Playwright forced out by loyalistsBelfast playwright Gary Mitchell and his family have been forced out of their home in Glengormley in Newtownabbey by loyalist…Thu Dec 01 2005 - 00:00
Assets of murdered UDA man seizedThe Assets Recovery Agency (ARA) has begun moving to seize the assets of murdered former UDA "brigadier" Jim GraySat Nov 26 2005 - 00:00
SF accused of fugitives 'trade-off'SDLP leader Mark Durkan has claimed that Sinn Féin engaged in a "calculated trade-off" to allow IRA fugitives to come home without…Fri Nov 25 2005 - 00:00
Major reform of NI local governmentNorthern Secretary Peter Hain has announced the biggest shake-up of the North's public sector in over 30 yearsWed Nov 23 2005 - 00:00
Reforms could 'Balkanise' Northern IrelandUnionist parties and Alliance have complained that the local government reform could lead to the "Balkanisation" of Northern …Wed Nov 23 2005 - 00:00
A simple message of compassion from the east and westNORTHERN IRELAND: There was a sense of east and west harmoniously converging in Belfast yesterday when the Dalai Lama and Ulster…Tue Nov 22 2005 - 00:00
Number with 'no religion' in North increasesOne in nine people in Northern Ireland now view themselves as having no religion, a new study has found.Tue Nov 22 2005 - 00:00
8,000 breast checks to be reviewedMore than 8,000 breast examinations are to be reassessed after a consultant radiologist in the North dealing with breast cancer…Tue Nov 22 2005 - 00:00
Astronomer's award gives Queen's a starry futureA Belfast astronomer has won two major international awards that will help establish Queen's University Belfast as a world leader…Fri Nov 18 2005 - 00:00
Rhonda Paisley taking discrimination case against DUPRhonda Paisley is taking a sexual discrimination case against the Rev Ian Paisley and the DUP because she failed to gain a job…Thu Nov 17 2005 - 00:00
Donegal cancer patients to use Belfast serviceDonegal cancer sufferers will have access to radiotherapy services in Belfast from next year, the North's health minister Shaun…Wed Nov 16 2005 - 00:00
Adams dismisses Ahern's commentsSinn Féin president Gerry Adams has dismissed as electioneering Taoiseach Bertie Ahern's insistence that he would not enter into…Wed Nov 16 2005 - 00:00
GAA helped from across the divideThe PSNI's sports and social club in Belfast has come to the assistance of a facilities-strapped county GAA team by providing…Mon Nov 14 2005 - 00:00
Ahern predicts deal to devolve powerIt will be possible to restore devolution to Northern Ireland by next year if the IRA continues to demonstrate that it has ended…Fri Nov 04 2005 - 00:00
Orde to be queried on Northern Bank raid arrestsPSNI chief constable Hugh Orde is likely to be questioned today about the first arrests in connection with last December's £26…Thu Nov 03 2005 - 00:00
Taoiseach to visit NorthOn a visit to Northern Ireland today Taoiseach Bertie Ahern is expected to again advance the Government's argument that North…Thu Nov 03 2005 - 00:00
Minister rules out 24-hour pub opening times in NorthThe Northern Ireland Office (NIO) has decided against 24-hour pub opening hoursWed Nov 02 2005 - 00:00
Hain moves to reassure policing boardNorthern Secretary Peter Hain has insisted proposals to support community restorative justice schemes will not lead to local …Wed Nov 02 2005 - 00:00
Fugitives Bill seen as threat to North talksLegislation on paramilitary fugitives to be introduced in the House of Commons early in November could jeopardise political negotiations…Fri Oct 28 2005 - 01:00
One priest pleaded guilty in Derry - bishopDerry diocese: Twenty-six priests were investigated for child sex abuse over the past 50 years in the Derry diocese but only…Fri Oct 28 2005 - 01:00
DUP positive on Cowen proposal for more co-operationThe DUP has made a guardedly positive response to proposals from Minister for Finance Brian Cowen for a strengthening of North…Thu Oct 27 2005 - 01:00
GAA agrees to use Maze stadiumThe GAA is the first of the three main sporting bodies in Northern Ireland to agree in principle to use the proposed stadium …Thu Oct 27 2005 - 01:00
President on NI visit commends carers of disabled childrenSociety owes a huge debt of gratitude to those who have devoted their lives to assisting and caring for children with disabilities…Wed Oct 26 2005 - 01:00
Homeowners in North face 19% increase in regional ratesNorthern Ireland homeowners are to see their bills for public services increase dramatically.Wed Oct 26 2005 - 01:00
Newry councillors facing banFifteen Sinn Féin and SDLP councillors face a five-year ban from Newry and Mourne Council and a £10,000 fine because they denied…Wed Oct 26 2005 - 01:00
