Blame and retribution have replaced joy and sorrow following a
crushing defeat for David Trimble and his Ulster Unionist Party
and Sinn Féin’s eclipsing of the rival nationalist SDLP in the
North’s elections.
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Published May 9, 2005
The new British Direct Ruler in Ireland, Peter Hain, has insisted
today that securing a lasting peace settlement was a priority
for Labour’s third term.
Published May 9, 2005
Concern at Omagh charge ‘stunt’
A lawyer acting for Omagh bomb accused, Sean Hoey, has said he
is profoundly disturbed at reports alleging that his client will
be charged with murder in relation to the 1998 Omagh bombing.
Published May 9, 2005
A junior soccer team have pulled out of their football league
after a sectarian mob attacked their minibus in County Antrim.
Published May 9, 2005
No cure for ‘The Doc’ if IRA disband
By Danny Morrison
The remark at a DUP press conference that David Trimble is facing not just “the electric chair” but “the rope” was vintage Paisley. Cocky, vainglorious, petty stuff that had his merry band of followers roaring in the aisles at Trimble being ‘executed’ twice - across the North as leader of the UUP, and at a personal level at the hands of David Simpson in Upper Bann.
Published May 3, 2005
By Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams (for Irish News)
This is a crucially important election. It is about the future - the type of Ireland we want to build in the 21st century.
Published May 3, 2005
Pipe-bomb disrupts Belfast marathon
Republican dissidents were accused of targeting PSNI police
chief constable Hugh Orde with a bomb planted on the route of
Belfast’s marathon run on Monday.
Published May 3, 2005
The following is an appeal for the Westminster election by Sinn
Féin President Gerry Adams, followed by the key points of the
party’s election manifesto.
Published May 3, 2005
The Westminster election in the North of Ireland on Thursday has
become a two-horse race between Sinn Féin and Ian Paisley’s DUP.
Both parties are hoping to gain bargaining power as the North’s
largest party in the upcoming peace process negotiations.
Published May 3, 2005
‘No dispute’ as loyalists march
Sinn Féin have lambasted the Parades Commission for failing to
place restrictions on a massive late night loyalist band parade
north of Belfast.
Published May 3, 2005
British favour united Ireland - poll
Less than one in three of British voters want the North of
Ireland to remain part of their country, according to a new
opinion poll.
Published May 3, 2005
Video highlights PSNI violence
The Police Ombudsman is to be asked to investigate an incident
in Derry at the weekend in which a group of PSNI police were
caught on video punching and kicking members of the public.
Published May 3, 2005
Open season on the peace process
By Jim Gibney (for the Irish News)
It is no coincidence that the nationalist turnout in the 2001 Westminster and Local Government elections was the highest in nearly a decade.
Published April 28, 2005
Sinn Féin under fire over suspensions
Gerry Adams was barracked and abused in republican south Belfast
this week over Sinn Féin’s support for the McCartney sisters.
Published April 28, 2005
Investigation ordered into alleged Garda cover-up
Families of victims of the 1974 Dublin and Monaghan bombings
have said they have no confidence in a new ‘Commission of
Investigation’ into the police inquiry into the bombings, blamed
on collusion between unionist paramilitaries and state forces.
Published April 28, 2005
Unionist hardliner Ian Paisley has said rival unionist leader
David Trimble will get “the electric chair and the rope” in
regard to the May 5 elections.
Published April 28, 2005
By Danny Morrison (for Daily Irelannd)
The loyalist prisoners in Crumlin Road Jail cheered and whooped with joy and we were convinced that a Catholic had probably been killed overnight. We had no radio in our cell but quickly learnt that the news had announced the death of Pope John Paul who had been Pope for just thirty-three days.
Published April 28, 2005
With just days left before elections in the North of Ireland,
Sinn Féin has called for a new nationalist strategy on Irish
unity.
Published April 28, 2005
PSNI chief speaks out as IMC report put on hold
The PSNI police chief has accused the Provisional IRA of
continuing to recruit and target potential victims -- but added
that it was not set to return to armed struggle.
Published April 28, 2005
Families seek help as suicide death-toll mounts
The soaring rate of suicides in nationalist areas of Belfast has
driven relatives of the victims to picket a health trust
meeting, carrying placards demanding action.
Published April 28, 2005
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