N. Ireland peace holds, for now
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A bank heist and a stabbing undermine trust-building efforts. Police blame the IRA.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair said the &quot;moment of decision&quot; had come for Northern Ireland's Catholic and Protestant leaders to break two years of deadlock and secure a lasting peace.
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The real possibility of an end to the IRA has been on the agenda at talks between members of Northern Ireland&#39;s major political parties.
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Talks to break the ice of Northern Irish peace progress intensified Monday with positive signs comingout of the meeting between the province&#39;s police chief and Sinn Fein, the
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LEEDS CASTLE, England Northern Ireland&#39;s feuding parties reported some progress Friday toward a lasting peace solution for the British province but were pessimistic about striking a deal.
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Irish President Mary McAleese hailed peace across Ireland as Protestants in the north on Thursday commemorated a 300-year-old battle that resulted in a defeat for Catholics.
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The widow of a policeman slain by the Irish Republican Army says she doesn't want to be blamed for holding up peacemaking in neighboring Northern Ireland.
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The Irish Republican Army (IRA) said it remained committed to the peace process in Northern Ireland, but not if that meant "humiliation" in the face of its unionist rivals.
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Agreement between Sunnis, Shias and Northern Ireland politicians after four days of talks in Finland.
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The NI parties and the two governments continue attempts to conclude a deal to restore the assembly.
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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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Talks on the next vital phase of the Northern Ireland peace process were under way yesterday even before counting had concluded in the elections for the revived Belfast Assembly.Comment
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Way to verify IRA&#39;s decommissioning of arms is last obstacle to deal on N. Ireland. By Tod Robberson. LONDON -- Northern Ireland&#39;s feuding leaders came close but ultimately failed to reach a peace agreement
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LEEDS CASTLE, ENGLAND - The Irish Republican Army would have to definitively renounce violence and the Democratic Unionists would have to agree to a joint administration if either side hopes to revive a peace deal in Northern Ireland.
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Northern Irelandâs politicians are on the right road to restoring devolution, the Northern Ireland Secretary said today. As unionists, nationalists and other parties prepared for a fresh round of talks at
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DUBLIN/BELFAST  - One week before top-level talks  to salvage a deal for sharing power between Catholics and  Protestants in Northern Ireland, there is still no framework  for accord, the leader of the main Catholic party said  Wednesday.
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HOPES of a deal in the Northern Ireland peace talks rose last night with reports the IRA will agree to make its biggest disarmament.