Government to reflect carefully on Eames-Bradley, says MartinTHE GOVERNMENT will reflect on the Eames-Bradley report on dealing with the past before deciding on the way forward, Minister…Fri Jan 30 2009 - 00:00
Eames says £12,000 is a way to tell families 'sorry for your troubles'PAYMENTS: THE PROPOSED £12,000 (€13,000) payment to the families of everyone killed in the Troubles has been described as a …Thu Jan 29 2009 - 00:00
Troubles legacy proposals to cost £300mTHE CONSULTATIVE Group on the Past has defended the proposed £12,000 payment to the relatives of everyone killed in the Troubles…Wed Jan 28 2009 - 00:00
Presbyterians urged to petition BrownTHE PRESBYTERIAN moderator Dr Donald Patton has urged church members to petition the British prime minister Gordon Brown for …Mon Jan 26 2009 - 00:00
Proposals on legacy of the Troubles to get a 'fair wind'JUSTICE: THE SDLP will give the Eames-Bradley proposals on dealing with the legacy of the Troubles a “fair wind”, the SDLP Assembly…Mon Jan 26 2009 - 00:00
£12,000 payment plan for all killed in Troubles criticisedTHE EAMES-BRADLEY Consultative Group on the Past has proposed a £12,000 payment to the next-of-kin of those killed during the…Sat Jan 24 2009 - 00:00
Sisters deny Hamill provoked assaultTWO SISTERS who were with Robert Hamill the night he was fatally assaulted in Portadown have denied suggestions he was part of…Fri Jan 23 2009 - 00:00
Nelson's killers 'known to RUC' soon after attackTHE NAMES of the Loyalist Volunteer Force gang members who killed Lurgan solicitor Rosemary Nelson in a booby-trap car bomb attack…Thu Jan 22 2009 - 00:00
Victims' relatives will tell Brown to support cross-Border inquiryRELATIVES OF the Omagh bomb victims will tell British prime minister Gordon Brown next month that he must support their calls…Thu Jan 22 2009 - 00:00
RUC dismissed report of threats against NelsonFORMER RUC chief constable Sir Ronnie Flanagan dismissed a human rights report complaining of an alleged police assault and death…Wed Jan 21 2009 - 00:00
Ex-NI police chief denies calling murdered solicitor 'immoral'FORMER RUC and PSNI chief constable Sir Ronnie Flanagan has denied that he described the murdered Lurgan solicitor Rosemary Nelson…Tue Jan 20 2009 - 00:00
Observed prisoner took his own lifePRISON OFFICERS were chatting, watching television, using a computer and smoking while on a CCTV monitor closeby a prisoner could…Sat Jan 10 2009 - 00:00
Engineering firm lays off 260 workersA CO ANTRIM engineering firm is laying off 260 workers a month after it laid off a further 180 employees.Fri Jan 09 2009 - 00:00
Damning report on Maghaberry Prison expectedTHE PRISONER Ombudsman for Northern Ireland, Pauline McCabe, is today expected to publish a damning report on the running of …Fri Jan 09 2009 - 00:00
Ógra SF criticised for ambush site visitAN SDLP councillor has pulled out of an Ógra Shinn Féin weekend conference in Newcastle, Co Down, because he said it glorified…Fri Jan 09 2009 - 00:00
Scratch from dog in Africa may have infected rabies victimLISA MCMURRAY, the Belfast woman who died of rabies on Tuesday evening, had no suspicion that she was in danger despite having…Thu Jan 08 2009 - 00:00
BBC correspondent resolves complaintsBBC NORTHERN Ireland's health correspondent Dot Kirby has agreed with the BBC a resolution of complaints she made to the North…Wed Jan 07 2009 - 00:00
Hamill inquiry confident of finding truth behind murderTHE INQUIRY into the 1997 murder of Robert Hamill, of which public hearings begin in Belfast next Tuesday, is convinced it will…Wed Jan 07 2009 - 00:00
Donaldson says President trying to 'rewrite history' over British recruitsDUP JUNIOR Minister Jeffrey Donaldson has accused President Mary McAleese of seeking to "rewrite history" by emphasising the …Tue Jan 06 2009 - 00:00
Hibernia Atlantic wins €32m contractTHE COMMUNICATIONS minister Eamon Ryan and the North’s Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster have announced the awarding of a £30…Tue Jan 06 2009 - 00:00
War is no path to peace, Fisk tells meetingTHE REFUSAL of the American and British governments to condemn Israel for its actions in Gaza convinced people that they were…Tue Jan 06 2009 - 00:00
Pastor criticises Ruane for cutbacksA PROTESTANT clergyman has accused the North's Education Minister Caitriona Ruane of turning her back on young people living …Sat Jan 03 2009 - 00:00
Police question man after fatal NI fireA MAN was being questioned by PSNI detectives last night following a suspected arson attack on the outskirts of Banbridge, Co…Tue Dec 30 2008 - 00:00
€1m grant for Presbyterian HQTHE NORTHERN Ireland Environment Agency is providing €1 million towards the €4 million cost of repairing the Presbyterian Church…Tue Dec 30 2008 - 00:00
Pilots in warning on blinding effects of lasersIRISH PILOTS have warned that "sooner or later somebody will be killed" if there is not an island-wide concerted crackdown on…Mon Dec 29 2008 - 00:00
