West Belfast MPO criticises Reynolds as Sinn Fein president welcomes former Taoiseach to festival.YESTERDAY was a day when the West Belfast MP, Dr Joe Hendron, saw political advantage gained being quickly nullifiedWed Mar 26 1997 - 00:00
Trimble says "loudmouth unionists" are hurting Union causeDAVID TRIMBLE made a scathing attack at the weekend on "loudmouth unionists" whom he accused of damaging the unionist causeMon Mar 24 1997 - 00:00
Alderdice dismisses prospect of inclusive all party talks in gloomy keynote addressTHERE is no hope for Northern Ireland unless the tribal sectarian nature of Northern politics is changed, the Alliance Party …Mon Mar 24 1997 - 00:00
Anti Trimble rhetoric dominates conferenceIT might not conform with the general perception, but the Alliance Party leader, Lord Alderdice of Knock, can be both politically…Mon Mar 24 1997 - 00:00
Adams seeks data on weapon used in killingTHE Sinn Fein president has called on the RUC to disclose the forensic history of the weapon used to kill Mr John Slane in west…Sat Mar 22 1997 - 00:00
New evidence may help purge injustices of Bloody SundayTHERE's an important British army log recorded at around 4p.m. on Bloody Sunday and mentioned in the Widgery ReportSat Mar 22 1997 - 00:00
Centre of village sealed off as IRA warns of explosivesBRITISH army bomb disposal experts were today resuming their security operation in the Co Fermanagh village of Derrylin following…Wed Mar 19 1997 - 00:00
Loyalist threat to drama groupTHE Dunloy drama group pulled out of last night's amateur theatre festival in Larne after loyalist posters appeared in the town…Wed Mar 19 1997 - 00:00
Soldier and BBC reporter say Widgery evidence was tampered withA BRITISH paratrooper who was in Derry on Bloody Sunday 25 years ago has described actions of the British army that day as "shameful…Wed Mar 19 1997 - 00:00
Belfast schoolgirls to sing today for President Clinton at White HouseGIRLS from a Protestant and a Catholic school in the heart of working class north Belfast which were subjected to sectarian arson…Mon Mar 17 1997 - 00:00
A beacon of tolerance in an intolerant environmentTHE President, Mrs Robinson, made more friends than enemies on her visits to Northern IrelandThu Mar 13 1997 - 00:00
£133,000 paid out in four harassment casesFOUR Northern employers have agreed to pay out more than £133,000 to five people in settlement of alleged sectarian harassment…Wed Mar 12 1997 - 00:00
Mayhew, unionists back Denton in sectarianism caseTHE SDLP deputy leader, Mr Seamus Mallon, has welcomed the inquiry into the deployment of staff at Baroness Denton's private …Wed Mar 12 1997 - 00:00
Incarceration of Wright will ease some of the tensionTHE incarceration of Billy Wright will ease some tensions as the North enters its anxious marching seasonSat Mar 08 1997 - 00:00
Ceasefire may lead to Us investmentTHE Governor of Massachusetts, Mr William Weld, who led a trade mission of American business people to Ireland, told Northern…Sat Mar 08 1997 - 00:00
Mayhew seeks advice on winding up NI forum or granting it a reprieveTHE Northern Ireland forum, reviled by nationalists and championed by unionists, is meeting today amid uncertainty about its …Fri Mar 07 1997 - 00:00
Air of gloom as North talks are adjournedTHE multi-party talks have ground to a pre-election adjournment in an atmosphere of frustration, recrimination and some qualified…Thu Mar 06 1997 - 00:00
Life on a lonely rockTHE book about Father Diarmuid O Peicin's single-minded fight to save Tory Island from becoming a "deserted rock" in the face…Thu Mar 06 1997 - 00:00
Stormont talks to adjourn until after electionNINE months after the process began and in the absence of any significant political progress the Stormont multi-party talks are…Wed Mar 05 1997 - 00:00
SP denies leading NI parade protestsSINN FEIN has denied manipulating the parades issue following claims that Mr Gerry Adams had admitted that the party was behind…Wed Mar 05 1997 - 00:00
McGuinness is confident a new Labour government will talk to SFMR MARTIN McGuinness has expressed confidence that the next British government, which he expects will be a Labour administration…Tue Mar 04 1997 - 00:00
Ex-paratrooper saw no reason for Bloody Sunday killingsA FORMER English paratrooper who was in Derry on Bloody Sunday has said that there was no justification for the killings of 14…Sat Mar 01 1997 - 00:00
Victim of IRA attack takes first steps towards recoveryJUDITH BOYLAN was proud of her long hairSat Mar 01 1997 - 00:00
Fully primed mortar found near RUC stationA SENIOR RUC officer has accused republicans of fighting a "pathetic, grubby, but lethal little war after an IRA horizontally…Fri Feb 28 1997 - 00:00
Robinson's wife to run against UUP deputy leaderAN ATTEMPT by the DUP to have a husband and wife elected in the forthcoming British general election has further heightened the…Thu Feb 27 1997 - 00:00
