Belfast council to back Irish languageBelfast City Council, in the face of unionist opposition, has made a ground-breaking decision to support the Irish languageThu Jan 15 1998 - 00:00
Flanagan opposes officers belonging to loyal ordersThe RUC Chief Constable has said that he does not want members of the force to belong to the loyal orders in Northern Ireland…Wed Jan 14 1998 - 00:00
It was a big day, the kind of day the North savours, but nobody was getting carried awayA good day, said Mo Mowlam. A great day, enthused David Andrews. A big day, certainlyTue Jan 13 1998 - 00:00
Andrews and Mowlam hail document as promising breakthrough in talksDr Mo Mowlam has described the British-Irish heads of agreement paper presented to the talks yesterday as a breakthrough and …Tue Jan 13 1998 - 00:00
Mowlam clears the first loyalist hurdle as the prisoners tell her to keep goingDr Mo Mowlam's unprecedented political gamble of meeting senior UDA prisoners in the Maze has paid off after the loyalist inmates…Sat Jan 10 1998 - 00:00
Mowlam's Maze visit ensures talks will continueDr Mo Mowlam's unprecedented gamble in holding face-to-face talks with UDA prisoners has ensured the continuation of the talks…Sat Jan 10 1998 - 00:00
Mo walks out of Maze puzzleMo Mowlam, her officials and a battery of local and international reporters and photographers were counted into the Maze, one…Sat Jan 10 1998 - 00:00
Minister restates urgent need for talks progressThe talks process, which resumes on Monday, must move immediately from the general to the specific, the Minister for Foreign …Thu Jan 08 1998 - 00:00
Andrews and Mowlam join forces to keep loyalists at the talksMr David Andrews and the Northern Secretary are to make urgent contact to try to meet the concerns of the two loyalist parties…Thu Jan 08 1998 - 00:00
London moves to keep loyalists on board fragile peace processThe British government has agreed a stronger consultation role for participants in the Stormont talks to try to avoid crises …Wed Jan 07 1998 - 00:00
Man wounded in Belfast shootingA man was described as "ill but stable" after being shot in a south Belfast bar last nightWed Jan 07 1998 - 00:00
Do not lose heart, mourners of `a decent man' toldThose who mourned for Eddie Treanor filed quietly into St Therese's Church in north Belfast at noon yesterdayTue Jan 06 1998 - 00:00
Mowlam says governments will add momentum to talksDr Mo Mowlam has signalled the intention of the British and Irish governments to inject momentum into the talks process in an…Tue Jan 06 1998 - 00:00
Mowlam concerned at UDA statement on ceasefireThe Northern Secretary, Dr Mo Mowlam, has expressed concern about a UDA statement that it is to reassess its attitude to the …Wed Dec 24 1997 - 00:00
More peace talks strains as UDA prisoners `reassess'Further strains have been placed on the peace process with Ulster Defence Association prisoners warning they are "readdressing…Wed Dec 24 1997 - 00:00
Blair says progress will be achieved when talks resumeThe British Prime Minister, Mr Tony Blair, despite the failure of the Stormont talks to agree an agenda, has expressed cautious…Thu Dec 18 1997 - 00:00
Agenda deadlock as talks adjournThe Stormont talks have adjourned until January 12th after the parties failed last night to break the deadlock on formulating…Wed Dec 17 1997 - 00:00
Acceptance grows that NI talks will adjourn in discordThere was growing resignation last night that the Stormont talks will adjourn for Christmas without the sought-after cross-party…Tue Dec 16 1997 - 00:00
Trimble resists calls for SF dialogue as pressure mountsDespite growing pressure Mr David Trimble has again refused to meet the Sinn Fein president, Mr Gerry AdamsSat Dec 13 1997 - 00:00
Paisley moves to counter criticism of LVF remarksThe DUP leader has rejected allegations that recent comments of his indicate an ambiguous attitude to the Loyalist Volunteer …Thu Dec 11 1997 - 00:00
Adams to meet Blair on `unfinished business'Mr Gerry Adams and six of his senior Sinn Fein colleagues will meet Mr Tony Blair in Downing Street tomorrow intent on concluding…Wed Dec 10 1997 - 00:00
Adams acts as Ahern's shadow on North visitFor much of yesterday Bertie Ahern must have suspected his shadow had a beard and glassesTue Dec 09 1997 - 00:00
President confident Stormont talks will succeedThe President, Mrs McAleese, expressed confidence in the Stormont talks succeeding during her first official visit to Northern…Sat Dec 06 1997 - 00:00
Unionist protests at McAleese visit are conspicuous by their absenceThe emphasis was on homecomingSat Dec 06 1997 - 00:00
Trimble rejects Ahern's proposalsMr David Trimble last night said Mr Ahern's proposals on changes in the Irish Constitution were "completely unacceptable"Sat Dec 06 1997 - 00:00