Death in Newry treated as suspiciousPSNI DETECTIVES were last night trying to determine whether an 81-year-old woman whose body was found in her home in Newry, Co…Sat Dec 27 2008 - 00:00
Virtual racers given reality check by adsTHE DEPARTMENT of the Environment in the North has launched a “virtual” and “pioneering” project to try to persuade young people…Wed Dec 24 2008 - 00:00
Wilson approves £267m hospital for EnniskillenDUP ENVIRONMENT Minister Sammy Wilson, has given the go-ahead for a £267 million (€281 million) 312-bed acute hospital outside…Wed Dec 24 2008 - 00:00
PSNI searching for family's kidnappersPOLICE WERE last night hunting for a gang who kidnapped a woman and her two children and forced her partner to take a substantial…Fri Dec 19 2008 - 00:00
Jack's back as North's favourite nameJACK AND Katie are again the most popular baby names in Northern Ireland, according to the latest official statisticsThu Dec 18 2008 - 00:00
100,000 families get £150 to pay electric billTHE NORTHERN Executive has agreed £70 million (€78 million) in measures to alleviate financial hardship, including a one-off …Tue Dec 16 2008 - 00:00
Woman is treated for rabiesA WOMAN who is being treated at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast is suffering from rabies, it has been officially confirmed…Tue Dec 16 2008 - 00:00
Tory link adds a dash to UUP annual conferenceANALYSIS : Reg Empey appears to have hitched his Ulster Unionist wagon to a star in Brand CameronMon Dec 08 2008 - 00:00
Cameron vows support for union of NI with BritainCONSERVATIVE LEADER: CONSERVATIVE LEADER David Cameron told the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) conference that he would never be…Mon Dec 08 2008 - 00:00
Inquiries cost £5m a year - PSNIRESEARCH FOR a number of public inquiries in Northern Ireland is costing the police more than £5 million each year to carry out…Fri Dec 05 2008 - 00:00
Orde applies to be head of London forcePSNI CHIEF Constable Sir Hugh Orde has confirmed that he has applied to be next head of the Metropolitan Police in London.Tue Dec 02 2008 - 00:00
Murder inquiry told Nelson was IRA 'terrorist'THE INQUIRY into the murder of Rosemary Nelson has been told the solicitor was an IRA "terrorist" who had an affair with one …Tue Dec 02 2008 - 00:00
West Belfast lacks support, says former IDA chiefFORMER HEAD of the IDA Padraic White has complained about the lack of official support for west Belfast and greater Shankill …Sat Nov 29 2008 - 00:00
Sadness envelops Co Down as three policemen are buriedTHREE OF the four policemen killed in the car crash near Warrenpoint on Sunday - all of them from south Down, all based at Kilkeel…Thu Nov 27 2008 - 00:00
Goggins urged act on PSNI shortfallPOLICING BOARD members have urged the North's direct-rule security minister Paul Goggins to plug a multi-million-pound hole in…Wed Nov 26 2008 - 00:00
DUP leader says private assurances givenTHE REPUBLICAN leadership has privately assured Peter Robinson that the IRA is permanently out of business, the DUP First Minister…Mon Nov 24 2008 - 00:00
Death of ex-UDA figure not treated as suspicious by PSNIFORMER SENIOR UDA figure in north Belfast Ihab Shoukri has been found dead in a house on the outskirts of the city.Mon Nov 24 2008 - 00:00
Four PSNI officers killed after vehicle hits wallFOUR POLICEMEN died early yesterday morning following a single-vehicle crash in Co Down in a weekend that saw a total of seven…Mon Nov 24 2008 - 00:00
Brown frees up £900m in funds as NI Executive meetsTHE NORTHERN Executive finally returned to work yesterday armed with a £900 million (€1,125 million) financial deal from British…Fri Nov 21 2008 - 00:00
Dissident threat to PSNI highlightedA SENIOR PSNI officer was forced to pull out of a major drugs conference in Belfast yesterday because of the threat to his police…Thu Nov 20 2008 - 00:00
DUP, Sinn Féin reach deal on policing, justiceTHE DUP and Sinn Féin have reached a deal on policing and justice that will allow the Northern Executive to reconvene tomorrow…Wed Nov 19 2008 - 00:00
AG nominee Larkin a former DUP adviserPROF JOHN Larkin, whom Peter Robinson and Martin McGuinness have agreed should be the Northern Ireland Attorney General when …Wed Nov 19 2008 - 00:00
Troubles inquiry in shortfallTHE HISTORICAL Enquiries Team (HET), which is investigating almost 3,300 unresolved killings in the Troubles, is facing a serious…Sat Nov 15 2008 - 00:00
Stone convicted of attempting to murder SF leadersLOYALIST PARAMILITARY Michael Stone continued to plead his innocence yesterday as he was convicted of attempting to murder Gerry…Sat Nov 15 2008 - 00:00
Allister criticises 'flawed' DUP coalition with SFDUP LEADER Peter Robinson must face reality, accept that mandatory coalition does not work and part from "Sinn Féin/IRA", MEP…Mon Nov 10 2008 - 00:00
