Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams and DUP leader Ian Paisley will hold
their first ever face-to-face talks today as parties are faced with a
deadline for the restoration of the Six-County political institutions,
or, more likely, an agreement to suspend the process for a number of
weeks at the request of the DUP.
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Published March 26, 2007
Devolution restored pending agreement
British Direct Ruler Peter Hain has signed the restoration order to
devolve governmental powers from London to Belfast, requiring the
Belfast Assembly to meet tomorrow [Monday] to nominate a new locally
elected administration of unionists and nationalists.
Published March 25, 2007
Responding to the news that Ian Paisley’s DUP is seeking a further
delay in Monday’s planned restoration of the political institutions in
the Six Counties, Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams has said the Dublin
and London governments must now proceed to put in place their
all-Ireland partnership arrangements for the governance of the North.
Published March 25, 2007
DUP refuse to commit to power-sharing
Nominations to the Belfast Assembly executive will not take place by
Monday’s ‘deadline’ following a resolution of the DUP’s ruling
council, reports have indicated.
Published March 24, 2007
‘Yes but No’ - DUP mulls options
A long-awaited commitment to power-sharing by Ian Paisley is in doubt
this weekend amid reports that the DUP may go through the motions of
appointing a Six-County Executive but will block meetings of the
Executive taking place for an undefined “testing period” of at least
two months.
Published March 24, 2007
Brit chopper crashes in border town
Villagers in Crossmaglen, South Armagh are outraged after a British
Army helicopter crashed, narrowly missing a nearby estate.
Published March 24, 2007
Sinn Féin set to join Policing Board
Sinn Féin will participate fully in the Policing Board and other
structures once the power-sharing institutions in Belfast are restored,
party president Gerry Adams has said.
Published March 24, 2007
A bail application for republican political leader Gerry McGeough has
been postponed after lawyers for the British Crown claimed that either
Germany or the USA might seek to have him extradited.
Published March 24, 2007
Two members of Republican Sinn Féin in Belfast were visited in their
homes by the PSNI police and informed that their lives are under threat
from a previously unknown group, the party has said.
Published March 24, 2007
Bush backs deadline at shamrock ceremony
At the annual St Patrick’s Day White House reception, US President
George Bush threw his weight behind efforts to hold all sides to the
March 26th deadline for the return of a local Six-County power-sharing
administration.
Published March 18, 2007
Allegations and rumours have multiplied in Belfast following the murder
of two nationalist taxi-drivers on Monday.
Published March 18, 2007
The British government has reneged on new Irish language legislation at
the insistence of the DUP.
Published March 18, 2007
MacEntee report on bombings completed
The injured and bereaved of the Dublin and Monaghan bombings reached a
potentially crucial milestone yesterday with the completion of an
long-awaited report into the attacks.
Published March 18, 2007
St Patrick’s Day shame for Dublin government
Part of the ancient Irish capital of Tara dating from the seventh
century has been dismantled this week to make way for the controversial
M3 motorway.
Published March 18, 2007
Plan ‘A’ for Sinn Fein after gains
Further electoral gains for Sinn Fein has effectively turned the Six Counties
into a two party statelet and created a situation unimaginable a
decade ago.
Published March 13, 2007
McGeough arrest ‘highlights lack of change’
The arrest at an election centre of an independent republican
candidate has been described as an abuse of the democratic process and
a return to the dark ages of political policing.
Published March 13, 2007
RSF blames censorship for low vote
Republican Sinn Fein president Ruairi O Bradaigh has said RSF’s failure
to make an impact in last week’s Assembly election was “as expected”
after an “almost total media blackout” of his party.
Published March 13, 2007
Ombudsman to investigate ‘Dirty War’ killings
Allegations that British military intelligence and Special Branch
police sanctioned their informers and agents within the IRA to carry
out certain killings are being investigated by the North’s Police
Ombudsman.
Published March 13, 2007
SF backs Irish ‘illegals’ campaign
Sinn Fein has backed a campaign on behalf of undocumented Irish
immigrants in the United States.
Published March 13, 2007
Assembly election - Final update
Counting in the Belfast Assembly elections is drawing to a close this
evening with significant gains for Sinn Féin and Ian Paisley’s DUP, a
major setback for Reg Empey’s UUP, a breakthrough for the Green Party
and the apparent final demise of Bob McCartney’s UKUP.
Published March 9, 2007
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