THE public face of the IRA who made the announcement that the all members of the organisation were being stood down has been named as a board member of the Government-backed group promoting Irish on both sides of the Border.

Northern Ireland Secretary Peter Hain is poised to call new talks with the North's political leaders in a bid to restore devolution after the IRA declared an end to its armed campaign.

THE IRA’s historic statement ending its armed campaign was yesterday widely hailed as a clear and unambiguous confirmation that its war is over.

THE blinkered and cynical views expressed by Danny Morrison (Irish Examiner, August 11), if shared by the wider republican movement, do not bode well for the chances of a successful outcome to the review of the Good Friday agreement.