Leaders-in-waiting meet to announce investmentTÁNAISTE AND Fianna Fáil leader-designate Brian Cowen and the expected DUP first minister designate Peter Robinson meet in Belfast…Mon Apr 14 2008 - 01:00
EU funding for peace process will end soon, warns mediatorA LEADING mediator has warned that Northern Ireland must be prepared for the fact that special European Union financial support…Sat Apr 12 2008 - 01:00
Minister says lessons learned can be applied internationallyTHE GOVERNMENT has learned key lessons from the Northern peace process that can be applied internationally, the most important…Fri Apr 11 2008 - 01:00
Cowen, Robinson to hold first meetingTÁNAISTE AND Fianna Fáil leader- elect Brian Cowen and the likely next leader of the Democratic Unionist Party, Peter Robinson…Fri Apr 11 2008 - 01:00
Events will mark 10th anniversary of signing of the Belfast AgreementA NUMBER of events will be held in Northern Ireland, the Republic and the US in the coming days to mark the 10th anniversary …Wed Apr 09 2008 - 01:00
People must unite to confront thugs, says AdamsSINN FÉIN president Gerry Adams has said people in west Belfast must "get real" and understand that IRA is not going to return…Wed Apr 09 2008 - 01:00
New challenge for top Catholic officerTHERE WAS surprise when Peter Sheridan, the most senior Catholic officer in the PSNI said he was leaving the forceMon Apr 07 2008 - 01:00
Paisley praises leader who treated him like an equalNORTH REACTION: THE NORTH'S First Minister, the Rev Ian Paisley, and the Northern Secretary, Shaun Woodward, yesterday led what…Thu Apr 03 2008 - 01:00
Politicians warn of closing 96 North post officesCOMMUNITIES ACROSS the North will be adversely affected by a decision to close almost 100 post offices in Northern Ireland, politicians…Wed Apr 02 2008 - 01:00
Man stabbed in Belfast criticalA 32-YEAR-OLD man was critically ill in hospital last night after he was stabbed in Belfast city centre on Saturday following…Mon Mar 31 2008 - 01:00
Belfast version of Monopoly may not pass goHASBRO, THE maker of Monopoly, is to create a Belfast version of the popular board game in time for ChristmasSat Mar 29 2008 - 00:00
McDonald presses Minister for public debate on treatySINN FÉIN MEP Mary Lou McDonald has challenged Minister for European Affairs Dick Roche to a public debate on the implications…Tue Mar 25 2008 - 00:00
Ferris says SF against visit by the queenTHE QUEEN of England would not be welcome on a state visit to the Republic of Ireland, Sinn Féin TD Martin Ferris said yesterday…Tue Mar 25 2008 - 00:00
Loyalist marching season gets off to peaceful startTHE OPENING of the North's marching season passed off quietly yesterday, raising hopes that the summer parades will prove peaceful…Tue Mar 25 2008 - 00:00
PSNI question man on Dungannon deathPSNI DETECTIVES were last night questioning a 21-year-old man about what police said was a vicious assault that led to the death…Mon Mar 24 2008 - 00:00
Sinn Féin warns of DUP 'posturing'SINN FÉIN wants to work with the DUP but will resist "belligerent" posturing from "rejectionist" elements of the party, Sinn …Mon Mar 24 2008 - 00:00
Adams rejects criticism at murdered man's funeralSINN FÉIN president Gerry Adams, at the funeral of Frank "Bap" McGreevy in west Belfast on Saturday, has rejected what he called…Mon Mar 24 2008 - 00:00
West Belfast columnist critical of SF presidentA COLUMNIST in an influential west Belfast Sinn Féin-supporting newspaper, the Andersonstown News has launched what, for such…Fri Mar 21 2008 - 00:00
IRA says it is still striving for united IrelandTHE IRA in its annual Easter statement has said it remains committed to achieving a united Ireland.Thu Mar 20 2008 - 00:00
President says full devolution is key to royal visitPRESIDENT McALEESE, who met Queen Elizabeth in Belfast yesterday, has implicitly acknowledged that a visit to the Republic by…Thu Mar 20 2008 - 00:00
Queen in North for 3-day visitQUEEN ELIZABETH arrived in Northern Ireland yesterday evening for a three-day visit that also coincides with a visit to Belfast…Wed Mar 19 2008 - 00:00
Former IRA prisoner critically ill after assaultPSNI DETECTIVES are treating as attempted murder an assault on a former IRA prisoner in west Belfast which has left him critically…Mon Mar 17 2008 - 00:00
Sinn Féin and DUP hold talks in move to defuse tensionsSinn Fein president Gerry Adams and DUP deputy leader Peter Robinson held talks at Stormont yesterday in an attempt to defuse…Wed Mar 12 2008 - 00:00
Less laughs expected as one Chuckle Brother exits stageANALYSIS: Expect a more brittle relationship between the DUP and Sinn Féin in the post-Paisley era.Wed Mar 12 2008 - 00:00
Missing prisoner rearrested in BelfastA CONVICTED rapist and life-sentence prisoner who absconded while on a pre-release scheme this week was rearrested by the PSNI…Fri Mar 07 2008 - 00:00
