Deputy Prime Minister and Progressive Democrats leader, Tanaiste
Michael McDowell, has quit Irish politics in a dramatic response to his
election defeat today.
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Michael McDowell quits politics
Published May 25, 2007
Small parties suffer as FF set to retain power
The 26-County general election now seems almost certain to return
Fianna Fail’s Bertie Ahern as Taoiseach, who may do so without the
need to again form a coalition with the decimated Progressive
Democrats.
Published May 25, 2007
Ahern likely to return as Taoiseach
In unofficial tallies in Thursday's 26 County General Election, the
vote for Bertie Ahern's Fianna Fail appears to be up and, while it is
early days in the election count, the party looks likely to form part
of the next government in Dublin.
Published May 25, 2007
Roisin McAliskey has been arrested on foot of a new extradition bid by
Germany.
Published May 21, 2007
Derry Republican Charlie McMenamin has walked free from court 27 years
after he was wrongly convicted.
Published May 21, 2007
DUP may veto Irish Language Act
The DUP’s Gregory Campbell has said his party will veto an Irish
Language Act for the North of Ireland.
Published May 21, 2007
Arthurs arrest ‘political policing’
Sinn Féin has criticised the PSNI after a prominent republican was
arrested during a raid on addresses in County Armagh and in Dungannon,
County Tyrone.
Published May 21, 2007
McGuinness backs Omagh bomb inquiry
Sinn Féin is prepared to co-operate with any independent, international
inquiry into the 1998 Omagh bomb, it has been confirmed.
Published May 21, 2007
Ahern makes landmark speech at Westminster
The restoration of power-sharing in Belfast marks the dawning
of a new era for the island of Ireland and for Anglo-Irish relations,
Taoiseach Bertie Ahern told British parliamentarians last week.
Published May 21, 2007
DUP to get files on republicans
The appointment of two senior members of the DUP to the Privy Council,
allowing the party to gain access to high-level security intelligence,
has been criticised by nationalists.
Published May 15, 2007
Paisley visits Boyne battlefield
The planting of a walnut tree on the Battle of the Boyne site in County
Meath by 26-County Taoiseach Bertie Ahern and DUP leader Ian Paisley on
Friday has highlighted a new dispensation in north-south relations.
Published May 15, 2007
Sinn Féin confirms policing move
Sinn Féin has confirmed that it will take up its seats on the North’s
Policing Board, which has a supervisory role with the PSNI police.
Published May 15, 2007
Republican prisoners held in Maghaberry jail have agreed to suspend
their 10-month long protest.
Published May 15, 2007
British choppers engage in suspicious activity
British army helicopters being flown in rural County Tyrone at
night-time, apparently as part of preparations for “foreign” war zones,
are infuriating residents.
Published May 15, 2007
British Prime Minister Tony Blair has announced his decision to stand
down as leader of the British Labour Party and resign as Prime Minister on June 27th.
Published May 10, 2007
‘Bertiegate’ scandal hogs election headlines
The Progressive Democrats said they were within hours of quitting the
26 County coalition government with Fianna Fail yesterday as a crisis
over corruption allegations continued to dominate the general election
campaign.
Published May 8, 2007
Sinn Féin campaign ‘quietly confident’
The North’s deputy first minister-designate Martin McGuinness has
predicted Sinn Féin will be “the story of the election” in the 26
Counties later this month.
Published May 8, 2007
Cautious welcome for UVF statement
An announcement by the unionist paramilitary UVF that it is effectively
‘standing down’ has been welcomed, but there were calls for it to go
much further.
Published May 8, 2007
Campaigners have won a four-year battle to force the Dublin government
to officially recognise an annual event to commemorate the Great
Hunger.
Published May 8, 2007
Scottish nationalist triumph challenges union
Scotland moved closer to independence after the Scottish National Party
(SNP) became the largest party in the Scottish parliament this week.
Published May 8, 2007
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