Parishioners start petition urging order to rescind Fr Troy's transferA GROUP of parishioners in north Belfast have started a petition urging the Passionist Order to rescind its decision to transfer…Wed Sept 03 2008 - 01:00
John Lewis considers outlet in SouthUK HOUSEHOLD goods chain John Lewis said it will consider building a giant outlet south of the Border if its application for …Fri Aug 29 2008 - 01:00
Music, poetry capture spirit of David HammondLIAM O'FLYNN played The Minstrel Boy on the uileann pipes at the opening of the service of thanksgiving for the life of David…Fri Aug 29 2008 - 01:00
Tributes paid to NI film-maker and broadcasterLiam O'Flynn played the “Minstrel Boy” on the uileann pipes at the opening of the service of thanksgiving for the life of David…Thu Aug 28 2008 - 01:00
Ennio Morricone performances to be highlight of Belfast festivalA COWBOY dressed in low-brimmed hat and poncho, with a six-gun slung at his side, stood outside Elmwood Hall yesterday where …Thu Aug 28 2008 - 01:00
Armagh violence enters 'new level' as shots fired at PSNIA NUMBER of shots were fired at a PSNI patrol in Craigavon, Co Armagh, in a day of violence which unionist and nationalist politicians…Wed Aug 27 2008 - 01:00
Belfast's Barnes sets sights on London 2012PADDY BARNES, the Belfast boxer who won bronze for Ireland in Beijing, has signalled his intention to do better in the London…Wed Aug 27 2008 - 01:00
Robinson warns of impact if Executive fails to meetTHE NORTH'S First Minister, Peter Robinson, has warned of "serious consequences" if the Northern Executive, which has not met…Wed Aug 27 2008 - 01:00
Two SF politicians attacked over bonfireTWO SINN Féin politicians were attacked by a group of young republicans in Ballymena, Co Antrim, yesterday in a row over a bonfire…Fri Aug 01 2008 - 01:00
UN committee urges abortion law reformA UNITED Nations committee has indicated support for extending the 1967 British abortion act to Northern Ireland, a suggestion…Fri Aug 01 2008 - 01:00
Three more held in Quinn murder caseTHREE MEN were arrested early yesterday in south Armagh in connection with last October's murder of 21-year-old Paul Quinn.Fri Aug 01 2008 - 01:00
Ireland must 'make room' for everyoneJOHN HEWITT SUMMER SCHOOL: MODERN IRELAND must be based on "making room" for everyone living on the island regardless of their…Thu Jul 31 2008 - 01:00
Republic birth rate higher than North, cross-Border report revealsTHE BIRTH RATE in the Republic is higher than in Northern Ireland, while a higher number of people in the North have used illegal…Thu Jul 31 2008 - 01:00
Orde criticised over secret talks with UDATHE ULSTER Unionist Party former security spokesman Lord (Ken) Maginnis has criticised PSNI chief constable Sir Hugh Orde for…Thu Jul 31 2008 - 01:00
Sectarian attack on youth teamPOLITICIANS AND football officials have deplored a sectarian attack on a Dublin soccer club competing in the Milk Cup in Coleraine…Wed Jul 30 2008 - 01:00
Six arrested in connection with Paul Quinn murderSIX MEN were arrested yesterday in separate "targeted" operations by the Garda and PSNI in connection with last October's murder…Wed Jul 30 2008 - 01:00
Heaney draws the crowds in Armagh to begin week of discourse and dramaJOHN HEWITT SUMMER SCHOOL SEAMUS HEANEY could make a lucrative living touring Ireland's proliferation of summer schoolsTue Jul 29 2008 - 01:00
Heightened state of alert over dissident republicansTHE PSNI, Garda Síochána and British and Irish security services remain on high alert against the threat from dissident republicans…Tue Jul 29 2008 - 01:00
Adams 'trying to collapse' AssemblyTHE SDLP has accused Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams of attempting to bring down the Northern Assembly by Christmas while manoeuvring…Mon Jul 28 2008 - 01:00
Executive standoff due to DUP's lack of leadership, Adams claimsSINN FÉIN president Gerry Adams made clear his view yesterday that the current standoff between his party and the Democratic …Fri Jul 25 2008 - 01:00
Conservatives and UUP in discussions on possible tie-inBRITISH TORY Party leader David Cameron has described dialogue between his party and the Ulster Unionist Party as an opportunity…Fri Jul 25 2008 - 01:00
SF-DUP deadlock blocking work, say MinistersSDLP AND Ulster Unionist Ministers have complained a stand-off between Sinn Féin and the DUP, which forced the cancellation of…Thu Jul 24 2008 - 01:00
CIRA threat to civil servants condemnedSENIOR NORTHERN politicians and trade union leaders have condemned a Continuity IRA threat against civil servants in Co Fermanagh…Thu Jul 24 2008 - 01:00
North plans £14m criminal assets recoveryTHE NORTHERN Ireland law enforcement agencies plan to recover at least £14 million (€17Wed Jul 23 2008 - 01:00
Search for remains of man killed in INLA dispute failsA NEW attempt to find the remains of 33-year-old Seamus Ruddy, murdered and believed buried in France by members of the Irish…Wed Jul 23 2008 - 01:00
