Omagh bomb trial set to open today in BelfastThe Omagh bomb trial, which was postponed earlier this month because of the illness of the main defence lawyer, is set to open…Mon Sept 25 2006 - 01:00
Key role of Scottish meeting stressed by HainNorthern Secretary Peter Hain made it clear last night that the Scottish talks next month, rather than the November 24th deadline…Fri Sept 22 2006 - 01:00
DUP pays high price for ban on councillorThe DUP's decision to try to ban a Sinn Féin councillor from a Christmas party has cost the party's nine members of Coleraine…Fri Sept 22 2006 - 01:00
Ruling on Orange parade criticisedSinn Féin and the SDLP have again clashed with the Parades Commission over its decision not to impose any restrictions on next…Thu Sept 21 2006 - 01:00
Senior loyalist condemns threats to Irish diplomatA senior figure in an organisation linked to the UDA has unreservedly condemned a loyalist death threat against Irish diplomat…Thu Sept 21 2006 - 01:00
Durkan criticises new DUP preconditionsSDLP leader Mark Durkan has accused the Democratic Unionist Party of engaging in a "pub crawl of preconditions" as DUP MP and…Thu Sept 21 2006 - 01:00
Paisley attaches more strings to SF dealDUP leader the Rev Ian Paisley appeared yesterday to impose new conditions on republicans before he would agree to share power…Wed Sept 20 2006 - 01:00
Drumcree rally ruling contestedSinn Féin, the SDLP and Garvaghy Road residents have asked the Parades Commission to review a decision not to impose any restrictions…Wed Sept 20 2006 - 01:00
SDLP condemns SF response to riotThe SDLP has criticised Sinn Féin's response to a riot in a nationalist area of north Belfast in which the PSNI said 11 of its…Tue Sept 19 2006 - 01:00
DUP to test water on sharing power with SFThe DUP will embark on a consultation process with grassroots supporters after next month's Scottish talks on the political process…Tue Sept 19 2006 - 01:00
Ahern and Blair expect deal on NorthTaoiseach Bertie Ahern and British prime minister Tony Blair, who meet at Chequers outside London this morning, still believe…Fri Sept 15 2006 - 01:00
Catholics fare less well in North - reportBelfast-based civil liberties group has criticised Northern Ireland direct rule ministers for specifically targeting social need…Fri Sept 15 2006 - 01:00
O'Loan rejects police leader's fierce criticismPolice Ombudsman Nuala O'Loan has defended herself after a fierce attack by the chairman of the North's Police Federation, Irwin…Thu Sept 14 2006 - 01:00
Ervine to challenge ruling on coalitionProgressive Unionist Party (PUP) leader David Ervine has said he plans to challenge a ruling by Assembly speaker Eileen Bell …Tue Sept 12 2006 - 01:00
Paisley disputes claim that IRA's 'war is over'Tony Blair will tomorrow receive his clearest indication to date of whether or not DUP leader the Rev Ian Paisley is prepared…Tue Sept 12 2006 - 01:00
Hain warns of consequences if North deal failsIt could take until 2009 for the next opportunity to achieve a power-sharing agreement in Northern Ireland if the political parties…Mon Sept 11 2006 - 01:00
Belfast Agreement will not be shelved, says MinisterMeasures will be taken to prevent political drift, including bringing forward British-Irish "partnership arrangements", if the…Sat Sept 09 2006 - 01:00
Business urged to help tackle organised crimeFormer head of MI5 Sir Stephen Lander told Northern Ireland business people in Belfast yesterday that they have a crucial obligation…Fri Sept 08 2006 - 01:00
Lawyer's illness holds up Omagh bomb trial in BelfastThe Omagh bomb trial, which was to have begun in Belfast yesterday, was postponed until later this month because of the illness…Thu Sept 07 2006 - 01:00
IMC to publish positive report on IRAThe Independent Monitoring Commission (IMC) will today confirm that the IRA is continuing to disavow paramilitarism and criminality…Wed Sept 06 2006 - 01:00
Integrated schools open in Belfast and TyroneTwo new integrated schools opened in Northern Ireland yesterday despite the refusal of the North's education minister Maria Eagle…Tue Sept 05 2006 - 01:00
GAA decision to deny tickets 'childish'Sinn Féin's chief negotiator Martin McGuinness has described as "childish" the GAA's decision not to make tickets available to…Sat Sept 02 2006 - 01:00
North parties may face 'hothouse' talksTaoiseach Bertie Ahern and British prime minister Tony Blair are considering holding "hothouse" talks with the North's parties…Wed Aug 30 2006 - 01:00
PSNI clash with St Brigid's to create a piece of sporting historyA small but significant piece of sporting history will be made at the end of this month when the PSNI's GAA team plays the St…Thu Aug 17 2006 - 01:00
Tensions ease after UDA dissident leaves the NorthFears of another bloody internal loyalist feud were partly allayed early yesterday after members of a UDA faction which had set…Fri Aug 04 2006 - 01:00
