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Irish Peace Process - List of Source Documents

This page contains links to many of the documents mentioned in the section on the peace process. The following list is in reverse chronological order.

See also:
Source Materials (1) - chronological listing of key political reports
Source Materials (2) - general source material on politics


2020  
2019   2018   2017   2016   2015   2014   2013   2012   2011   2010
2009   2008   2007   2006   2005   2004   2003   2002   2001   2000
1999   1998   1997   1996   1995   1994   1993   1992

 

2020

'New Decade, New Approach' (published 9 January 2020)
Proposed deal to restore the administration in Northern Ireland

  • Northern Ireland Office (NIO), and Department for Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT). (2020). New Decade, New Approach, (9 January 2020), (Text of a deal to restore devolved government in Northern Ireland), [#Awaiting Political Agreement#], [PDF; 593KB]. Belfast: NIO; DFAT. ... [19751] - [Political Agreement]

  • Office of the Legislative Counsel (OLC). (2020). Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Amendment No. 1), Amendment of Northern Ireland Act 1998 to make provision about the Office of Identity and Cultural Expression and related provision, [Draft subject to Assembly approval], (9 January 2020), [PDF; 1904KB]. London: OLC. ... [19752] - [Draft Legislation]

  • Northern Ireland Office (NIO). (2020). 'Deal to see restored government in Northern Ireland tomorrow', Press Release by the Northern Ireland Office (NIO) following the publication of 'New Decade, New Approach', (9 January 2020), [PDF; 59KB]. Belfast: NIO. ... [19754] - [Press Release]
  • Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT). (2020). 'New Decade, New Approach', Press Release by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) following the publication of 'New Decade, New Approach', (9 January 2020), [PDF; 139KB]. Dublin: DFAT. ... [19755] - [Press Release]
  • Foster, Arlene. (2020). 'The only way forward is one which is fair and balanced', Press Release by Arlene Foster, then leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) about the proposed deal 'New Decade, New Approach', (9 January 2020), [PDF; 25KB]. Belfast: DUP. ... [19756] - [Press Release]
  • Conradh na Gaeilge. (2020). 'Historic advancement for Irish language community but proposed legislation falls very short of 2006 St Andrew's promise', Press Release by Conradh na Gaeilge about the proposed deal 'New Decade, New Approach', (10 January 2019), [PDF; 201KB]. Belfast: Conradh na Gaeilge. ... [19757] - [Press Release]
  • Northern Ireland Office (NIO). (2020). 'UK Government commits £2bn to support new Northern Ireland Executive', Press Release by the Northern Ireland Office (NIO), (15 January 2020), [PDF; 44KB]. Belfast: NIO. ... [19759] - [Press Release]

 


 

2019

  • McDonald, Mary Lou. (2019). 'Dublin must plan for Irish Unity', speech by Mary Lou McDonald, then President of Sinn Féin (SF), in Belfast, (30 July 2019), [PDF; 113KB]. Belfast: Sinn Féin (SF). ... [19713] - [Speech]
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  • May, Theresa., and Varadkar, Leo. (2019). Joint statement by Theresa May, then British Prime Minister, and Leo Varadkar, then Irish Taoiseach, about the on-going political talks at Stormont, (2 June 2019), [PDF; 41KB]. London: Prime Minister's Office. ... [19685] - [Statement]
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  • Bradley, Karen. (2019). 'Nothing will undermine our commitment to upholding Belfast Agreement in all its parts', newspaper article by Karen Bradley, then Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, on the 21st anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement, (10 April 2019), [PDF; 56KB]. Belfast: Belfast Telegraph. ... [19669] - [Newspaper Article]
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    2018

    20th Anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement (10 April 2018)

    • Adams, Gerry. (2018). 'The Good Friday Agreement remains bedrock for progress' by Gerry Adams, then Sinn Féin TD, (10 April 2018), [PDF; 33KB]. Belfast: Sinn Féin (SF). ... [23008] - [Statement]
    • Bradley, Karen. (2018). 'Secretary of State reaffirms commitment of UK Government to Belfast Agreement', Statement by Karen Bradley, then Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, on 20th anniversary of the Belfast Agreement, (10 April 2018), [PDF; 57KB]. London: Northern Ireland Office (NIO). ... [23013] - [Ephemera Statement]
    • Bradley, Karen. (2018). 'Building Peace', Speech by Karen Bradley, then Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, on 20th anniversary of the Belfast Agreement, (10 April 2018), [PDF; 113KB]. London: Northern Ireland Office (NIO). ... [23014] - [Speech]
    • Campbell, Gregory. (2018). Statement by by Gregory Campbell, then Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) MP, on the 20th anniversary of the Belfast Agreement, (9 April 2018), [PDF; 114KB]. Belfast: DUP. ... [23007] - [Ephemera Statement]
    • Corbyn, Jeremy. (2018). 'We must cherish and learn from the Good Friday Agreement', Statement by Jeremy Corbyn, then Leader of the Labour Party, on 20th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement, (10 April 2018), [PDF; 24KB]. London: The Labour Party. ... [23015] - [Statement]
    • Eastwood, Colum. (2018). Statement by Colum Eastwood, then Leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP), on the 20th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement, (10 April 2018), [PDF; 31KB]. Belfast: SDLP. ... [23009] - [Statement]
    • Long, Naomi. (2018). Statement by Naomi Long, then leader of Alliance Party of Northern Ireland (APNI), on the 20th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement, (10 April 2018), [PDF; 28KB]. Belfast: APNI. ... [23006] - [Ephemera Statement]
    • Stewart, John. (2018). Statement by John Stewart, then Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) MLA, on the 20th anniversary of the Belfast Agreement, (10 April 2018), [PDF; 24KB]. Belfast: UUP. ... [23010] - [Statement]
    • Workers Party (WP). (2018). 'Twenty years later - hopes cynically dashed', Statement by the Workers Party, on the 20th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement, (10 April 2018), [PDF; 45KB]. Belfast: WP. ... [23012] - [Statement]

     

  • Eastwood, Colum. (2018). Speech by Colum Eastwood, then Leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP), to the SDLP annual conference, in Titanic Belfast, (7 April 2018), [PDF; 56KB]. Belfast: SDLP. ... [23016] - [Speech]
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  • Swann, Robin. (2018). Speech by Robin Swann, then leader of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP), to the UUP Conference, Newcastle, (7 April 2018), [PDF; 24KB]. Belfast: UUP. ... [23011] - [Speech]
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  • Red Hand Commando (RHC), Ulster Defence Association (UDA), and Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF). (2018). Loyalist Declaration of Transformation, [Joint statement by Loyalist paramilitaries], (9 April 2018). Belfast: RHC, UDA, and UVF.. ... [23005] - [Ephemera Statement]
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  • Varadkar, Leo. (2018). Speech by Leo Varadkar TD, then Taoiseach, on the future of the European Union, to the European Parliament, Strasbourg, (17 January 2018), [PDF; 357KB]. Dublin: Department of the Taoiseach. ... [22976]
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  • Adams, Gerry. (2018). Blog item by Gerry Adams, then President of Sinn Féin, Web site, (4 January 2018), [PDF; 59KB]. Louth: Léargas Blog. ... [22972]
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    2017

  • Adams, Gerry. (2017). 'The future requires a process of reconciliation' - Speech by Gerry Adams, then President of Sinn Féin, at the Louis Leonard commemorative lecture, Fermanagh, (15 December 2017), [PDF; 30KB]. Belfast: SF. ... [22962]
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  • O'Neill, Michelle. (2017). 'DUP are 'main block' to Stormont deal' - Statement by Michelle O'Neill, then leader of Sinn Féin at Stormont, (14 December 2017), [PDF; 24KB]. Belfast: SF. ... [22963]
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  • Foster, Arlene. (2017). Speech by Arlene Foster, then Leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), at the DUP Conference, Belfast, (25 November 2017), [PDF; 145KB]. Belfast: DUP. ... [22957]
  • Dodds, Nigel. (2017). Speech by Nigel Dodds, then Deputy Leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), at the DUP Conference, Belfast, (25 November 2017), [PDF; 141KB]. Belfast: DUP. ... [22956]
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  • Adams, Gerry. (2017). Speech by Gerry Adams, then President of Sinn Féin, to the Sinn Féin Ard Fheis, Dublin, (Saturday 18 November 2017), [PDF; 45KB]. Dublin: SF. ... [22955]
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  • Varadkar, Leo. (2017). Speech by the Leo Varadkar TD, then Taoiseach, at Londonderry Chamber of Commerce President’s Dinner, Derry, (13 October 2017), [PDF; 355KB]. Dublin: Department of the Taoiseach. ... [22046]
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  • Foster, Arlene. (2017). Speech by Arlene Foster, then Leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), to a meeting of party executive members, south Belfast, (31 August 2017), [PDF; 155KB]. Belfast: DUP. ... [22040]

     

  • Varadkar, Leo. (2017). 'The Future of Relationships North and South', speech by the Leo Varadkar TD, then Taoiseach, at Queen's University, Belfast, (4 August 2017), [PDF; 351KB]. Dublin: Department of the Taoiseach. ... [22026]
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    Stormont Crisis - RHI Scandal (9 January 2017 -)

    • Adams, Gerry. (2017). Speech by Gerry Adams, then President of Sinn Féin, to Sinn Féin Cúige Uladh meeting, Derry, (Saturday 7 January 2017), [PDF; 25KB]. Belfast: SF. ... [21070]
    • McGuinness, Martin. (2017). Resignation letter by Martin McGuinness, then deputy First Minister, (Monday 9 January 2017), [PDF; 50KB]. Belfast: The Executive Office. ... [21071]
    • Foster, Arlene. (2017). Statement by Arlene Foster, then leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), about the resignation of Martin McGuinness, (Monday 9 January 2017), [PDF; 114KB]. Belfast: DUP. ... [21073]
    • Brokenshire, James. (2017). Secretary of State oral statement to Parliament on the political situation in Northern Ireland, (10 January 2017), [PDF; 87KB]. London: Northern Ireland Office (NIO). ... [21072]

     


    2016

  • Kenny, Enda. (2016). Address by Enda Kenny, then Taoiseach, at the British-Irish Association, Oxford, England, 9 September 2016, [PDF; 354KB]. Dublin: Department of the Taoiseach. ... [21047]
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  • Alderdice, Lord., McBurney, John., and McWilliams, Monica. (Fresh Start Panel). (2016). The Fresh Start Panel Report on the Disbandment of Paramilitary Groups in Northern Ireland, May 2016, (published 7 June 2016), [PDF; 980KB]. Belfast: Northern Ireland Executive (NIE). ... [20680]
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  • Villiers, Theresa. (2016). Speech by Theresa Villiers, then Secretary of Sate for Northern Ireland, on legacy issues in Northern Ireland, at Ulster University, Belfast, (11 February 2016). Belfast: Northern Ireland Office (NIO). ... [20530]
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    2015

    Stormont Agreement and Implementation Plan, Belfast (17 November 2015)

    • Democratic Unionist Party (DUP); Sinn Féin (SF); British Government; and Irish Government. (2015). 'A Fresh Start - The Stormont Agreement and Implementation Plan', (an Agreement reached between the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) and Sinn Féin (SF), facilitated by the British and Irish governments), (17 November 2015), [PDF; 359KB]. Belfast and Dublin: Northern Ireland Office (NIO), and Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. ... [20535] - [Political Agreement]

     

  • Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI), and MI5. (2015). Paramilitary Groups in Northern Ireland: An assessment commissioned by the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland on the structure, role and purpose of paramilitary groups focusing on those which declared ceasefires in order to support and facilitate the political process, (19 October 2015), [PDF; 4256KB]. Belfast: Northern Ireland Office (NIO). ... [20536]
  • Independent Reviewers. (2015). Letter to Secretary of State about the Assessment of Paramilitary Activity, (19 October 2015), [PDF; 267KB]. Belfast: Northern Ireland Office (NIO). ... []
  • Villiers, Theresa. (2015). Oral Statement by Theresa Villiers, then Secretary of Sate for Northern Ireland, on the assessment of paramilitary groups, House of Commons, (20 October 2015). London: Northern Ireland Office (NIO). ... []
  • Northern Ireland Office (NIO). (2015). Policy Paper: Northern Ireland (Stormont House Agreement) Bill 2015; Summary of Measures, (23 September 2015), [PDF; 487KB]. Belfast: NIO. ... []
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    2014

    Stormont House Agreement, Belfast (23 December 2014)

    • British and Irish Governments. (2014). 'Stormont House Agreement', an Agreement reached with Northern Ireland's political leaders, and the British and Irish governments, (23 December 2014), [PDF; 302KB]. Belfast: Northern Ireland Office (NIO).
    • British and Irish Governments. (2014). 'Stormont House Agreement - Financial Annex', (23 December 2014), [PDF; 286KB]. Belfast: Northern Ireland Office (NIO).
    • Villiers, Theresa. (2014). 'UK Government welcomes the Stormont House Agreement', Statement by Theresa Villiers, then Secretary of Sate for Northern Ireland, welcoming the Stormont House Agreement, (23 December 2014). Belfast: Northern Ireland Office (NIO).
    • Flanagan, Charles. (2014). Statement by Charles Flanagan, then Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dublin, on the Stormont House Agreement, (23 December 2014). Dublin: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

     

  • McGuinness, Martin. (2014). Speech by Martin McGuinness, then Sinn Féin Vice President, on the 20th anniversary of the 1994 IRA ceasefire, Derry, (Sunday 31 August 2014). Belfast: SF. ... []
  • Haass, Richard. (2014). Remarks by Richard N. Haass, on the occasion of receiving the 2013 Tipperary Peace Award, Tipperary, Ireland, (23 June 2014), [PDF; 53KB]. Belfast: OFMdFM.
  • Nolan, Paul. (2014). Northern Ireland Peace Monitoring Report, Number Three, (March 2014), [PDF; 5053KB]. Belfast: Community Relations Council.
  • Nolan, Paul. (2013). 'Introduction' and 'Ten Key Points', from, Northern Ireland Peace Monitoring Report, Number Three, (March 2013), [PDF; 579KB]. Belfast: Community Relations Council.
  • Sinn Féin Ard Fheis - Putting Ireland First

    • Adams, Gerry. (2014). Speech by Gerry Adams, then President of Sinn Féin, to the 2014 Sinn Féin Ard Fheis, Opera House, Wexford, Ireland, (Saturday 8 February 2014). Belfast: SF.
    • McGuinness, Martin. (2014). Speech by Martin McGuinness, then Sinn Féin Vice President, to the 2014 Sinn Féin Ard Fheis, Opera House, Wexford, Ireland, (Friday 7 February 2014). Belfast: SF.

