Locals hail 'man who did not run away' and urge end to Quinn property attacksThere is tight solidarity with Seán Quinn around Derrylin and Ballyconnell, home to the Quinn Group empire – and to thousands…Fri Aug 12 2011 - 01:00
PSNI to search again for body of girl missing since 1994THE POLICE Service of Northern Ireland is to launch a detailed search for the body of teenager Arlene Arkinson, from Castlederg…Thu Aug 11 2011 - 01:00
Former detainees bring internment caseSIX FORMER detainees yesterday launched a case against the British government on the 40th anniversary of the introduction of …Wed Aug 10 2011 - 01:00
Requests to supply water cannons unlikely, says former PSNI chief constableASSISTANCE: THE PSNI has offered the London Metropolitan Police a number of Land Rovers to assist in its attempts to quell the…Wed Aug 10 2011 - 01:00
Crisis in euro zone could affect financesNORTHERN IRELAND: THE EURO zone crisis and the financial pressure on the US economy could have an impact on the North’s public…Tue Aug 09 2011 - 01:00
Warning over taking NI peace for grantedFIRST MINISTER Peter Robinson and Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness have warned that people must not become complacent …Fri Jul 15 2011 - 01:00
Rioters will be brought to justice, says PSNIPOLICE HAVE warned that people involved in rioting at Ardoyne in north Belfast on the Twelfth night and in other parts of Northern…Thu Jul 14 2011 - 01:00
Primate offers apology to abuse victims on 'dark day'CARDINAL'S ROLE: THE CATHOLIC primate, Cardinal Seán Brady, has apologised for the church failings outlined in the Cloyne report…Thu Jul 14 2011 - 01:00
IRA must not be let 'rewrite history'LEADERS' SPEECHES: THE IRA must not be allowed to rewrite history by disguising that it waged a “sectarian” campaign of murder…Wed Jul 13 2011 - 01:00
Robinson and McGuinness appeal for calm ahead of Orange paradesFIRST MINISTER Peter Robinson and Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness led calls for a peaceful Twelfth of July amid concerns…Tue Jul 12 2011 - 01:00
McKevitt loses appeal against Omagh judgmentFORMER REAL IRA leader Michael McKevitt and one of his former closest associates Liam Campbell have lost appeals against a court…Fri Jul 08 2011 - 01:00
Unionist MP offers to assist Afghan rulersDEMOCRATIC UNIONIST MP Jeffrey Donaldson, who engaged in talks in Baghdad and Finland with groupings central to the Iraqi conflict…Thu Jul 07 2011 - 01:00
Robinson demands publication of list of decommissioned weaponsFIRST MINISTER Peter Robinson has demanded that a list of all the weapons decommissioned by paramilitary organisations be published…Tue Jul 05 2011 - 01:00
Publication of arms list would be incendiaryANALYSIS: DECOMMISSIONING WAS the key issue that hampered political progress since the IRA and loyalist ceasefires of the 1990s…Tue Jul 05 2011 - 01:00
Alliance Party's first leader 'a statesman and a visionary'SIR OLIVER NAPIER, one of the founders and the first leader of the Alliance Party who has died aged 75, was described by the …Mon Jul 04 2011 - 01:00
Tensions rise over weekend on rioting and paradeSECTARIAN TENSIONS were heightened at the weekend after more disorder in east Belfast, a Parades Commission decision to permit…Mon Jul 04 2011 - 01:00
Politicians pay tribute to voice of broadcasting in the NorthWARM TRIBUTES from all shades of Northern society were paid yesterday to David Dunseith, one of the “great civilising” influences…Sat Jul 02 2011 - 01:00
Councillors asked to assist Iris Robinson inquiryCASTLEREAGH BOROUGH councillors have been asked to assist an inquiry into how Iris Robinson’s former lover, Kirk McCambley, was…Thu Jun 30 2011 - 01:00
Drugs and drink key factors in North's suicide rate, study findsDRINK AND drugs were significant contributors to the incidence of suicide and homicide in Northern Ireland, a study carried out…Thu Jun 30 2011 - 01:00
Police 'failed families' of those killed in UVF pub massacreTHERE WERE police failings in the investigation of the Ulster Volunteer Force attack on the Heights Bar in Loughinisland in 1994…Fri Jun 24 2011 - 01:00
RUC 'failed' NI massacre familiesThere were police failings in the investigation of the Ulster Volunteer Force attack on the Heights Bar in Loughinisland in 1994…Fri Jun 24 2011 - 01:00
North prison system 'not fit for purpose'NORTHERN IRELAND’S prisoner ombudsman Pauline McCabe made clear yesterday that the North’s prison system is “not fit for purpose…Fri Jun 24 2011 - 01:00
Sinister UVF figure a key catalyst of Belfast violenceANALYSIS: Sectarian tensions, lack of jobs and a supergrass have all ruptured the peace. At least one man must be stoppedThu Jun 23 2011 - 01:00
IRA blamed for 'sectarian slaughter' of 10 at KingsmillTHE PROVISIONAL IRA carried out the “purely sectarian” and “calculated slaughter” of 10 Protestants in south Armagh 35 years …Wed Jun 22 2011 - 01:00
