Spring urges all parties to join Stormont talksTHE Tanaiste, Mr Spring has called on all political parties to show "political leadership" and engage in the preparatory talks…Tue Mar 05 1996 - 00:00
Dour exterior disguises plushy venue for talksTHE Stormont estate, five miles from Belfast's city centre, boasts an imposing parliament building and fine castle, but in contrast…Mon Mar 04 1996 - 00:00
Stormont talks start new phase of peace processINTENSIVE consultations aimed at moving the peace process forward begin at Stormont today amid recriminations and in the absence…Mon Mar 04 1996 - 00:00
Leading loyalist says ceasefire remains intact despite emergence of new groupTHE ceasefire called by the Combined Loyalist Military Command (CLMC) in October 1994 remains firmly intact despite a threat …Mon Mar 04 1996 - 00:00
UUP, DUP say they will not attend Stormont talksTHE two main unionist parties have decided to spurn invitations to Monday's "proximity" talks at Castle Building in Stormont.Sat Mar 02 1996 - 00:00
Communique meets IRA talks demandAT times over the past two days, the IRA and Sinn Fein must have felt the Downing Street Declaration was being revisitedFri Mar 01 1996 - 00:00
Hopes are raised of a new IRA ceasefireSINN FEIN called for clarification of the Anglo Irish communique before it would decide whether it could call on the IRA to reinstate…Fri Mar 01 1996 - 00:00
£16.3m hotel set to boost jobs in BelfastSTAKIS, the Scottish hotel group, has announced it is to build a £16Thu Feb 29 1996 - 00:00
Sinn Fein extends cautious welcome to summit outcomeSINN Fein has extended a cautious welcome to the Anglo Irish communiqueThu Feb 29 1996 - 00:00
Loyalist fringe parties welcome new proposalsTHE loyalist fringe parties, the Ulster Democratic Party (UDP) and the Progressive Unionist Party (PUP), have welcomed the proposals…Thu Feb 29 1996 - 00:00
IRA must agree on arms issue before talks, say unionistsTHE IRA would have to agree to decommissioning and sign up to the six Mitchell principles before they could engage with Sinn …Thu Feb 29 1996 - 00:00
Three are injured in new beatingsTHE SDLP and Families Against Intimidation and Terror (FAIT) have condemned the recent outbreak of so called punishment beatings…Wed Feb 28 1996 - 00:00
Fokker setback raises further doubts on future of Shorts jobsTHE chance of saving 1,500 jobs at the Belfast aerospace company Short Brothers has been further jeopardised after its parent…Wed Feb 28 1996 - 00:00
Despair returns to the republican heartlandMR John Fee, an SDLP councillor from Crossmaglen, visited the homes of nationalist supporters over the weekendMon Feb 12 1996 - 00:00
Sinn Fein leaders criticise Bruton's decision on talksMR GERRY Adams and Mr Martin McGuinness have deplored the decision by the Taoiseach Mr Bruton, not to meet senior Sinn Fein figures…Mon Feb 12 1996 - 00:00
Hendron condemns `monumental mistake'THE SDLP, while condemning the Canary Wharf bombing and the purported IRA statement, also criticised the British government for…Sat Feb 10 1996 - 00:00
Shankill and Falls united in reaction to end of ceasefireON the Shankill and Falls Roads early this morning there was emotional solidarity among loyalists and nationalistsSat Feb 10 1996 - 00:00
Trimble says purpose is to halt electionsUNIONIST politicians reacted with anger to the Canary Wharf bombing, and the IRA statement that its ceasefire was ended.Sat Feb 10 1996 - 00:00
Adams says SF peace strategy is unchangedMR Gerry Adams, in his first reaction to the bombing and IRA statement, said, the party's peace strategy remained the "main function…Sat Feb 10 1996 - 00:00
Worker blames drug dealers for gun attackA COMMUNITY worker has blamed drug dealers for a gun attack on his homeFri Feb 09 1996 - 00:00
Ruling on legal access may start rush of appealsTHE European Court ruling that a convicted prisoner was improperly denied access to a solicitor for 48 hours could cause a rush…Fri Feb 09 1996 - 00:00
British still obstructive, says Sinn FeinSINN Fein has accused the British government of continuing to erect obstacles to all party talks after the Northern political…Fri Feb 09 1996 - 00:00
Greater support for children traumatised by conflict called forGREATER financial and back up support for communities and families dealing with children who have been traumatised as a result…Tue Feb 06 1996 - 00:00
Man questioned on INLA chief's killingA MAN was being questioned by the RUC last night in connection with Tuesday's killing in Belfast of the INLA chief of staff, …Sat Feb 03 1996 - 00:00
SDLP urges change in recruitment to civil service in fair employment submissionTHE SDLP has urged more open competition for senior civil service posts in Northern Ireland to try to ensure greater Catholic…Fri Feb 02 1996 - 00:00
