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Major talks on minority languages

Martin McGuinness and Peter Robinson are attending the Jersey summit Northern Ireland's first and deputy first ministers Peter Robinson and Martin McGuinness are in Jersey for the 13th British-Irish Council summit. The theme of...

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Cowen to attend British-Irish Summit

The Taoiseach, Brian Cowen and the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, Eamon Ó Cuiv will attend the 13th British-Irish Council Summit today in Jersey. The meeting is being hosted by the Chief Minister of Jersey...

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Karadzic Challenges Standby Counsel Decision

Defendant says not enough time for counsel to prepare for case of such magnitude and complexity. By Rachel Irwin in The Hague (TU No 624, 13-Nov-09) Radovan Karadzic this week asked for leave to appeal judges’ decision which...

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The fall of the House of Paisley

“I have a sentimental weakness for my children, and I spoil them as you can see; they talk when they should listen.” Don Corleone in The Godfather At the moment, you can’t see the big hole in Cromac Square where the road has...

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Karadzic: Without Legal Advisors

Legal advisors to Radovan Karadzic do not want to participate in his defence in the future, because the Hague Tribunal has refused to pay them for the work undertaken so far. Radovan Karadzic, former President of Republika...

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Testing times for chief constable :: BBC -- Vincent Kearney

"Welcome to Northern Ireland chief." That was the observation of one of Matt Baggott's senior colleagues as criticism of his decision to press ahead with plans to phase out the full time reserve grew. Chief Constable Matt...

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Reps. hail progress in North visit :: Irish Echo -- Ciara Quinn

By Ciara Quinn letters@irishecho.com November 11, 2009 A congressional delegation is in Belfast this week meeting with community and political leaders building the peace process. Leading the"co-del" is Rep. John Tanner (D-TN)...

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The Big Blog: The War Room to close, owner cites nightlife issues

In a surprising loss for Capitol Hill nightlife, popular bar and nightclub The War Room has announced it will close its doors at the end of the month if a buyer is not found. In a press release, owner Marcus Lalario said the...

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ANOTHER U-TURN BY THE DUPES

Quite clearly, the DUP cannot be trusted by the unionist electorate. DUP leader Peter Robinson has signalled that retaining the PSNI full-time reserve is not a pre-condition for the devolution of policing and justice. Just a...

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Devolution Crisis Deepens at Stormont

McGuinness Warns of Trouble Unless Agreement Reached by Christmas Amid rumours of an impending crisis, and despite several meetings with Gordon Brown, there is still no agreement on a date for the final stage of devolution Sinn...

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