Concerns at treatment of asylum seekers in NorthThe British chief inspector of prisons, Ann Owers, has expressed concern about how asylum seekers detained in Northern Ireland…Wed May 16 2007 - 01:00
Review of NI domestic rates pledgedAssembly report: The North's Minister for Finance and Personnel Peter Robinson has promised Assembly members he will carry out…Wed May 16 2007 - 01:00
Cordial tone prevails at Assembly debatesAssembly: The Northern Assembly held its first formal debates yesterday with Sinn Féin putting up no opposition to an Ulster…Tue May 15 2007 - 01:00
Ahern, Paisley to meet at BoyneThe continuing potential for transforming relationships on the island of Ireland will be reflected upon by the Taoiseach Bertie…Fri May 11 2007 - 01:00
Tributes from North's leadersNorthern Ireland party leaders paid prime minister Tony Blair glowing tribute yesterday.Fri May 11 2007 - 01:00
Smiles of a broad coalitionYet another significant political milestone was passed in Northern Ireland yesterday when the full Northern Executive met at …Fri May 11 2007 - 01:00
Blair, Hain salute 'final resolution' in NorthBritish prime minister Tony Blair and Northern Secretary Peter Hain have hailed the restoration of devolution at Stormont on …Thu May 10 2007 - 01:00
Day of 'history without drama' goes as plannedOverview: "The Troubles," said Tony Blair. "Not so much a dispute as a way of lifeWed May 09 2007 - 01:00
Paisley and McGuinness pledge to govern for a better futureThe Rev Ian Paisley and Martin McGuinness forged a historic compromise between unionism and nationalism yesterday at Stormont…Wed May 09 2007 - 01:00
Man (42) beaten to death in Derry following weddingTwo men and a woman were in police custody yesterday after a man was beaten to death in front of his children in Derry early …Mon May 07 2007 - 01:00
UVF says its 'war' is over and condemns criminalityThe Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) declared an end to its campaign of violence yesterday and said that it has put its arsenal "…Fri May 04 2007 - 01:00
Timing of Ahern events queried by 'Irish News'Media: The Belfast-based nationalist Irish News newspaper has questioned the decision of Bertie Ahern to address the British…Wed May 02 2007 - 01:00
Joviality marks historic meetingIt was fadge not political fudge at Stormont yesterday, as DUP leader the Rev Ian Paisley and Sinn Féin MP Martin McGuinness …Wed May 02 2007 - 01:00
North stamps out smokingNorthern Ireland's incoming and outgoing health ministers, Paul Goggins and Michael McGimpsey, yesterday urged the North's cigarette…Tue May 01 2007 - 01:00
Fire that killed two Poles 'accidental'Police believe a fire that claimed the lives of two Polish men in Belfast early yesterday was an accident.Sat Apr 28 2007 - 01:00
IRA not engaged in terrorist activity, says IMCThe IRA is continuing to eschew violence and criminality, while loyalist paramilitaries have lost the "political alibi" they …Thu Apr 26 2007 - 01:00
Trimble claims Blair reneged on promiseFormer Ulster Unionist Party leader David Trimble has revealed that in the week of the Belfast Agreement British prime minister…Wed Apr 25 2007 - 01:00
Former bomber to serve on policing boardA former IRA prisoner convicted of bombing offences in England is one of three Sinn Féin members nominated to serve on the Northern…Tue Apr 24 2007 - 01:00
Corrigan injured by Israeli plastic bulletNobel Peace Prize winner Maireád Corrigan returned to Northern Ireland yesterday after she was injured by a plastic bullet in…Mon Apr 23 2007 - 01:00
Ulster Unionist leader promises 'crusade' to restore fortunesThe Ulster Unionist Party has begun a "crusade" to restore party fortunes after a disastrous Assembly election and following …Mon Apr 23 2007 - 01:00
McFarland turned down health ministryUlster Unionist Assembly member Alan McFarland turned down the post of health minister in the Northern Executive because of a…Fri Apr 20 2007 - 01:00
Blair may attend at return of North's executiveBritish prime minister Tony Blair may attend the formal restoration of devolution at Stormont on Tuesday May 8th, it emerged …Thu Apr 19 2007 - 01:00
Death of man hit by PSNI vehicle a 'tragic accident'The Police Ombudsman Nuala O'Loan has found that a 29-year-old man who was knocked down and killed by a PSNI Land Rover in west…Wed Apr 18 2007 - 01:00
Paisley vows to serve full term as first ministerThe Democratic Unionist Party leader, the Rev Ian Paisley, has stated that he will see out the full four-year term of the Northern…Wed Apr 18 2007 - 01:00