Object to Sellafield - McGradyTHE South Down SDLP MP, Mr Eddie McGrady, has urged people in the North individually and collectively to lodge objections to …Thu Feb 01 1996 - 00:00
Gallagher had no chance to escape killerTHE killing of Gino Gallagher was carefully planned and coldbloodedly executedWed Jan 31 1996 - 00:00
INLA has history of ruthlessnessTHE Irish National Liberation Army (INLA) was formed in 1975 as the military wing of the Irish Republican Socialist Party (IRSP…Wed Jan 31 1996 - 00:00
Talks with Spring a waste of time, says AlderdiceTHE Alliance Party leader, Dr John Alderdice, in an uncharacteristically scorching statement, has told the two main unionist …Fri Jan 26 1996 - 00:00
Elected assembly plan would damage any prospects for peace, says SDLPTHE SDLP yesterday argued that a new assembly would enable unionists to block any serious proposal for an agreed political settlement…Fri Jan 26 1996 - 00:00
SDLP attacks Major's support for assemblyTHE SDLP leader said he hoped that the commission's report would be a "major means" of breaking the political logjamThu Jan 25 1996 - 00:00
Trimble comfortable with report's principlesTHE two main unionist parties expressed concern at the Mitchell Commission's recommendation on decommissioning, although they…Thu Jan 25 1996 - 00:00
Relief for unionists at Commons statementUNIONISTS were well pleased with John Major's finesse on the Mitchell reportThu Jan 25 1996 - 00:00
Fokker's woes consign Short's workforce to limboLITTLE committed work was done these past two days in the east Belfast division of Short Brothers, which makes wings for the …Wed Jan 24 1996 - 00:00
Short job losses could reach 1,500 over crisis at FokkerTHE threatened collapse of Dutch aircraft company Fokker has placed 1,500 jobs at risk at the Belfast aerospace concern, Short…Tue Jan 23 1996 - 00:00
IRA must give up arms before talks - PaisleyTHE Rev Ian Paisley has warned that a formula which allows Sinn Fein to enter all party talks without decommissioning of IRA …Tue Jan 23 1996 - 00:00
Adams cautious on possible Mitchell arms planMR Gerry Adams has warned that if the British government insists on arms decommissioning ahead of all party talks then the International…Mon Jan 22 1996 - 00:00
UDA admits "punishment" errorTHE UDA has apologised after loyalist paramilitaries badly injured a man at his home in north BelfastMon Jan 22 1996 - 00:00
Majority wants new assembly, opinion poll findsA SIGNIFICANT majority in Northern Ireland favours an election to a new assembly as a pathway to all party talks, according to…Thu Jan 18 1996 - 00:00
De Rossa puts stark message to unionistsMR Proinsias De Rossa, in what was described as a "historic" occasion, told a unionist gathering that without an "Irish dimension…Thu Jan 18 1996 - 00:00
Most people in North say arms should be handed overTHE majority of people in Northern Ireland believe that the paramilitaries should hand over all or some of their guns and explosives…Wed Jan 17 1996 - 00:00
Job bias case women get £12,000TWO women, originally from the Republic, have accepted a total of £12,000 in compensation arising from fair employment cases …Tue Jan 16 1996 - 00:00
NI councils seek £40m in proposal to restore 1742 canalFOUR Northern Ireland councils banded together in a £40 million millennium proposal to restore the Newry Portadown canalTue Jan 16 1996 - 00:00
Spring warns against "divisive" assembly electionTHE TANAISTE, Mr Spring, following the first tripartite meeting between the British and Irish governments and the SDLP, has warned…Tue Jan 16 1996 - 00:00
IRA believed top have stopped killings in drug campaignTHE IRA is believed to have suspended its campaign of killing alleged drug dealers because of the adverse impact it has had on…Mon Jan 15 1996 - 00:00
NI tourist board defends use of chairman's cottageTHE Northern Ireland Tourist Board (NITB) has defended a decision to put a photograph of a cottage owned by its chairman, Lord…Mon Jan 15 1996 - 00:00
Report says women in North still not achieving equalityWOMEN are still not breaking through the "glass ceiling" to top management and better pay, a new report from the Equal Opportunities…Mon Jan 15 1996 - 00:00
SF and SDLP reject elected assemblyAS the decommissioning body continues its busy round of meetings with Northern and Southern political representatives, the SDLP…Mon Jan 15 1996 - 00:00
SF to consider plans for Northern talks forumA DRAMATIC shift in Sinn Fein policy was signalled yesterday by a senior party figure, Mr Mitchel McLaughlin, when he said that…Sat Jan 13 1996 - 00:00
Row flares in village over housing decision on convicted child abuserAN OFFICIAL decision to house a convicted child sex offender in a village in Co Down has provoked concern and resentment and …Sat Jan 13 1996 - 00:00