Spanish police criticisedThe parents of the Northern Ireland teenagers injured in the shoot-out between rival drugs gangs on Ibiza on Monday were highly…Thu Aug 03 2006 - 01:00
H-Block rally may defy GAA edictA GAA headquarters instruction that a H-Block commemoration rally in Casement Park in west Belfast must not take place at the…Wed Aug 02 2006 - 01:00
Empey calls for Irish consulate in BelfastThe Government should establish a consulate in Belfast, Sir Reg Empey, the leader of the Ulster Unionist Party, has urged after…Wed Aug 02 2006 - 01:00
New €585m roads planfor Northwill upgradeThe North's regional development minister David Cairns yesterday unveiled a £400 million (€585 million) scheme to upgrade roads…Tue Aug 01 2006 - 01:00
Trust's patients still at risk, says reportPatients being treated by the Sperrin Lakeland Trust are still at risk, although significant progress has been made since major…Tue Aug 01 2006 - 01:00
Arrested for murder of man beaten by mob and hit by carA man was being questioned by PSNI detectives last night in connection with the death of a man whom police originally thought…Mon Jul 31 2006 - 01:00
Fears of loyalist feud amid UDA strifeTensions between the mainstream Ulster Defence Association leadership and those loyal to two brothers expelled from the organisation…Mon Jul 31 2006 - 01:00
Trapped whale dies by injectionThe ordeal of a whale stranded in Larne Lough unable to escape to open sea finally came to an end yesterday evening when, after…Fri Jul 28 2006 - 01:00
State to pursue Sellafield plant closureThe Government is to press ahead with its legal attempt to compel the British government to close down its nuclear plant in Sellafield…Wed Jul 26 2006 - 01:00
Ahern urges need for immediate ceasefireThe Minister for Foreign Affairs has made it clear the Government wants an immediate cessation of hostilities in south Lebanon…Wed Jul 26 2006 - 01:00
SDLP voices 'profound concern' at CRJ schemesReaction: The British government's community restorative justice (CRJ) proposals announced yesterday are damaging to the rule…Wed Jul 26 2006 - 01:00
IRA 'adhering 100%' to promisesThe IRA leadership has eschewed paramilitary and also criminal activity and is working to prevent former or serving members carrying…Wed Jul 26 2006 - 01:00
Hanson postpones proposals for justice schemesThe British government has decided to postpone publishing definitive proposals on how community restorative justice (CRJ) schemes…Tue Jul 25 2006 - 01:00
O'Loan's concern at role of MI5Police Ombudsman Nuala O'Loan has expressed concern about how MI5 will be held accountable for its actions in Northern Ireland…Thu Jul 20 2006 - 01:00
DUP to boycott subcommittees designed to restore devolutionThe DUP will refuse to participate in two special Assembly subcommittees designed to help pave the way for a return to devolution…Thu Jul 20 2006 - 01:00
Hain will cut public offices if deadline missedNorthern Secretary Peter Hain will cut the number of departments running the North if the parties can't agree a deal to restore…Wed Jul 19 2006 - 01:00
Minister meets loyalist political organisationThe North's political development minister yesterday met political representatives of the UDA as SDLP and Sinn Féin politicians…Wed Jul 19 2006 - 01:00
Tender ship for 'Titanic' returns to BelfastThe SS Nomadic , one of the last links to the ill-fated Titanic , has returned to Belfast where it is planned to establish it…Tue Jul 18 2006 - 01:00
Charities' register to prevent fraudA charities commission and a register of charities are to be established in Northern Ireland to prevent paramilitaries exploiting…Tue Jul 18 2006 - 01:00
Sinn Féin says policing issue can be 'sorted out'Sinn Féin's justice spokesman Gerry Kelly said the policing issue can be resolved after Northern Secretary Peter Hain appealed…Tue Jul 18 2006 - 01:00
O'Loan censures police over pursuit policyPolice Ombudsman Nuala O'Loan has issued a report strongly critical of the PSNI's vehicle pursuit policy after a 19-year-old …Tue Jul 18 2006 - 01:00
SF leaders tell of contacts with PSNISinn Féin leaders including Gerry Adams yesterday elaborated on why the party had direct contact with the PSNI ahead of Wednesday…Fri Jul 14 2006 - 01:00
Powersharing with SF 'over our dead bodies', Paisley declaresDUP leader Ian Paisley at an Independent Orange Order demonstration in Co Antrim has said it would be "over our dead bodies" …Thu Jul 13 2006 - 01:00
Adams says secret burials 'a violation of human rights'Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams has stated that the secret burials of Jean McConville and the other "disappeared" were a violation…Wed Jul 12 2006 - 01:00
Paramilitary groups still involved in crime - reportAll paramilitary groupings are still involved in organised crime to support their organisations and for personal gain, the House…Thu Jul 06 2006 - 01:00
