A potential political crisis in the North has been averted after Sinn
Féin agreed to resume power-sharing alongside the Democratic Unionist
Party tomorrow ahead of talks in London on Friday.
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Published June 4, 2008
Sinn Féin denies threat to process
Sinn Féin’s Martin McGuinness has said he hopes outstanding issues in
the peace process can be resolved in time to allow tomorrow’s
nomination of the DUP’s Peter Robinson to replace Ian Paisley as First
Minister.
Published June 4, 2008
Justice for victims unlikely, says British truth panel
In a carefully-crafted public address yesterday, the new “Consultative
Group on the Past” warned that, while the British role in the conflict
should be acknowledged, victims should not expect to secure the justice
they were seeking.
Published May 30, 2008
Former First Minister and Ulster Unionist leader David Trimble has
said that unionist paramilitary violence during the period of the
first Belfast Assembly was linked to DUP opposition to the Good Friday
Agreement.
Published May 30, 2008
Attack on Belfast commercial property
Two incendiary devices were discovered at a department store in Belfast
after one partially detonated in the early hours of Tuesday morning.
Published May 30, 2008
Annual Famine memorial day approved
Forgotten victims of the Irish Famine are to be remembered in an annual
official memorial day for the first time.
Published May 30, 2008
Triumph for hunger-strike movie
A film about hunger striker Bobby Sands has won a major award at the
Cannes film festival.
Published May 30, 2008
The Real IRA has claimed responsibility for a bomb attack against a
member of the British Crown forces in County Tyrone on Monday of last week.
Published May 23, 2008
PSNI’s stalling tactics blasted by coroner
The senior coroner in the North of Ireland has strongly criticised the PSNI
after an inquest into the killing of an IRA man almost 16 years ago was
delayed again.
Published May 23, 2008
Arms ‘ultimatum’ for unionist paramilitaries
British Direct Ruler Shaun Woodward has warned the UDA and UVF the
“train is leaving the station” for them to hand in their weapons and
commit to the peace process.
Published May 23, 2008
Bush to visit Belfast to back stalled process
US President George W Bush is planning to visit Belfast next month,
where he is expected to claim the Irish peace process as part of the
legacy of his presidency.
Published May 23, 2008
Unionists attacked a film about life on the H-blocks during the 1981
IRA Hunger Strike even before it was screened for the first time as
part of the Cannes Film Festival last week.
Published May 23, 2008
Senior Provisional IRA commander Brian Keenan has died after a battle
with cancer.
Published May 21, 2008
Britain recognises UVF ceasefire
The British government has announced that it has decided to once again
recognise a ceasefire by the unionist paramilitary UVF.
Published May 16, 2008
FBI agent is focus of Omagh trial
Fresh doubts have been cast over the testimony of top FBI informer
David Rupert in the Omagh civil action, which is sitting in Dublin.
Published May 16, 2008
Nationalists have warned the British government that they will oppose
any attempt to introduce 'draconian' new laws allowing a British Direct
Ruler to order that inquests must be held in secret.
Published May 16, 2008
Attacks continue despite peace efforts
A Catholic man is recovering from head injuries after he was attacked
with baseball bats and a knife in a sectarian attack in Ballymena.
Published May 16, 2008
Court hears details of Stormont murder bid
Unionist serial killer Michael Stone planned to "slit the throats" of Sinn
Féin's Gerry Adams and Martin McGuinness, Belfast Crown Court was told
this week.
Published May 16, 2008
McGuinness says IRA finished, attacks hardliners
Sinn Féin’s Martin McGuinness has warned that any attempt to bring the
Provisional IRA back into the political equation “is a big mistake”.
Published May 8, 2008
Paisley, Ahern declare history at Boyne site
First Minister Ian Paisley at the Battle of the Boyne site said on
Wednesday that people should together share “this island home” of
Ireland and be an example to the world.
Published May 8, 2008
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