McCartney objects to parties' ability to change their political designationsAssembly members must not be allowed "play see-saw, Margery Daw" by changing their political designations to meet particular …Tue Sept 15 1998 - 01:00
Trimble, Mallon postpone formation of executiveMr David Trimble and Mr Seamus Mallon have postponed forming a Northern Assembly executive because of the decommissioning issue…Tue Sept 15 1998 - 01:00
Hume urges members to work together for new societyAssembly members must do everything in their power to ensure that the government of Northern Ireland was brought as close to …Tue Sept 15 1998 - 01:00
First batch of released prisoners beginning of processFamilies Against Intimidation and Terror (FAIT) accused republicans of "triumphalism" at the Maze Prison yesterday where three…Sat Sept 12 1998 - 01:00
RUC accused of detaining self-confessed informerThe family of a man who said this week that he had acted as an INLA informer for 12 years has accused the RUC of detaining him…Sat Sept 12 1998 - 01:00
Form errors delay release of prisonersThe freeing of some paramilitary prisoners which was due this week has been postponed because they made errors when filling out…Thu Sept 10 1998 - 01:00
Portadown churches seek Drumcree talksThe four main churches in Portadown have called on the Orange Order and the Garvaghy Road Residents Coalition to meet to resolve…Thu Sept 10 1998 - 01:00
Donaldson to join strategy group to advise TrimbleAs the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) disciplinary committee met yesterday to consider the fate of four dissidents who defied the…Thu Sept 10 1998 - 01:00
Portadown Orangemen under pressure to end their protestPolitical and church pressure is mounting on the Portadown Orange Order to end its protest at Drumcree, and to have talks with…Wed Sept 09 1998 - 01:00
Ceasefire announcement earns welcome, but not forgivenessThe "Real IRA" announcement of its "complete" ceasefire was generally welcomed in Northern IrelandWed Sept 09 1998 - 01:00
Relative peace of Derry parade soured by stone-throwing youthsA police officer fired two shots in the air to disperse a group of nationalist youths, some of them children, who were attacking…Mon Aug 10 1998 - 01:00
Anger at McGuinness comments on `dying' unionismA claim by senior Sinn Fein figure Mr Martin McGuinness that unionism is in its "dying kick" has provoked indignant but contrasting…Fri Aug 07 1998 - 01:00
New US consul takes up her post in BelfastThe new US consul for Northern Ireland, who will carry much of the responsibility for President Clinton's visit there next month…Fri Aug 07 1998 - 01:00
Broad welcome for agreement on Derry paradePoliticians and church leaders have expressed great satisfaction with the agreement struck over Saturday's Apprentice Boys parade…Wed Aug 05 1998 - 01:00
Last-ditch agreement on Apprentice Boys' demonstration leads to the relief of DerryDerry had a tense day yesterday before the Apprentice Boys and the Bogside Residents' Group struck a deal on this Saturday's …Tue Aug 04 1998 - 01:00
Nationalists and loyalists in Derry agree on paradeNationalists and loyalists in Derry have struck an accommodation over Saturday's Apprentice Boys' parade in the city - and set…Tue Aug 04 1998 - 01:00
IRA dissidents are suspected of being behind car-bomb blast in BanbridgeDissident republicans were last suspected of being responsible for the car-bomb attack in Banbridge, Co Down, in which 33 civilians…Mon Aug 03 1998 - 01:00
Baseball bat with nails used in attackA 23-year-old man was injured in a so-called punishment beating in Antrim in which his assailants assaulted him with a claw hammer…Mon Aug 03 1998 - 01:00
Decision on Derry parade may be postponed as talks continueA round of "shuttle negotiations" involving the Apprentice Boys and the Bogside Residents' Group (BRG) may prompt the Parades…Mon Aug 03 1998 - 01:00
Decision to release IRA prisoners obscene, say unionistsUnionist politicians and the family of a police constable murdered in England by the IRA have expressed outrage at the release…Mon Aug 03 1998 - 01:00
Orangemen to form Drumcree planOrange Order leaders gather in Belfast today to formulate a strategy on Drumcree as the Parades Commission makes its final deliberations…Sat Aug 01 1998 - 01:00
SF calls for Derry forum to reconveneSinn Fein has called for the urgent reconvening of Derry's Civic Forum to break the deadlock over Saturday week's Apprentice …Thu Jul 30 1998 - 01:00
Unionists angry at moves to release IRA prisoners earlyUnionist politicians and Families Against Intimidation and Terror (FAIT) have deplored the British government's decision to grant…Thu Jul 30 1998 - 01:00
Proposed ban on RUC in Orange Order opposedThree unionist MPs and a Conservative MP, Mr Andrew Hunter, have dissented from a British parliamentary committee's recommendation…Tue Jul 28 1998 - 01:00