Foster candidacy at odds with stance on dual mandateTHE NORTH'S DUP economy minister Arlene Foster is to stand in a byelection in Enniskillen in September notwithstanding a ministerial…Wed Jul 23 2008 - 01:00
Robinson disputes reporting of anti-gay commentsIRIS ROBINSON, the DUP MP and MLA for Strangford, has stated that remarks she is quoted as making to a House of Commons committee…Wed Jul 23 2008 - 01:00
Robinson says government must 'uphold God's law'IRIS ROBINSON, the DUP chairwoman of the Assembly health committee, has again come under fire after she said that the duty of…Fri Jul 18 2008 - 01:00
Search on for remains of 'disappeared' manFORENSIC EXPERTS charged with trying to find the remains of the "disappeared" victims of the Troubles are examining a site in…Thu Jul 17 2008 - 01:00
North bids to clarify legal status of abortionTHE DEPARTMENT of Health in Northern Ireland has embarked on a consultation process to try to establish clearly when abortions…Thu Jul 17 2008 - 01:00
DUP refuses to budge on Irish language ActTHE DUP has again insisted that it will block any attempt by Sinn Féin to introduce an Irish language Act in the Northern Assembly…Wed Jul 16 2008 - 01:00
Flashpoints averted as parades pass off peacefullyTHE ORANGE Order demonstrations over the Twelfth of July concluded without major incident with the most contentious of the parades…Mon Jul 14 2008 - 01:00
Bombardier to invest a record £500m in Belfast aircraft plantFIRST MINISTER Peter Robinson has described as “the most important investment in Northern Ireland for a generation” the decision…Mon Jul 14 2008 - 01:00
Orange Order and politicians hope for peaceful TwelfthORANGE ORDER leaders, police and politicians are hoping that as thousands of Orangemen prepare to march at numerous parades in…Sat Jul 12 2008 - 01:00
Criticism of Omagh trial acquittal rejected by chief justiceTHE LORD Chief Justice's office in the North has rejected criticism by two former British chief constables of a key element of…Thu Jul 10 2008 - 01:00
Feasibility study on wind and wave energy to involve North and ScotlandTHE IRISH and Scottish governments and the Northern Executive are co-operating on an initiative to assess the possibility of …Tue Jul 08 2008 - 01:00
Cost of inquiries into past killings 'hampering PSNI'THE COST of investigating killings that happened during the Troubles is "unsustainable" and is hampering current policing and…Tue Jul 08 2008 - 01:00
McGuinness welcomes Baghdad peace agreementDEPUTY FIRST Minister Martin McGuinness has welcomed the weekend signing in Baghdad by all the main Iraqi political parties of…Mon Jul 07 2008 - 01:00
Orange parade at Drumcree passes off peacefullyTHE ANNUAL Orange Order parade at Drumcree passed off peacefully again yesterday, with just some 350 Orangemen and bandsmen participating…Mon Jul 07 2008 - 01:00
Services 'at fault' in not assessing McElhill for threat riskTHE NORTH'S social services were at fault in failing to carry out an assessment in September last year as to whether Arthur McElhill…Wed Jul 02 2008 - 01:00
Northern Health Minister notes 'failings' over fire deathsTHE NORTH'S Health Minister Michael McGimpsey has acknowledged that there were failings on the part of the health and social …Wed Jul 02 2008 - 01:00
DUP softens stance on devolution of policingFIRST MINISTER Peter Robinson has suggested that a resolution of the policing and justice issue will require both Sinn Féin and…Tue Jul 01 2008 - 01:00
Zimbabwean lawyer tells of rights abusesINTERNATIONAL LAWYERS in Belfast yesterday heard from a Zimbabwean human rights lawyer of the threats facing her profession under…Tue Jul 01 2008 - 01:00
New Bishop of Down and Connor ordained at Belfast ceremonyMONSIGNOR NOEL Treanor was yesterday ordained as the new Bishop of Down and Connor to succeed Bishop Patrick Walsh, who has retired…Mon Jun 30 2008 - 01:00
Man who killed Billy Wright dies of cancerCHRISTOPHER “CRIP” McWilliams, the Irish National Liberation Army (INLA) member who killed Billy Wright in the Maze Prison almost…Mon Jun 30 2008 - 01:00
New Bishop of Down and Connor ordainedMonsignor Noel Treanor was today ordained as the new Bishop of Down and Connor to succeed Bishop Patrick Walsh who has retired…Sun Jun 29 2008 - 01:00
Sisters blame IRA, Sinn Féin for verdictREACTION: THE McCARTNEY sisters have queried why only two witnesses who were in Magennis's Bar in central Belfast when Robert…Sat Jun 28 2008 - 01:00
Men acquitted over 'frailties' in evidenceTHE VERDICT: THE THREE men charged in connection with the murder of Robert McCartney outside Magennis's Bar in central Belfast…Sat Jun 28 2008 - 01:00
Adams bypasses Garvaghy Road locals in secret talks with OrangemenSINN FÉIN president Gerry Adams has held secret talks with the Orange Order in Portadown without first informing the Garvaghy…Fri Jun 27 2008 - 01:00
Man found not guilty of McCartney murderThree men charged in connection with the murder of Robert McCartney outside Magennis’s Bar in central Belfast over three years…Fri Jun 27 2008 - 01:00
