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Policing deal ends standoff at Stormont

A power-sharing stand-off between Sinn Féin and the Democratic Unionists in Northern Ireland ended yesterday when they came to an agreement on the devolution of policing and justice powers.A meeting of the Northern Ireland...

Governments hail power-sharing deal

Published Date: 18 November 2008 The British and Irish Governments hailed the deal to secure Northern Ireland's power-sharing, saying it could be the final building block in the peace process. The Democratic Unionist Party...

N. Ireland leaders end 5-month deadlock

Protestant and Catholic leaders have agreed to form a Justice Department BELFAST, Northern Ireland - Northern Ireland's long-feuding Protestant and Catholic leaders ended a five-month deadlock Tuesday by agreeing to form a...

Ont. teens say proposed new driving rules unfairly treats them all as reckless

TORONTO - Young drivers in Ontario bristled Tuesday at a proposed law that would usher in some of the toughest restrictions in the country, including barring new motorists 19 and under from driving wi...

Ulster policing breakthrough

By John Murray Brown in Limerick Northern Ireland political parties on Tuesday ended a 22-week stand-off, agreeing to assume responsibility for policing and justice, the issue which has prevented the power sharing executive...

Human-rights barrister to head North's judiciary

A human-rights barrister with more than 20 years' experience is to be invited to head the North's judiciary. John Larkin QC, 45, will be offered the attorney general’s position as part of a political deal devolving policing...

Debate will seek end to 'tit-for-tat' stalemate : The News Letter - Reg Empey

Yet the Executive Committee hasn't met for almost five months. Peter Robinson cannot even convene a meeting unless Martin McGuinness – his co-equal First Minister – gives him permission. And Arlene Foster, by her own...

Dear Peter and Martin, have you no shame as people go to the wall?: Belfast Telegraph - Ed Curran

Not long to go now before Stormont is on its holidays again. Have they no shame, a business friend of mine lamented to me last week as he reflected on the desperate downturn in Northern Ireland’s fortunes. Around 63% of us...

Parades' success 'is a sign of normality': The News Letter -

Published Date: 17 November 2008 THE success of public homecoming parades across Northern Ireland is a symbol of how far the Province has moved towards normality, the Province's most senior military officer has said. Speaking...

SELF BASTING POLITICAL TURKEYS..

I see that it is announced that after months of doing nothing, and going nowhere, the Northern Ireland governing executive is going to meet!! A "deal" has been cobbled together between the DUP and the IRA's proxies in Sinn...

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