Coded signal to London may prompt like responseMR Gerry Adams's article in The Irish Times today proves once again that the gap that needs to be traversed by republicans and…Sat Feb 22 1997 - 00:00
A trial separation, not a divorceONLY the most naive would miss the strong element of electioneering in the assault on Sinn Fein, the IRA and the continuing republican…Fri Feb 21 1997 - 00:00
SDLP spurns advances from SF on voting pactTHE SDLP has rebuffed renewed calls for an electoral pact, which Sinn Fein claims could result in the two parties winning eight…Thu Feb 20 1997 - 00:00
Man who attacked school wants to die with `dignity'THE Northern Secretary, Sir Patrick Mayhew, is considering granting the royal prerogative of mercy to Garnett Bell, who was convicted…Wed Feb 19 1997 - 00:00
Anglo-Irish Agreement an impediment, says former RUC chiefA FORMER RUC chief constable, Sir John Hermon, has objected to both the Anglo-Irish Agreement and the Downing Street Declaration…Wed Feb 19 1997 - 00:00
Study warns North is in danger of being sidelined in EuropeNORTHERN IRELAND should find an autonomous European voice to prevent itself being marginalised in the European Union, a new study…Tue Feb 18 1997 - 00:00
US delegation calls for inclusive talks after IRA ceasefireAN influential cross-party USA congressional delegation has expressed strong support for Sinn Fein involvement in inclusive talks…Sat Feb 15 1997 - 00:00
Mayhew sees Bloody Sunday delegationTHE SDLP leader, Mr John Hume, accompanied by relatives of those shot dead by the British army in Derry on Bloody Sunday, has…Sat Feb 15 1997 - 00:00
Adams defends local patrols to combat crimeMR GERRY ADAMS has defended the rights of communities to combat juvenile crime and delinquency through community patrols.Thu Feb 13 1997 - 00:00
Hume dismisses reports of presidential bidMR JOHN HUME has dismissed come media reports that he may contest an Irish presidential election later in the year.Sat Jan 04 1997 - 00:00
Loyalists draw ever closer to the edgeLOYALIST and RUC sources say the UDA and UVF are considering three options in response to IRA provocation.Sat Jan 04 1997 - 00:00
Moderator calls for just and lasting peaceIN A new year message, the Presbyterian Moderator, Dr Harry Allen, has appealed for fresh attempts to find a lasting peace in…Fri Jan 03 1997 - 00:00
RUC rejects suggestion of IRA phoney warTHE RUC officer investigating the foiled IRA bomb attack in north Belfast on Tuesday rejected the notion that the IRA was playing…Fri Jan 03 1997 - 00:00
1,000 lb intended to inflict mass murder - RUCTHE IRA BOMB defused at Belfast Castle yesterday contained 1,000lb of home made explosives and was intended to inflict "mass …Fri Jan 03 1997 - 00:00
Mayhew condemns IRA bomb alert as act of criminal gangstersTHE Northern Ireland Secretary, Sir Patrick Mayhew, has accused the IRA of continuing to pursue a twin track policy of an Armalite…Thu Jan 02 1997 - 00:00
IRA Belfast bomb "stab in the back for Hume"A SENIOR SDLP politician has accused the republican movement of "stabbing John Hume in the back" following the abandoning of …Thu Jan 02 1997 - 00:00
Nationalist boycott uproots Protestant familyTHERE are three Protestant businesses in the mainly Catholic town of Pomeroy, the Boyds, the Ramseys and the RaineysTue Dec 31 1996 - 00:00
Trimble urges loyalists to maintain their ceasefireCONFLICTING opinions on the state of the loyalist ceasefire were expressed yesterdayTue Dec 31 1996 - 00:00
Sinn Fein men deny link to IRA councilSINN FEIN has vehemently denied a Sunday newspaper report that Mr Gerry Adams and Mr Martin McGuinness have been appointed members…Mon Dec 30 1996 - 00:00
Mayhew is challenged on loyalists' ceasefireSINN FEIN, following a foiled bomb attack on a leading Derry republican, has challenged the Northern Secretary, Sir Patrick Mayhew…Mon Dec 30 1996 - 00:00
Escalation in violence fearedTHE weekend tit for tat republican and loyalist murder attempts and a gloomy political prognosis have heightened fears of the…Tue Dec 24 1996 - 00:00
Trimble predicts talks deadlock until summerCONCERN was expressed yesterday that the political peace process in Northern Ireland might grind to a halt until the middle of…Tue Dec 24 1996 - 00:00
Churches unite in condemning republican and loyalist violenceTHE Catholic and Church of Ireland primates and other senior church figures have condemned the weekend round of tit for tat republican…Tue Dec 24 1996 - 00:00
Christmas parole for NI prisonersABOUT 400 prisoners, including some leading republican and loyalist paramilitaries, will be released on Christmas parole on Monday…Sat Dec 21 1996 - 00:00
Hume would be guarantor of future IRA ceasefireTHE SDLP leader, Mr John Hume, has effectively said he is prepared to act as a guarantor for the credibility of a future IRA …Fri Dec 20 1996 - 00:00
