Hume calls for the peace process to be kept goingThe SDLP leader, Mr John Hume, said politicians had to face reality and find a way out of the political stalemate caused by yesterday…Fri Jul 16 1999 - 01:00
Adams says amendments are `greatest blunder'The Sinn Fein leadership reacted angrily to British government amendments to failsafe legislation designed to ease the internal…Thu Jul 15 1999 - 01:00
Orange solidarity doesn't stretch to sharing a drinkIt's not just mad dogs and Englishmen who go out in the midday sunTue Jul 13 1999 - 01:00
Unionists still balking at Way Forward proposalsThe Ulster Unionist Party, in the face of mounting local and international pressure, has continued to balk at the proposals in…Wed Jul 07 1999 - 01:00
Residents pressed to allow paradeThe Taoiseach, Mr Ahern, and the British Prime Minister, Mr Tony Blair, have exerted pressure on the Garvaghy Road group to allow…Mon Jul 05 1999 - 01:00
Rubicon has been crossed to potential security - AhernMr Tony Blair described the British and Irish joint paper as a "historic opportunity" to bring peace to the people of Northern…Sat Jul 03 1999 - 01:00
Pressure grows on UUP and SF to bridge the gapThe Ulster Unionist Party in particular and Sinn Fein were under intense pressure late last night from the British and Irish …Fri Jul 02 1999 - 01:00
Waiting on seismic shift to begin long journey into political unknownBairbre de Brun effectively was telling the world in English, Irish and French-language interviews that Sinn Fein had jumped, …Fri Jul 02 1999 - 01:00
Sinn Fein leader indicates significant `shift' in republican position on armsAs the midnight deadline for agreement passed at Stormont the two governments were embarking on the final round of negotiations…Thu Jul 01 1999 - 01:00
Confident Paisleys pray for failureGod is on the side of those who want the Belfast Agreement to experience rigor mortis, according to the DUPThu Jul 01 1999 - 01:00
General de Chastelain's report expected todayThere was talk of "real progress" at Stormont last night as the Taoiseach and the British Prime Minister prepared to embark on…Wed Jun 30 1999 - 01:00
Hoping it will all be right by tonightA temporary media village was being created. Scaffolding hammered into place, tents and marquees being built around itWed Jun 30 1999 - 01:00
Blair `more optimistic' on settlement despite little early progress in talksAs the Taoiseach and the British Prime Minister continue their push today for a deal on decommissioning and the formation of …Tue Jun 29 1999 - 01:00
UUP to raise IRA ceasefire status at today's talksThe Ulster Unionist Party is to raise the state of the IRA ceasefire during today's round of talks at StormontTue Jun 29 1999 - 01:00
Ahern, Blair say SF committed to decommissioningThe Taoiseach, Mr Ahern, and British Prime Minister, Mr Tony Blair, have said Sinn Fein is committed to the principle of decommissioning…Sat Jun 26 1999 - 01:00
Focus shifts to de Chastelain as parties harden position on decommissioning issueThe parties central to breaking the logjam over decommissioning and the formation of an executive were setting out firm negotiating…Fri Jun 25 1999 - 01:00
De Chastelain seeks commitments on armsGen John de Chastelain has launched an initiative implicitly aimed at persuading Sinn Fein to secure a commitment from the IRA…Thu Jun 24 1999 - 01:00
Blair in effort to resolve parade standoffThe British Prime Minister, Mr Tony Blair, has added his weight to the efforts to resolve the longstanding Drumcree standoff …Wed Jun 16 1999 - 01:00
Short, sharp, reality check for central players in decommissioning deadlockThe British Prime Minister, Mr Tony Blair, arrived in Belfast to impose a short, sharp, reality check on the central players …Wed Jun 16 1999 - 01:00
Paisley beats Hume and tops poll by 2,000 votesThe nationalist-unionist battle to top the poll in the European election in Northern Ireland was won for the fifth time in succession…Tue Jun 15 1999 - 01:00
Ervine savours win in grudge matchIt was evident at the European election count centre in Belfast yesterday that whatever about the Paisley-Hume contest the real…Tue Jun 15 1999 - 01:00
Trimble sues for libel as book sold on InternetThe North's First Minister, Mr David Trimble, has begun libel proceedings against Amazon UK, which sells through the Internet…Mon Jun 14 1999 - 01:00
Body in sheet found by road in ArmaghRUC detectives last night began a murder inquiry after a man's body, wrapped in a blood-stained sheet, was found on the roadside…Mon Jun 14 1999 - 01:00
Politicians prepare for critical talks on arms issueAs the Northern Ireland European election count gets under way in Belfast today, politicians are bracing themselves for an intense…Mon Jun 14 1999 - 01:00
Trimble predicts Nicholson winThe Ulster Unionist Party leader, Mr David Trimble, has expressed concern about unionist voter apathy in the European Parliament…Sat Jun 12 1999 - 01:00