Commissioner for victims is named by HainThe widow of a murdered RUC officer has been appointed Northern Ireland's first victims commissioner.Mon Oct 24 2005 - 01:00
Delegates angry over fate of local army regimentRoyal Irish Regiment debate: The Ulster Unionist Party annual conference officially called for the retention of the home battalions…Mon Oct 24 2005 - 01:00
Paisley to become member of British privy councilDUP leader the Rev Ian Paisley is to be appointed to the British privy council, Downing Street has confirmed, and in that role…Sat Oct 22 2005 - 01:00
McCartney sister says move will not affect campaignPaula McCartney, who was last night completing arrangements to leave her Short Strand home in Belfast, has insisted that the …Sat Oct 22 2005 - 01:00
PSNI warned assault victim of IRA threatMcCartney case: An east Belfast man who was allegedly assaulted last month because of his support for the McCartney family's…Thu Oct 20 2005 - 01:00
IRA progress report likely to be 'positive'The Independent Monitoring Commission's latest report, which is expected to guardedly state that the IRA has been observing its…Tue Oct 18 2005 - 01:00
2007 date for North smoking banHealth groups have welcomed the announcement by the North's health minister Shaun Woodward of a smoking ban in Northern Ireland…Tue Oct 18 2005 - 01:00
What Fr Alec Reid said: how the Belfast meeting unfoldedFr Reid, accompanied by the Rev Harold Good, made his controversial remarks before a 200-strong audience at Fitzroy Presbyterian…Fri Oct 14 2005 - 01:00
Hain to add more DUP members to Policing BoardNorthern Secretary Peter Hain is today due to tell the House of Commons that he will totally reconstitute the Policing Board …Thu Oct 13 2005 - 01:00
Few at ex-UDA leader Gray's funeralThe funeral in Belfast yesterday of murdered former UDA leader Jim Gray was as abject as his life was flamboyant and brutal.Wed Oct 12 2005 - 01:00
PSNI arrests Garland at WP ArdfheisThe Workers' Party Ardfheis, which was held for the first time in Belfast at the weekend, was dominated by the PSNI arrest of…Mon Oct 10 2005 - 01:00
Methods of assets team criticised by SF politicianThe Assets Recovery Agency (ARA) has said it will not be making any comment "at this stage" about an interview in which Sinn …Sat Oct 08 2005 - 01:00
Authorities pursue criminal assets in latest bid to get their manBackground: The authorities are attempting to emasculate the alleged IRA chief of staff, Thomas "Slab" Murphy, not for running…Fri Oct 07 2005 - 01:00
Playboy drug lord became a marked manThe murder of Jim Gray could provide an object lesson for young loyalists who were considering following in his footstepsThu Oct 06 2005 - 01:00
Paramilitary-linked murders: this year's victimsJanuary 30th: IRA members murdered Robert McCartney after a dispute in Magennis's pub in Belfast.Thu Oct 06 2005 - 01:00
Paisley visits Ballymena Catholic schoolDUP leader the Rev Ian Paisley yesterday joined Northern Secretary Peter Hain in visiting a Catholic school in his North Antrim…Wed Oct 05 2005 - 01:00
Girl (15) raped in west BelfastThe PSNI has appealed for public assistance in apprehending a rapist who attacked a 15-year-old girl in west BelfastWed Oct 05 2005 - 01:00
Belfast council to allow Fitt serviceBelfast councillors have overturned a decision banning the five daughters of the late Gerry Fitt from holding a commemoration…Wed Oct 05 2005 - 01:00
Unionists clash over independent witnessesThe DUP has stated that the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) is misrepresenting the party's view of the two independent witnesses …Thu Sept 29 2005 - 01:00
Hain says response demanded from NI politiciansTaoiseach Bertie Ahern and British prime minister Tony Blair will meet in Downing Street next week, as the British and Irish …Thu Sept 29 2005 - 01:00
Independent witnessesA brief biography of Rev Harold Good and Fr Alec Reid, the men appointed to witness the IRA's decommissioning.Tue Sept 27 2005 - 01:00
Robinson demands full transparencyDUP deputy leader Peter Robinson has warned that republicans must "maximise the transparency" of IRA decommissioning, to be announced…Mon Sept 26 2005 - 01:00
IRA will deliver on pledges, Adams tells partySinn Féin president Gerry Adams has told senior party members that the public and even republicans have not fully absorbed just…Fri Sept 23 2005 - 01:00
IRA action on arms must be credible,says HainNorthern Secretary Peter Hain has stated that it is crucial that IRA decommissioning, understood to be imminent, is of a "momentous…Thu Sept 22 2005 - 01:00
Hain pledges investment in poorer loyalist areasNorthern Secretary Peter Hain has pledged to support disadvantaged loyalist areas but warned that the British government would…Thu Sept 22 2005 - 01:00
