'Tell them of the lovely day we have come to'BARONESS PAISLEY: BARONESS EILEEN Paisley described yesterday's official opening of the Battle of the Boyne site as a great …Wed May 07 2008 - 01:00
'Let us be friends, let us live in peace'BATTLE OF BOYNE: AHERN SPEECH: THE BATTLE of the Boyne site, which for so long was a symbol of division, would in time come …Wed May 07 2008 - 01:00
First Minister says everyone has responsibility to sustain peaceBATTLE OF BOYNE: PAISLEY SPEECH: THE NORTH'S First Minister, the Rev Ian Paisley, said yesterday that everyone on the island…Wed May 07 2008 - 01:00
IRA has left the stage, says Deputy First MinisterSINN FÉIN Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness has stated that he does not know whether the IRA army council remains in existence…Tue May 06 2008 - 01:00
Binge couple 'unlikely' to face neglect chargesTHE SAFETY and wellbeing of the three children of a Co Derry couple who were temporarily taken into care in Portugal must be …Tue May 06 2008 - 01:00
DUP denies pledge to McGuinness on control of policingTHE DUP has rejected a claim by Martin McGuinness that he received a personal commitment from senior DUP politicians that policing…Tue May 06 2008 - 01:00
Murder of Quinn 'not linked to' IRA leadersTHE IRA organisation did not kill Paul Quinn although "local members or former members" of the republican group were involved…Fri May 02 2008 - 01:00
McGuinness denies hearing of Enniskillen bomb planTHE NORTH'S Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness has dismissed as a "securocrat fantasy" allegations that he had prior knowledge…Tue Apr 22 2008 - 01:00
FF denies siding with SDLP against victimsFIANNA FÁIL has rejected a claim that the Taoiseach's decision to attend a fundraising function for the SDLP was tantamount to…Tue Apr 22 2008 - 01:00
Inquiry sought on RUC man's killingTHE SON of an RUC officer murdered by the IRA almost 20 years ago has called for a public inquiry into the killing after the …Wed Apr 16 2008 - 01:00
Robinson pledges to continue work with Government and McGuinnessTHE FUTURE DUP leader and first minister Peter Robinson has pledged to continue operating productively with the Government and…Tue Apr 15 2008 - 01:00
Thousands of finance jobs could move to the NorthBRIAN COWEN and Peter Robinson have described a new initiative to potentially transfer thousands of jobs originally earmarked…Tue Apr 15 2008 - 01:00
Leaders-in-waiting meet to announce investmentTÁNAISTE AND Fianna Fáil leader-designate Brian Cowen and the expected DUP first minister designate Peter Robinson meet in Belfast…Mon Apr 14 2008 - 01:00
Rosemary Nelson murder hearingsFULL HEARINGS into the 1999 murder of Lurgan solicitor Rosemary Nelson will open in Belfast tomorrow.Mon Apr 14 2008 - 01:00
EU funding for peace process will end soon, warns mediatorA LEADING mediator has warned that Northern Ireland must be prepared for the fact that special European Union financial support…Sat Apr 12 2008 - 01:00
Minister says lessons learned can be applied internationallyTHE GOVERNMENT has learned key lessons from the Northern peace process that can be applied internationally, the most important…Fri Apr 11 2008 - 01:00
Cowen, Robinson to hold first meetingTÁNAISTE AND Fianna Fáil leader- elect Brian Cowen and the likely next leader of the Democratic Unionist Party, Peter Robinson…Fri Apr 11 2008 - 01:00
Events will mark 10th anniversary of signing of the Belfast AgreementA NUMBER of events will be held in Northern Ireland, the Republic and the US in the coming days to mark the 10th anniversary …Wed Apr 09 2008 - 01:00
People must unite to confront thugs, says AdamsSINN FÉIN president Gerry Adams has said people in west Belfast must "get real" and understand that IRA is not going to return…Wed Apr 09 2008 - 01:00
New challenge for top Catholic officerTHERE WAS surprise when Peter Sheridan, the most senior Catholic officer in the PSNI said he was leaving the forceMon Apr 07 2008 - 01:00
Paisley praises leader who treated him like an equalNORTH REACTION: THE NORTH'S First Minister, the Rev Ian Paisley, and the Northern Secretary, Shaun Woodward, yesterday led what…Thu Apr 03 2008 - 01:00
Politicians warn of closing 96 North post officesCOMMUNITIES ACROSS the North will be adversely affected by a decision to close almost 100 post offices in Northern Ireland, politicians…Wed Apr 02 2008 - 01:00
Man stabbed in Belfast criticalA 32-YEAR-OLD man was critically ill in hospital last night after he was stabbed in Belfast city centre on Saturday following…Mon Mar 31 2008 - 01:00
Belfast version of Monopoly may not pass goHASBRO, THE maker of Monopoly, is to create a Belfast version of the popular board game in time for ChristmasSat Mar 29 2008 - 00:00
Loyalist marching season gets off to peaceful startTHE OPENING of the North's marching season passed off quietly yesterday, raising hopes that the summer parades will prove peaceful…Tue Mar 25 2008 - 00:00