  • Sinn Féin (SF). (2014). Towards a New Republic: Sinn Féin Proposals for Political Reform, (January 2014), [PDF; 1950KB]. Dublin: Sinn Féin. ... [23647] - [Policy Document]
  • Haass, Richard., and O'Sullivan, Meghan. (2014). Factsheet on the Draft Agreement of 31 December 2013, (Haass Talks), (6 January 2014), [PDF; 245KB]. Belfast: OFMdFM.
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    2013

  • The Panel of Parties in the NI Executive. (2013). Proposed Agreement, 31 December 2013: An Agreement Among the Parties of the Northern Ireland Executive, (Haass Talks, Proposed Agreement), [PDF; 197KB]. Belfast: OFMdFM.
  • Haass, Richard., and O'Sullivan, Meghan. (2013). Article by Richard Haass and Meghan O'Sullivan, The Belfast Telegraph, (Haass Talks), (27 December 2013). Belfast: The Belfast Telegraph.
  • Nesbitt, Mike. (2013). Speech by Mike Nesbitt, then leader of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP), to the UUP Annual Conference, Belfast, (19 October 2013). Belfast: UUP.
  • Robinson, Peter. (2013). Speech by Peter Robinson, then leader of the Democratic Unionist Paty (DUP), at Castlereagh Borough Council's Mayoral Installation Dinner, (18 October 2013). Belfast: DUP. ... []
  • Robinson, Peter. (2013). Speech by Peter Robinson, then leader of the Democratic Unionist Paty (DUP), at the Co-Operation Ireland dinner, Queen's University Belfast, (17 October 2013). Belfast: DUP. ... []
  • McGuinness, Martin. (2013). Speech by Martin McGuinness, then Sinn Féin Vice President, the Annual Peace Lecture, The Tim Parry Johnathan Ball Peace Centre, Warrington, England, (18 September 2013). Belfast: SF. ... []
  • McGuinness, Martin. (2013). Speech by Martin McGuinness, then Sinn Féin Vice President, to the John Joe McGirl Commemoration, Balinamore, County Leitrim, (17 August 2013). Belfast: SF. ... []
  • The Panel of Parties in the NI Executive. (2013). Terms of Reference: The Panel of Parties in the NI Executive on parades and protests; flags, symbols and emblems, and related matters; and the past, (Haass Talks), (16 August 2013), [PDF; 34KB]. Belfast: OFMdFM. ... []
  • Robinson, Peter. (2013). Letter by Peter Robinson, then leader of the Democratic Unionist Paty (DUP), on the Maze Development, to DUP MLAs, MPs and MEP, (15 August 2013). Belfast: DUP. ... []
  • Martin, Micheál. (2013). Speech by Micheál Martin, then leader of Fianna Fáil, at the Merriman Summer School, Lisdoonvarna, County Clare, (14 August 2013). Dublin: Fianna Fáil.
  • Villiers, Theresa. (2013). Speech by Theresa Villiers, then Secretary of Sate for Northern Ireland, on 'Building on the Belfast Agreement: Economy and Society', at The Metropolitan Arts Centre (MAC) Cathedral Quarter, Belfast, (29 April 2013). Belfast: Northern Ireland Office (NIO). ... [18104]
  • Robinson, Peter. (2013). Speech by Peter Robinson, then leader of the Democratic Unionist Paty (DUP), to the DUP Spring Policy Conference, Enniskillen, (27 April 2013). Belfast: DUP. ... [18105]
  • Sinn Féin Ard Fheis

    • Adams, Gerry. (2013). Speech by Gerry Adams, then President of Sinn Féin, to the 2013 Sinn Féin Ard Fheis, Castlebar, County Mayo, Ireland, (Saturday 13 April 2013). Belfast: SF.
    • McGuinness, Martin. (2013). Speech by Martin McGuinness, then Sinn Féin Vice President, to the 2013 Sinn Féin Ard Fheis, Castlebar, County Mayo, Ireland, (Saturday 13 April 2013). Belfast: SF.
    • Kearney, Declan. (2013). Speech by Declan Kearney, then Sinn Féin National Chairperson, on Reconciliation and Legacy, to the 2013 Sinn Féin Ard Fheis, Castlebar, County Mayo, Ireland, (Friday 12 April 2013). Belfast: SF.
    • McGuinness, Martin. (2013). Speech by Martin McGuinness, then Sinn Féin Vice President, to the 2013 Sinn Féin Ard Fheis, Castlebar, County Mayo, Ireland, (Friday 12 April 2013). Belfast: SF.

  • Nolan, Paul. (2013). Northern Ireland Peace Monitoring Report, Number Two, (10 April 2013), [PDF; 8129KB]. Belfast: Community Relations Council.
  • Nolan, Paul. (2013). 'Ten Key Points', Summary of Northern Ireland Peace Monitoring Report, Number Two, (10 April 2013), [PDF; 1354KB]. Belfast: Community Relations Council.
  • Villiers, Theresa. (2013). Speech by Theresa Villiers, then Secretary of Sate for Northern Ireland, to the Spirit of St Patrick Charity Dinner, Ballynahinch, (12 March 2013). Belfast: Northern Ireland Office (NIO).
  • Villiers, Theresa. (2013). Speech by Theresa Villiers, then Secretary of Sate for Northern Ireland, to the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland (APNI) Conference, (2 March 2013). Belfast: Northern Ireland Office (NIO).
  • Alliance Party of Northern Ireland (APNI). (2013). 'Alliance Unveils Blueprint to Deliver Change for Everyone', Press Release by the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland (APNI), (29 January 2013). Belfast: APNI.
    Alliance Party of Northern Ireland (APNI). (2013). 'For Everyone', Executive Summary: The Alliance Party Blueprint for an Executive Strategy to Build a Shared and Better Future, (29 January 2013), [PDF; 524KB]. Belfast: APNI.
    Alliance Party of Northern Ireland (APNI). (2013). 'For Everyone': The Alliance Party Blueprint for an Executive Strategy to Build a Shared and Better Future, (29 January 2013), [PDF; 1026KB]. Belfast: APNI.
  • Union Flag protests and violence:
    • Melaugh, Martin. (2013). A background note on the protests and violence related to the Union Flag at Belfast City Hall, December 2012 - January 2013. CAIN: <http://cain.ulster.ac.uk/issues/identity/flag-2012.htm>
    • Robinson, Peter. (2013). Statement by Peter Robinson, then leader of the Democratic Unionist Paty (DUP), about the flag protests, (4 January 2013). Belfast: DUP.
    • Ó Donnghaile, Niall. (2013). Statement by Niall Ó Donnghaile, Sinn Féin Councillor for East Belfast, about the flag protests, (5 January 2013). Belfast: Sinn Féin.
    • Ford, David. (2013). Statement by David Ford, then leader of the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland (APNI), about the protests over the Union Flag at Belfast City Hall, (6 January 2013). Belfast: APNI.
    • Nesbitt, Mike. (2013). Statement by Mike Nesbitt, then leader of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP), about the flag protests, (6 January 2013). Belfast: UUP.
    • Attwood, Tim. (2013). Statement by Tim Attwood, then SDLP Belfast City Council Group Leader, about the flag protests, (6 January 2013). Belfast: SDLP.
    • Villiers, Theresa. (2013). Oral Ministerial Statement by Theresa Villiers, then Secretary of State, to the House of Commons about flag protests in Northern Ireland, (10 January 2013), [PDF; 142KB]. London: Northern Ireland Office (NIO).
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  • Villiers, Theresa. (2013). 'Building a Shared Future for Northern Ireland', Speech by Theresa Villiers, then Secretary of Sate for Northern Ireland, delivered at the Belfast campus of the University of Ulster, (9 January 2013), [PDF; 188KB]. London: Northern Ireland Office (NIO).
  • Villiers, Theresa. (2013). Speech by Theresa Villiers, then Secretary of Sate for Northern Ireland, looking forward to 2013, (3 January 2013). Belfast: Northern Ireland Office (NIO).
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    2012

  • Villiers, Theresa. (2012). Statement by Theresa Villiers, then Secretary of Sate for Northern Ireland, on the flying of the Union Flag, to the House of Commons, London, (11 December 2012). Belfast: NIO.
  • Villiers, Theresa. (2012). Speech by Theresa Villiers, then Secretary of Sate for Northern Ireland, to the Londonderry Chamber of Commerce, (29 November 2012). Belfast: NIO.
  • Robinson, Peter. (2012). Speech by Peter Robinson, then Leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), to the DUP Annual Conference, Belfast, (24 November 2012). Belfast: DUP.
  • Republican Network for Unity (RNU). (2012). 'Standing outside the 'Peace Process': A Revolutionary Republican analysis of the Irish Pacification Process by the Republican Network for Unity', (5 November 2012), [PDF; 1261KB]. Web: RNU <http://www.republicannetwork.ie/> .
  • McDonnell, Alasdair. (2012). Speech by Alasdair McDonnell, then leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP), at the SDLP annual conference, City Hotel, Armagh, (Saturday 10 November 2012). Belfast: SDLP.
  • Villiers, Theresa. (2012). Statement by Theresa Villiers, then Secretary of Sate for Northern Ireland, about the shooting of prison officer David Black, to the House of Commons, London, (2 November 2012). London: Northern Ireland Office (NIO).
  • Kearney, Declan. (2012). Speech by Declan Kearney, then Sinn Féin National Chairperson, on the topic of National Reconciliation in Ireland, Westminster, London, (24 October 2012). Belfast: Sinn Féin.
  • Villiers, Theresa. (2012). Speech by Theresa Villiers, then Secretary of Sate for Northern Ireland, to the Conservative Party Conference, Birmingham, England, (8 October 2012). London: Northern Ireland Office (NIO).
  • Nesbitt, Mike. (2012). Speech by Mike Nesbitt, then leader of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP), to the party's annual conference, (Saturday 22 September 2012). Belfast: UUP.
  • [new] Irish Republican Army (IRA). (2012). Irish Republican Army (IRA) Statement About A New Grouping, Derry, (26 July 2012). Derry: IRA Army Council.
  • Patterson, Owen. (2012). Speech by Owen Paterson, then Secretary of Sate for Northern Ireland, to Members of the Institute of International and European Affairs, Dublin (Thursday 19 July 2012). London: Northern Ireland Office (NIO).
  • Adams, Gerry. (2012). Speech by Gerry Adams, then President of Sinn Féin, to the 2012 Sinn Féin Ard Fheis, Killarney, (26 May 2012). Belfast: Sinn Féin.
  • Ford, David. (2012). Speech by David Ford, then leader of the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland (APNI), to the APNI annual conference, (Saturday 21 April 2012). Belfast: APNI.
  • Kenny, Enda. (2012). 'Peace and Prosperity - continuing the journey'; Speech by Enda Kenny, then Taoiseach, at the Chancellor's Lecture at the University of Ulster, 19 April 2012 at 7.00 pm, [PDF; 77KB]. Dublin: Department of the Taoiseach.
  • Kearney, Declan. (2012). Speech by Declan Kearney, then Sinn Féin National Chairperson, on National Reconciliation, at the Sinn Féin Easter Commemoration, Milltown Cemetery, Belfast, (8 April 2012). Belfast: Sinn Féin.
  • Robinson, Peter. (2012). Speech by Peter Robinson, then Leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), at the Edward Carson Lecture, in Iveagh House, Dublin, on the subject of 'Reflections on Irish Unionism', (29 March 2012). Belfast: DUP.
  • Nolan, Paul. (2012). The Northern Ireland Peace Monitoring Report, (29 February 2012), [PDF; 11989KB]. Belfast: Community Relations Council.
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    2011

  • Robinson, Peter. (2011). Speech by Peter Robinson, then Leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), to the DUP Annual Conference, Belfast, (26 November 2011). Belfast: DUP.
  • Republican Network for Unity (RNU). (2011). Republican Network for Unity, Insight into the Current Militarisation of the North of Ireland, (3 October 2011). Web: RNU <http://www.republicannetwork.ie/>.
  • Adams, Gerry. (2011). Speech by Gerry Adams, then President of Sinn Féin, to the 2011 Sinn Féin Ard Fheis, Belfast, (10 September 2011). Belfast: Sinn Féin.
  • Cameron, David. (2011). Address by David Cameron, then British Prime Minister, to the Northern Ireland Assembly, Belfast, (Thursday 9 June 2011). London: Prime Minister's Office.
  • Cameron, David. (2011). Article by David Cameron, then British Prime Minister, on Northern Ireland, published in the Belfast Telegraph newspaper, (Thursday 9 June 2011). London: Prime Minister's Office.
  • 23 May 2011 - Nelson Inquiry Report
    Morland, Michael., Strachan, Valerie., and Burden, Anthony. (2011). The Rosemary Nelson Inquiry Report, (HC 947), (23 May 2011), (Morland Report), [PDF; 3513KB]. London: The Stationery Office (TSO).
  • Queen Elizabeth II. (2011). Remarks by Queen Elizabeth II at a State dinner in Dublin Castle, Dublin, 18 May 2011. London: Buckingham Palace.
  • McAleese, Mary. (2011). Remarks by Mary McAleese, then President of Ireland, at a State dinner in Dublin Castle, Dublin, 18 May 2011. Dublin: Áras an Uachtaráin.
  • Republican Network for Unity (RNU). (2011). Republican Network for Unity, Ard Fheis, (6 February 2011). Web: RNU <http://www.republicannetwork.ie/>.
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    2010

  • Elliott, Tom. (2010). Speech by Tom Elliott, then leader of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP), to the Ulster Unionist Party Annual Conference, (4 December 2010). Belfast: UUP.
  • Robinson, Peter. (2010). Speech by Peter Robinson, then Leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), to the DUP Annual Conference, Belfast, (27 November 2010). Belfast: Democratic Unionist Party (DUP).
  • Patterson, Owen. (2010). Lecture by Owen Paterson, then Secretary of Sate for Northern Ireland, entitled 'Building the Future - Dealing with the Past', Leonard Steinberg Memorial Lecture, London, (16 November 2010). London: Northern Ireland Office (NIO).
  • Adams, Gerry. (2010). Speech by Gerry Adams, then President of Sinn Féin, announcing his decision to stand as a candidate at the next Dáil election (Irish General Election), (14 November 2010). Belfast: Sinn Féin.
  • Frampton, Martyn. (2010). The Return of the Militants: Violent Dissident Republicanism, (12 November 2010), [PDF; 524KB]. London: ICSR.
  • Patterson, Owen. (2010). Written Ministerial Statement by Owen Paterson, then Secretary of Sate for Northern Ireland, about Finucane Inquiry, (11 November 2010). Belfast: Northern Ireland Office (NIO).
  • Ritchie, Margaret. (2010). Speech by Margaret Ritchie, then leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP), at the SDLP annual conference in the Ramada Hotel, Belfast, (Saturday 6 November 2010). Belfast: SDLP.
  • Patterson, Owen. (2010). Statement by Owen Paterson, then Secretary of Sate for Northern Ireland, announcing his intention to bring the work of the Independent Monitoring Commission (IMC) to a close, (4 November 2010). Belfast: Northern Ireland Office (NIO).
  • Independent Monitoring Commission (IMC). (2010). Twenty-Fourth Report of the Independent Monitoring Commission, (HC 443), (15 September 2010), [PDF, 256KB]. London: The Stationery Office (TSO).
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    A Shared Future Initiative

    • Office of First Minister and Deputy First Minister (OFMDFM). (2010). Programme for Cohesion, Sharing and Integration: Consultation Document, (27 July 2010), [PDF; 502KB]. Belfast: OFMDFM.
    • Office of First Minister and Deputy First Minister (OFMDFM). (2010). Programme for Cohesion, Sharing and Integration: Consultation Questionnaire, (27 July 2010), [PDF; 90KB]. Belfast: OFMDFM.
    • Office of First Minister and Deputy First Minister (OFMDFM). (2010). 'Junior Ministers Launch Consultation for Cohesion, Sharing and Integration' - Press Release, (27 July 2010), [PDF; 18KB]. Belfast: OFMDFM.

     

  • Northern Ireland Office (NIO). (2010). Summary of Responses to Consultation - Dealing With The Past in Northern Ireland: The Recommendations of the Consultative Group on the Past, (20 July 2010), [PDF; 382KB]. Belfast: NIO. ... [16719]
  • Report of the Bloody Sunday Inquiry

    • Bloody Sunday Inquiry. (2010). The Report of the Bloody Sunday Inquiry, [Saville Report], (HC 29-I - HC 29-X, Volumes 1-10), (released 15 June 2010). London: The Stationery Office.
      [This report now supersedes the report of the first Bloody Sunday Inquiry (Widgery Inquiry) in 1972.]
    • Chapter list of the Report of the Bloody Sunday Inquiry
    • CAIN Guide to the Hearings of the Bloody Sunday Inquiry (1998-2005)

    • Cameron, David. (2010). Statement by David Cameron, then British Prime Minister, following the publication of the report of the Bloody Sunday Inquiry, House of Commons, London, (Tuesday 15 June 2010). London: House of Commons.
    • Durkan, Mark. (2010). Statement by Mark Durkan, then Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) MP, following the publication of the report of the Bloody Sunday Inquiry, House of Commons, London, (Tuesday 15 June 2010). London: House of Commons.
    • Adams, Gerry. (2010). Statement by Gerry Adams, then President of Sinn Féin, following the publication of the report of the Bloody Sunday Inquiry, Belfast, (Tuesday 15 June 2010). Belfast: Sinn Féin.
    • Kennedy, Danny. (2010). Statement by Danny Kennedy, then Deputy Leader of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) Assembly Group, following the publication of the report of the Bloody Sunday Inquiry, Belfast, (16 June 2010). Belfast: UUP.
    • Campbell, Gregory. (2010). Statement by by Gregory Campbell, then Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) MP, following the publication of the report of the Bloody Sunday Inquiry, London, (Tuesday 15 June 2010). Belfast: DUP.
    • Allister, Jim. (2010). Statement by Jim Allister, then leader of Traditional Unionist Voice (TUV), following the publication of the report of the Bloody Sunday Inquiry, Belfast, (15 and 16 June 2010). Belfast: TUV.
    • Farry, Stephen. (2010). Statement by Stephen Farry, Alliance Party of Northern Ireland (APNI), following the publication of the report of the Bloody Sunday Inquiry, Belfast, (Tuesday 15 June 2010). Belfast: APNI.

