Symbolic step of peace at Irish stadium
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England and Ireland face off at Croke Park Saturday, 87 years after Bloody Sunday marked the stadium's place in Irish history.
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The leader of Sinn Fein, Northern Ireland&#39;s main Catholic party and the political ally of the Irish Republican Army (IRA), said Sunday he believed his Protestant rivals were ready to agree to a peace deal.
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The English Football Association have been given the keys to Wembley Stadium after work on the rebuilt national arena was finally completed.
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In fact, it is greeted with equanimity. "Good idea,'' says the other footballer.
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THE ballot is finally to lay the bullet to rest in Northern Ireland. British Prime Minister Tony Blair and his Irish counterpart, Bertie Ahern, will travel to Belfast this week to formalise a historic agreement ...
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DUBLIN -- Negotiations on reviving power-sharing in Northern Ireland, the goal of the 1998 peace accord, are to resume today on the 10th anniversary of an Irish Republican Army cease-fire.
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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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A meeting of the DUP executive ended last night with its members unanimously endorsing Ian Paisley&#39;s strategy for reviving the Northern peace process.
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A stunning new concert film captures the Irish rockers in all their stadium-filling glory. The film might be even better than the real thing. Commentary by Eliot Van Buskirk.
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Thousands of Fermanagh GAA supporters were flocking to Dublin this weekend to support their county in the team's crunch decider for a place in the All-Ireland final.
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Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams walks past a republican mural in the Ballymurphy area of West Belfast, 6 March.Comment
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Residents have taken more pride in their nation's Games as Friday night's kickoff has neared.
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Saluting an ex-player who gave up football to serve his country.
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Brian Kerr took his Ireland squad to the dogs last Wednesday, but the evening spent watching greyhounds race was not solely about relaxation.
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LEEDS CASTLE (England) - British Prime Minister Tony Blair said yesterday Northern Ireland had reached the âmoment of decisionâ in which its leaders must show the will to end years of deadlock and secure a lasting peace.
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The leaders of Britain and Ireland presented their last offer this year to relaunch the peace process between Northern Ireland's Protestants and Catholics.
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Northern Ireland took another small step in the slow march toward restoring home rule this weekend with tacit promises from the IRA to end guerrilla activity once and for all.