RUC says devices were both hoaxesSECURITY forces carried out controlled explosions on suspicious devices in Belfast and Derry yesterday, but both packages were…Thu May 01 1997 - 01:00
Talks fail to end Maze prison disputeTALKS between prisoners' representatives and the Northern Ireland Office will resume this afternoon as the protest by loyalists…Thu May 01 1997 - 01:00
NLP faces a huge credibility leapIT'S one of only two parties contesting every seat in the Northern Ireland elections it has more women candidates than the Women…Wed Apr 30 1997 - 01:00
Economic disaster if union ends - TaylorBREAKING the union between Northern Ireland and Britain would result in massive emigration from the North, with the poorer sections…Wed Apr 30 1997 - 01:00
Loyalist inmates take over two H-blocks in protestsLOYALIST prisoners remained in control of two Maze Prison H-blocks last night after a day of protests over new security measures…Wed Apr 30 1997 - 01:00
Investigation begins after prison officer held by inmatesA PRISON officer was held at gunpoint at Northern Ireland's Maghaberry Prison yesterday by INLA men who were apparently protesting…Tue Apr 29 1997 - 01:00
Major dodges pitfalls in dug up streetCRITICS would say it was typical of John Major's political judgment that his Belfast walkabout took place in a street that was…Tue Apr 29 1997 - 01:00
Reject compromises on marches - PattonORANGEMEN throughout the North should follow the lead of the Co Antrim lodge in refusing to negotiate with community groups for…Sat Apr 26 1997 - 01:00
Maginnis calls apparent `de facto' ceasefire an insult to nationalistsAN apparent "de facto" IRA ceasefire in the North is an offence to unionists and a blatant insult to nationalists, according …Sat Apr 26 1997 - 01:00
Sinn Fein accuses BBC of censoring broadcastsSINN Fein says it will mount a High Court challenge in Belfast this morning to prevent what it says is censorship of its political…Fri Apr 25 1997 - 01:00
Unionism's two main camps keep sniping in their war of wordsTHE in-fighting between unionism's two main camps continued yesterday, with the DUP's Gregory Campbell accused of opportunism…Fri Apr 25 1997 - 01:00
Florist fails to say it with flowers for womenA FLORIST who didn't just say it with flowers on St Valentines Day drew complaints that its advertisements insulted women, according…Thu Apr 24 1997 - 01:00
Fishermen fear village saved in war could fall to EU quotaA PLAQUE on a wall in Newlyn Harbour commemorates the departure from the port in 1937 of a fishing boat bearing a petition to…Wed Apr 16 1997 - 01:00
Superbrits march up to Ally Pally to look down on the foul EurothreatYOU could have bottled the Dunkirk spirit at the Referendum Party's election rally yesterday, as Sir James Goldsmith unveiled…Mon Apr 14 1997 - 01:00
Ultimate baddie convicted despite lack of evidenceFOR a man whose name is a by-word for treachery, remarkably little is, known about the real life JudasSat Mar 29 1997 - 00:00
Daughter mourns `beautiful life' ended by collision with stolen carTHE daughter of a woman who died yesterday two days after she was thrown through a windscreen in a collision with a stolen car…Fri Mar 28 1997 - 00:00
McKenna will chair complaints board againMR Seamus McKenna SC has been reappointed chairman of the Garda Siochana Complaints Board, membership of which was announced …Fri Mar 28 1997 - 00:00
North England target of several IRA attacksDESPITE its large Irish population, Manchester and the surrounding area have been a popular target for the IRA in recent times…Thu Mar 27 1997 - 00:00
Spring outlines future foreign policy strategiesA CHANGE of government in advance of the Amsterdam EU summit in June would not greatly affect Ireland's negotiating stance as…Thu Mar 27 1997 - 00:00
Hurricane Bruton scatters financial handouts and poll seeds on home soil"RELAX" was John Bruton's response yesterday when anybody asked him about the general electionTue Mar 25 1997 - 00:00
Talks in health care disputeTHE Health Service Employers Association is to meet the trade union IMPACT on Thursday in an attempt to avert strike action next…Mon Mar 24 1997 - 00:00
American over-40s begin Irish sweetheart tourTHEY'RE over-40 (mostly), over their first marriages (mostly) and over here (again)Sat Mar 22 1997 - 00:00
Four Courts had all the gaiety of a hangingTHE morning after was a repeat of the night before but, with everybody renewed by a night's sleep, the Four Courts again had …Fri Mar 21 1997 - 00:00
