Blanket dissent in the ranksNORTHERN IRELAND: Good Friday: The Death of Irish Republicanism By Anthony McIntyre Ausubo Press (New York), 322pp, $21.95Sat Nov 1 2008 - 00:00
Morrison conviction quashedA CONVICTION against Sinn Féin’s former director of publicity Danny Morrison of falsely imprisoning an IRA informer in 1990 was…Sat Oct 25 2008 - 01:00
Sinn Féin parade protest gets approvalSINN FÉIN was last night given the go-ahead by the Parades Commission to stage a protest against a welcome home parade for British…Fri Oct 24 2008 - 01:00
SF criticised over soldiers parade planSINN FÉIN has been criticised for organising a protest against the homecoming parade for the British soldiers who have returned…Mon Oct 20 2008 - 01:00
British PM to face renewed pressure over alleged Omagh phone interceptsIRISH AND BRITISH parliamentarians today are due to exert further pressure on British prime minister Gordon Brown to force the…Mon Oct 20 2008 - 01:00
UVF denies guns cache is part of its arsenalTHE ULSTER Volunteer Force (UVF) has denied that over 80 weapons and 10,000 rounds of ammunition discovered in north Belfast …Sat Oct 18 2008 - 01:00
McQueen wins plaudits for 'humanity''Hunger' premiere: award-winning film recalls final weeks of Bobby SandsFri Oct 17 2008 - 01:00
North records biggest increase in numbers on dole in 22 yearsTHE NUMBER of people claiming the dole in Northern Ireland has risen by 1,200, the biggest increase in 22 years, according to…Thu Oct 16 2008 - 01:00
Disclosure of Omagh information demandedNORTHERN IRELAND politicians have demanded the British and Irish security services release all information that could assist …Wed Oct 15 2008 - 01:00
Allister and UUP agree strategy for Euro pollTHE ULSTER Unionist Party has agreed an "electoral strategy" with MEP Jim Allister's Traditional Unionist Voice Party to try …Tue Oct 14 2008 - 01:00
Sinn Féin and DUP still deadlockedTHE NORTH'S First Minister Peter Robinson has described the Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams as a "sad spectacle"Mon Oct 13 2008 - 01:00
SF and DUP impasse inciting extremistsPUP ANNUAL CONFERENCE: THE FAILURE of the DUP and Sinn Féin to help run a properly functioning Northern Executive is playing…Mon Oct 13 2008 - 01:00
Tributes as McGuinness's mother diesPETER ROBINSON led the condolences in the Assembly yesterday that were offered to Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness on …Tue Oct 7 2008 - 01:00
Pro-choice group to lobby Westminster MPsFORTY MEMBERS of the Alliance for Choice group from Northern Ireland are to travel to London tomorrow to lobby MPs and peers …Tue Oct 7 2008 - 01:00
Fermanagh roadside bomb linked to dissident republicansA ROADSIDE bomb in Fermanagh could have killed indiscriminately, according to the PSNITue Oct 7 2008 - 01:00
Foster pledges to pursue renewable energy targetsTHE NORTH'S Energy Minister, Arlene Foster, has pledged that with Northern Ireland so hugely dependent on imports to meet its…Sat Oct 4 2008 - 01:00
Adams calls some elements in DUP 'bigots'The standoff between Sinn Féin and the DUP was exacerbated last night after Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams told an American …Sat Oct 4 2008 - 01:00
Sinn Féin blocks meeting of ExecutiveTHE NORTH-SOUTH Ministerial Council meeting scheduled for today in Armagh was cancelled yesterday after Sinn Féin again blocked…Fri Oct 3 2008 - 01:00
Adams challenges Robinson claim over timeframe for devolutionSINN FÉIN president Gerry Adams has challenged First Minister Peter Robinson's argument that the public confidence does not exist…Tue Sep 30 2008 - 01:00
Half of students say rape victims who flirt culpableCLOSE TO half of Northern Ireland students believe that women rape victims who had acted flirtatiously or failed to say "no" …Tue Sep 30 2008 - 01:00
Robinson and McGuinness to meet over deadlockPETER ROBINSON and Martin McGuinness are due to hold further talks this week in an attempt to break the deadlock over policing…Mon Sep 29 2008 - 01:00
Adams directs call for truth commission to republicansSINN FÉIN president Gerry Adams has called for the creation of an independent international truth commission to deal with the…Mon Sep 29 2008 - 01:00