    • Photographs of the events in Derry, 15 and 16 June 2010

     

  • Bryan, Dominic., Stevenson, Clifford., Gillespie, Gordon., and Bell, John. (2010). Public Displays of Flags and Emblems in Northern Ireland: Survey 2006-2009, (May 2010), [PDF; 1390KB]. Belfast: Institute of Irish Studies, Queen's University Belfast.
          See also: Press Release, [PDF; 17KB]
  • Independent Monitoring Commission (IMC). (2010). Twenty-Third Report of the Independent Monitoring Commission, (HC 17), (26 May 2010), [PDF, 1998KB]. London: The Stationery Office (TSO).
  • Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister (OFMDFM) (2010). Public Assemblies, Parades and Protests in Northern Ireland: A Consultation Paper Published by the Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister, (20 April 2010), [PDF; 635KB]. Belfast: OFMDFM.
  • BBC Financial Allegations Against Peter Robinson (DUP)

    • Empy, Reg., and McGimpsey, Michael. (2010). Statement by Reg Empey and Michael McGimpsey (UUP) About Financial Allegations Involving First Minster Peter Robinson (DUP) Raised by the BBC, (2 April 2010). Belfast: UUP.
    • Allister, Jim. (2010). Statement by Jim Allister (TUV) About Financial Allegations Involving First Minster Peter Robinson (DUP) Raised by the BBC, (2 April 2010). Belfast: TUV.
    • Democratic Unionist Party (DUP). (2010). Statement by the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) About Financial Allegations Involving First Minster Peter Robinson (DUP) Raised by the BBC, (30 March 2010). Belfast: DUP.
    • British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). (2010). News Report by the BBC About Financial Allegations Involving First Minster Peter Robinson (DUP), (30 March 2010). Belfast: BBC.
  • Empy, Reg. (2010). Speech by Reg Empey, then leader of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP), to the Annual Meeting of the UUP, Belfast, (28 March 2010). Belfast: UUP.
  • Adams, Gerry. (2010). Speech by Gerry Adams, then President of Sinn Féin, to the 2010 Sinn Féin Ard Fheis, Dublin, (6 March 2010). Belfast: Sinn Féin.
  • Doherty, Pat. (2010). Speech by Pat Doherty, then Sinn Féin MP, at an Irish Unity conference, London, (20 February 2010). Belfast: Sinn Féin (SF).
  • Decommissioning by the OIRA, the INLA, and the South East Antrim UDA, 8 February 2010

    • Independent International Commission on Decommissioning (IICD). (2010). Report of the Independent International Commission on Decommissioning (IICD), 25 February 2010, [PDF; 59KB]. Belfast: IICD.
      [A report on decommissioning by a number of paramilitary groups: UDA; OIRA; INLA; UDA South East Antrim Group; and Shoukri Paramilitary Element.]
    • Official Irish Republican Army (OIRA). (2010). Statement by the Official Irish Republican Army (OIRA) about Decommissioning, (8 February 2010). Belfast: OIRA.
    • Independent International Commission on Decommissioning (IICD). (2010). Statement by the Independent International Commission on Decommissioning (IICD) about Official IRA decommissioning, (8 February 2010), [PDF; 34KB]. Belfast: IICD.
    • Irish National Liberation Army (INLA). (2010). Statement by the leadership of the Irish National Liberation Army (INLA) on the issue of weapsons held by the INLA, (8 February 2010). Belfast: INLA.
    • Independent International Commission on Decommissioning (IICD). (2010). Statement by the Independent International Commission on Decommissioning (IICD) about INLA decommissioning, (8 February 2010), [PDF; 34KB]. Belfast: IICD.
    • Woodward, Shaun. (2010). Statement by Shaun Woodward, then Secretary of State, about three acts of Decommissioning, Belfast, (8 February 2010). Belfast: NIO.

    Agreement on Devolution of Policing and Justice Powers (Hillsborough Agreement, 2010)

    • Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), and Sinn Féin (SF). (2010). Agreement at Hillsborough Castle, on Policing and Justice Powers, (5 February 2010), [PDF; 61KB]. Belfast: Northern Ireland Office.
    • Brown, Gordon., and Cowen, Brian. (2010). Joint Statement by Gordon Brown, then British Prime Minister, and Brian Cowen, then Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister), about the Agreement on the devolution of policing and justice powers, (4 February 2010; 1940hours). London: Prime Minister's Office.
    • Robinson, Peter. (2010). Statement by Peter Robinson, then Leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), about the Agreement on the devolution of policing and justice powers, Belfast, (5 February 2010). Belfast: DUP.
    • McGuinness, Martin. (2010). Statement by Martin McGuinness, then Sinn Féin Chief Negotiator, about the Agreement on the devolution of policing and justice powers, Belfast, (5 February 2010). Belfast: SF.
    • Empy, Reg. (2010). Statement by Reg Empey, then leader of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP), about the Agreement on the devolution of policing and justice powers, Belfast, (5 February 2010). Belfast: UUP.

    Talks on Devolution of Policing and Justice Powers

    • Brown, Gordon., and Cowen, Brian. (2010). Joint Statement by Gordon Brown, then British Prime Minister, and Brian Cowen, then Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister), following their meeting in 10 Downing Street, London, (14 January 2010). London: Prime Minister's Office.
    • Brown, Gordon., and Cowen, Brian. (2010). Joint Statement by Gordon Brown, then British Prime Minister, and Brian Cowen, then Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister), following two days of discussions in Belfast regarding the devolution of policing and justice powers, (27 January 2010). London: Prime Minister's Office.
    • McGuinness, Martin. (2010). Statement by Martin McGuinness, then Sinn Féin Chief Negotiator, following two days of discussions in Belfast regarding the devolution of policing and justice powers, (27 January 2010). Belfast: SF.
    • Durkan, Mark. (2010). Statement by Mark Durkan, then leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP), following two days of discussions in Belfast regarding the devolution of policing and justice powers, (27 January 2010). Derry: SDLP.
    • Ford, David. (2010). Statement by David Ford, then leader of the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland (APNI), following two days of discussions in Belfast regarding the devolution of policing and justice powers, (27 January 2010). Belfast: APNI.
    • Robinson, Peter. (2010). Statement by Peter Robinson, then Leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), following two days of discussions in Belfast regarding the devolution of policing and justice powers, (28 January 2010). Belfast: DUP.

  • Ford, David. (2008). Speech by David Ford, then leader of the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland (APNI), at the APNI annual conference, (Saturday 23 January 2010). Belfast: APNI.
  • Adams Affair

    • Adams Family. (2009). Text of Statement by the Adams Family, Released by Gerry Adams, then President of Sinn Féin, (20 December 2009). Belfast: Adams Family.
    • Kearney, Declan. (2010). Statement by Declan Kearney, then Sinn Féin (SF) Chairperson, about Liam Adams' membership of SF, Belfast, (15 January 2010). Belfast: SF.
    • Adams, Gerry. (2010). Statement by Gerry Adams, then President of Sinn Féin, about his brother Liam Adams, Belfast, (15 January 2010). Belfast: SF.
    • Kelly, Dolores. (2010). Statement by Dolores Kelly, then Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) MLA, on news management by Robinson and Adams, (15 January 2010). Derry: SDLP.
    • Adams, Gerry. (2010). Comments to the media by Gerry Adams, then President of Sinn Féin, about his brother Liam Adams, Belfast, (16 January 2010). Belfast: SF.
    • Adams, Gerry. (2010). Response by Gerry Adams, then President of Sinn Féin, to the 'Sunday Tribune', Belfast, (17 January 2010). Belfast: Author.

    Robinson Affair

    • Robinson, Iris. (2010). Statement by Iris Robinson, then Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) MP, about her affair, Belfast, (6 January 2010). Belfast: Author.
    • Robinson, Peter. (2010). Statement by Peter Robinson, then Leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), about his wife's affair, Belfast, (6 January 2010). Belfast: Author.
    • Dodds, Nigel. (2010). Statement by Nigel Dodds (MP), then Deputy Leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), on Iris Robinson's affair, Belfast, (7 January 2010). Belfast: DUP.
    • Robinson, Peter. (2010). Statement by Peter Robinson, then Leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), about the BBC Spotlight programme on the Robinson Affair, Belfast, (8 January 2010). Belfast: Author.
    • Empy, Reg. (2010). Statement by Reg Empey, then leader of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP), about the BBC Spotlight programme on the Robinson Affair, Belfast, (8 January 2010). Belfast: UUP.
    • Durkan, Mark. (2010). Statement by Mark Durkan, then leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP), on the Robinson Affair, Derry, (8 January 2010). Derry: SDLP.
    • Ford, David. (2008). Statement by David Ford, then leader of the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland (APNI), on the Robinson Affair, Bangor, (8 January 2010). Belfast: APNI.
    • Adams, Gerry. (2010). Statement by Gerry Adams, then President of Sinn Féin, on the political situation and the Robinson Affair, Belfast, (10 January 2010). Belfast: SF.
    • Ní Chuilín, Carál. (2010). Statement by Carál Ní Chuilín (MLA), then Chief Whip of Sinn Féin, on the Robinson Affair, Stormont, Belfast, (11 January 2010). Belfast: SF.
    • Robinson, Peter. (2010). Statement by Peter Robinson, then Leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), on stepping down as First Minister 'for a short period', Belfast, (11 January 2010). Belfast: DUP.
    • Durkan, Mark. (2010). Statement by Mark Durkan, then leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP), on Robinson decision to temporarily step down, Derry, (11 January 2010). Derry: SDLP.
    • Empy, Reg. (2010). Statement by Reg Empey, then leader of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP), on Robinson decision to temporarily step down, Belfast, (11 January 2010). Belfast: UUP.

    Ulster Defence Association (UDA) Decommissioning, 6 January 2010

    • Ulster Defence Association (UDA). (2010). Extracts from the Statement on Decommissioning by the Ulster Defence Association (UDA), Belfast, (6 January 2010). Belfast: UDA.
    • Independent International Commission on Decommissioning (IICD). (2010). Statement, 6 January 2010: Statement by the Independent International Commission on Decommissioning (IICD) about Ulster Defence Association (UDA) Decommissioning, Belfast, [PDF; 37KB]. Belfast: IICD.
    • Woodward, Shaun. (2010). Statement by Shaun Woodward, then Secretary of State, about Ulster Defence Association (UDA) Decommissioning, Belfast, (6 January 2010). Belfast: NIO.
    • Donaldson, Jeffrey. (2010). Statement by Jeffrey Donaldson, then Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) MP, about Ulster Defence Association (UDA) Decommissioning, Belfast, (6 January 2010). Belfast: DUP.
    • Kelly, Gerry. (2010). Statement by Gerry Kelly, then Sinn Féin MLA and Junior Minister OFMDFM, about Ulster Defence Assocation (UDA) Decommissioning, Belfast, (6 January 2010). Belfast: SF.
    • Durkan, Mark. (2010). Statement by Mark Durkan, then leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP), about Ulster Defence Assocation (UDA) Decommissioning, Derry, (6 January 2010). Derry: SDLP.
  • Adams, Gerry. (2010). Statement by Gerry Adams, then President of Sinn Féin, in reply to remarks by Shaun Woodward, (6 January 2010). Belfast: Sinn Féin.
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    2009

  • Cowen, Brian., and Brown, Gordon. (2009). Joint statement by Brian Cowen, then Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister), and Gordon Brown, then British Prime Minister, on Northern Ireland, (17 December 2009). Dublin: Department of the Taoiseach.
  • Kearney, Declan. (2009). Speech by Declan Kearney, then Chairperson of Sinn Féin, to the Hogan / Martin Commemoration, Dunloy, County Antrim, (Sunday 29 November 2009). Belfast: Sinn Féin.
  • Robinson, Peter. (2009). Speech by Peter Robinson, then Leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), to the DUP Annual Conference, Belfast, (21 November 2009). Belfast: Democratic Unionist Party (DUP).
  • Dodds, Nigel. (2009). Speech by Nigel Dodds (MP), then Deputy Leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), to the DUP Annual Conference, Belfast, (21 November 2009). Belfast: Democratic Unionist Party (DUP).
  • Allister, Jim. (2009). Speech by Jim Allister, then Leader of the Traditonal Unionist Voice (TUV), to the TUV Annual Conference, Belfast, (7 November 2009). Belfast: TUV.
  • Independent Monitoring Commission (IMC). (2009). Twenty-Second Report of the Independent Monitoring Commission, (HC 1085), (4 November 2009), [PDF, 705KB]. London: The Stationery Office (TSO).
  • Empy, Reg. (2009). Speech by Sir Reg Empey, then leader of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP), at the UUP Annual Conference, Belfast, (23 October 2009). Belfast: UUP.
  • Brown, Gordon. (2009). Letter by Gordon Brown, then British Prime Minister, about his proposals for a financial settlement on Northern Ireland policing and justice, London, (21 October 2009). London: Prime Minister's Office.
  • Irish Republican Socialist Movement (IRSM). 92009). Statement on Behalf of the Leadership of the Irish Republican Socialist Movement, Saturday 11 October 2009, Bray, County Dublin, Republic of Ireland. Dublin: IRSM.
  • Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF). (2009). Statement by the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF), (27 June 2009). Belfast: Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF).
  • Purvis, Dawn. (2009). Statement by Dawn Purvis, then leader of the Progressive Unionist Party (PUP) on Decommissioning by the UVF, (27 June 2009). Belfast: Progressive Unionist Party (PUP).
  • Independent Monitoring Commission (IMC). (2009). Twenty-First Report of the Independent Monitoring Commission, (HC 496), (7 May 2009), [PDF, 643KB]. London: The Stationery Office (TSO).
  • Galvin, Martin. (2009). Speech by Martin Galvin to an Easter Commemoration, organised by the Republican Network for Unity, Derry City Cemetery, Derry, (12 April 2009). Web: RNU <http://www.republicannetwork.ie/>.
  • Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP). (2009). 'New Priorities in Difficult Times': Supporting the Northern Ireland Economy - A Discussion Paper on the Revision of the Northern Ireland Executive’s Budget, 2008-2011, (April 2009), [PDF; 314KB]. Belfast: SDLP.
  • Adams, Gerry. (2009). Speech by Gerry Adams, then President of Sinn Féin, to the 2009 Sinn Féin Ard Fheis, Dublin, (21 February 2009). Belfast: Sinn Féin.

