The winning of the All-Ireland hurling final by Limerick was joyous. But it is likely that the occasion was spoiled by repeated singing of ‘Sean South of Garryowen’, a song associated with IRA violence.

An event will take place in Dublin today to mark the 18th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement, as well as the Easter Rising.

Gerry Adams has said the Northern Ireland political process faces its greatest challenge since the Good Friday Agreement negotiations.

WITH a holiday home in Florida and a sprawling property in east Belfast, Peter Robinson, 61, enjoys the rewards of a life lived in the political spotlight.

The man cleared of the Omagh bomb massacre appeared in court today charged with drink driving.

IS it just me or is anyone else getting a bit tired of the endless round of celebrations of the only true peacemakers?

The Good Friday Agreement was a watershed in the history of Ireland but the scourge of sectarianism still exists in the North, Bertie Ahern said today.

BILL CLINTON’S decision to pull out of a Belfast conference marking the 10th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement is a vote of no confidence in it, a leading unionist claimed yesterday.

Bill Clinton’s decision to pull out of a Belfast conference marking the 10th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement is a vote of no confidence in it, a leading unionist claimed today.

The DUP looks likely to snub planned celebrations marking this year's tenth anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement.

British government plans for neighbourhood justice schemes in the North could condemn nationalist communities to rough justice and one sided political policing, it was claimed today.

Prime Minister Tony Blair accepted today that controversial legislation to grant an amnesty to the North's terrorists on the run would cause “anger and anguish”.

Nationalist and unionist politicians have been paying tribute to former Northern Secretary Mo Mowlam, who died this morning from injuries sustained in a fall earlier this month.

Justice Minister Michael McDowell vowed tonight to introduce new anti-social behaviour orders.

Green activists across Britain and Ireland were today urged to mount a campaign to have the law which forbids Catholics from becoming King or Queen of England to be scrapped.

The British government’s record on human rights came under fierce attack from the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission at a major international conference today.

Supporters of the Good Friday Agreement are becoming increasingly fearful of a strong showing by hardline unionists in next week’s Northern Ireland Assembly Election, it was claimed tonight.

Rival nationalist parties in Northern Ireland are due to focus on the issue of law and order today, with seven days left until the Stormont Assembly election.

The British government has expressed optimism that progress can be made at today's all-party talks on the peace process.

A veteran Ulster unionist member of the Northern Assembly is to retire at the next Stormont election.

Sectarian violence on the streets of Belfast must be addressed by the British and Irish governments and parties who support the Good Friday Agreement, Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams said today.

The Women’s Coalition is to field eight candidates in the local government elections, the party revealed today.