Give me your answer, do drama has them moaning in the aisles at the Four CourtsAT THE end of a hearing which in the judge's words was not marked by "economies of scale", it was always likely that the jury…Thu Mar 20 1997 - 00:00
Heavyweights' last spat fails to materialiseIT was a bit like buying a ticket for Liverpool versus Manchester United and then finding yourself at a reserve match.Wed Mar 19 1997 - 00:00
Mr O'Higgins agrees to get juror to the church on timeIT ENDED with a whimper rather than a bang.Sat Mar 15 1997 - 00:00
Dunphy plays joker to poker faced SCHARDIMAN and Dunphy doesn't quite have the ring of a comic double act and, anyway, the senior counsel made it clear he wasn't…Fri Mar 14 1997 - 00:00
Curse of "Hot Press" strikes backIT WASN'T the kind of language you expect in the High Court: "Is it true you once phoned Fintan O'Toole and told him to watch…Thu Mar 13 1997 - 00:00
Waiting in vain for the witnessTHERE was a touch of the Gate Theatre's current production in Court No 4 yesterdayWed Mar 12 1997 - 00:00
Epic of the Mauler and Fireball concludedTHERE was little or no warning. It was just past 3 p.mSat Mar 08 1997 - 00:00
MacEntee proposal leads to talk of marriageTHE MINISTER for Social Welfare and counsel for the Sunday Independent have been getting to know each other very well lately, …Fri Mar 07 1997 - 00:00
Lev disappears into the Moscow nightPROINSIAS De Rossa was recalling a 1986 disarmament conference in North Korea. "It was quite boring, I have to sayThu Mar 06 1997 - 00:00
Experts differ on hieroglyphics of Proinsias's `Moscow letter' signatureTHE case so far has been dominated by the so-called "Moscow Letter"Wed Mar 05 1997 - 00:00
Groups criticise drugs plan for not going far enoughTHE Eastern Health Board's plan for treating drug abuse sufferers is a necessary fire brigade exercise but comes at a time when…Tue Mar 04 1997 - 00:00
EHB announces a £14m plan to tackle drug abuseTHE elimination of waiting lists for drug abuse treatment is the priority of a £14 million plan announced by the Eastern Health…Tue Mar 04 1997 - 00:00
Gloves off in libel case as De Rossa launches counterattack in courtTHE gloves came off on the third day of the Proinsias De Rossa libel action against the Sunday Independent, when exchanges frequently…Sat Mar 01 1997 - 00:00
Long march from national relivedMUCH of Proinsias De Rossa's late teenage years were spent marching, according to his evidence on the second day of his libel…Fri Feb 28 1997 - 00:00
Question of malice turns to talk of AliceIT WAS the same courtroom and the same judgeThu Feb 27 1997 - 00:00
Australian hospital to recruit Irish nursesAUSTRALIA'S largest private hospital is hoping to take on at least 30 Irish nurses in a recruitment drive later this year, a …Wed Feb 26 1997 - 00:00
Near empty courtroom witnesses the epilogueTHE last act of the Rocca-Ryan legal drama was played out in an almost empty courtroom and was over in five minutes.Sat Feb 22 1997 - 00:00
An hour of scholarly chaos and a knight to rememberTHERE wasn't room to swing a dead parrot in a University College Dublin theatre yesterday afternoon - an unusual situation when…Thu Feb 20 1997 - 00:00
Judgment seen as legal watershedTHE importance of the Supreme Court's ruling on the trial of a man for sexual abuse of his children in the 1960s and early 1970s…Thu Feb 20 1997 - 00:00
SDLP assails North's maternity pay levelsNORTHERN Ireland has the worst maternity pay and conditions in Europe, in spite of the EU Pregnancy Directive, according to an…Tue Feb 18 1997 - 00:00
Taoiseach is prepared to meet Bloody Sunday victims' familiesGOVERNMENT sources indicated yesterday that the Taoiseach, Mr Bruton, would be prepared to meet the families of those shot dead…Mon Feb 17 1997 - 00:00
Letters to North MPs reveal "official" date of British electionTWO NI MPs have received what appears to be official confirmation that the British general election will be on May 1st.Mon Feb 17 1997 - 00:00
Kiss for Rocca the only emotion after verdictTHE judge sent the jury out with three questions and a calculationFri Feb 14 1997 - 00:00
Linton at the centre of last day of evidenceMR David Marshall was trying hard to piece together the events at Blackhall Stud in March 1992, but prosecuting counsel was growing…Thu Feb 13 1997 - 00:00
Belfast singer takes lack of harmony in strideNOBODY told Van Morrison there'd be days like thisSat Feb 08 1997 - 00:00
`Trauma in travel' raises a laugh as tensions riseVAN Morrison was not among the crowd crammed into Court No 4, but he made an appearance in evidence on the second day of Michelle…Fri Feb 07 1997 - 00:00