  • Final Report of the Consultative Group on the Past (CGP)

  • Consultative Group on the Past (CGP). (2009). Text of Report Launch Address by Denis Bradley and Robin Eames of the Consultative Group on the Past, (28 January 2009), [PDF; 53KB]. Belfast: CGPNI.
  • Consultative Group on the Past (CGP). (2009). Report of the Consultative Group on the Past, (23 January 2009; launched on 28 January 2009), [PDF; 640KB]. Belfast: CGPNI.
  • Consultative Group on the Past (CGP). (2009). Report of the Consultative Group on the Past, Executive Summary, (23 January 2009; launched on 28 January 2009), [PDF; 307KB]. Belfast: CGPNI.
  • Woodward, Shaun. (2009). 'Report must be carefully considered': media release on behalf of Shaun Woodward, then Secretary of State, (28 January 2008), [PDF; 26KB]. Belfast: NIO.
  • Dodds, Nigel. (2009). 'Dodds lashes Eames-Bradley at PM's Question Time': media release on behalf of Nigel Dodds, then Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) MP, (28 January 2009), [PDF; 155KB]. Belfast: DUP.
  • Adams, Gerry. (2009). 'Adams comments on Eames Bradley report', (28 January 2009), [PDF; 65KB]. Belfast: Sinn Féin.
  • Durkan, Mark. (2009). 'Durkan Comments on Eames/Bradley Report': media release on behalf of Mark Durkan, then leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP), (28 January 2009), [PDF; 108KB]. Belfast: SDLP.
  • Attwood, Alex. (2009). 'Many concerns on Eames/Bradley Proposals': media release on behalf of Alex Attwood, then Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) MLA, (28 January 2009), [PDF; 111KB]. Belfast: SDLP.
  • Empey, Reg. (2009). 'Report fails to distinguish between victims and terrorists', media release on behalf of Reg Empey, then leader of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP), [PDF; 54KB]. Belfast: UUP.
  • Healing Through Remembering (HTR). (2009). Healing Through Remembering Response to Launch of Report of Consultative Group on the Past (CGP), (27 January 2009), [PDF; 28KB]. Belfast: HTR.

  • Durkan, Mark. (2009). Speech by Mark Durkan, then leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP), at the SDLP annual conference in the City Hotel, Armagh, (Saturday 24 January 2009). Derry: SDLP.
  • Adams, Gerry. (2009). Speech by Gerry Adams, then President of Sinn Féin, at An Chéad Dáil 90th Anniversary, (90th anniversary of the First Dáil Éireann), the Mansion House, Dublin, 21 January 2009. Belfast: Sinn Féin.
  • Woodward, Shaun. (2009). Written Ministerial Statement by Shaun Woodward, then Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, about the Gibson Report, Belfast, (21 January 2009). Belfast: Northern Ireland Office (NIO).
  • Orde, Hugh. (2009). Letter from Hugh Orde, the PSNI Chief Constable, to Shaun Woodward, then Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, about the Gibson Report, Belfast, (20 January 2009), [PDF; 61KB]. Belfast: PSNI.
  • Gibson, Peter. (2009). Review of Intercepted Intelligence in Relation to the Omagh Bombing of 15 August 1998, [extracts from full report], (16 January 2009), [PDF; 117KB]. Belfast: Northern Ireland Office (NIO).
  • The Commission of Victims and Survivors (CVS). (2009). Final Report: Initial Literature Review of The Needs of Victims and Survivors, (prepared by the Social Research Centre Limited), (17 January 2009), [PDF; 509KB]. Belfast: CVS.

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    2008

  • Cameron, David. (2008). Speech by David Cameron MP, then leader of the Conservative Party, at the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) Annual Conference, Belfast, (Saturday 6 December 2008). London: Conservative Party (CP).
  • Empy, Reg. (2008). Speech by Sir Reg Empey, then leader of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP), at the UUP Annual Conference, Belfast, (Saturday 6 December 2008). Belfast: UUP.
  • Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister (OFMDFM). (2008). Statement from the First Minister and Deputy First Minister (OFMDFM) on the issue of the devolution of policing and justice and meetings of the Northern Ireland Executive, (18 November 2008), [PDF; 28KB]. Stormont: OFMDFM.
  • Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister (OFMDFM). (2008). Letter from the First Minister and Deputy First Minister (OFMDFM) to J.Spratt, Chair of the Assembly and Executive Review Committee, on the issue of the devolution of policing and justice, (18 November 2008), [PDF; 80KB]. Stormont: OFMDFM.
  • Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister (OFMDFM). (2008). Policing and Justice process paper, from the First Minister and Deputy First Minister (OFMDFM), (18 November 2008), [PDF; 75KB]. Stormont: OFMDFM.
  • Adams, Gerry. (2008). Extracts from a Speech by Gerry Adams, then President of Sinn Féin (SF), at SF Annual Fundraising Dinner, New York, (12 November 2008). Belfast: Sinn Féin.
  • Bradley, Denis. (2008). Speech by Denis Bradley, Consultative Group on the Past, at Queen's University, Belfast, (10 November 2008), [PDF; 54KB]. Belfast: Consultative Group on the Past.
  • Independent Monitoring Commission (IMC). (2008). Twentieth Report of the Independent Monitoring Commission, (HC 1112), (10 November 2008), [PDF, 764KB]. London: The Stationery Office (TSO).
  • de Brún, Barbara. (2008). Speech by Bairbre de Brún, then Sinn Féin MEP, at the annual Edentubber Commemoration, County Louth (9 November 2008). Belfast: Sinn Féin.
  • Allister, Jim. (2008). Speech by Jim Allister, then Leader of the Traditonal Unionist Voice (TUV), to the TUV Annual Conference, Belfast, (8 November 2008). Belfast: TUV.
  • Robinson, Peter. (2008). Speech by Peter Robinson, then Leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), to the DUP Annual Conference, Armagh, (1 November 2008). Belfast: Democratic Unionist Party (DUP).
  • Dodds, Nigel. (2008). Speech by Nigel Dodds (MP), then Deputy Leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), to the DUP Annual Conference, Antrim (1 November 2008). Belfast: Democratic Unionist Party (DUP).
  • McAleese, Mary. (2008). Speech by Mary McAleese, then Irish President, at the 40th Anniversary Civil Rights Commemoration Conference, Guildhall, Derry, (4 October 2008). Dublin: Áras an Uachtaráin.
  • Durkan, Mark. (2008). Speech by Mark Durkan, then leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP), at the 40th Anniversary Civil Rights Commemoration Conference, Guildhall, Derry, (4 October 2008). Derry: Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP).
  • McGuinness, Martin. (2008). Speech by Martin McGuinness (Sinn Féin), at the 40th Anniversary Civil Rights Commemoration Conference, Guildhall, Derry, (4 October 2008). Derry: Sinn Féin.
  • Ford, David. (2008). Speech by David Ford, then leader of the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland (APNI), at the APNI annual conference, Bangor, (Saturday 20 September 2008). Belfast: APNI.
  • Durkan, Mark. (2008). Speech by Mark Durkan, then leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP), at the British Irish Association Conference in New College, Oxford (5 September 2008). Belfast: Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP).
  • Independent Monitoring Commission (IMC). (2008). Nineteenth Report of the Independent Monitoring Commission, (CM 7464), (3 September 2008), [PDF, 409KB]. London: The Stationery Office (TSO).
  • Woodward, Shaun. (2008). Press Release Containing Extracts from Statement by Shaun Woodward, then Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, in response to the Nineteenth IMC Report, Belfast, (3 September 2008). Belfast: Northern Ireland Office (NIO).
  • Dodds, Nigel. (2008). Statement by Nigel Dodds (MP), then Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) Deputy Leader, on 'Sinn Fein Threats Reinforce DUP Determination', (27 August 2008), [PDF; 156KB]. Belfast: Democratic Unionist Party (DUP).
  • Ó Caoláin, Caoimhghín. (2008). Speech by Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (TD), then Sinn Féin Dáil Leader, on 'Growing concern at delay in policing and justice transfer', (24 August 2008), [PDF; 24KB]. Belfast: Sinn Féin.
  • Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister (OFMDFM). (2008). Outline draft strategic approach for Victims and Survivors – Consultation paper, (6 August 2008), [PDF; 308KB]. Belfast: OFMDFM.
  • Empy, Reg., and Cameron, David. (2008). Joint Statement by by Sir Reg Empey and David Cameron MP, (24 July 2008). Belfast: Ulster Unionist Party (UUP).
  • The Commission for Victims and Survivors (CVS). (2008). Initial Work Programme, June 2008 - March 2009, (Draft), (10 June 2008), [PDF; 193KB]. Belfast: CVS.
  • McAleese, Mary. (2008). Speech by Mary McAleese, then Irish President, at the Tim Parry Johnathan Ball Foundation for Peace, Warrington, (Thursday 5 June 2008). Dublin: Áras an Uachtaráin.
  • Blackbourn, Jessie., and Rekawek, Kacper. (2008). 'Ten Years On: Who are the Winners and Losers from the Belfast Agreement?', (1 April 2008). Belfast: The Authors / Queen's University Belfast.
  • Consultative Group on the Past (CGP). (2008). Speech given by Lord Robin Eames and Denis Bradley, co-chairpersons of the Consultative Group on the Past, at the Innovation Centre, Titanic Quarter, Belfast, (29 May 2008), [PDF; 114KB]. Belfast: Consultative Group on the Past (CGP).
  • Woodward, Shaun. (2008). Press Release Containing Extracts from Speech by Shaun Woodward, then Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, to the Mitchell Conference, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, (22 May 2008). Belfast: Northern Ireland Office (NIO).
  • Ahern, Bertie. (2008). Speech by Bertie Ahern, then Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister), at the Joint Official Opening of the Battle of the Boyne Site with Ian Paisley, then First Minister of Northern Ireland, (Tuesday 6 May 2008). Dublin: Department of the Taoiseach.
  • Paisley, Ian. (2008). Speech by Ian Paisley, then First Minister of Northern Ireland, at the Joint Official Opening of the Battle of the Boyne Site with Bertie Ahern, then Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister), (Tuesday 6 May 2008). Belfast: Democratic Unionist Party (DUP).
  • Independent Monitoring Commission (IMC). (2008). Eighteenth Report of the Independent Monitoring Commission, (HC 502), (1 May 2008), [PDF, 385KB]. London: The Stationery Office (TSO).
  • Ahern, Bertie. (2008). 'Ireland and America – Our Two Republics', Address by Bertie Ahern, then Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister), to a Joint Meeting of the United States Congress, Washington DC, (Wednesday 30 April 2008). Dublin: Department of the Taoiseach.
  • Ahern, Bertie. (2008). Speech by Bertie Ahern, then Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister), to the Institute for British-Irish Studies (IBIS) Conference 'From Conflict to Consensus: the Legacy of the Good Friday Agreement' at University College Dublin, (Thursday 3 April 2008). Dublin: Department of the Taoiseach.
  • Ahern, Bertie. (2008). Statement by Bertie Ahern, then Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister), announcing his planned resignation, (2 April 2008). Dublin: Department of the Taoiseach.
  • Report of the Bill of Rights Forum

    • Bill of Rights Forum (BORF). (2008). Bill of Rights Forum Final Report: Recommendations to the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission on a Bill of Rights for Northern Ireland, (31 March 2008), [PDF; 2490KB]. Belfast: Bill of Rights Forum (BORF).
    • Bill of Rights Forum (BORF). (2008). Correction to the Bill of Rights Forum Final Report, (31 March 2008), [PDF; 8KB]. Belfast: Bill of Rights Forum (BORF).
    • Bill of Rights Forum (BORF). (2008). Press Release about the Bill of Rights Forum Final Report, (31 March 2008), [PDF; 26KB]. Belfast: Bill of Rights Forum (BORF).
  • Murphy, Conor. (2008). Extracts from a Speech by Conor Murphy, then Sinn Féin MP for Newry and Armagh, to an Easter Commemoration, Milltown Cemetery, Belfast, (23 March 2008). Belfast: Sinn Féin.
  • Adams, Gerry. (2008). Extracts from a Speech by Gerry Adams, then President of Sinn Féin (SF), to an Easter Commemoration, Dublin, (23 March 2008). Belfast: Sinn Féin.
  • McIntyre, Anthony. (2008). Speech by Anthony McIntyre to an Easter Commemoration, organised by the Republican Network for Unity, Derry City Cemetery, Derry, (23 March 2008). Derry: Republican Network for Unity.
  • Adams, Gerry. (2008). Extracts from a Speech by Gerry Adams, then President of Sinn Féin (SF), to the AGM of the Party's Cúige Uladh in the Clanree Hotel, Letterkenny, Donegal, (2 February 2008). Belfast: Sinn Féin.
  • Ahern, Bertie. (2008). Statement by Bertie Ahern, then Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister), in Dáil Eireann on the Barron Reports, (30 January 2008). Dublin: Department of the Taoiseach.

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    2007

  • Adams, Gerry. (2007). Speech by Gerry Adams, then President of Sinn Féin (SF), to the party's 'Engaging Modern Ireland' conference, Dublin, (9 December 2007). Belfast: Sinn Féin.
  • Ulster Defence Association (UDA). (2007). 'Remembrance Day Statement' by the Ulster Defence Association (UDA), (11 November 2007). Belfast: Ulster Defence Association (UDA).
  • Durkan, Mark. (2007). Speech by Mark Durkan, then leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP), at the SDLP annual conference in the Armagh City Hotel, Armagh, (Saturday 3 November 2007). Belfast: Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP).
  • Ford, David. (2007). Speech by David Ford, then leader of the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland (APNI), at the APNI annual conference, Antrim, (Saturday 3 November 2007). Belfast: APNI.
  • Independent Monitoring Commission (IMC). (2007). Seventeenth Report of the Independent Monitoring Commission, (HC 18), (7 November 2007), [PDF, 4112KB]. London: The Stationery Office (TSO).
  • Adams, Gerry. (2007). Speech by Gerry Adams, then President of Sinn Féin (SF), at an event organised in aid of the Tim Parry Johnathan Ball Foundation for Peace, London, (31 October 2007). Belfast: Sinn Féin.
  • Empy, Reg. (2007). Speech by Reg Empey, then leader of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP), to the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) Annual Conference, Belfast, (27 October 2007). Belfast: Ulster Unionist Party (UUP).
  • Ritchie, Margaret. (2007). Speech by Margaret Ritchie (SDLP), then Northern Ireland Minister for Social Development, to the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) Annual Conference, Belfast, (27 October 2007). Belfast: Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP).
  • Northern Ireland Executive. (2007). Building a Better Future: Draft Programme for Government 2008-2011, (25 October 2007), [PDF; 1058KB]. Belfast: Northern Ireland Executive.
  • Northern Ireland Executive. (2007). Building a Better Future: Draft Investment Strategy 2008-2018, (25 October 2007), [PDF; 951KB]. Belfast: Northern Ireland Executive.
  • Ritchie, Margaret. (2007). Statement by Margaret Ritchie, then Northern Ireland Minister for Social Development, on the future of the Conflict Transformation Initiative to the Northern Ireland Assembly, Stormont, (16 October 2007). Belfast: Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP).
  • Robinson, Peter. (2007). Speech by Peter Robinson, then Deputy Leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) and Northern Ireland Minister of Finance, to Castlereagh Borough Council Mayor's installation dinner, (12 October 2007). Belfast: Democratic Unionist Party (DUP).
  • Woodward, Shaun. (2007). Speech by Shaun Woodward, then Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, to the Labour Party Annual Conference, Bournemouth, (24 September 2007). Belfast: Northern Ireland Office (NIO).
  • Ahern, Bertie. (2007). Speech by Bertie Ahern, then Fianna Fáil leader and Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister), at the Fianna Fáil Parliamentary Party meeting, Druids Glen, County Wicklow, (17 September 2007). Dublin: Fianna Fáil.
    [Speech in which Ahern announced that Fianna Fáil would develop a strategy for organising on a thirty-two county basis.]
  • Empy, Reg. (2007). Statement by Reg Empey, then leader of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP), in response to Fianna Fáil 'organising' in Northern Ireland, Belfast, (17 September 2007). Belfast: Ulster Unionist Party (UUP).
  • Independent Monitoring Commission (IMC). (2007). Sixteenth Report of the Independent Monitoring Commission, (Cm Un-numbered), (17 September 2007), [PDF, 392KB]. London: The Stationery Office (TSO).
  • Paisley, Ian. (2007). Statement by Ian Paisley, then First Minister of Northern Ireland and leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), marking 100 days since the restoration of devolved government in Northern Ireland, Belfast, (15 August 2007). Belfast: Democratic Unionist Party (DUP).
  • Hain, Peter. (2007). Press Release on behalf of Peter Hain, then Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, about the formation of an independent consultative group to look at the legacy of the past, (22 June 2007). Belfast: Northern Ireland Office (NIO).
  • Republican Network for Unity (RNU). (2007). Republican Network for Unity, Bodenstown Address, (20 June 2007). Web: RNU <http://www.republicannetwork.ie/>.
  • Hain, Peter. (2007). 'Peacemaking in Northern Ireland: A model for conflict resolution?', Speech by Peter Hain, then Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Chatham House, London, (12 June 2007), [PDF; 70KB]. Belfast: Northern Ireland Office (NIO).
  • Oversight Commissioner. (2007). Overseeing the Proposed Revisions for the Policing Services of Northern Ireland - Report 19 [Final Report], (31 May 2007), [PDF; 748KB]. Belfast: Office of the Oversight Commissioner.
  • Ahern, Bertie. (2007). Address by Bertie Ahern, then Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister), to the Joint Houses of Parliament, Westminster, London, (15 May 2007). Dublin: Department of the Taoiseach.
  • Ahern, Bertie. (2007). Speech by Bertie Ahern, then Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister), at the site of the Battle of the Boyne, (11 May 2007). Dublin: Department of the Taoiseach.
  • Paisley, Ian. (2007). Speech by Ian Paisley, then First Minister, at the site of the Battle of the Boyne, (11 May 2007). Belfast: Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister (OFMDFM).
  • Resumption of devolved government in Northern Ireland, (8 May 2007)

