Murphy to outline response to UDA ceasefire statement
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Secretary of State Paul Murphy is to explain why he has recognised a new UDA ceasefire which came into affect at midnight on Sunday.
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The outlawed Ulster Defense Association has resumed a credible cease-fire and is eligible to play a formal role again in Northern Ireland&#39;s peace process, Britain announced Friday in a surprise move.
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A final decision on whether the Rev. Ian Paisley&#39;s DUP and Sinn Fein can reach a deal this year to restore devolution and implement the Good Friday agreement should be known next week.
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The IRA was tonight told to be prepared to surrender its weapons if a deal to revive power sharing in Northern Ireland is to go ahead.
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Sinn FÃ©in, the IRA&#39;s political wing, and the Democratic Unionists engaged in mutual recrimination yesterday in the wake of Wednesday&#39;s announcement by the British and Irish
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Loyalist paramilitaries will respond positively if the IRA goes out of business and decommissions all its weapons, Progressive Unionist Party leader David Ervine has said.
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US President George W. Bush proposed he mediate in the Northern Ireland conflict, Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams told AFP after speaking with the president by telephone.
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DUP leader Ian Paisley has had further discussions with the head of the independent decommissioning body (IICD) on the issue of putting IRA weapons beyond use.
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Northern Ireland's peace process is reaching a point of decision, Secretary of State Paul Murphy says.
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THE Irish Republican Army announced was willing to resume disarmament and promote a &quot;totally peaceful&quot; Northern Ireland, it said today.
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BELFAST, Northern Ireland  - Northern Ireland was  facing a long bout of deadlock and recrimination Thursday after  Irish Republican Army (IRA) guerrillas said they were  withdrawing a conditional offer to give up their weapons.
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Northern Ireland Secretary Paul Murphy confirmed that new legislation would be introduced allowing an inquiry into allegations that members of the Royal Ulster Constabulary and British Army intelligence ...
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Justice Secretary Kenny McAskill will tell world experts he will crackdown on drink-fuelled violence.
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Talks aimed at restoring devolved government in Northern Ireland will peter out unless the IRA reveals details of its offer to end paramilitarism, Ulster Unionist leader David Trimble said today.
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Northern Ireland Secretary Paul Murphy and Irish foreign minister Brian Cowen will chair talks involving unionists and nationalists at Stormont aimed at ending the stand-off over proposed changes to devolution.
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BELFAST, Northern Ireland The peace process in Northern Ireland is reaching a critical point, with people waiting to hear if the Irish Republican Army will disband and disarm its operation.
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Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams and his negotiating team are to meet his national executive as British and Irish government officials prepare their response to questions about proposals to revive power sharing at Stormont.