Minister welcomes North-South marine venture as landmark in co-operationA new North-South venture involving the shipbuilders Harland & Wolff and the universities in Cork and Belfast is a landmark…Sat Oct 18 1997 - 01:00
Mowlam petitioned in deportation caseA Belfast man who fled to New Zealand to escape a death threat from the Irish People's Liberation Organisation (IPLO) has sought…Fri Oct 17 1997 - 01:00
Letter bomb to UUP defusedA letter bomb sent to the offices of the Ulster Unionist Party leader, Mr David Trimble, in Lurgan has been defused by the British…Fri Oct 17 1997 - 01:00
Unionists opposed to Stormont talks warn on united IrelandUniting unionists against the Stormont talks by the paradoxical means of dividing the Ulster Unionist Party was the main theme…Fri Oct 17 1997 - 01:00
GAA games are excluded from parade body's remitGAA games will not now come within the ambit of the Northern Ireland Parades Commission, it is understood.Fri Oct 17 1997 - 01:00
GAA games move would be `very offensive'Mr Seamus Mallon has warned that the remit of the Parades Commission in Northern Ireland must not be extended to include Gaelic…Wed Oct 15 1997 - 01:00
Talks finally tackle nuts and bolts, say party negotiatorsThe Stormont talks have finally begun tackling the "nuts and bolts" of the issues that divide nationalists and unionists, according…Wed Oct 15 1997 - 01:00
UFF ends links with joint loyalist paramilitary bodyThe Ulster Freedom Fighters (UFF) has withdrawn from the Combined Loyalist Military Command, the umbrella group for the loyalist…Tue Oct 14 1997 - 01:00
Black Bush too green for the MayorWhatever about the past, Black Bush is a whiskey now generally held in equal favour among Northern Ireland's divided population…Fri Oct 10 1997 - 01:00
Ervine defends jailed sectarian killer's transferThe Progressive Unionist Party (PUP) has defended the agreed transfer of sectarian killer Jason Campbell from Scotland to the…Fri Oct 10 1997 - 01:00
News of Andrews's appointment gets favourable reaction at Stormont talksAs the participants carried out preparatory work at Stormont yesterday ahead of next week's round of substantive talks, politicians…Thu Oct 09 1997 - 01:00
Unionists urged to remedy low take-up of EU fundsNationalist groups are gaining more than unionists from the European peace package fund, according to Northern Ireland's three…Tue Oct 07 1997 - 01:00
McGuinness's rally remarks draw unionist condemnationUnionist and Alliance politicians have rounded on Sinn Fein's chief negotiator, Mr Martin McGuinness, for insisting that his …Tue Oct 07 1997 - 01:00
Sectarian murderer gets transfer to MazeA Scot who is serving a life sentence for a sectarian murder in Glasgow is due to be transferred to prison in Northern Ireland…Tue Oct 07 1997 - 01:00
Legislation aims to destroy RUC, says RobinsonNew British draft legislation on policing is designed to lead to the phased destruction of the RUC, the DUP deputy leader, Mr…Tue Oct 07 1997 - 01:00
Leaders of SF vow to `smash Union'Sinn Fein leaders said yesterday they were entering the Stormont talks, due to open officially tomorrow, to "smash the Union" …Mon Oct 06 1997 - 01:00
UUP seeks inquiry into arms crisis and arming of the IRAA leading member of the Ulster Unionist Party has urged that a new inquiry should examine the Irish government's alleged culpability…Mon Oct 06 1997 - 01:00
UUP man says Burke should step aside until name clearedMr Ray Burke should step aside from the Stormont negotiations until his name is cleared, a senior member of the Ulster Unionist…Mon Oct 06 1997 - 01:00
UUP, SF may be TV show guestsA second television confrontation between Sinn Fein and the Ulster Unionist Party may be about to take place as BBC 1's Question…Fri Oct 03 1997 - 01:00
Loyalists deny Paisley's claims of death threatsThe two main loyalist parties have denied a claim by the DUP leader, the Rev Ian Paisley, that loyalist paramilitaries are threatening…Thu Oct 02 1997 - 01:00
Trimble defends talks stance despite no decommissioningThe Ulster Unionist Party leader, Mr David Trimble, has defended his decision to remain in the talks despite the involvement …Fri Sept 26 1997 - 01:00
Trimble accused on decision to enter talks with Sinn FeinThe Ulster Unionist Party leader, Mr David Trimble, faced criticism for his decision to enter talks both from outside and within…Fri Sept 26 1997 - 01:00
Parties agree finally to talks process after 16 months of wranglingNorthern Ireland elected representatives are finally to confront the crucial political issues affecting these islands after 16…Thu Sept 25 1997 - 01:00
Adams and McGuinness linked to Provos in BBC seriesOn the day the Ulster Unionist Party confronted Sinn Fein directly at Stormont, the BBC began a four-part series which repeats…Wed Sept 24 1997 - 01:00
