Budget 2014: Reaction across the nations
Across the nations, reaction to the chancellor’s budget yesterday has been lukewarm at best.
Northern Ireland
Richard Haass warns of return to violence in Northern Ireland
Former US diplomat Richard Haass has warned of a return to serious violence in Northern Ireland if contentious issues are not resolved.
Clinton tells Northern Ireland to ‘finish the job’
Former US President Bill Clinton has called on Northern Ireland to finish the job started when the Good Friday Agreement was approved in 1997.
Northern Ireland needs to deal with its past
MLAs will meet at Stormont today to consider the previous UK government’s agreement to write to 187 members of the IRA on the run offering them effective immunity from prosecution.
Alliance call for murals to be removed during Giro event
The DUP have rejected suggestions that all murals should be temporarily removed or covered up when the Giro d’Italia begins in Northern Ireland between the 9 and 11 May.
Fears of return to the past as dissidents target UK mainland
Fears were growing last night that dissidents in Northern Ireland could be attempting to step up their efforts to derail the peace process.
Brighton bomb almost derailed peace talks
Newly released government papers show the impact that the IRA bombing of the Grand Hotel during the Conservative Party conference had on the peace process in Northern Ireland.
DUP rejects Haass proposals
The DUP Leader and Northern Ireland first minister has given a hostile reaction to draft proposals drawn up by the US diplomat, Richard Haass, on flags, parades and legacy issues.
DUP express limited support for Nothern Ireland immunity proposal
A senior member of the Democratic Unionist Party has indicated that the party might support the idea of giving immunity to those accused of atrocities in Northern Ireland.
Labour call for truth and reconciliation commission in Northern Ireland
The Labour Party is tonight calling for the establishment of a truth and reconciliation commission on Northern Ireland.