Executive complete as Paisley names his ministersThe full membership of the executive in the North, scheduled to be formally appointed on May 8th, emerged yesterday after the…Tue Apr 17 2007 - 01:00
Progress in North continues as parties agree ministriesThe pace of political developments in Northern Ireland continued to quicken yesterday with the four main party leaders signing…Tue Apr 03 2007 - 01:00
Parties working to agree executive by MondayThe four main Northern parties are working to agree by Monday the next Northern executiveSat Mar 31 2007 - 01:00
Unionist concerns can be resolved - AdamsSinn Féin president Gerry Adams has indicated that outstanding issues of concern to unionism can be satisfactorily resolved including…Thu Mar 29 2007 - 01:00
Gildernew apology welcomedA DUP councillor and former IRA victim Sammy Brush has welcomed an expression of sympathy and apology by Sinn Féin MP Michelle…Thu Mar 29 2007 - 01:00
Protestant victims' group criticises dealA Protestant victims' group has criticised the Rev Ian Paisley's move to agree a devolution deal with Sinn Féin leader Gerry …Wed Mar 28 2007 - 01:00
Paisley and Adams agree to form executive on May 8thTaoiseach Bertie Ahern and British prime minister Tony Blair have hailed yesterday's first meeting and agreement between Ian …Tue Mar 27 2007 - 01:00
Adams would 'do a deal' if he were DUP leaderSinn Féin president Gerry Adams said that if he were the DUP leader he would strike a powersharing agreement on MondayThu Mar 22 2007 - 00:00
PSNI say murders of two men in Belfast linkedThe PSNI has confirmed that the murders of two men found in west and north Belfast on Monday were linked and that there was a…Wed Mar 14 2007 - 00:00
Paisley encouraged by political progress so farSeparate meetings today between DUP leader the Rev Ian Paisley and British prime minister Tony Blair and chancellor of the exchequer…Wed Mar 14 2007 - 00:00
IRA 'firmly committed' to political path, IMC reportsThe IRA is "firmly committed" to the political path, according to the Independent Monitoring Commission (IMC) in its latest report…Tue Mar 13 2007 - 00:00
Dissident republicans may be linked to two murdersDissident republicans may be linked to the murders of two men in west and north Belfast yesterday, according to sources.Tue Mar 13 2007 - 00:00
Water charges may go if DUP agrees to share powerNorthern secretary Peter Hain has signalled that water charges in the North could be abolished if the DUP agrees to share power…Tue Mar 13 2007 - 00:00
Blair to emphasise Assembly deadline to PaisleyBritish prime minister Tony Blair and Northern Secretary Peter Hain will this week attempt to impress upon the Rev Ian Paisley…Mon Mar 12 2007 - 00:00
DUP and SF gain seats in Assembly electionsThe DUP and Sinn Féin have made significant gains in the Northern Ireland Assembly elections but despite these strong unionist…Fri Mar 09 2007 - 00:00
DUP and Sinn Féin on track to make significant gainsOverview: The DUP and Sinn Féin were last night on track to make significant gains as counting resumes this morning in the Assembly…Fri Mar 09 2007 - 00:00
DUP and SF juggernauts flatten oppositionAnalysis: The DUP and Sinn Féin juggernauts trundle on, rolling over respectively the Ulster Unionist Party and the SDLP, although…Fri Mar 09 2007 - 00:00
Paisley should have the numbers to do dealYou wouldn't sense it and you wouldn't hear it out on the streets - although you'd see it with the posters - but today's Assembly…Wed Mar 07 2007 - 00:00
'A man who stood out in a business that craved celebrity'A huge crowd gathered for Requiem Mass in Belfast yesterday to celebrate the life of concert promoter Jim Aiken, who died on …Fri Mar 02 2007 - 00:00
President leads tributes to AikenPresident Mary McAleese has led tributes for the late concert promoter Jim Aiken whose body was brought last night to St Brigid…Thu Mar 01 2007 - 00:00
Adams sees SF and DUP governing togetherThere is no reason why a powersharing government with the DUP cannot be achieved by March 26th so that British direct rule ministers…Thu Mar 01 2007 - 00:00
#1bn dividend if sectarianism is tackled - FordA financial package of £1 billion (€1Wed Feb 28 2007 - 00:00
Durkan tries to drum up support amid wave of voter apathyMark Durkan was rather gravelly at the launch of the SDLP manifesto in Belfast yesterdayTue Feb 27 2007 - 00:00
SDLP calls for poll on united IrelandThe SDLP has reiterated that it "believes in a united Ireland" and called for a referendum on the issue, in its Assembly election…Tue Feb 27 2007 - 00:00
Onus on SF to prove bona fides - AllisterDUP MEP Jim Allister, one of the party's main sceptics about powersharing with Sinn Féin, has said that unionists must not be…Mon Feb 26 2007 - 00:00