Greens warn of return to conflictTHERE IS a real danger that the North could slip back to conflict if the current stand-off between Sinn Féin and the DUP is not…Mon Sep 29 2008 - 01:00
Robinson will not be 'bullied' on policingFIRST MINISTER and DUP leader Peter Robinson has stated that policing and justice powers “will be” devolved to the Northern Executive…Sat Sep 27 2008 - 01:00
SF and SDLP trade recriminations as stand-off over Executive continuesSINN FÉIN and the SDLP continued their recriminations yesterday as the British and Irish governments and the main parties weighed…Sat Sep 20 2008 - 01:00
North-South ministerial meeting called offA NORTH-SOUTH Ministerial Council sectoral meeting scheduled for Co Cavan today was the first casualty of the cancellation of…Fri Sep 19 2008 - 01:00
SF holding out for timeframe on policing before Executive meetsSINN FÉIN leaders Gerry Adams and Martin McGuinness were last night holding out for some form of commitment on a timeframe for…Thu Sep 18 2008 - 01:00
Omagh group to sue GCHQ unless IRA tapes releasedLAWYERS FOR the Omagh bomb victims will take legal action against GCHQ if the British security intelligence monitoring agency…Wed Sep 17 2008 - 01:00
DUP rejects Brown's call for policing deadlineTHE DUP has insisted that “not one iota has changed” over its opposition to the immediate transfer of policing and justice powers…Wed Sep 17 2008 - 01:00
Brown to urge Sinn Féin and DUP to end stand-offBRITISH PRIME minister Gordon Brown is today expected to urge Sinn Féin and the DUP to end a stand-off that is threatening the…Tue Sep 16 2008 - 01:00
MLAs condemn dissidents after bomb found concealed in hedge in ArmaghASSEMBLY MEMBERS have condemned dissident republican activity following two incidents in south Armagh over recent days, one of…Tue Sep 16 2008 - 01:00
Families seek Omagh intelligence recordsLAWYERS REPRESENTING relatives of the Omagh bomb victims are to press Britain's special security intelligence monitoring agency…Tue Sep 16 2008 - 01:00
British agency tracked calls of Omagh bombersBRITAIN'S SPECIAL security intelligence monitoring agency, GCHQ, intercepted mobile telephone calls of the Omagh bombers on the…Mon Sep 15 2008 - 01:00
DUP warns SF it will trigger crisis if Executive fails to meet this weekTHE DUP has warned that if Sinn Féin again blocks a meeting of the Executive on Thursday it will be deliberately triggering a…Mon Sep 15 2008 - 01:00
Sam has part to play in funding St Brigid'sSAM MAGUIRE is going on sale in south Belfast tonight as part of a £100-a-head fundraising dinner to mark the opening of the …Fri Sep 12 2008 - 01:00
SDLP queries bar on people from Republic advising WilsonTHE SDLP has queried why the North's Environment Minister Sammy Wilson has banned people from the Republic serving on his advisory…Thu Sep 11 2008 - 01:00
Call to end political stand-off in NorthSINN FÉIN and the DUP were yesterday urged to end their stand-off so that the Northern Executive and Assembly can address issues…Thu Sep 11 2008 - 01:00
Transfer of justice powers would help stability in the North, says ManserghTHE TRANSFER of policing and justice powers to the Northern Executive would help to consolidate political stability in Northern…Sat Sep 6 2008 - 01:00
Garda hold man over murder of Paul QuinnA MAN in his 50s was being questioned by Garda detectives in Monaghan last night about the murder last October of 21-year-old…Fri Sep 5 2008 - 01:00
Adams says IRA left the stage some time agoSINN FÉIN president Gerry Adams has stated "categorically and definitively" that the IRA has left the stage as the DUP and Sinn…Fri Sep 5 2008 - 01:00
Soldier killed in Afghanistan blastA SOLDIER serving with the Royal Irish Regiment (RIR), whose family comes from the Republic, has died following an explosion …Fri Sep 5 2008 - 01:00
Chief constable denies trying to 'railroad' use of Taser guns in NorthPSNI CHIEF constable Sir Hugh Orde has rejected criticism from Sinn Féin that the police's first use of a Taser stun gun in Derry…Fri Sep 5 2008 - 01:00
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 Sep 3 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
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
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