    • Paisley, Ian. (2007). Speech by Ian Paisley, then First Minister, on the resumption of devolved government in Northern Ireland, Stormont, Belfast, (8 May 2007). Belfast: Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister (OFMDFM).
    • McGuinness, Martin. (2007). Speech by Martin McGuinness, then Deputy First Minister, on the resumption of devolved government in Northern Ireland, Stormont, Belfast, (8 May 2007). Belfast: Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister (OFMDFM).
    • Blair, Tony. (2007). Speech by Tony Blair, then British Prime Minister, on the resumption of devolved government in Northern Ireland, Stormont, Belfast, (8 May 2007). London: Prime Minister's Office.
    • Ahern, Bertie. (2007). Speech by Bertie Ahern, then Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister), on the resumption of devolved government in Northern Ireland, Stormont, Belfast, (8 May 2007). Dublin: Department of the Taoiseach.
    • Durkan, Mark. (2007). Statement by Mark Durkan, then leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP), on the resumption of devolved government in Northern Ireland, Stormont, Belfast, (8 May 2007). Belfast: Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP).
    • Empy, Reg. (2007). Statement by Reg Empey, then leader of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP), on the resumption of devolved government in Northern Ireland, Stormont, Belfast, (8 May 2007). Belfast: Ulster Unionist Party (UUP).
    • Hain, Peter. (2007). Statement by Peter Hain, then Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, on the Restoration of Devolved Government in Northern Ireland, Westminster, London, (9 May 2007). London: Northern Ireland Office (NIO).
  • Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF). (2007). Statement by the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF), (3 May 2007). Belfast: Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF).
  • Independent Monitoring Commission (IMC). (2007). Fifteenth Report of the Independent Monitoring Commission, (HC 478), (25 April 2007), [PDF, 356KB]. London: The Stationery Office (TSO).
  • Ahern, Bertie. (2007). Speech by Bertie Ahern, then Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister), at the annual Fianna Fáil Arbour Hill Commemoration, Dublin, (Sunday 22 April 2007). Dublin: Department of the Taoiseach.
  • Empy, Reg. (2007). Speech by Reg Empey, then leader of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP), at the UUP Annual Conference, Belfast, (Saturday 21 April 2007). Belfast: Ulster Unionist Party (UUP).
  • Adams, Gerry. (2007). Extracts from speech by Gerry Adams, then President of Sinn Féin (SF), to an Easter Commemoration, Dublin, (8 April 2007). Belfast: Sinn Féin.
  • Irish Republican Army (IRA). (2007). Irish Republican Army (IRA) Easter statement, (released 5 April 2007). Dublin: Irish Republican Publicity Bureau.
  • Agreement between DUP and SF on date for devolved government

    • Paisley, Ian. (2007). Statement by Ian Paisley, then Leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), on the agreement with Sinn Féin of a date for devolved government in Northern Ireland, (26 March 2007). Belfast: Democratic Unionist Party (DUP).
    • Adams, Gerry. (2007). Statement by Gerry Adams, then President of Sinn Féin (SF), on the agreement with the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) of a date for devolved government in Northern Ireland, (26 March 2007). Belfast: Sinn Féin.
    • Democratic Unionist Party (DUP). (2007). Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) resolution on the restoration of devolved government in Northern Ireland agreed by the DUP officers on 22 March 2007 and passed by the DUP executive, Belfast, (24 March 2007). Belfast: Democratic Unionist Party (DUP).
  • Independent Monitoring Commission (IMC). (2007). Fourteenth Report of the Independent Monitoring Commission, (HC 370), (12 March 2007), [PDF, 1032KB]. London: The Stationery Office (TSO).
  • Blair, Tony., and Ahern, Bertie. (2007). Joint Statement by Tony Blair, then British Prime Minister, and Bertie Ahern, then Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister), in response to the Northern Ireland election results, (9 March 2007). London: Prime Minister's Office.
  • Ahern, Bertie. (2007). Speech by Bertie Ahern, then Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister), to the Plenary Meeting of the British-Irish Inter Parliamentary Body, Castleknock Hotel and Country Club, Dublin, (5 March 2007). Dublin: Department of the Taoiseach.
  • Adams, Gerry. (2007). Address by Gerry Adams, then President of Sinn Féin (SF), to the Sinn Féin Ard Fheis, RDS, Dublin, (3 March 2007). Belfast: Sinn Féin.
  • Paisley, Ian. (2007). Statement by Ian Paisley, then Leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), at the launch of 'Getting it Right' the DUP manifesto for the Northern Ireland Assembly Election on 7 March 2007, (21 February 2007). Belfast: Democratic Unionist Party (DUP).
  • Democratic Unionist Party (DUP). (2007). 'Getting it Right' - Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) Manifesto for the Northern Ireland Assembly Election on 7 March 2007, (21 February 2007), [PDF; 7827KB]. Belfast: Democratic Unionist Party (DUP).
  • British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference (BIIC). (2007). Joint Communiqué of the British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference (BIIC), Dundalk, (26 February 2007). Belfast: British-Irish Intergovernmental Secretariat.
  • Northern Ireland Office (NIO). (2007). Protocol for Community-based Restorative Justice Schemes, (5 February 2007), [PDF; 95KB]. Belfast: Northern Ireland Office.
  • Thirteenth Report of the Independent Monitoring Commission (IMC) (30 January 2007)

    • Independent Monitoring Commission (IMC). (2007). Thirteenth Report of the Independent Monitoring Commission, (HC 260), (30 January 2007), [PDF, 265KB]. London: The Stationery Office (TSO).
    • Blair, Tony., and Ahern, Bertie. (2007). Joint Statement by Tony Blair, then British Prime Minister, and Bertie Ahern, then Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister), following the publication of the Thirteenth Report of the Independent Monitoring Commission (IMC), (30 Janauary 2007). London: Prime Minister's Office.
    • Blair, Tony., and Ahern, Bertie. (2007). Transcript of press conference with Tony Blair, then British Prime Minister, and Bertie Ahern, then Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister), following the publication of the Thirteenth Report of the Independent Monitoring Commission (IMC), Downing Street, London (30 January 2007). London: Prime Minister's Office.
    • Hain, Peter. (2007). Statement by Peter Hain, then Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, on the publication of the Thirteenth Report of the Independent Monitoring Commission (IMC), (30 January 2007). Belfast: Northern Ireland Office (NIO).
    • Robinson, Peter. (2007). Statement by Peter Robinson, then Deputy Leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), on the publication of the Thirteenth Report of the Independent Monitoring Commission (IMC), (30 January 2007). Belfast: Democratic Unionist Party (DUP).
    • Murphy, Connor. (2007). Statement by Connor Murphy, then Sinn Féin MP for Newry and Armagh, on the publication of the Thirteenth Report of the Independent Monitoring Commission (IMC), (30 January 2007). Belfast: Sinn Féin.

    Sinn Féin Ard Fheis on Policing

    • Adams, Gerry. (2007). Opening Address by Gerry Adams, then President of Sinn Féin (SF), to the Sinn Féin Extraordinary Ard Fheis on Policing, RDS, Dublin, (28 January 2007). Belfast: Sinn Féin.
    • Kelly, Gerry. (2007). Speech by Gerry Kelly, then Sinn Féin Justice and Policing Spokesperson (SF), delivering the Policing Report to the Sinn Féin Extraordinary Ard Fheis on Policing, RDS, Dublin, (28 January 2007). Belfast: Sinn Féin.
    • Adams, Gerry. (2007). Closing Remarks by Gerry Adams, then President of Sinn Féin (SF), to the Sinn Féin Extraordinary Ard Fheis on Policing, RDS, Dublin, (28 January 2007). Belfast: Sinn Féin.
    • Sinn Féin. (2007). Motion passed by the Sinn Féin Extraordinary Ard Fheis on Policing, RDS, Dublin, (28 January 2007). Belfast: Sinn Féin.
  • Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP). (2007). 'The Truth About MI5': What they don't want you to know, (13 January 2007), [PDF; 61KB]. Belfast: Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP).
  • Adams, Gerry. (2007). Statement by Gerry Adams, then President of Sinn Féin (SF), following a meeting of the SF Ard Chomhairle at which it was agreed to go ahead with an Extraordinary Ard Fheis in Dublin on the issue of policing, (13 January 2007). Belfast: Sinn Féin.
  • Sinn Féin. (2007). 'Motion for Extraordinary Ard Fheis' - motion on the issue of policing agreed by the Sinn Féin (SF) Ard Chomhairle to be put before an Ard Fheis in Dublin, (13 January 2007). Belfast: Sinn Féin.
  • Blair, Tony. (2007). Written Ministerial Statement by Tony Blair, then British Prime Minister, on the subject of national security in Northern Ireland, House of Commons, (10 January 2007). London: Prime Minister's Office.
  • Blair, Tony. (2007). Statement by Tony Blair, then British Prime Minister, on the issues of power-sharing and support for policing, (4 January 2007). London: Prime Minister's Office.
  • Adams, Gerry. (2007). Statement by Gerry Adams, then President of Sinn Féin (SF), on the issues of power-sharing and support for policing, (4 January 2007). Belfast: Sinn Féin.
  • Paisley, Ian. (2007). Statement by Ian Paisley, then leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), on the issues of power-sharing and support for policing, (4 January 2007). Belfast: Democratic Unionist Party (DUP).
  • Hain, Peter. (2007). 'The Devolution of Policing and Justice Government Paper', Letter and Paper by Peter Hain, then Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, (28 December 2006), [PDF; 241KB], [Published by the Ulster Unionist Party on 3 January 2007]. Belfast: Northern Ireland Office (NIO).
  • Paisley, Ian. (2007). Statement by Ian Paisley, then leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), on policing and other matters, (2 January 2007). Belfast: Democratic Unionist Party (DUP).
  • Adams, Gerry. (2007). Statement by Gerry Adams, then President of Sinn Féin (SF), at an event to commemorate Seán Sabhat and Feargal Ó hAnnluain, County Fermanagh, (1 January 2007). Belfast: Sinn Féin.

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    2006

  • Adams, Gerry. (2006). Statement by Gerry Adams, then President of Sinn Féin (SF), following a meeting of the SF Ard Chomhairle at which it was agreed to convene a special party Ard Fheis on the issue of policing, Dublin, (29 December 2006). Belfast: Sinn Féin.
  • Northern Ireland Office (NIO). (2006). Secretary of State's Second Report under Section 11(1) of the Northern Ireland (Monitoring Commission etc.) Act 2003, (7 December 2006), [PDF, 126KB].. Belfast: NIO, Security Policy and Operations Division.
  • Oversight Commissioner. (2006). Overseeing the Proposed Revisions for the Policing Services of Northern Ireland - Report 18, (5 December 2006), [PDF; 214KB]. Belfast: Office of the Oversight Commissioner.
  • Blair, Tony. (2006). Statement by Tony Blair, then British Prime Minister, on the St Andrews' Agreement, (24 November 2006). London: Prime Minister's Office.
  • Adams, Gerry. (2006). Statement by Gerry Adams, then President of Sinn Féin (SF), to the Northern Ireland Assembly nominating Martin McGuinness as the party's candidate for Deputy First Minister, Stormont, (24 November 2006). Belfast: Sinn Féin.
  • Great Britain. Parliament. (2006). Northern Ireland (St Andrews Agreement) Act, (Chapter 53), (22 November 2006), [PDF, 206KB]. London: The Stationery Office (TSO).
  • Hain, Peter. (2006). Extracts from a Statement by Peter Hain, then Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, during the second reading of the Northern Ireland (St Andrews Agreement) Bill, House of Commons, (21 November 2006). Belfast: Northern Ireland Office (NIO).
  • Hain, Peter. (2006). Statement by Peter Hain, then Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, in response to the judicial review ruling by the Belfast High Court on the appointment of the Interim Victims Commissioner, (20 November 2006). Belfast: Northern Ireland Office (NIO).
  • Great Britain. Parliament. (2006). Northern Ireland (St Andrews Agreement) Bill, (Bill 7; 54/2), (16 November 2006), [PDF, 524KB]. London: The Stationery Office (TSO).
  • Hain, Peter., and Ahern, Dermot. (2006). Statement by Peter Hain, then Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, and Dermot Ahern, then Irish Minister for Foreign Affairs, on the St Andrews Agreement, (10 November 2006). Belfast: Northern Ireland Office (NIO).
  • Adams, Gerry. (2006). Extracts from a Speech by Gerry Adams, then President of Sinn Féin (SF), to the annual Friends of Sinn Féin dinner, New York, (9 November 2006). Belfast: Sinn Féin.
  • Democratic Unionist Party (DUP). (2006). Statement released by the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) detailing the resolution agreed by the DUP Party Officers, DUP Assembly Group, and Party Executive on the St Andrews Agreement, (9 November 2006). Belfast: Democratic Unionist Party (DUP).
  • Ulster Unionist Party (UUP). (2006). 'The St Andrews Agreement ... The Real Story', Response by the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP), (9 November 2006), [PDF; 199KB]. Belfast: UUP.
  • Sinn Féin. (2006). Text of Motion Passed by the Sinn Féin (SF) Ard Chomhairle on the St Andrews Agreement, (6 November 2006). Belfast: Sinn Féin.
  • Treasury Press Office. (2006). Press Release about the Chancellor's proposed funding package for the Northern Ireland Executive (NIE), (1 November 2006). London: HM Treasury Press Office.
  • Comprehensive Study on the All-Island Economy

