Belfast's Paisley Loses his Flock
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A Protestant firebrand will hand over the leadership of his Church,  but his grip on political power remains sound
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When Gerry Adams and the Rev. Ian Paisley first clashed, Northern Ireland was marching toward chaos.
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The IRA must disband before a deal can be struck to restore Northern Irelandâs political institutions, Democratic Unionist leader Ian Paisley said today.
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HOPES of a final breakthrough to end paramilitary violence in Northern Ireland collapsed within sight of success yesterday. With agreement close, and the IRA having at last agreed to give up all its weapons
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Belfast used to be a place where you dreaded walking past an abandoned car on a lonely street for fear it might blow up. These days, Belfast is a bustling city of bag-laden shoppers, well-heeled diners and nightclubbers shouting for taxis.
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Northern Ireland's main Protestant party announced it was severing contact with the Irish government, dealing a fresh blow to hopes of restoring power-sharing rule in the fractured province.
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Crucial talks aimed at restoring home rule for Northern Ireland ended in failure, as Catholic parties and government sources blamed hardline Protestants for &quot;choking&quot; the deal.
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A high-stakes effort to revive a Catholic-Protestant government for Northern Ireland has ended in failure, British Prime Minister Tony Blair conceded Saturday.
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Northern Ireland's largest Irish nationalist party, Sinn Fein, has lost a legal bid to overturn financial sanctions imposed on it because of IRA activity.
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Belfast used to be a place where you dreaded walking past an abandoned car on a lonely street for fear it might blow up. These days, Belfast is a bustling city
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British government officials pleaded behind the scenes yesterday for Northern Ireland Protestant leader Ian Paisley to accept a post as head of a coalition with Catholics. Paisley, who has built his career on opposing compromise with Catholics, offered no indication that his Democratic Unionist Party would support his nomination today, the government's deadline for a breakthrough ...
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The last time Ian Paisley sought to make an impression on a Roman Catholic Church leader, the Protestant firebrand shouted at the pope: "I renounce you as the antichrist!"
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BELFAST: More than 1,200 Northern Ireland families fled their homes last year because of intimidation from paramilitary groups or sectarian mobs, the housing authority said yesterday.
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Warning that he would not be "bluffed," Protestant leader Ian Paisley said the latest attempt to achieve piece in Northern Ireland was doomed unless the Catholic paramilitary IRA took immediate and verifiable ...
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Warning that he would not be "bluffed," Protestant leader Ian Paisley said the latest attempt to achieve piece in Northern Ireland was doomed unless the Catholic paramilitary IRA took immediate and verifiable steps to disarm.
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The fear that gripped Northern Ireland during the so-called "Troubles" between Protestants and Roman Catholics has been replaced by optimism, despite the latest failure to finally end a bloody 30-year chapter in the province's history.
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He said that Ian Paisley's party had gone below his bottom line on issues such as policing and justice.