Adams says violence filling the political vacuum in NILoyalist violence is increasingly filling the political vacuum, the Sinn Fein leader, Mr Gerry Adams, has said after a spate …Tue Jun 08 1999 - 01:00
Portadown victim of pipe-bomb is buriedProtestants and Catholics gathered at a church in Portadown, Co Armagh, yesterday to mourn Ms Elizabeth O'Neill (59), a woman…Tue Jun 08 1999 - 01:00
UDA suspected of shooting despite protest of innocenceLoyalist politicians linked to the UDA and UVF have denied that either paramilitary group shot and injured a Catholic workman…Thu May 13 1999 - 01:00
NI solicitors overturn council's decision on Finucane inquiryNorthern Ireland solicitors have "overwhelmingly" overturned a decision of its ruling council by passing a motion calling for…Wed May 12 1999 - 01:00
RUC seeks help to find Fegan's killersThe RUC has appealed for public assistance in apprehending the killers of Newry drugs-dealer Brendan "Speedy" FeganTue May 11 1999 - 01:00
Hermon claim that lawyer had IRA links denied by SFSinn Fein has deplored an assertion by the former RUC chief constable, Sir John Hermon, that murdered Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane…Tue May 11 1999 - 01:00
New-look revolutionaries take to the RDS tearoomsFor a brief moment we thought we'd landed in the Fianna Fail rather than the Sinn Fein ArdfheisMon May 10 1999 - 01:00
Speakers critical of accord delayRepublicans are "sick of waiting" for the Belfast Agreement to be implemented, Mr Martin McGuinness told the ard-fheisMon May 10 1999 - 01:00
Adams seeks deadline on implementing pactThe Sinn Fein president, Mr Gerry Adams, has called on the British and Irish governments to set a deadline for the implementation…Sat May 08 1999 - 01:00
Seminar hears opinion on future of legal systemIt is vital to create a criminal justice system in Northern Ireland that is acceptable to the broad community, according to Mr…Fri May 07 1999 - 01:00
UVF would be keen to decommission, says HutchinsonThe Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) has shifted dramatically from its position that it might never decommission weaponsFri May 07 1999 - 01:00
Trimble has `constructive' meeting with Mac ConnaithThe North's First Minister, Mr David Trimble, and the head of the Garvaghy Road Residents' Coalition, Mr Breandan Mac Connaith…Wed May 05 1999 - 01:00
Trimble to meet Garvaghty leaderMr David Trimble and the head of the Garvaghy Road Residents' Coalition, Mr Breandan Mac Cionnaith, are to finally formally meet…Sat May 01 1999 - 01:00
Maginnis stands by remarks on FinucaneThe Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ms Liz O'Donnell, has issued a statement asking the UUP security spokesman, Mr Ken…Sat May 01 1999 - 01:00
Public `demanding' dialogue on paradesThe general public is demanding dialogue between loyalist and nationalist groups to resolve contentious parades, the chairman…Fri Apr 30 1999 - 01:00
Unionist links lawyer to IRAThe Ulster Unionist Party security spokesman, Mr Ken Maginnis, has claimed that murdered Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane was "…Fri Apr 30 1999 - 01:00
Hume's 30-year career honouredThe SDLP faithful turned out in strength in Belfast last night to celebrate the 30-year political career of party leader and …Thu Apr 29 1999 - 01:00
Widow will not assist inquiryThe widow of murdered Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane has said she will not co-operate with the inquiry into his killing led by…Wed Apr 28 1999 - 01:00
Software centre promises 225 new jobs for BelfastA new computer software centre in Belfast will create 225 jobs in the next three years, the North's economy minister, Mr Adam…Wed Apr 28 1999 - 01:00
Blair may meet pro-agreement party leaders tomorrowMr Tony Blair may meet pro agreement party leaders in London tomorrow ahead of possible meetings next week to be chaired by him…Wed Apr 28 1999 - 01:00
`Vehicle' of agreement is stationary, says AdamsThe relentless fault-finding over who is responsible for stalling the implementation of the Belfast Agreement continued yesterday…Sat Apr 24 1999 - 01:00
Police body hears of report `backlash'The barrister at the centre of an investigation into alleged RUC death threats against the murdered Lurgan solicitor, Ms Rosemary…Sat Apr 24 1999 - 01:00
Public angry at obduracy of SF and UUP, says McGradyThere is mounting community anger and frustration as Sinn Fein and the Ulster Unionist Party repeat "the mantras" about who is…Fri Apr 23 1999 - 01:00
Job disparity in North `a blight'The current situation where Catholics are twice as likely to be unemployed as Protestants is a blight on the Northern social, …Wed Apr 21 1999 - 01:00
Neeson calls on parties to `lift veto on progress'The people of Northern Ireland will not easily forgive any politicians who allow the Belfast Agreement to collapse, the Alliance…Mon Apr 19 1999 - 01:00
