Irish magnates central to United power struggle
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Renowned Irish entrepreneurs and horseracing millionaires John Magnier and JP McManus have once again emerged as key players in the power struggle at Manchester United plc, with American tycoon Malcolm Glazer announcing plans of a revised takeover plan in
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Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams and his negotiating team are to meet his national executive as British and Irish government officials prepare their response to questions about proposals to revive power sharing at Stormont.
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Despite pressure from the prime ministers of Britain and Ireland, three days of negotiations among the leaders of Northern Ireland's political parties failed to bridge important differences over how to share ...
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LONDON/BELFAST  - Rival Protestant and Catholic  parties fought for concessions on IRA disarmament and British  troop withdrawals Monday amid a flurry of efforts to seal a  lasting political settlement in Northern Ireland.
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The victors in Thursday's election will face formidable challenges as Ireland's economy begins to slow.
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On Wednesday, when they ensconce themselves and assorted politicians from Northern Ireland in a St. Andrews hotel, Prime Minister Tony Blair of Britain and his Irish counterpart, Bertie Ahern, may be feeling the hand of history on their shoulders, if not hearing the ticking of a clock in their ears.
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The British and Irish governments summoned rival Northern Ireland parties to a moat-surrounded castle Thursday in hopes of crafting a new peace deal for the British territory.
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LEEDS CASTLE, England  - Northern Ireland's rival politicians face "a moment of decision" in their six-year struggle to forge a stable Catholic-Protestant government, Prime Minister Tony Blair declared Thursday as he launched a high-stakes round of talks.
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Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern and Sinn Fein, the Irish Republican Army-linked party, argued face to face Tuesday about the IRA's alleged robbery of a Belfast bank.
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Two key meetings are set to take place as efforts intensify to restore power-sharing in Northern Ireland.
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FOR decades, the chummy inner circles of Chicago&#39;s business and political worlds have been marked with the footprints of men steeped in very muscular, very Irish traditions.
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Britain and Ireland struggled to revive negotiations for a lasting settlement in Northern Ireland by mulling ways that Protestants and Catholics could agree on to carry out a credible disarmament of the IRA ...
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Hard-liners raced ahead Thursday in an election to decide who will control the Northern Ireland Assembly &#151; and hold the key to revived power-sharing in this British territory.
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DUBLIN, Nov 24  - Northern Ireland's feuding political parties meet on Friday to take what London and Dublin hope will be a critical step towards restoring self-government in the British-ruled province.
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Media & professional: Two quixotic magnates, a row over cronyism, a boardroom feud ... James Robinson on the fascinating power struggle at Tony O'Reilly's media empire.
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London - US sports tycoon Malcolm Glazer was trying to win over Manchester United&#39;s two key Irish shareholders in his bid to buy the English soccer club, but had not yet entered serious talks with them, sources familiar with the situation said yesterday.
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Rows over diplomatic and business issues are roiling a longstanding alliance at an uncertain juncture.