DUP leader keeps low profile but denies he was pushedTHE REV Ian Paisley has said that as he prepared to lay down his "burden" of office as First Minister and DUP leader, the best…Thu Mar 06 2008 - 00:00
Fr Ó Peicín, Tory Island advocate, diesFR DIARMUID Ó Peicín, the Jesuit priest whose passionate campaigning in the 1980s ensured that Tory Island off Donegal did not…Wed Mar 05 2008 - 00:00
Crime not suspected in relation to missing coupleTHE PSNI says a crime is not suspected in relation to the disappearance of an elderly couple from Ballintoy Harbour in north …Tue Mar 04 2008 - 00:00
Call for strong stance on devolution of policingPOLICING: SINN FÉIN Junior Minister Gerry Kelly told delegates that they must not lose their nerve on the next big issue for…Mon Mar 03 2008 - 00:00
Unionist says collusion must be tackledSINN FÉIN ARDFHEIS: RAYMOND McCORD, the first unionist to address a Sinn Féin ardfheis, was warmly applauded last night when…Sat Mar 01 2008 - 00:00
Collusion in Gibraltar deaths - AdamsTHE GOVERNMENT, when Charles Haughey was taoiseach, provided information that led to the SAS killing three IRA members in Gibraltar…Thu Feb 28 2008 - 00:00
Ritchie promises 5,250 new houses in North by 2011A RADICAL set of measures to tackle the housing waiting list in Northern Ireland, including the creation of an "eco-village", …Wed Feb 27 2008 - 00:00
Donaldson to keep his distance in dealing with SFLAGAN VALLEY MP Jeffrey Donaldson has said he will not be cosying up to Sinn Féin in his new position as Northern Ireland junior…Wed Feb 27 2008 - 00:00
Paisley to name replacement in son's role todayThe new Democratic Unionist Party junior minister to replace Ian Paisley junior is expected to be announced in the Assembly today…Tue Feb 26 2008 - 00:00
DUP rebukes Bloody Sunday remarkTHE DEMOCRATIC Unionist Party has criticised a comment by the North's Deputy First Minister, Martin McGuinness, that he would…Mon Feb 25 2008 - 00:00
Majority back devolution of policingSix out of 10 people in Northern Ireland, including a majority of DUP supporters, favour the proposed devolution of responsibility…Sat Feb 23 2008 - 00:00
Complaint made over Paisley employing his sonThe Westminster parliamentary standards commissioner is examining a complaint about the North's First Minister, the Rev Ian Paisley…Fri Feb 22 2008 - 00:00
No comment from Paisley on retiringThe Rev Ian Paisley has refused to be drawn on whether he will stand down as First Minister and DUP leader this year.Thu Feb 21 2008 - 00:00
DUP sources admit succession a major issueThe Rev Ian Paisley and his son Ian jnr travelled to Edinburgh last night for what will be one of the last junior ministerial…Wed Feb 20 2008 - 00:00
Pressure on Paisley as son steps down as ministerIan Paisley jnr's decision to resign as junior minister in the Northern Executive has raised serious questions about how long…Tue Feb 19 2008 - 00:00
Belfast youth show their mettle at spirited cross-community debateSuicide, drug and alcohol abuse, violence, pressure to slim to size zero and the negative stereotyping of young people were just…Fri Feb 08 2008 - 00:00
PSNI warns of Real IRA terrorist threatDissident republicans are dangerous but incapable of waging a sustained campaign of violence, the PSNI chief constable Sir Hugh…Thu Feb 07 2008 - 00:00
Cross-Border initiative to boost NI tourismThe visit of Taoiseach Bertie Ahern to Ballymena yesterday morning and their mutual commitment to boost tourism was a "good day…Sat Feb 02 2008 - 00:00
Unionist fury over IRA link to victims panelA Protestant victims' group has pledged to take court action challenging the appointment of the four-member Victims Commission…Fri Feb 01 2008 - 00:00
SF says IRA not responsible for death threat to Quinn witnessSinn Féin has denied that the IRA was behind a threat against a potential key witness in the murder of Paul Quinn in south Armagh…Thu Jan 31 2008 - 00:00
Omagh families and Policing Board clash on need for public inquiry into bombingThe North's Policing Board, after holding "tense and difficult" discussions with Omagh relatives yesterday, will meet in Belfast…Thu Jan 31 2008 - 00:00
Family may bring civil case in Belfast killingThe McCartney family is planning to take a civil case against those it believes were responsible for the murder of Robert McCartney…Wed Jan 30 2008 - 00:00
Anger at PSNI decision on stun gunThere was widespread condemnation over the weekend of the PSNI's decision to include the controversial Taser stun gun in the …Mon Jan 28 2008 - 00:00
NI tribunal rules in favour of sacked Catholic hotel staffThe North's Fair Employment Tribunal has found that two Catholic hotel managers, who were sacked from their jobs in 2005, were…Fri Jan 25 2008 - 00:00
Flanagan apologises for Omagh inquiry deficienciesFormer RUC and PSNI chief constable Sir Ronnie Flanagan has apologised for deficiencies in the police investigation into the …Thu Jan 24 2008 - 00:00
