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    • The sunrise of this morning

      Did we ever really think that it would happen in this way and in our lifetime? That Dr Ian Paisley would be comfortable within his soul sharing power with Martin McGuinness of Sinn Féin? That this First Minister would aim to build "a Northern Ireland in which we can all live together in peace, being equal under the law and equally subject to the law". p

    • Nurses' dispute

      The militancy of nurses will have to be tempered by realistic expectations if there is to be a settlement of their dispute. The health system, under severe strain because of their work-to-rule, has been disrupted by a temporary withdrawal of their labour. Pressure intensified with the lengthening of the duration of work stoppages to two hours yesterday, extending to three hours by the end of this week. The timely treatment and the wellbeing of patients is being jeopardised. p
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    • 'There is almost a sense that it is dangerous to believe it is true'

      The history of Northern Ireland in recent decades is replete with the names of hundreds, possibly thousands, of people who rose to prominence for one reason or another related to The Troubles. Here, a selection reflects on this week's developments p

    • Paisley's vain boast mocks the principles of a lifetime

      Ian Paisley has abandoned the religious and political first principles that once guided him, argues the Rev Brian Kennaway , raising a dissenting voice p

    • Landmark gathering marks triumph of statesmanship

      It is time to applaud an amazing achievement that marks a new path towards a prosperous, just and peaceful North, writes US ambassador Tom Foley p

    • McDowell uniquely opportunist

      There is a uniquely cynical opportunism to Michael McDowell. An opportunism all the more odious by its presentation as principled, wrapped in intellectual and moral conceit. No loyalty immune from that opportunism, as Mary Harney knows all too well. p
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    • An Irishman's Diary

      I know I'm not the first person to suggest that the Taoiseach owes part of his success to the fact that he sounds like a character from a children's television show. p
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