Trimble, David
The Northern Ireland peace process faced a significant setback yesterday after Ulster Unionist leader David Trimble announced that his party would refuse to participate in a power-sharing executive with Sinn Fein, the political wing of the IRA. This decision came despite last-minute concessions offered by UK Prime Minister Tony Blair,
Trimble, David
As the leader of Northern Ireland's pro-British Protestant majority, David Trimble faces a critical decision in the path toward ending 30 years of civil and sectarian violence. He must agree to further a peace process endorsed by London and Dublin governments and backed by the Clinton administration, or
Northern Ireland
The people of Northern Ireland have resoundingly voted yes to a new relationship between the communities within the province, with a near-unanimous backing in the Republic of Ireland. This historic vote has given the green light to a forceful election campaign for seats in the new assembly, which is expected
Northern Ireland
British Prime Minister Tony Blair, seeking to win over wavering Protestant voters, has pledged to enforce the most contentious aspects of Northern Ireland's peace accord. The accord, set to be voted on in a referendum scheduled for April 10, would establish a new multiparty government for British-ruled Northern
Sinn Fein
The Irish Republican Army's (IRA) political ally, Sinn Fein, has refused to budge from its position in the Northern Ireland peace negotiations, despite the British and Irish governments' attempts to expel it due to recent killings blamed on the IRA. The other six participating parties gave up
Sinn Fein
British and Irish leaders were entrenched in a heated debate over whether to expel the Sinn Fein party from the Northern Ireland peace talks in response to two killings blamed on the Irish Republican Army. The tensions pitted Northern Ireland Secretary Mo Mowlam against Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams, who
