THE murder of three members of the Miami Showband, one of the most shocking events in Northern Ireland’s Troubles, was remembered at a special prayer service in Dublin on Saturday.

One of the most shocking events in the North’s Troubles was today remembered at a special prayer service in Dublin.

The British government was today accused of delivering a slap in the face to the victims of Northern Ireland’s Troubles by refusing to allow them special access to European Union funds.

The families of victims of Northern Ireland’s Troubles need a forum like the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in South Africa, Taoiseach Bertie Ahern said today.

A senior member of the Rev Ian Paisley’s Democratic Unionists today ruled out a face-to-face meeting with Sinn Féin until the IRA have disappeared.

The Good Friday Agreement offers a ‘‘good and fair’’ future for Northern Ireland and dissenters should accept that it poses them no threat, Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern said today.

A trauma centre for the victims and survivors of Northern Ireland’s Troubles was boosted today under a £6.75m package announced by the Government.