    • Northern Ireland Office (NIO). (2006). Comprehensive Study on the All-Island Economy - Executive Summary, (26 October 2006), [PDF; 33KB]. Belfast: Northern Ireland Office.
    • Hain, Peter., and Ahern, Dermot. (2006). Statement by Peter Hain, then Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, and Dermot Ahern, then Irish Minister for Foreign Affairs, on the launch of a 'Blueprint for all island economic co-operation', (26 October 2006). Belfast: Northern Ireland Office (NIO).
    • Kennedy, Danny. (2006). Statement by Danny Kennedy, then Assembly Group Deputy Leader of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP), on the 'Comprehensive Study on the All-Island Economy', Belfast, (26 October 2006). Belfast: UUP.
    • Campbell, Gregory. (2006). 'DUP Warns Against All-Ireland Economy', Statement by Gregory Campbell, then DUP MP, (26 October 2006). Belfast: Democratic Unionist Party (DUP).
  • Hain, Peter. (2006). Written statement by Peter Hain, then Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, on the Billy Wright Inquiry and legal costs, House of Commons, (25 October 2006). Belfast: Northern Ireland Office (NIO).
  • Parades Commission. (2006). Parading in a peaceful Northern Ireland: Forward View and Review of Procedures ..., 2006-2007, (25 October 2006), [PDF; 1637KB]. Belfast: Parades Commission.
  • Adams, Gerry. (2006). Speech by Gerry Adams, then President of Sinn Féin (SF), to a SF organised conference, 'Building an Integrated Future for the Border Region', Canal Court, Newry, (24 October 2006). Belfast: Sinn Féin.
  • British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference (BIIC). (2006). Joint Communiqué of the British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference (BIIC), Hillsborough, (24 October 2006). Belfast: British-Irish Intergovernmental Secretariat.
  • Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) Consultation Document

    • Democratic Unionist Party (DUP). (2006). 'Your Verdict - What Is It To Be?', St Andrews Agreement / Devolution Consultation, (23 October 2006), [PDF; 333KB]. Belfast: Democratic Unionist Party (DUP).
    • Paisley, Ian. (2006). 'No Deal Without Delivery', Statement by Ian Paisley, then leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), (23 October 2006). Belfast: Democratic Unionist Party (DUP).
  • Eames, Robin. (2006). Statement by the Most Revd Dr Robin Eames, then Church of Ireland Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland, after a meeting with Gerry Adams, then President of Sinn Féin, Belfast, (23 October 2006). Armagh: Church of Ireland.
  • Ahern, Bertie. (2006). Speech by Bertie Ahern, then Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister), at the Wolfe Tone Commemoration, Bodenstown, County Kildare, (Sunday 22 October 2006). Dublin: Department of the Taoiseach.
  • Ahern, Bertie. (2006). Statement by Bertie Ahern, then Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister), to the Dáil (Irish Parliament) on the St Andrews Talks, (18 October 2006). Dublin: Department of the Taoiseach.
  • Adams, Gerry. (2006). Speech by Gerry Adams, then President of Sinn Féin, at a Commemoration for IRA Volunteers Joey Surgenor, Paul Marlowe, and Francie Fitzsimons, Belfast, (15 October 2006). Belfast: Sinn Féin.
  • Political Talks at St Andrews, Scotland (11-13 October 2006)

    • British and Irish Governments. (2006). 'Agreement at St Andrews', Joint proposals, issued by the British and Irish governments, aimed at restoring the devolved Assembly at Stormont, (13 October 2006), [PDF; 132KB]. Belfast: Northern Ireland Office (NIO).
    • Blair, Tony., and Ahern, Bertie. (2006). Transcript of press conference with Tony Blair, then British Prime Minister, and Bertie Ahern, then Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister), following the talks at St Andrews, Scotland, (13 October 2006). London: Prime Minister's Office.
    • Hain, Peter. (2006). Statement by Peter Hain, then Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, on the St Andrews Talks, House of Commons, (16 October 2006). London: Northern Ireland Office (NIO).
    • Paisley, Ian. (2006). Statement by Ian Paisley, then leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), following the Talks in St Andrews, Scotland, (13 October 2006). Belfast: Democratic Unionist Party (DUP).
    • Robinson, Peter. (2006). Statement by Peter Robinson, then Deputy Leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), following the Talks in St Andrews, Scotland, (16 October 2006). Belfast: Democratic Unionist Party (DUP).
    • Adams, Gerry. (2006). Statement by Gerry Adams, then President of Sinn Féin, at the Talks in St Andrews, Scotland, (13 October 2006). Belfast: Sinn Féin.
    • Empy, Reg. (2006). Statement by Reg Empey, then leader of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP), at the Talks in St Andrews, Scotland, (14 October 2006). Belfast: Ulster Unionist Party (UUP).
    • Durkan, Mark. (2006). Statement by Mark Durkan, then leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP), made at the House of Commons, Westminster, following the Talks at St Andrews, Scotland, (16 October 2006). Belfast: Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP).
    • Ford, David. (2005). Statement by David Ford, then leader of the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland (APNI), at the Talks in St Andrews, Scotland, (14 October 2006). Belfast: APNI.

  • Adams, Gerry. (2006). Speech by Gerry Adams, then President of Sinn Féin, at a Sinn Féin rally, Europa Hotel, Belfast, (10 October 2006). Belfast: Sinn Féin.
  • Paisley, Ian. (2006). Statement by Ian Paisley, then leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), following a meeting between the DUP and a delegation led by Archbishop Sean Brady, then Archbishop of Armagh and Catholic Primate of All-Ireland, (9 October 2006). Belfast: Democratic Unionist Party (DUP).
  • Brady, Sean. (2006). Statement by Archbishop Sean Brady, then Archbishop of Armagh and Catholic Primate of All-Ireland, following a meeting with Ian Paisley, then leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), and a DUP delegation, (9 October 2006). Armagh: NICCOSA (Northern Ireland Catholic Council on Social Affairs).
  • Ahern, Bertie. (2006). 'Political Progress: An Essential Platform for Economic Success', Speech by Bertie Ahern, then Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister), to the Northern Ireland Economic Conference 2006, Hilton Hotel, Templepatrick, Co. Antrim, (4 October 2006). Dublin: Department of the Taoiseach.
  • Twelfth Report of the Independent Monitoring Commission (IMC), (4 October 2006)

    • Independent Monitoring Commission (IMC). (2006). Twelfth Report of the Independent Monitoring Commission, (HC Un-numbered), (4 October 2006), [PDF, 913KB]. London: The Stationery Office (TSO).
    • British Government. (2006). Statement by the British Government on the publication of the Twelfth Report of the Independent Monitoring Commission (IMC), (4 October 2006). London: Northern Ireland Office (NIO).
    • Blair, Tony. (2006). Statement by Tony Blair, then British Prime Minister, on the publication of the Twelfth Report of the Independent Monitoring Commission (IMC), (4 October 2006). London: Prime Minister's Office.
    • Ahern, Bertie. (2006). Statement by Bertie Ahern, then Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister), on the publication of the Twelfth Report of the Independent Monitoring Commission (IMC), (4 October 2006). Dublin: Department of the Taoiseach.
    • Paisley, Ian. (2006). Statement by Ian Paisley, then leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), on the publication of the Twelfth Report of the Independent Monitoring Commission (IMC), (4 October 2006). Belfast: Democratic Unionist Party (DUP).

  • Robinson, Peter. (2006). Speech by Peter Robinson, then Deputy Leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), to an event at the Conservative Party Conference, Bournemouth, (2 October 2006). Belfast: Democratic Unionist Party (DUP).
  • Eames, Robin. (2006). Address by the Most Revd Dr Robin Eames, then the Church of Ireland Archbishop of Armagh, to the National Police Memorial Day Service, Waterfront Hall, Belfast, (1 October 2006). Armagh: Church of Ireland Central Communications Board.
  • Paisley, Ian. (2006). Speech by Ian Paisley, then leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), to a Labour Party Conference Breakfast Event, Manchester, (28 September 2006). Belfast: Democratic Unionist Party (DUP).
  • Oversight Commissioner. (2006). Overseeing the Proposed Revisions for the Policing Services of Northern Ireland - Report 17, (28 September 2006), [PDF; 170KB]. Belfast: Office of the Oversight Commissioner.
  • Hain, Peter. (2006). Speech by Peter Hain, then Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, to the Labour Party Conference, Manchester, England, (28 September 2006). London: Northern Ireland Office (NIO).
  • Northern Ireland Office (NIO). (2006). A Protocol for Community-based Restorative Justice Schemes: Consultation and Equality Impact Assessment, (20 September 2006), [PDF; 297KB]. Belfast: Northern Ireland Office.
  • Committee on the Preparation for Government. (2006). Report on Law and Order Issues; Together with the minutes of proceedings, official report, correspondence and other papers relating ot the report, (Report: 2/06R; Session 2006/2007; Second Report), (19 September 2006), [PDF; 2018KB]. Belfast: The Stationary Office (TSO).
  • Fleming, Lynn., and Mitchell, Leslie. (2000). Joint Statement by Representatives of Sinn Féin (SF) and the Progressive Unionist Party (PUP), on the future of community relations in the Foyle Electoral Constituency, (18 September 2006). Derry: Sinn Féin.
  • Empy, Reg. (2006). Statement by Reg Empey, then leader of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP), on the decision by the Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly not to recognise the Ulster Unionist Party Assembly Group association with David Ervine of the Progressive Unionist Party (PUP), (11 September 2006). Belfast: Ulster Unionist Party (UUP).
  • Robinson, Peter. (2006). Statement by Peter Robinson, then Deputy Leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), on the decision by the Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly not to recognise the Ulster Unionist Party Assembly Group association with David Ervine of the Progressive Unionist Party (PUP), (12 September 2006). Belfast: Democratic Unionist Party (DUP).
  • Hain, Peter. (2006). Speech by Peter Hain, then Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, to the British Irish Association conference, Oxford, (Saturday 9 September 2006), [PDF; 371KB]. London: Northern Ireland Office (NIO).
  • Eleventh Report of the Independent Monitoring Commission (IMC), (6 September 2006)

    • Independent Monitoring Commission (IMC). (2006). Eleventh Report of the Independent Monitoring Commission, (HC Un-numbered), (6 September 2006), [PDF, 537KB]. London: The Stationery Office (TSO).
    • Hain, Peter. (2006). Statement by Peter Hain, then Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, on the publication of the Eleventh Report of the Independent Monitoring Commission (IMC), (6 September 2006). London: Northern Ireland Office (NIO).
    • Ahern, Bertie. (2006). Statement by Bertie Ahern, then Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister), on the publication of the Eleventh Report of the Independent Monitoring Commission (IMC), (6 September 2006). Dublin: Department of the Taoiseach.
    • Murphy, Connor. (2005). Statement by Connor Murphy, then Sinn Féin MP for Newry and Armagh, on the publication of the Eleventh Report of the Independent Monitoring Commission (IMC), (6 September 2006). Belfast: Sinn Féin.
    • Robinson, Peter. (2006). Statement by Peter Robinson, then Deputy Leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), on the publication of the Eleventh Report of the Independent Monitoring Commission (IMC), (8 September 2006). Belfast: Democratic Unionist Party (DUP).

  • Adams, Gerry. (2006). Speech by Gerry Adams, then President of Sinn Féin, to a press conference in Jerusalem after his arrival on a two day visit to the Middle East, (5 September 2006). Belfast: Sinn Féin.
  • Northern Ireland Office (NIO). (2006). Replacement Arrangements for the Diplock Court System: A Consultation Paper, (11 August 2006), [PDF; 495KB]. Belfast: Northern Ireland Office (NIO).
  • British and Irish Governments. (2006). Joint Statement by the British and Irish governments announcing the next steps on location of 'The Disappeared', (3 August 2006). Belfast: Northern Ireland Office (NIO).
  • Hain, Peter. (2006). 'It's Time for Reality', Open letter by Peter Hain, then Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, in the Belfast News Letter, (31 July 2006). Belfast: Northern Ireland Office (NIO).
  • Ahern, Dermot. (2006). Speech by Dermot Ahern, then Minister of Foreign Affairs, to the Reconciliation Networking Forum, Dublin Castle, (28 July 2006). Dublin: Department of Foreign Affairs.
  • Announcement about Community-based Restorative Justice Schemes
    • Hanson, David. (2006). Written Statement by David Hanson, then Minister of State at the Northern Ireland Office (NIO), to the House of Commons on Community-based Restorative Justice, (25 July 2006), [PDF; 29KB]. Belfast: Northern Ireland Office.
    • Northern Ireland Office (NIO). (2006). Draft Protocol for Community-based Restorative Justice Schemes, (25 July 2006), [PDF; 126KB]. Belfast: Northern Ireland Office.

  • British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference (BIIC). (2006). Joint Communiqué of the British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference (BIIC), Hillsborough, (25 July 2006). Belfast: British-Irish Intergovernmental Secretariat.
  • Hain, Peter. (2006). Written Statement by Peter Hain, then Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, on Progress Towards Devolution in Northern Ireland, House of Commons, (24 July 2006). Belfast: Northern Ireland Office (NIO).
  • McGuinness, Martin. (2006). 'Reconciling Orange and Green', Speech by Martin McGuinness, then Vice-President of Sinn Féin, to the Patrick MacGill Summer School, Genties, County Donegal, (21 July 2006). Belfast: Sinn Féin.
  • Hain, Peter. (2006). Speech by Peter Hain, then Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, at a Press Conference held at Stormont, (18 July 2006), [PDF, 42KB]. Belfast: Northern Ireland Office (NIO).
  • Hain, Peter. (2006). Speech by Peter Hain, then Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, to the Macgill Summer School, Glenties, County Donegal, (16 July 2006). Belfast: Northern Ireland Office (NIO).
  • Paisley, Ian. (2006). 'Making History or History Made?', Speech by Ian Paisley, then leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), to the Independent Orange Demonstration, Portrush, County Antrim, (12 July 2006). Belfast: Democratic Unionist Party (DUP).
  • Dodds, Nigel. (2006). Speech by Nigel Dodds, then Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) MP for North Belfast, at the Twelfth of July Celebrations, Brougshane, County Antrim (12 July 2006). Belfast: Democratic Unionist Party (DUP).
  • Donaldson, Jeffrey. (2006). Speech by Jeffrey Donaldson, then Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) MP for Lagan Valley, at the Twelfth of July Celebrations, Broomhedge, (12 July 2006). Belfast: Democratic Unionist Party (DUP).
  • Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP). (2006). 'Free From Fear Of Flags' - SDLP Policy Document, Updated to July 2006, (4 July 2006), [PDF; 50KB]. Belfast: Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP).
  • Blair, Tony., and Ahern, Bertie. (2006). Joint Statement by Tony Blair, then British Prime Minister, and Bertie Ahern, then Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister), following a review of progress towards the restoration of devolved institutions, Stormont, Belfast, (29 June 2006). London: Prime Minister's Office.
  • Blair, Tony., and Ahern, Bertie. (2006). Northern Ireland Political Process: Work Plan, (29 June 2006), [PDF; 21KB]. London: Prime Minister's Office.
  • Blair, Tony., and Ahern, Bertie. (2006). Transcript of press conference with Tony Blair, then British Prime Minister, and Bertie Ahern, then Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister), following the Publication of a Joint Statement and Work Plan to Restore Devolution in Northern Ireland, Belfast, (29 June 2006). London: Prime Minister's Office.
  • Paisley, Ian. (2006). Statement by Ian Paisley, then leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), in advance of the visit to Northern Ireland by Tony Blair, then British Prime Minister, (28 June 2006). Belfast: Democratic Unionist Party (DUP).
  • Robinson, Peter. (2006). Speech by Peter Robinson, then Deputy Leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), to the KPMG's Management Conference in the Europa Hotel, Belfast, (23 June 2006). Belfast: Democratic Unionist Party (DUP).
  • Official Report (Hansard). (2006). Parliamentary Debates Official Report (Hansard), Preparation for Government Committee, (Wednesday 21 June 2006), (First Edition), [PDF; 355KB]. Belfast: Office of the Official Report (Hansard). [This copy was obtained and released by the BBC.]
  • Kelly, Gerry. (2006). Speech by Gerry Kelly, then Sinn Féin MLA for North Belfast and member of the Sinn Féin Ard Comhairle, at Bodenstown, Wolfe Tone Commemoration, (18 June 2006). Belfast: Sinn Féin.
  • Hain, Peter. (2006). Statement by Peter Hain, then Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, about the Preparation for Government Committee, (25 May 2006). London: Northern Ireland Office (NIO).
  • Hain, Peter. (2006). Letter from Peter Hain, then Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, to Eileen Bell, then Assembly Presiding Officer, which was read out to Northern Ireland Assembly members on 13 May 2006, [PDF; 40KB]. London: Northern Ireland Office (NIO).
  • Adams, Gerry. (2006). Speech by Gerry Adams, then President of Sinn Féin, setting out Sinn Féin's approach to the reconvened Assembly, Belfast, (10 May 2006). Belfast: Sinn Féin.
  • Great Britain. Parliament. (2006). Northern Ireland Act 2006, (Chapter 17), (8 May 2006), [PDF, 65KB]. London: The Stationery Office (TSO).
  • Wilford, Rick., and Wilson, Robin. (2006). The Trouble with Northern Ireland: the Belfast agreement and democratic governance, (April 2006), [PDF; 523KB]. Dublin: TASC at New Island.
  • Adams, Gerry. (2006). Speech by Gerry Adams, then President of Sinn Féin, at a Republican Commemoration Marking the Twenty-Fifth Anniversary of the death of Bobby Sands, Hackballscross, County Louth, (5 May 2006). Belfast: Sinn Féin.
  • British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference (BIIC). (2006). Joint Communiqué of the British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference (BIIC), Iveagh House, Dublin, (2 May 2006). Belfast: British-Irish Intergovernmental Secretariat.
  • Adams, Gerry. (2006). Speech by Gerry Adams, then President of Sinn Féin, to a Sinn Féin organised conference, 'Towards an Integrated Regional Future', Derry, (26 April 2006). Belfast: Sinn Féin.
  • Tenth Report of the Independent Monitoring Commission (IMC), (26 April 2006)