McDonald presses Minister for public debate on treatySINN FÉIN MEP Mary Lou McDonald has challenged Minister for European Affairs Dick Roche to a public debate on the implications…Tue Mar 25 2008 - 00:00
Ferris says SF against visit by the queenTHE QUEEN of England would not be welcome on a state visit to the Republic of Ireland, Sinn Féin TD Martin Ferris said yesterday…Tue Mar 25 2008 - 00:00
Sinn Féin warns of DUP 'posturing'SINN FÉIN wants to work with the DUP but will resist "belligerent" posturing from "rejectionist" elements of the party, Sinn …Mon Mar 24 2008 - 00:00
Adams rejects criticism at murdered man's funeralSINN FÉIN president Gerry Adams, at the funeral of Frank "Bap" McGreevy in west Belfast on Saturday, has rejected what he called…Mon Mar 24 2008 - 00:00
PSNI question man on Dungannon deathPSNI DETECTIVES were last night questioning a 21-year-old man about what police said was a vicious assault that led to the death…Mon Mar 24 2008 - 00:00
West Belfast columnist critical of SF presidentA COLUMNIST in an influential west Belfast Sinn Féin-supporting newspaper, the Andersonstown News has launched what, for such…Fri Mar 21 2008 - 00:00
President says full devolution is key to royal visitPRESIDENT McALEESE, who met Queen Elizabeth in Belfast yesterday, has implicitly acknowledged that a visit to the Republic by…Thu Mar 20 2008 - 00:00
IRA says it is still striving for united IrelandTHE IRA in its annual Easter statement has said it remains committed to achieving a united Ireland.Thu Mar 20 2008 - 00:00
Queen in North for 3-day visitQUEEN ELIZABETH arrived in Northern Ireland yesterday evening for a three-day visit that also coincides with a visit to Belfast…Wed Mar 19 2008 - 00:00
Former IRA prisoner critically ill after assaultPSNI DETECTIVES are treating as attempted murder an assault on a former IRA prisoner in west Belfast which has left him critically…Mon Mar 17 2008 - 00:00
Less laughs expected as one Chuckle Brother exits stageANALYSIS: Expect a more brittle relationship between the DUP and Sinn Féin in the post-Paisley era.Wed Mar 12 2008 - 00:00
Sinn Féin and DUP hold talks in move to defuse tensionsSinn Fein president Gerry Adams and DUP deputy leader Peter Robinson held talks at Stormont yesterday in an attempt to defuse…Wed Mar 12 2008 - 00:00
Missing prisoner rearrested in BelfastA CONVICTED rapist and life-sentence prisoner who absconded while on a pre-release scheme this week was rearrested by the PSNI…Fri Mar 07 2008 - 00:00
DUP leader keeps low profile but denies he was pushedTHE REV Ian Paisley has said that as he prepared to lay down his "burden" of office as First Minister and DUP leader, the best…Thu Mar 06 2008 - 00:00
Fr Ó Peicín, Tory Island advocate, diesFR DIARMUID Ó Peicín, the Jesuit priest whose passionate campaigning in the 1980s ensured that Tory Island off Donegal did not…Wed Mar 05 2008 - 00:00
Crime not suspected in relation to missing coupleTHE PSNI says a crime is not suspected in relation to the disappearance of an elderly couple from Ballintoy Harbour in north …Tue Mar 04 2008 - 00:00
Call for strong stance on devolution of policingPOLICING: SINN FÉIN Junior Minister Gerry Kelly told delegates that they must not lose their nerve on the next big issue for…Mon Mar 03 2008 - 00:00
Unionist says collusion must be tackledSINN FÉIN ARDFHEIS: RAYMOND McCORD, the first unionist to address a Sinn Féin ardfheis, was warmly applauded last night when…Sat Mar 01 2008 - 00:00
Collusion in Gibraltar deaths - AdamsTHE GOVERNMENT, when Charles Haughey was taoiseach, provided information that led to the SAS killing three IRA members in Gibraltar…Thu Feb 28 2008 - 00:00
Donaldson to keep his distance in dealing with SFLAGAN VALLEY MP Jeffrey Donaldson has said he will not be cosying up to Sinn Féin in his new position as Northern Ireland junior…Wed Feb 27 2008 - 00:00
Ritchie promises 5,250 new houses in North by 2011A RADICAL set of measures to tackle the housing waiting list in Northern Ireland, including the creation of an "eco-village", …Wed Feb 27 2008 - 00:00
Paisley to name replacement in son's role todayThe new Democratic Unionist Party junior minister to replace Ian Paisley junior is expected to be announced in the Assembly today…Tue Feb 26 2008 - 00:00
DUP rebukes Bloody Sunday remarkTHE DEMOCRATIC Unionist Party has criticised a comment by the North's Deputy First Minister, Martin McGuinness, that he would…Mon Feb 25 2008 - 00:00
Majority back devolution of policingSix out of 10 people in Northern Ireland, including a majority of DUP supporters, favour the proposed devolution of responsibility…Sat Feb 23 2008 - 00:00
Complaint made over Paisley employing his sonThe Westminster parliamentary standards commissioner is examining a complaint about the North's First Minister, the Rev Ian Paisley…Fri Feb 22 2008 - 00:00
