Negotiations have ended between Sinn Fein and the DUP but unionists are
understood to be continuing to hold private talks with the British
government in a bid to ensure sectarian Orange Order parades are forced
through nationalist communities.
![[Irish Republican News]](https://republican-news.org/graphics/title_gifs/rn.gif) | ![[Irish Republican News]](https://republican-news.org/graphics/title_gifs/harp.gif) |
Negotiations have ended between Sinn Fein and the DUP but unionists are
understood to be continuing to hold private talks with the British
government in a bid to ensure sectarian Orange Order parades are forced
through nationalist communities.
Published February 4, 2010
Both Sinn Fein and the DUP have said progress has been made in their
labyrinthine negotiations over the implementation of the 2006 St
Andrews Agreement, and confirmed that the talks will conclude shortly.
Published February 1, 2010
Transferring policing and justice powers from the London government to
the Belfast administration cannot be held hostage to unionist demands on
contentious sectarian parades, Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams warned
today.
Published January 28, 2010
Martin McGuinness has said Sinn Fein has fulfilled its obligations in
government and is now insisting unionists and the two government do the
same to avoid a political crisis.
Published January 25, 2010
Secret talks have been taking place between the DUP, Ulster Unionist
Party and the British Conservatives which could bolster unionist
domination in the north of Ireland for generations to come, it has
emerged.
Published January 21, 2010
The DUP leader Peter Robinson has revealed that he has shaken hands
with Sinn Fein’s Martin McGuinness and suggested that he could be
reinstated as First Minister within two weeks.
Published January 18, 2010
26-County Taoiseach Brian Cowen and British prime minister Gordon Brown
declared “early completion” of the devolution of policing and justice
powers to the North is achievable despite the turmoil within unionism
over the Iris Robinson affair.
Published January 14, 2010
The Belfast Assembly at Stormont was in disarray today as the DUP
leader Peter Robinson stepped down temporarily as First Minister
following revelations of an affair between his wife Iris, and a
19-year-old youth.
Published January 11, 2010
An unprecendented scandal has embroiled the DUP leader Peter Robinson, and
his wife, Iris, who has admitted having an extra-marital affair with a
teenage youth.
Published January 8, 2010
British diplomats complained bitterly in secret about the lack of
security provided by the 26-County authorities for British admiral,
‘Lord’ Mountbatten, following his assassination by the IRA, historical
papers have revealed.
Published January 2, 2010
There have been calls for an inquiry into the police handling of abuse
allegations against Gerry Adams’s brother Liam, while the Sinn Fein
President has also come under pressure.
Published December 28, 2009
Gerry Adams has spoken of how his late father abused family members
when they were children following an explosive family fall-out which
has deeply embarrassed the Sinn Fein President.
Published December 21, 2009
The Archbishop of Dublin Diarmuid Martin has admitted the Catholic
church in Ireland is facing a “deep crisis” despite the resignation of
the scandalised Bishop of Limerick, Donal Murray.
Published December 17, 2009
The North’s leaders Peter Robinson and Martin McGuinness clashed in
public today as the problems at the heart of the power-sharing
government were air
Published December 14, 2009
There has been a furious response to the Dublin government’s decision
to reduce social welfare payments and cut the pay of the lowest-paid
public service workers in its annual statement of economic policy.
Published December 10, 2009
The Garda police in the 26 Counties are to hold an illegal ballot to
join state-wide strike actions following the collapse in pay talks
between the Dublin government and Ireland’s main public sector trade
unions.
Published December 7, 2009
Confusion and anger as budget looms
The Dublin government has been accused of dithering and weakness after
it backed away from a potential deal with the public service trade
unions to avert strike action.
Published December 3, 2009
The British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and the 26-County Taoiseach,
Brian Cowen, met again in London today [Monday] for talks on the
deadlock over the devolution of policing and justice powers to Belfast.
Published November 30, 2009
Govt apologises over abuse, blames church
The Dublin government this afternoon apologised for “failures” by the
State in dealing with clerical child abuse and said the “deference”
shown to the church in this regard had been “misplaced”.
Published November 26, 2009
There have been warnings that armed struggle could once again begin to fill
the political vacuum following two incidents in Fermanagh and Belfast
involving the breakaway IRA groups.
Published November 23, 2009
Instructions
By default, this search engine looks for all words in any order. To search for an exact phrase, enclose the phrase in quotes:
"gerry adams"
The search engine also supports AND, OR, and NOT keywords to specify boolean expressions:
sinn OR fein
sinn NOT fein
Note that only twenty search results are displayed, in chronological order.