Decision on Drumcree parade today could provoke conflictNorthern Ireland is facing into a period of potential destabilising sectarian conflict, as the Parades Commission reveals its…Mon Jun 29 1998 - 01:00
Belfast backs pro-agreement candidatesIn Belfast the pro-agreement bloc of candidates easily accounted for their No opponentsMon Jun 29 1998 - 01:00
Ervine wins seat for PUPThe Progressive Unionist Party (PUP) assured itself of at least one seat in the Northern Assembly with a very strong performance…Sat Jun 27 1998 - 01:00
Women's Coalition takes a seat in South BelfastThe Women's Coalition's chief spokesperson, Ms Monica McWilliams, after an agonising "vigil" from early morning to just before…Sat Jun 27 1998 - 01:00
Even split for anti, pro-agreement unionistsThe operation of the Northern Assembly could be frustrated because of a significant division within unionism, as suggested by…Fri Jun 26 1998 - 01:00
Patton criticises Drumcree appealThe head of the Spirit of Drumcree group, Mr Joel Patton, has criticised the Church of Ireland Primate, Archbishop Robin Eames…Fri Jun 26 1998 - 01:00
Mixed town attempts to rally from eve-of-poll destructionNewtownhamilton a mixed town in south Armagh, was a scene of destruction yesterdayThu Jun 25 1998 - 01:00
Recent polls favour Sinn FeinUp and down the nationalist Falls Road the graffiti speaks of paramilitary republicanism - "You can kill the revolutionary, but…Tue Jun 23 1998 - 01:00
UDP aims to play constructive role in new AssemblyThe leader of the Ulster Democratic Party, Mr Gary McMichael, has stated his determination to make the new Northern Assembly …Tue Jun 23 1998 - 01:00
Commission reroutes two parades but allows marchThe Parades Commission has rerouted two contentious loyal order parades next Sunday, but has allowed an Orange march through …Tue Jun 23 1998 - 01:00
Senior loyalist calls on UDA to disarmA senior loyalist and former UDA prisoner has called on the association's leadership to start decommissioning its weapons.Mon Jun 22 1998 - 01:00
Church plea on DrumcreeThe Catholic and Church of Ireland primates have called on the Orange Order and Garvaghy Road nationalists in Portadown to use…Sat Jun 20 1998 - 01:00
SDLP and SF battle it out to gain bulk of the nationalist voteAround Free Derry Corner, the large murals, including a fairly recent addition of Bernadette Devlin addressing the crowd through…Thu Jun 18 1998 - 01:00
Paisley and Robinson set out stall as staunch defenders of the UnionThe DUP has predicted that anti-agreement unionist candidates will win more than 30 seats in the Assembly election to place them…Tue Jun 16 1998 - 01:00
Cricket club damaged in arson attackThe clubhouse of Downpatrick Cricket Club, which is to celebrate its 150th anniversary next year, has been extensively damaged…Tue Jun 16 1998 - 01:00
Grudge match adds edge in unionist constituencyElection battles take on greater interest when there is a sharp personal edge to proceedingsWed Jun 03 1998 - 01:00
RUC checks drugs link in murderRUC detectives are trying to determine if there is a drugs link in the murder of a west Belfast man in Dungannon, Co Tyrone, …Mon Jun 01 1998 - 01:00
Violence flares at marchSeveral people were injured on Saturday when violence flared on the Garvaghy Road in Portadown during a junior Orange paradeMon Jun 01 1998 - 01:00
RUC says ceasefire opponents may join forces in violenceThe RUC Chief Constable, Mr Ronnie Flanagan, has warned that republican groups opposed to the IRA ceasefire and the Belfast Agreement…Mon Jun 01 1998 - 01:00
Alliance's `pivotal' Assembly roleA vote for the Alliance Party would strengthen the centre ground in Northern Ireland and ensure that anti-agreement politicians…Sat May 30 1998 - 01:00
UUP rejects appeal for Assembly role for DonaldsonThe Ulster Unionist Party leadership has remained resolute in its refusal to allow Mr Jeffrey Donaldson to contest the Assembly…Sat May 30 1998 - 01:00
Mowlam and farming groups welcome end of North's beef export banThe Northern Secretary, Dr Mo Mowlam, and farmers' interests have welcomed the EU's decision to lift the export ban on Northern…Thu May 28 1998 - 01:00
End of protest at Harryville is welcomedThe ending of the long-running loyalist protests at the Catholic church in Harryville, Ballymena, Co Antrim, has been generally…Wed May 27 1998 - 01:00
DUP says it will not set out to `wreck' assemblyThe DUP has said it will not set out to wreck the assembly, while at the same time insisting, in apparent contradiction, that…Wed May 27 1998 - 01:00
Adams calls for electoral pact with SDLPThe Sinn Fein president, Mr Gerry Adams, has called for an electoral pact with the SDLP for the Assembly electionsMon May 25 1998 - 01:00
Stream of NI voters indicates record turnoutA persistent stream of voters at polling booths around Northern Ireland yesterday indicated a high turnout for the crucial referendum…Sat May 23 1998 - 01:00
