Thursday 16 October
A 27-year-old Dublin man is shot dead at his home in Clontarf on
Dublin's Northside.
Gerry Adams says if he had a vote in the presidential election he
would vote for Mary McAleese.
Friday 17 October
The British government announces its new draft proposals aimed at
resolving the parades issue.
The remains of revolutionary leader Che Guevara are interred in
Santa Clara, Cuba
ETA set off a bomb outside a Bilbao office building. No injuries
are reported.
Saturday 18 October
A car crashes in Carrick-on-Suir, County Tipperary and Kenagh,
County Longford bring the death total on Irish roads to 26 in the
last week.
The Gardaí in Ballina, County Mayo begin a murder investigation
after the discovery of a 20-year-old woman's body in the town.
More than 10,000 GAA fans attend the National league game in New
York between Kerry and Cavan to mark the 50th anniversary of the
1947 All-Ireland final.
Sunday 19 October
Secret 26-County Foreign Affairs documents are published in
Sunday's newspapers. They carry comments made by the SDLP's Brid
Rodgers that Mary McAleese was ``pushing a Sinn Féin agenda''.
At least 100 Tamill Tiger guerrillas and two Sri Lankan Navy
personnel are killed in a naval battle off the country's eastern
coast.
Monday 20 October
Bertie Ahern and John Bruton clash over the leaks from the
Department of Foreign Affairs concerning Mary McAleese.
The UUP walks out of the Stormont talks on the issue of Articles
Two & Three of the 26-County's constitution.
Tuesday 21 October
Martin McGuinness says recent attacks on Mary McAleese were
damaging to the peace process.
Four Irish men appear in a court in London charged with planning
a bombing campaign.
Wednesday 22 October
One of the `Bold 38', 1983 Long Kesh escaper Tony Kelly is
arrested in County Donegal on foot of British extradition
warrants.