A unionist on the move despite losing his carDERRY'S beleaguered unionist mayor, Mr Richard Dallas, may have lost his Mercedes, his mayoral parlour in the Guildhall and his…Fri Aug 2 1996 - 01:00
Mayor dispute has not ended power-sharing in Derry, says SDLPTHE decision by the nationalist dominated Derry City Council to strip the unionist mayor, Mr Richard Dallas, of his trappings…Fri Aug 2 1996 - 01:00
No further questions for UUP councillor on role at DrumcreeTHE Northern Ireland Police Authority has decided no further action is necessary after it questioned an authority member, Mr …Fri Aug 2 1996 - 01:00
Meeting to end dispute over Derry parade positive, says HumeA SECOND meeting between nationalist and loyalist representatives aimed at resolving the controversy over the planned contentious…Thu Aug 1 1996 - 01:00
Heaney speaks of affinity with Bellaghy Bawn centreNOBEL laureate Seamus Heaney was the honoured guest yesterday at the opening of a new cultural heritage centre in his hometown…Thu Aug 1 1996 - 01:00
Review of parades and marches in North to start next monthTHE vice chancellor off Oxford University, Dr Peter North, has been appointed chairman of the independent review of parades and…Thu Aug 1 1996 - 01:00
Taylor says his party not seeking decommissioning by loyalist groupsTHE Ulster Unionist deputy leader, Mr John Taylor, has said his party is not seeking any decommissioning by loyalist paramilitaries…Wed Jul 31 1996 - 01:00
Apprentice Boys accused of "posturing" by nationalistsTHE Apprentice Boys organisation in south Belfast has been accused of "posturing" after it made a qualified offer to meet residents…Wed Jul 31 1996 - 01:00
Agreement reached on procedures for NI talksDELEGATES at the multi party talks in Belfast, amid unionist recrimination, finally ended seven weeks of wrangling by agreeing…Tue Jul 30 1996 - 01:00
NI talks adjourn to September with parties agreeing rules of procedureTHE North's multi party talks have been adjourned until September after the participants failed to bridge their divisions over…Tue Jul 30 1996 - 01:00
Talks edge closer to solution for Derry loyalist paradeTHE controversy over next month's Apprentice Boys parade in Derry has edged closer to a resolution after representatives of the…Sat Jul 27 1996 - 01:00
Mitchell plan may propel talks out of procedural deadlockTHERE were hopes of a break through at Stormont last night after talks chairman, Senator George Mitchell, decided on an initiative…Wed Jul 24 1996 - 01:00
Governments and Mitchell warn Stormont talks could face collapseTHE British and Irish governments and multi-party talks chairman Senator George Mitchell have warned that the negotiations face…Tue Jul 23 1996 - 01:00
British diplomat criticises unionistsBRITAIN and unionist leaders should be ashamed of the way nationalists were treated during and after the Drumcree standoff, a…Sat Jul 20 1996 - 01:00
Mayhew RUC remark "a deep insult"THE SDLP and Sinn Fein have deplored the statement by the Northern Secretary, Sir Patrick Mayhew, following the AngloIrish Conference…Sat Jul 20 1996 - 01:00
`King Rat' justifies atrocities as part of the warANYONE dealing with the Portadown loyalist Mr Billy Wright approaches him with a degree of circumspectionSat Jul 20 1996 - 01:00
Orange mob held up funeral cortege for 10 hours, says undertakerA CO Armagh undertaker has said an Orange mob blockading Belfast international airport held up a funeral cortege for 10 hours…Fri Jul 19 1996 - 01:00
Mitchell to chair ad-hoc session of multi-party talks on MondayAN ad-hoc plenary session of the multi party talks is scheduled for Monday under the chairmanship of former US senator, Mr George…Fri Jul 19 1996 - 01:00
Dublin bomb alert `a shot across the bow' by the UDAA SHOT across the bows but an unlikely official breaking of the loyalist paramilitary ceasefire at least not yet was how one …Fri Jul 19 1996 - 01:00
Militant defended massacresBILLY WRIGHT, a former UVF prisoner, is an influential loyalist in the Mid Ulster areaWed Jul 17 1996 - 01:00
Trimble's talk with Wright raises queries about his refusal to meet Garvaghy groupMR Billy Wright is a very serious loyalist indeedWed Jul 17 1996 - 01:00
Paisley says SDLP must be told to rejoin forumTHE DUP leader, the Rev Ian Paisley, has called on the Northern Secretary to demand that the SDLP rescind its decision to withdraw…Tue Jul 16 1996 - 01:00
Alderdice critical of unionists' roleTHE Alliance Party leader, Dr John Alderdice, has welcomed this Thursday's Anglo Irish meeting arranged for BelfastTue Jul 16 1996 - 01:00
Drumcree a setback for rule of law in short term, says AnnesleyTHE rule of law suffered a "set back" at Drumcree, the RUC Chief Constable, Sir Hugh Annesley, has statedMon Jul 15 1996 - 01:00
Finger points to dissident republican groupCHIEF suspicion for the Enniskillen bombing was last night falling on the Irish National Republican Army (INRA), the purported…Mon Jul 15 1996 - 01:00
