Ulster breakthrough within reach after talks on IRA arms
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Three days of intensive Anglo-Irish talks ended without full agreement yesterday, but with the prospect of a significant move by the IRA on the issue of its arsenal.
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Anglo-Irish attempts to seal a lasting political settlement in Northern Ireland hinged Tuesday on whether IRA guerrillas would allow pictures to be taken of their weapons being destroyed.
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BELFAST : The British and Irish leaders conceded that their plan to restore power-sharing government to Northern Ireland was &#39;incomplete&#39; but stressed that a definitive peace deal hinged on the sole dispute over how to carry out IRA disarmament.
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Hopes of finding a solution to Northern Ireland&#39;s political deadlock stalled last night over the IRA&#39;s refusal to disarm its weapons transparently.
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Anglo-Irish attempts to seal a lasting political settlement in Northern Ireland hinge on whether the IRA will allow pictures to be taken of their weapons being destroyed.
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LEEDS CASTLE, England : Talks to restore home rule to Northern Ireland ground on as British Prime Minister Tony Blair and Ireland&#39;s Bertie Ahern pushed rival Catholic and Protestant parties toward a lasting peace deal.
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LEEDS CASTLE, England  - Talks aimed at sealing a  lasting peace settlement for Northern Ireland ended without a  comprehensive deal on Saturday despite significant progress on  disarming the IRA, Britain and Ireland said.
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LEEDS CASTLE, England  - A deal taking shape Friday in negotiations on Northern Ireland's future would require the outlawed Irish Republican Army to resume disarmament and issue a new statement that, for the first time, would definitively renounce violence.
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Northern Ireland's main parties held fresh talks aimed at reviving self-rule in the province after aborting a meeting last week due to a dramatic attack, but no new progress was reported.
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A deal taking shape Friday in negotiations on Northern Ireland's future would require the outlawed Irish Republican Army to resume disarmament and issue a new statement that, for the first time, would ...
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A breakthrough in the NI political process may be just weeks away, the secretary of state says.
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A fresh round of talks is due to begin in NI in an effort to unblock the political impasse and restore 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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As Prime Minister Tony Blair and Irish Taoiseach Bertie Ahern go into the second day of peace talks with the political parties, paramilitary weapons were central to chances of success.
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Talks to restore home rule to Northern Ireland ground on as British Prime Minister Tony Blair and Ireland's Bertie Ahern pushed rival Catholic and Protestant parties toward a lasting peace deal.
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The Northâs political parties are due to meet in Stormont today for talks aimed at reviving the stalled peace process. The talks are designed to prepare the ground for an intense round of make-or-break negotiations
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BELFAST, Northern Ireland  - A major push to seal  a political settlement for the turbulent British province of  Northern Ireland stalled at the last moment Wednesday over  demands for photographic evidence of IRA guerrillas scrapping  their arms.