    • Independent Monitoring Commission (IMC). (2006). Tenth Report of the Independent Monitoring Commission, (HC 1066), (26 April 2006), [PDF, 323KB]. London: The Stationery Office (TSO).
    • Hain, Peter. (2006). Written Statement by Peter Hain, then Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, on the Tenth Report of the Independent Monitoring Commission (IMC), (House of Commons), (26 April 2006). London: Northern Ireland Office (NIO).
    • Paisley, Ian. (2006). Statement by Ian Paisley, then leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), on the publication of the Tenth Report of the Independemt Monitoring Commission (IMC), (26 April 2006). Belfast: Democratic Unionist Party (DUP).
    • McGuinness, Martin. (2006). Statement by Martin McGuinness, then Vice-President of Sinn Féin, on the publication of the Tenth Report of the Independemt Monitoring Commission (IMC), (26 April 2006). Belfast: Sinn Féin.
    • Blair, Tony. (2006). Extracts from a Transcript of an Interview with Ulster Television (UTV) by Tony Blair, then British Prime Minister, about issues in Northern Ireland, (26 April 2006). London: Prime Minister's Office.

  • Hain, Peter. (2006). Speech by Peter Hain, then Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, for NIC ICTU Conference, Canal Court Hotel, Newry, (25 April 2006), [PDF; 63KB]. Belfast: Northern Ireland Office (NIO).
  • Ahern, Dermot. (2006). Speech by Dermot Ahern, then Minister of Foreign Affairs, to the British-Irish Inter-Parliamentary Body Killarney, (24 April 2006). Dublin: Department of Foreign Affairs.
  • Robinson, Peter. (2006). Speech by Peter Robinson, then Deputy Leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), to the British-Irish Inter-Parliamentary Body (BIIPB), Killarney, (24 April 2006). Belfast: Democratic Unionist Party (DUP).
  • Ahern, Bertie. (2006). Speech by Bertie Ahern, then Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister), at the annual Fianna Fáil Arbour Hill Commemoration, Dublin, (Sunday 23 April 2006). Dublin: Department of the Taoiseach.
  • Ahern, Bertie. (2006). Speech by Bertie Ahern, then Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister), at the Wreath Laying Ceremony in Kilmainham Gaol, (10.15am, Easter Sunday, 16 April 2006). Dublin: Department of the Taoiseach.
  • Adams, Gerry. (2006). Speech by Gerry Adams, then President of Sinn Féin, at the Easter Commemoration, Belfast, (Sunday 16 April 2006). Belfast: Sinn Féin.
  • Irish Republican Army (IRA). (2006). Irish Republican Army (IRA) Easter statement, (released 13 April 2006). Dublin: Irish Republican Publicity Bureau.
  • Irish Republican Army (IRA). (2006). Irish Republican Army (IRA) statement about the death of Eugene McQuaid on 5 October 1974, (released 13 April 2006). Dublin: Irish Republican Publicity Bureau.
  • Ahern, Bertie. (2006). Speech by Bertie Ahern, then Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister), at the opening of the official exhibition of the Easter 1916 Rising at the National Museum, Collins Barracks, Dublin, (9 April 2006). Dublin: Department of the Taoiseach.
  • Announcement of the Recalling of the Northern Ireland Assembly, (6 April 2006)

    • Blair, Tony., and Ahern, Bertie. (2006). Joint Statement by Tony Blair, then British Prime Minister, and Bertie Ahern, then Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister), on the recalling of the Northern Ireland Assembly, Armagh, (6 April 2006). London: Prime Minister's Office.
    • Blair, Tony. (2006). Statement by Tony Blair, then British Prime Minister, on the recalling of the Northern Ireland Assembly, Armagh, (6 April 2006). London: Prime Minister's Office.
    • Ahern, Bertie. (2006). Statement by Bertie Ahern, then Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister), on the recalling of the Northern Ireland Assembly, Armagh, (6 April 2006). Dublin: Department of the Taoiseach.
    • Ahern, Bertie., and Blair, Tony. (2006). Transcript of Press Conference with Tony Blair, then British Prime Minister, and Bertie Ahern, then Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister), on the recalling of the Northern Ireland Assembly, Armagh, (6 April 2006). London: Prime Minister's Office.
    • Paisley, Ian. (2006). Statement by Ian Paisley, then Leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), on the recalling of the Northern Ireland Assembly, Armagh, (6 April 2006). Belfast: Democratic Unionist Party (DUP).
    • Adams, Gerry. (2006). Statement by Gerry Adams, then President of Sinn Féin, on the recalling of the Northern Ireland Assembly, Armagh, (6 April 2006). Belfast: Sinn Féin.
    • Empy, Reg. (2006). Statement by Reg Empey, then leader of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP), on the recalling of the Northern Ireland Assembly, (6 April 2006). Belfast: Ulster Unionist Party (UUP).
    • Ford, David. (2006). Statement by David Ford, then leader of the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland (APNI), on the recalling of the Northern Ireland Assembly, (6 April 2006). Belfast: APNI.

  • Robinson, Peter. (2006). Speech by Peter Robinson, then Deputy Leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), to the Council of Foreign Relations, New York, (5 April 2006). Belfast: Democratic Unionist Party (DUP).
  • Adams, Gerry. (2006). Statement by Gerry Adams, then President of Sinn Féin, about the killing of Denis Donaldson, (4 April 2006). Belfast: Sinn Féin.
  • Ingram, Adam. (2006). Announcement by Adam Ingram, then Minister for the Armed Forces, on the Normalisation plan for military sites in Northern Ireland, (28 March 2006). London: Ministry of Defence (MOD).
  • Empy, Reg. (2006). Speech by Reg Empey, then leader of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP), at the UUP Annual Conference Belfast, (Saturday 25 March 2006). Belfast: Ulster Unionist Party (UUP).
  • Adams, Gerry. (2006). Speech by Gerry Adams, then President of Sinn Féin, to Sinn Féin's Elected Representatives Forum, Dublin, (25 March 2006). Belfast: Sinn Féin.
  • Adams, Gerry. (2006). Statement by Gerry Adams, then President of Sinn Féin, following the announcement of a permanent ceasefire by ETA, (22 March 2006). Belfast: Sinn Féin.
  • Blair, Tony. (2006). Speech by Tony Blair, then British Prime Minister, Foreign Policy Speech I (first of three speeches on international issues), London, (21 March 2006). London: Prime Minister's Office.
    [Speech in which Blair used the phrase 'Protestant bigot']
  • Ahern, Dermot. (2006). Statement by Dermot Ahern, then Minister of Foreign Affairs, on the All Party Dáil Motion supporting a full public inquiry into the killing of Pat Finucane, Dáil, (8 March 2006). Dublin: Department of Foreign Affairs.
  • Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP). (2006). 'Standing by the Will of the People': Why the SDLP rejects the "Comprehensive Agreement", (7 March 2006), [PDF; 84KB]. Belfast: Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP).
  • McDowell, Michael. (2006). Statement by Michael McDowell, then Irish Minister of Justice, Equality and Law Reform, on Public Disorder in Dublin City Centre on 25 February 2006, Dail, (28 February 2006). Dublin: Dail.
  • Adams, Gerry. (2006). Speech by Gerry Adams, then President of Sinn Féin, to the Sinn Féin Ard Fheis, RDS, Dublin, (18 February 2006). Belfast: Sinn Féin.
  • McGuinness, Martin. (2006). Speech by Martin McGuinness, then Vice President of Sinn Féin, on the current state of negotiations, Sinn Féin Ard Fheis, Dublin, (17 February 2006). Belfast: Sinn Féin.
  • Hain, Peter. (2006). Statement by Peter Hain, then Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, on Devolving Policing and Justice in Northern Ireland, (16 February 2006), [PDF; 24KB]. London: Northern Ireland Office (NIO).
  • Great Britain. Parliament. (2006). Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill, (Bill 131), (16 February 2006), [PDF, 243KB]. London: The Stationery Office (TSO).
  • Northern Ireland Office (NIO) Devolution Unit. (2006). Devolving Policing and Justice in Northern Ireland: A Discussion Paper, (16 February 2006), [PDF; 346KB]. Belfast: Northern Ireland Office (NIO).
  • Durkan, Mark. (2006). Speech by Mark Durkan, then leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP), at the launch of the SDLP's "North South Makes Sense" Document, Belfast, (13 February 2006). Belfast: Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP).
  • Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP). (2006). "North-South Makes Sense": (SDLP Proposals for Greater Co-Operation Between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland), (13 February 2006), [PDF; 566KB]. Belfast: Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP).
  • Paisley, Ian. (2006). Text of a speech by Ian Paisley, then Leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), to the DUP's Annual Conference in Belfast, (Saturday 4 February 2006). Belfast: Democratic Unionist Party (DUP).
  • Robinson, Peter. (2006). Text of a speech by Peter Robinson, then Deputy Leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), to the DUP's Annual Conference in Belfast, (Saturday 4 February 2006). Belfast: Democratic Unionist Party (DUP).
  • Hain, Peter. (2006). Extracts from a Speech by Peter Hain, then Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, on North - South co-operation, to the Chamber of Commerce, Dublin, (2 February 2006). Belfast: Northern Ireland Office (NIO).
  • Ahern, Dermot. (2006). Statement by Dermot Ahern, then Minister of Foreign Affairs, on Northern Ireland to Seanad Éireann (Irish Seante), (2 February 2006). Dublin: Department of Foreign Affairs.
  • Eighth Report of the Independent Monitoring Commission (IMC), (1 February 2006)

    • Independent Monitoring Commission (IMC). (2006). Eighth Report of the Independent Monitoring Commission, (HC 870), (1 February 2006), [PDF, 187KB]. London: The Stationery Office (TSO). [Contains allegations that the IRA retained some weapons.]
    • Hain, Peter. (2006). Written Statement by Peter Hain, then Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, on the Eighth Report of the Independent Monitoring Commission (IMC), (House of Commons), (1 February 2006), [PDF, 17KB]. London: Northern Ireland Office (NIO).
    • Independent International Commission on Decommissioning (IICD). (2006). Report of the Independent International Commission on Decommissioning (IICD), (dated 19 January 2006; published 1 February 2006), [PDF; 160KB]. Belfast: IICD. [Deals with allegations that the IRA had retained some weapons.]
    • Irish Republican Army (IRA). (2006). Irish Republican Army (IRA) Statement on the Publication of the Eighth Report of the Independent Monitoring Commission (IMC), (1 February 2006). Dublin: Irish Republican Publicity Bureau.
    • McGuinness, Martin. (2006). Statement by Martin McGuinness, then Vice-President of Sinn Féin, on the publication of the Eighth Report of the Independemt Monitoring Commission (IMC), (1 February 2006). Belfast: Sinn Féin.
    • Paisley, Ian. (2006). Statement by Ian Paisley, then leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), on the publication of the Eighth Report of the Independemt Monitoring Commission (IMC), (1 February 2006). Belfast: Democratic Unionist Party (DUP).

  • British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference (BIIC). (2006). Joint Communiqué of the British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference (BIIC), Millbank, London, (1 February 2006). Belfast: British-Irish Intergovernmental Secretariat.
  • Hain, Peter. (2006). Speech by Peter Hain, then Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, to the Fabian Society, 'Economic and Social Challenges in Northern Ireland', (31 January 2006), [PDF, 74KB]. London: Northern Ireland Office (NIO).
  • Democratic Unionist Party (DUP). (2006). 'Facing Reality ... A Truthful Assessment: The Policy Context: The Best Way Forward', (31 January 2006), [PDF; 915KB]. Belfast: Democratic Unionist Party (DUP).
  • Paisley, Ian. (2006). Statement by Ian Paisley, then leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), on the DUP's Policy Paper 'Facing Reality', (31 January 2006). Belfast: Democratic Unionist Party (DUP).
  • McAleese, Mary. (2006). '1916 - A View from 2006', remarks by Mary McAleese, then President of Ireland, at a conference 'The Long Revolution: The 1916 Rising in Context', University College Cork, (Friday 27 January 2006). Dublin: Office of the President.
  • Ahern, Bertie., and Blair, Tony. (2006). Joint Statement by Bertie Ahern, then Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister), and Tony Blair, then British Prime Minister, Farmleigh, Dublin, (26 January 2006). Dublin: Department of the Taoiseach.
  • Ahern, Bertie., and Blair, Tony. (2006). Transcript of Press Conference with Bertie Ahern, then Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister) and Tony Blair, then British Prime Minister, following their meeting at Farmleigh, Dublin, (26 January 2006). Dublin: Department of the Taoiseach.
  • Ulster Unionist Party (UUP). (2006). 'A Legislative and Financial Model for Stormont: Breaking the Deadlock', (24 January 2006), [PDF; 26KB]. Belfast: Ulster Unionist Party (UUP).
  • Empy, Reg. (2006). Statement by Reg Empey, then leader of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP), on 'A Legislative and Financial Model for Stormont: Breaking the Deadlock', (24 January 2006). Belfast: Ulster Unionist Party (UUP).
  • Woodward, Shaun. (2006). Text of a Letter from Shaun Woodward, then a Parliamentary Under Secretary at the Northern Ireland Office (NIO) with responsibility for Security and Policing matters, to Des Rea, then Chairman of the Northern Ireland Policing Board, (18 January 2006). Belfast: Northern Ireland Office (NIO).
  • Paisley, Ian. (2006). Statement by Ian Paisley, then leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), Outlining the Way Forward, (16 January 2006). Belfast: Democratic Unionist Party.
  • Kelly, Gerry. (2006). Speech by Gerry Kelly, then Sinn Féin Spokesperson on Policing and Justice, to an all-Ireland Conference on Policing and Justice, Balmoral Hotel, Belfast, (14 January 2006). Belfast: Sinn Féin.
  • Hain, Peter. (2006). Statement by Peter Hain, then Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, about Northern Ireland, House of Commons, (11 January 2006). London: Northern Ireland Office (NIO).
  • Hain, Peter. (2006). Statement by Peter Hain, then Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, on the Future of Salaries and Expenses paid to Assembly Members, (9 January 2006). London: Northern Ireland Office (NIO).
  • Ahern, Dermot. (2006). Statement by Dermot Ahern, then Minister of Foreign Affairs, about Northern Ireland in 2006, (2 January 2006). Dublin: Department of Foreign Affairs.

