There were very real fears within government in 1982 that loyalists could launch a bombing campaign south of the border on the back of “inflammatory” comments by Ian Paisley.

Last Wednesday marked the 90th anniversary of the death of Michael Collins. Ryle Dwyer on a new book on his decisive role in the Anglo-Irish War

An anchor has been recovered from the wreck of the 1916 German gun-running ship scuttled off the south coast of Ireland.

SECURITY has been stepped up at one of Cork’s most historic cemeteries after headstones were damaged during late-night booze parties.

Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams has said that the Bush administration is hampering the Northern Ireland peace process by restricting his party’s ability to raise funds in the US even after the IRA agreed to scrap its weapons.

Gerry Adams conceded today that ‘‘alleged’’ IRA activities were boosting the cause of those opposing the Northern Ireland peace process.

Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams today said he had an ‘‘open mind’’ over an invitation by a United States congressional committee to give evidence in Washington on what he may have known about the arrest of three Irishmen in Colombia last year.

Republicans are happy to listen to Unionist arguments about why Northern Ireland should remain in the United Kingdom, but believe that support for Irish unity is growing every day, Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams claimed tonight.

In New York, Sinn Fein chief negotiator Mr McGuinness made a speech mirroring Mr Adams’s but also calling for the support of the Irish-American community.

Ulster Unionist leader David Trimble is to hold crisis peace process talks with the Taoiseach Bertie Ahern today in Dublin.

Police forensic teams continued their search for evidence this morning as large areas of the busy suburb still remained cordoned off to the public.