RUC reluctant to state motive for killing at GAA clubA man in his mid-30s was shot dead outside a GAA club on the outskirts of north Belfast last nightSat Dec 06 1997 - 00:00
Unionists attack plan to abandon RUC oathBritish government plans to do away with the RUC oath of service to the British monarch have been condemned by senior unionist…Wed Dec 03 1997 - 00:00
Sides welcome plan for working groupThe British and Irish governments heralded yesterday's unexpected talks initiative as marking significant progress.Wed Dec 03 1997 - 00:00
Controversies to overshadow talksWeekend events are expected to create a charged atmosphere at Stormont today as the British and Irish governments gather with…Mon Dec 01 1997 - 00:00
McCartney sees blueprints for a united Ireland in documentsThe UK Unionist Party leader, Mr Robert McCartney, has warned that the Framework Documents are designed to dupe unionists into…Mon Dec 01 1997 - 00:00
UVF challenged to deny role in loyalist's shootingAmid fears of a potential loyalist paramilitary feud, there were appeals last night for calm following the shooting of a former…Sat Nov 29 1997 - 00:00
North's employment body reports £1m compensation payoutAlmost £1 million was paid out in compensation for job discrimination last year in Northern Ireland, the Fair Employment Commission…Fri Nov 28 1997 - 00:00
UUP repeats demands for early move on weaponsThe Ulster Unionist Party repeated its demands for early paramilitary disarmament during yesterday's session of the Stormont …Wed Nov 26 1997 - 00:00
EU model proposed for North-South linksThe SDLP and the Ulster Unionist Party have finally begun tackling the critical problem of creating new North-South arrangements…Tue Nov 25 1997 - 00:00
Report proposes paramilitaries destroy arms or hand them over to international bodyA "road map for decommissioning" circulated to the talks participants yesterday evening chiefly proposes that paramilitary groups…Sat Nov 22 1997 - 00:00
British to withdraw 400 troops from NorthThe British army is due to pull out several hundred soldiers from Northern Ireland in the coming days, an army source has confirmed…Thu Nov 20 1997 - 00:00
Autumn blues blown awayThe Guinness Jazz Weekend was a mini-festival within the main Belfast Festival at Queen's, and a first-time experiment for the…Tue Nov 18 1997 - 00:00
Overhaul of North's voting system demandedThe SDLP conference at the weekend heard a call for the resignation of the chief electoral officer, Mr Pat BradleyMon Nov 17 1997 - 00:00
Mallon tells delegates not to be hamstrung by past and to write own historyThe SDLP deputy leader, Mr Seamus Mallon MP, told the conference that without a NorthSouth executive dimension to any settlement…Mon Nov 17 1997 - 00:00
Sympathy vote goes to men behind the wireSean Mac Stiofain was elected chairman of the SDLP at its party conference in Belfast over the weekendMon Nov 17 1997 - 00:00
Hopes fading for peace line campusThe North's education minister, Mr Tony Worthington, has moved to dampen speculation that the go-ahead will be given for a £90…Fri Nov 14 1997 - 00:00
IRA denies recent reports of major resignationsThe IRA has denied recent reports of major resignations from the paramilitary groupingFri Nov 14 1997 - 00:00
SDLP conference to discuss pace of Stormont talks processDelegates attending the 27th annual SDLP conference which opens in Belfast tonight will focus on the pace of the Stormont talks…Fri Nov 14 1997 - 00:00
IRA defections claim is denied by Sinn FeinSenior members of Sinn Fein have denied a claim by IRA dissidents that 35 members of the IRA in south Armagh have left the paramilitary…Thu Nov 13 1997 - 00:00
SDLP rejects SF criticism over vote on invitation to PresidentThe SDLP in North Antrim has rejected claims that it behaved "disgracefully" by refusing to support a motion inviting the President…Thu Nov 13 1997 - 00:00
Ex-paramilitary found deadA leading Portadown loyalist who had clashed with the Loyalist Volunteer Force (LVF) has died in an explosion near Newry, Co …Mon Nov 10 1997 - 00:00
Adams says he expects `one or two more' SF resignationsMr Gerry Adams has stated that "one or two" more Sinn Fein members may leave the party, but insisted that there is no major split…Mon Nov 10 1997 - 00:00
Sinn Fein insists IRA ceasefire is firmly in placeSinn Fein has insisted that the IRA ceasefire is "durable and good", despite reports that senior members have resigned from the…Fri Nov 07 1997 - 00:00
Blair poppy comment rebuke to Mowlam, TrimbleThe UUP leader, Mr David Trimble, has described Mr Tony Blair's comment that no one should be penalised for wearing a poppy as…Fri Nov 07 1997 - 00:00
Adams warns of dissatisfaction at slow pace of talksThe Sinn Fein president, Mr Gerry Adams, has warned of republican grassroots dissatisfaction at the slow pace of the Stormont…Wed Nov 05 1997 - 00:00