Kingsmills gunmen 'sought to kill all'The Provisional IRA carried out the "purely sectarian" and "calculated slaughter" of 10 Protestants in Armagh 35 years ago in…Tue Jun 21 2011 - 01:00
Over half Catholics surveyed want North to stay in UKMORE THAN half of Catholics in Northern Ireland want the long-term future of the North to be as part of the United Kingdom, while…Mon Jun 20 2011 - 01:00
Magic in the air as Holywood hails a heroBedtimes were missed and eardrums assaulted as the home crowd at Holywood Golf Club watched their boyMon Jun 20 2011 - 01:00
IRA behind Kingsmills attack - reportTHE FAMILIES of the 10 Protestants murdered in the January 1976 Kingsmills massacre officially had it confirmed yesterday that…Fri Jun 17 2011 - 01:00
NI poll shows just 16% want Irish unitySome 52 per cent of Catholics in Northern Ireland want the long-term future of the North to be as part of the United Kingdom, …Fri Jun 17 2011 - 01:00
Rights group claims police watchdog not fit for purposeTHE INDEPENDENCE and effectiveness of Northern Ireland Police Ombudsman Al Hutchinson’s office has been questioned by the Belfast…Fri Jun 17 2011 - 01:00
NI Minister warns of uncertainty over tax cutTHE NORTH’S Minister for Finance Sammy Wilson has warned that lowering corporation tax must not be “debilitating” to the Northern…Wed Jun 15 2011 - 01:00
Sinn Féin wins byelection in record low turnoutSINN FÉIN Assembly member Paul Maskey has been returned as the new MP for West Belfast, but on a record low turnout for a Northern…Sat Jun 11 2011 - 01:00
Maskey a virtual certainty to retain SF seat in West BelfastSinn Féin supporters were this morning expecting to see their candidate Paul Maskey returned as the new MP for West Belfast, …Fri Jun 10 2011 - 01:00
Presbyterian moderator critical of effects of political correctnessEVERY PHILOSOPHY seems to be tolerated except the philosophy based on Jesus Christ, the moderator of the Presbyterian Church …Tue Jun 07 2011 - 01:00
Council clears Iris Robinson of wrongdoingIRIS ROBINSON has been cleared of any wrongdoing over how Castlereagh Borough Council awarded a contract to run the Lock Keeper…Sat May 28 2011 - 01:00
Nelson inquiry says RUC failed to protect murdered solicitorTHE RUC and the Northern Ireland Office (NIO) failed to take “reasonable and proportionate” steps to safeguard the life of murdered…Tue May 24 2011 - 01:00
Nelson inquiry critical of RUC and NIO failuresANALYSIS: The report into the murder of lawyer Rosemary Nelson found the RUC not guilty of collusion but guilty of a corporate…Tue May 24 2011 - 01:00
Robinson speaks of his 'delight' at wife's attendanceFIRST MINISTER Peter Robinson has spoken about his delight that his wife Iris could accompany him to the State dinner in Dublin…Fri May 20 2011 - 01:00
UDA leaders invited to wreath-layingLOYALISTS: SENIOR MEMBERS of the Ulster Defence Association (UDA) have been invited to attend Wednesday’s wreath-laying ceremony…Mon May 16 2011 - 01:00
Old Bailey bomber charged over dissident threats to policeMARIAN PRICE, secretary of the 32 County Sovereignty Movement, is to appear in court in Derry today charged in connection with…Mon May 16 2011 - 01:00
Boston College urged to remain silentA WRITER and a former IRA prisoner have urged Boston College to resist attempts to force the college to disclose information …Sat May 14 2011 - 01:00
Sinn Féin opts for education portfolioSINN FÉIN caused surprise yesterday when it decided to take the education portfolio in the new Northern Executive, which was …Sat May 14 2011 - 01:00
Allister's taunting unsettles AssemblyTHE FIRST meeting of the new Stormont Assembly returned Peter Robinson and Martin McGuinness as First Minister and Deputy First…Fri May 13 2011 - 01:00
Assembly set to gather amid acrimony over ministriesNORTHERN IRELAND’S fourth Assembly since the signing of the Belfast Agreement in 1998 gathers at Parliament Buildings, Stormont…Thu May 12 2011 - 01:00
UUP keeps just three seats on Belfast councilTHE SDLP and Alliance have deplored a decision by the DUP and the Ulster Unionist Party to strike a working pact at Castlereagh…Thu May 12 2011 - 01:00
Results raise leadership isssues for UUP and SDLPANALYSIS: Seat losses in council and Assembly elections mean both parties need a new sense of purposeWed May 11 2011 - 01:00
Parties to hold talks on forming executiveFIRST MINISTER Peter Robinson and Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness are due to engage in talks with the other party leaders…Tue May 10 2011 - 01:00
DUP and SF meet to decide when to appoint ExecutiveLEADERS' MEETING: PETER ROBINSON and Martin McGuinness are scheduled to meet at Stormont Castle today to decide when to appoint…Mon May 09 2011 - 01:00
Election results consolidate DUP and Sinn Féin's vice-like grip on powerANALYSIS : Robinson and McGuinness won by selling can-do politics – there are big economic challenges ahead and a budget to …Mon May 09 2011 - 01:00