Mowlam expected to invite Sinn Fein into talks todayUnionist annoyance and nationalist satisfaction are likely to greet today's expected historic announcement by the Northern Secretary…Fri Aug 29 1997 - 01:00
Mowlam to rule IRA ceasefire is genuine todayThe Northern Secretary, Dr Mo Mowlam, is today due to accept the veracity of the IRA ceasefire and invite Sinn Fein into talks…Thu Aug 28 1997 - 01:00
Burke urges unionists to take a leap of faith and enter talks with Sinn FeinUnionists sceptical about the IRA's intention to hand over weapons were last night encouraged by the Minister for Foreign Affairs…Wed Aug 27 1997 - 01:00
NI Secretary deplores attacks by loyalists on prison officers' homesThe Northern Secretary, Dr Mo Mowlam, has deplored the violence by Loyalist Volunteer Force (LVF) inmates at the Maze and the…Sat Aug 16 1997 - 01:00
Duffy case appealed to Euro human rights courtThe Committee on the Administration of Justice (CAJ) has lodged a European human rights appeal on behalf of Mr Colin Duffy, who…Sat Aug 16 1997 - 01:00
Trimble and Archbishop to meet soonThe Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) leader, Mr David Trimble, and the Catholic Primate, Archbishop Sean Brady, are expected to meet…Sat Aug 16 1997 - 01:00
Jobless in NI at 17-year low pointThe jobless total in Northern Ireland is now at its lowest since 1980, but the most recent statistics from the Department of …Thu Aug 14 1997 - 01:00
Orange hall fire started maliciously but no evidence of sectarianism, RUC saysThe old Orange hall in Purdys burn is in the middle of a row of beautiful late 18th-century cottagesWed Aug 13 1997 - 01:00
No meeting of minds as UUP and SF set down markersThe encounter between Mr Ken Maginnis of the Ulster Unionist Party and Sinn Fein's chief negotiator Mr Martin McGuinness on BBC…Wed Aug 13 1997 - 01:00
Parade expected to pass peacefully despite attackDespite a petrol-bomb attack on the Apprentice Boys Memorial Hall in Derry, both nationalist and unionist residents of the city…Sat Aug 09 1997 - 01:00
Mowlam and Adams indicate willingness to do businessThe first real engagement between the British government and Sinn Fein was how Mr Gerry Adams characterised his initial face-…Thu Aug 07 1997 - 01:00
Adams hopeful ahead of his first meeting with MowlamThe Sinn Fein president, Mr Gerry Adams, has expressed hope that his first meeting with the Northern Secretary today will be …Wed Aug 06 1997 - 01:00
Mowlam to decide at end of month if ceasefire is genuineThe Northern Secretary, Dr Mo Mowlam, will decide at the end of this month whether the IRA ceasefire is genuineTue Aug 05 1997 - 01:00
RUC orders flashpoint parades to be rerouted at weekendThe RUC has ordered the rerouteing of three flashpoint "feeder" parades which are scheduled to take place on Saturday morning…Tue Aug 05 1997 - 01:00
Ceasefire likely to dominate first encounter between Adams, MowlamThe IRA ceasefire and mutual confidence-building measures will head the agenda when Mr Gerry Adams holds his first meeting with…Mon Aug 04 1997 - 01:00
Service tribute to bombing victimsAn interdenominational church service will be held in the centre of Claudy, Co Derry, on Sunday afternoon to mark the 25th anniversary…Fri Aug 01 1997 - 01:00
Flexible approach needed on peace process, says TrimbleThe Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) leader, Mr David Trimble, has stated it is still possible with a "more flexible approach" to …Sat Jul 26 1997 - 01:00
Robinson not amused by former Alliance chairman's 'gallows humour'An Alliance "gallows humour" suggestion that the parcel bomb sent to UK Unionist leader, Mr Robert McCartney, in Belfast should…Sat Jul 26 1997 - 01:00
Army defuses `crude but viable' parcel bomb sent to UK Unionist Party leaderA crude but "viable" parcel bomb addressed to UK Unionist Party leader, MrFri Jul 25 1997 - 01:00
Adams says unionists must not be allowed to set paceThe Sinn Fein president has stated that the unionist refusal to engage with his party "at this time" cannot be allowed to dictate…Fri Jul 25 1997 - 01:00
Broadcaster Vincent Hanna dies in BelfastThe Taoiseach, Mr Ahern, and the British Prime Minister, Mr Tony Blair, have paid warm tributes to the Belfast-born journalist…Wed Jul 23 1997 - 01:00
Loyalists, Protestant clerics press Trimble to talk to SFAs the Ulster Unionist leader, Mr David Trimble, ponders whether to accept or reject the Anglo-Irish decommissioning document…Wed Jul 23 1997 - 01:00
UK lottery denies decision made on Derry bridgeThe British National Lottery has assured cross-community activists inTue Jul 22 1997 - 01:00
Peace genuine, Hume tells loyalistsThe SDLP leader, in the face of unionist cynicism and criticism, said he believed the IRA ceasefire was genuine and that it would…Mon Jul 21 1997 - 01:00
UUP draws up plan for collapse of talksThe Ulster Unionist Party has prepared a contingency plan with the dual purpose of collapsing the current multi-party talks at…Mon Jul 21 1997 - 01:00