Church leaders outline the sequence of eventsTHE church leaders who were trying to broker a compromise deal between the Garvaghy Road Residents Association and the Orange…Sat Jul 13 1996 - 01:00
Two `victories' celebrated in festival styleHAD Fellini, the Italian film director been born in Northern Ireland his movies would have been even more surrealistic.Sat Jul 13 1996 - 01:00
Rage and bitterness expressed in almost choreographed wayTHERE'S an odd order to a riot. Two cars were ablaze on Garvaghy Road. Young masked men were hurling bricks at the RUCFri Jul 12 1996 - 01:00
Trapped Mallon warns of `enormous potential' for dangerTHE mainly Protestant town of Markethill in central Armagh has been blockaded by Orangemen since the Drumcree stand off began…Thu Jul 11 1996 - 01:00
Threats to doctors and nurses allegedA HOSPITAL consultant has warned that patients lives are being put at risk because of threats and intimidation of doctors and…Thu Jul 11 1996 - 01:00
Mayhew says timescale is tight but compromise must be found through dialogue and without blameON the eve of the Eleventh Night and the Twelfth tomorrow the Northern Secretary warned that the situation was even more critical…Thu Jul 11 1996 - 01:00
Priest forced to leave his home after `vicious' attack by a loyalist bombAN ELDERLY Catholic priest who was trapped in his house on Monday night when it was attacked by a loyalist mob has been forced…Wed Jul 10 1996 - 01:00
RUC will be backed in upholding rule of law, - MayhewTHE British government gave an assurance yesterday that the RUC, backed up by the British army, would do all that was necessary…Wed Jul 10 1996 - 01:00
Politicians partly to blame, says North murder victim's familyTHE family of murdered Co Armagh man, Mr Michael McGoldrick, has said that politicians who have been uttering "fire and brimstone…Tue Jul 9 1996 - 01:00
Violecne flares across North as Drumcree confrontation spreadsTHOUSANDS of Orangemen and their loyalist supporters brought Northern Ireland to a virtual standstill last night in support of…Tue Jul 9 1996 - 01:00
Brutal murder raises question of whether loyalist paramilitary ceasefire has any chance of holdingA MILITANT and maverick UVF commander in mid Ulster is being blamed for the murder of Catholic taxi driver, Mr Michael McGoldrick…Tue Jul 9 1996 - 01:00
Tense stand-off as RUC blocks Portadown marchTHOUSANDS of Orangemen, many accompanied by their wives and children, streamed into Portadown last night to rally behind local…Mon Jul 8 1996 - 01:00
March stand-off could threaten "fragile peace"AS negotiators try to broker a compromise over tomorrow's controversial Orange parade at Drumcree Co Armagh, Cardinal Cahal Daly…Sat Jul 6 1996 - 01:00
Drumcree accord unlikely as tension increasesTHERE seemed little prospect last night of a compromise over Sunday's Drumcree march as Orangemen and Garvaghy Road nationalists…Fri Jul 5 1996 - 01:00
Orange resolution calls for end to unionist squabblingTHE Orange Order in its three resolutions to be read following the Twelfth of July parades has warned against unionist disunity…Thu Jul 4 1996 - 01:00
RUC investigates attacks on ChineseA SPECIAL force of RUC detectives has arrested several people in Belfast and Ballymena, Co Antrim, in connection with robberies…Thu Jul 4 1996 - 01:00
Old punk, fresh talentDAN Starkey is the creation of Colin Bateman, journalist turned successful comic thriller writerThu Jun 27 1996 - 01:00
Procedural wrangling dogs start of meetingsTHE inaugural meeting of the Northern Ireland Forum, which, was established to promote political accommodation among the two …Sat Jun 15 1996 - 01:00
Hume to lead SDLP into first forum session as SF stays outsideTHE SDLP leader, Mr John Hume, is today due to lead his team of elected representatives into the Northern Ireland ForumFri Jun 14 1996 - 01:00
Man is sought by RUC after traveller injured in shootingPOLICE were hunting last night for a man they believe was responsible for a shooting at a west Belfast travellers' caravan site…Thu Jun 13 1996 - 01:00
The old story from Belfast: many questions, no answers and the whole thing deadlockedYESTERDAY was like Monday, only stormierWed Jun 12 1996 - 01:00
Controversy and confusion on turbulent first day of troubled talks10.00 a.m: The parties begin to arriveTue Jun 11 1996 - 01:00
Taylor predicts a bumpy ride for US chairman at start of talks session"IT will be bumpy", was Mr John Taylor's terse but probably accurate prediction of how the first plenary talks session will go…Mon Jun 10 1996 - 01:00
SF preparing propaganda coup at gates of StormontALL but one of the 17 Sinn Fein members elected to the Northern Ireland forum are expected at Stormont today to demand entry …Mon Jun 10 1996 - 01:00
SF accuses BBC of tabloid journalismSINN Fein accused the BBC of engaging in "scandalous tabloid journalism" after the station televised a documentary broadcasting…Sat Jun 8 1996 - 01:00