governments hope talks can create trustThe British and Irish governments hope that the multi-party talks at Parliament Buildings, Stormont today will at the very least…Thu Nov 21 2002 - 00:00
Haass calls for end to IRA actionsPresident Bush's special envoy on Northern Ireland, Mr Richard Haass, believes the IRA can complete the transition from paramilitarism…Wed Nov 20 2002 - 00:00
Tory MP to see how two Belfast halves liveRepublican and loyalist politicians have given a guarded but generally positive reaction to a decision by the Tory MP, Mr Quentin…Tue Nov 19 2002 - 00:00
Reform urged to aid 'redundancy' of IRAThe British government, by bringing its security services under control, could facilitate the "redundancy" of the IRA, Prof Monica…Mon Nov 18 2002 - 00:00
Women's Coalition prepares for Assembly electionsThe Women's Coalition must galvanise its members and supporters for the next Assembly elections so that the electorate will subscribe…Mon Nov 18 2002 - 00:00
Governments to meet on reviving agreementThe British and Irish governments will this week attempt to push forward with a new two-pronged initiative to pave the way towards…Mon Nov 18 2002 - 00:00
SF deal on policing seen as key to reviving AssemblyA conditional pledge that former IRA members could be part of the new policing arrangements is understood to be part of the British…Thu Nov 14 2002 - 00:00
Durkan launches SDLP's 'Direct Rule Watch' planThe SDLP leader, Mr Mark Durkan, has launched the party's "Direct Rule Watch" to try to ensure key policy initiatives proposed…Wed Nov 13 2002 - 00:00
PSNI agent 'infiltrated IRA' in spying inquiryA police agent penetrated the IRA's central structure and played a key role in the Police Service of Northern Ireland's offensive…Wed Nov 13 2002 - 00:00
PSNI says it has broken major IRA intelligence operationA major IRA intelligence-gathering operation concentrated on Stormont and Castlereagh special branch offices has now been smashed…Tue Nov 12 2002 - 00:00
SF dismisses PSNI claims it has broken IRA spying operationSinn Féin was dismissive of Police Service of Northern Ireland's claims it had broken a large-scale IRA espionage operation that…Tue Nov 12 2002 - 00:00
Suspension of Stormont threatens economy - chief executivesA new survey of Northern Ireland business chiefs has found that three-quarters of them fear that the collapse of the Belfast …Fri Nov 08 2002 - 00:00
No Trimble speech to SF executiveMr David Trimble has rejected a proposal from Mr Gerry Adams that they should address the ruling executives of each other's parties…Tue Nov 05 2002 - 00:00
Victim of 'crucifixion' struggles to tell of his ordealMr Harry McCartan, the 23-year-old man who was nailed to a fence and brutally assaulted at the weekend, struggled to tell reporters…Tue Nov 05 2002 - 00:00
Nailing of man to fence by attackers barbaric, says PSNIPolice have described as barbaric a so-called punishment attack in which a 23-year-old man was nailed to a wooden fence and then…Mon Nov 04 2002 - 00:00
Rodgers calls on Sinn Fein to join Policing BoardMs Bríd Rodgers, in her last SDLP conference as an elected representative, said the clearest sign that the IRA was totally committed…Sat Nov 02 2002 - 00:00
Loyalist groups 'rattled' by arrestsPSNI Assistant Chief Constable Alan McQuillan has claimed police are "seriously rattling" loyalist paramilitaries after two operations…Fri Nov 01 2002 - 00:00