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    2005

  • Irish Republican Army (IRA). (2005). Irish Republican Army (IRA) New Year Statement 2006, (31 December 2005). Dublin: Irish Republican Publicity Bureau.
  • Hain, Peter. (2005). Statement by Peter Hain, then Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, about Northern Ireland in 2006, (30 December 2005). London: Northern Ireland Office (NIO).
  • Adams, Gerry. (2005). Article by Gerry Adams, then President of Sinn Féin, for 'The Irish Times', (21 December 2005). Belfast: Sinn Féin.
  • Adams, Gerry. (2005). Statement by Gerry Adams, then President of Sinn Féin, following the withdrawal of prosecutions in connection with an alleged IRA spy ring at Stormont in October 2002, (8 December 2005). Belfast: Sinn Féin.
  • Empy, Reg. (2005). Statement by Reg Empey, then leader of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP), following the withdrawal of prosecutions in connection with an alleged IRA spy ring at Stormont in October 2002, (9 December 2005). Belfast: UUP.
  • Maginness, Alban. (2005). Statement by Alban Maginness, then Justice Spokesperson of the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP), following the withdrawal of prosecutions in connection with an alleged IRA spy ring at Stormont in October 2002, (8 December 2005). Belfast: Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP).
  • Paisley, Ian. (2005). Statement by Ian Paisley, then leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), following the withdrawal of prosecutions in connection with an alleged IRA spy ring at Stormont in October 2002, (8 December 2005). Belfast: Democratic Unionist Party.
  • Northern Ireland Office (NIO). (2005). Statement released by the Northern Ireland Office (NIO) following the withdrawal of prosecutions in connection with an alleged IRA spy ring at Stormont in October 2002, (8 December 2005). London: Northern Ireland Office (NIO).
  • Hain, Peter. (2005). Written Statement by Peter Hain, then Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, announcing his decision to grant the request of the Billy Wright Inquiry to be converted to the Inquiries Act 2005, (23 November 2005). London: Northern Ireland Office (NIO).
  • Sinn Féin. (2005). Counting the cost of Direct Rule ... and putting it right, (November 2005), [PDF, 1882KB]. Belfast: Sinn Féin.
  • Durkan, Mark. (2005). Speech by Mark Durkan, then leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP), at the SDLP annual conference in the Ramada Hotel, Belfast, (Saturday 12 November 2005). Belfast: Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP).
  • Great Britain. Parliament. (2005). Northern Ireland (Offences) Bill, (9 November 2005), [PDF, 231KB]. London: The Stationery Office (TSO).
  • Adams, Gerry. (2005). Address by Gerry Adams, then President of Sinn Féin, at Sinn Féin 100th Anniversary Event, City West Hotel, Dublin, (5 November 2005). Belfast: Sinn Féin.
  • Ahern, Bertie. (2005). Speech by Bertie Ahern, then Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister), "Economic Challenges of a Changing Ireland", at the Institute of Directors Lunch, Culloden Hotel, Belfast, (3 November 2005). Dublin: Department of the Taoiseach.
  • Cowen, Brian. (2005). Speech by Brian Cowen, then Irish Minister for Finance, to the Northern Ireland Economic Conference 2005, 'All-Island Economic Cooperation - A Platform for Peace and Prosperity', Hilton Hotel Templepatrick, County Antrim, (26 October 2005). Dublin: Department of Finance.
  • Empy, Reg. (2005). Speech by Reg Empey, then leader of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP), at the UUP Annual Conference in the Ramada Hotel, Belfast, (Saturday 22 October 2005). Belfast: UUP.
  • British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference (BIIC). (2005). Joint Communiqué of the British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference (BIIC), Iveagh House, Dublin, (19 October 2005). Belfast: British-Irish Intergovernmental Secretariat.
  • Hain, Peter. (2005). Statement by Peter Hain, then Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, on the Seventh Report of the Independent Monitoring Commission (IMC), House of Commons, (19 October 2005). London: Northern Ireland Office (NIO).
  • Independent Monitoring Commission (IMC). (2005). Seventh Report of the Independent Monitoring Commission, (HC 546), (19 October 2005), [PDF, 388KB]. London: The Stationery Office (TSO).
  • Ahern, Bertie. (2005). Speech by Bertie Ahern, then Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister), at the Wolfe Tone Commemoration, Bodenstown, County Kildare, (Sunday 16 October 2005). Dublin: Department of the Taoiseach.
  • Hain, Peter. (2005). Statement by Peter Hain, then Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, to the House of Commons, (13 October 2005). London: Northern Ireland Office (NIO).
  • Murphy, Thomas. (2005). Statement, issued by Madden and Finucane, Solicitors on behalf of Thomas Murphy, (12 October 2005). Belfast: Madden and Finucane.
  • Ahern, Dermot. (2005). Speech by Dermot Ahern, then Minister of Foreign Affairs, at the 'North/South Makes Sense' Conference, Derry, (7 October 2005). Dublin: Department of Foreign Affairs.
  • IRA Decommissioning (26 September 2005)

    • Independent International Commission on Decommissioning (IICD). (2005). Report of the Independent International Commission on Decommissioning (IICD) on the Decommissioning of IRA Weapons, (26 September 2005; approximately 2.00pm), [PDF; 93KB]. Belfast: IICD.
    • Good, Harold., and Reid, Alec. (2005). Joint Statement by the Independent Eyewitnesses, Reverend Harold Good and Father Alec Reid, on the Decommissioning of IRA Weapons, (26 September 2005). Belfast: IICD.
    • Independent International Commission on Decommissioning (IICD). (2005). Transcript of Press Conference given by the members of the Independent International Commission on Decommissioning (IICD) on the Decommissioning of IRA Weapons, (26 September 2005). Belfast: IICD.
    • Irish Republican Army (IRA). (2005). Irish Republican Army (IRA) statement on Putting its Arms Beyond Use, (26 September 2005). Dublin: Irish Republican Publicity Bureau.
    • Ahern, Bertie., and Blair, Tony. (2005). Joint Statement by Bertie Ahern, then Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister), and Tony Blair, then British Prime Minister, on the Decommissioning of IRA Weapons, (26 September 2005). Dublin: Department of the Taoiseach.
    • Blair, Tony. (2005). Statement by Tony Blair, then British Prime Minister, on the Decommissioning of IRA Weapons, (26 September 2005), [PDF; 18KB]. London: Prime Minister's Office.
    • Ahern, Bertie. (2005). Statement by Bertie Ahern, then Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister), on the Decommissioning of IRA Weapons, (26 September 2005). Dublin: Department of the Taoiseach.
    • Paisley, Ian. (2005). Statement by Ian Paisley, then leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), on the Decommissioning of IRA Weapons, (26 September 2005). Belfast: Democratic Unionist Party.
    • Adams, Gerry. (2005). Speech by Gerry Adams, then President of Sinn Féin, About the IRA's Decision to put its Arms Beyond Use, (26 September 2005). Belfast: Sinn Féin.
    • Empey, Reg. (2005). Statement by Reg Empey, then Leader of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP), on the Decommissioning of IRA Weapons, (26 September 2005). Belfast: UUP.
    • Durkan, Mark. (2005). Comments by Mark Durkan, then leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP), on the Decommissioning of IRA Weapons, (26 September 2005). Belfast: Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP).
    • Ford, David. (2005). Statement by David Ford, then leader of the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland (APNI), on the Decommissioning of IRA Weapons, (26 September 2005). Belfast: APNI.
    • United States Government. (2005). Statement by the United States Government on the Decommissioning of IRA Weapons, (26 September 2005). Washington: US Government.
    • Paisley, Ian. (2005). Statement by Ian Paisley, then leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), after meeting with the Independent International Commission on Decommissioning (IICD), Belfast, (27 September 2005). Belfast: Democratic Unionist Party.
    • Kennedy, Danny. (2005). Statement by Danny Kennedy, then Assembly Group Deputy Leader of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP), after meeting with the Independent International Commission on Decommissioning (IICD), Belfast, (27 September 2005). Belfast: UUP.
    • Hain, Peter. (2005). Speech by Peter Hain, then Secretary of State for Northern Ireland and Wales, to the Labour Party Conference, Brighton, England, (28 September 2005). Belfast: Northern Ireland Office (NIO).
    • Ahern, Bertie. (2005). Speech by Bertie Ahern, then Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister), to the Dáil, on Recent Developments in the Peace Prcess (28 September 2005). Dublin: Department of the Taoiseach.
    • Ahern, Dermot. (2005). Speech by Dermot Ahern, then Minister of Foreign Affairs, to the Dáil on Recent Developments in the Peace Process, Dublin, (28 September 2005). Dublin: Department of Foreign Affairs.

  • Adams, Gerry. (2005). Speech by Gerry Adams, then President of Sinn Féin, at Sinn Féin internal party conference, Mullaghbawn, County Armagh, (22 September 2005). Belfast: Sinn Féin.
  • Independent Monitoring Commission (IMC). (2005). Sixth Report of the Independent Monitoring Commission, (Cm Un-numbered), (22 September 2005), [PDF, 124KB]. London: The Stationery Office (TSO).
  • Hain, Peter. (2005). Speech by Peter Hain, then Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, 'Grasping the Opportunity: Investing in our Future', Belfast, (21 September 2005). Belfast: Northern Ireland Office (NIO).
  • Sinn Féin. (2005). Unionist Paramilitary Attacks, June-August 2005, (18 August 2005), [PDF; 257KB]. Belfast: Sinn Féin.
  • Paisley, Ian. (2005). Statement by Ian Paisley, then leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), on the British Government’s Plans for Security Normalisation in Northern Ireland, (1 August 2005). Belfast: Democratic Unionist Party.
  • Hain, Peter. (2005). Statement by Peter Hain, then Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, on Plans for the Normalisation of the Security Profile across Northern Ireland, (1 August 2005). London: Northern Ireland Office (NIO).
  • IRA Statement on the Ending of the Armed Campaign

    • Irish Republican Army (IRA). (2005). Irish Republican Army (IRA) statement on the Ending of the Armed Campaign, (28 July 2005). Dublin: Irish Republican Publicity Bureau.
    • Blair, Tony. (2005). Statement by Tony Blair, then British Prime Minister, on the Ending of the IRA Armed Campaign, (28 July 2005). London: Prime Minister's Office.
    • Ahern, Bertie., and Blair, Tony. (2005). Joint Statement by Bertie Ahern, then Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister), and Tony Blair, then British Prime Minister, on the Ending of the IRA Armed Campaign, (28 July 2005). Dublin: Department of the Taoiseach.
    • Adams, Gerry. (2005). Statment by Gerry Adams, then President of Sinn Féin, on the Ending of the IRA Armed Campaign, (28 July 2005). Belfast: Sinn Féin.
    • McGuinness, Martin. (2005). Statement by Martin McGuinness, then Vice-President of Sinn Féin, at Capitol Hill, Washington, on the Ending of the IRA Armed Campaign, (28 July 2005). Belfast: Sinn Féin.
    • Paisley, Ian. (2005). Statement by Ian Paisley, then leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), on the Ending of the IRA Armed Campaign, (28 July 2005). Belfast: Democratic Unionist Party.
    • United States Government. (2005). Statement by the United States Government on the Ending of the IRA Armed Campaign, (28 July 2005). Washington: United States Government.
    • Hain, Peter. (2005). Letter by Peter Hain, then Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, to Members of Parliament outlining the Government's response to the IRA statement announcing the ending of the IRA Armed Campaign, (28 July 2005). London: Northern Ireland Office (NIO).

  • British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference (BIIC). (2005). Joint Communiqué of the British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference (BIIC), 10 Downing Street, London, (27 June 2005). Belfast: British-Irish Intergovernmental Secretariat.
  • Blair, Tony., and Ahern, Bertie. (2005). Transcript of Press Conference with Tony Blair, then British Prime Minister and Bertie Ahern, then Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister), following the British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference (BIIC), 10 Downing Street, London, (27 June 2005). London: Prime Minister's Office.
  • Murphy, Connor. (2005). Speech by Connor Murphy, then Sinn Féin MP for Newry and Armagh, at Bodenstown, Wolfe Tone Commemoration, (19 June 2005). Belfast: Sinn Féin.
  • Independent Monitoring Commission (IMC). (2005). Fifth Report of the Independent Monitoring Commission, (HC 46), (24 May 2005), [PDF, 227KB]. London: The Stationery Office (TSO).
  • Ahern, Dermot. (2005). Speech by Dermot Ahern, then Minister of Foreign Affairs, 'Implementing the Agreement: towards completion', Joint Lecture Series, University College Dublin, (10 May 2005). Dublin: Department of Foreign Affairs.
  • Trimble, David. (2005). Statement by David Trimble, then Leader of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP), about his Intention to Resign as Party Leader, (7 May 2005). Belfast: UUP.
  • McLaughlin, Mitchel. (2005). Speech by Mitchel McLaughlin, then General Secretary of Sinn Féin (SF), at the Launch of SF's 2005 Westminster Election Manifesto, (29 April 2005). Belfast: Sinn Féin.
  • Ford, David. (2005). Speech by David Ford, then leader of the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland (APNI), at the Launch of the APNI's 2005 Election Manifesto, (26 April 2005). Belfast: APNI.
  • Adams, Gerry. (2005). Statment by Gerry Adams, then President of Sinn Féin, on the confirmation from the IRA leadership that a discussion about his 6 April 2005 initiative has been authorised by the IRA, (26 April 2005). Belfast: Sinn Féin.
  • Mallon, Seamus. (2005). Statement by Seamus Mallon, former deputy leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP), (26 April 2005). Belfast: Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP).
  • Adams, Gerry. (2005). Speech by Gerry Adams, then President of Sinn Féin, at the Launch of SF's 2005 Local Government Election Manifesto, (25 April 2005). Belfast: Sinn Féin.
  • Ahern, Bertie. (2005). Speech by Bertie Ahern, then Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister), at the Arbour Hill Commemoration, Dublin, (24 April 2005). Dublin: Department of the Taoiseach.
  • Paisley, Ian. (2005). Speech by Ian Paisley, then leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), at the Launch of the DUP's 2005 Election Manifesto, (21 April 2005). Belfast: Democratic Unionist Party (DUP).
  • Robinson, Peter. (2005). Speech by Peter Robinson, then Deputy Leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), at the Launch of the DUP's 2005 Election Manifesto, (21 April 2005). Belfast: Democratic Unionist Party (DUP).
  • Durkan, Mark. (2005). Speech by Mark Durkan, then leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP), at the Launch of the SDLP's 2005 Election Manifesto, (21 April 2005). Belfast: Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP).
  • Trimble, David. (2005). Speech by David Trimble, then leader of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP), at the Launch of the UUP's 2005 Election Manifesto, (20 April 2005). Belfast: UUP.
  • Adams, Gerry. (2005). Speech by Gerry Adams, then President of Sinn Féin, to the Derry Chamber of Commerce, (11 April 2005). Belfast: Sinn Féin.
  • Adams, Gerry. (2005). Statment by Gerry Adams, then President of Sinn Féin, calling on the Irish Republican Army (IRA) to end the 'Armed Struggle', Belfast, (6 April 2005). Belfast: Sinn Féin.
  • Adams, Gerry. (2005). Extracts from Speech by Gerry Adams, then President of Sinn Féin, at the Easter Rising Commemoration, Derry, (27 March 2005). Belfast: Sinn Féin.
  • McGuinness, Martin. (2005). Speech by Martin McGuinness, then Vice-President of Sinn Féin, at the Easter Rising Commemoration, Dublin, (27 March 2005). Belfast: Sinn Féin.
  • Murphy, Paul. (2005). Written Statement by Paul Murphy, then Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, on the revised Terms of Reference for the Rosemary Nelson Inquiry, House of Commons, (24 March 2005). London: Northern Ireland Office (NIO).
  • McDowell, Michael. (2005). Statement by Michael McDowell, then Irish Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, on a motion establishing a Tribunal of Enquiry into the fatal shootings on 20 March 1989 of RUC Chief Superintendent Harry Breen and RUC Superintendent Robert Buchanan, Dail, (23 March 2005). Dublin: Dail.
  • Irish Republican Army (IRA). (2005). Irish Republican Army (IRA) Easter Statement, (23 March 2005). Dublin: Irish Republican Publicity Bureau.
  • Community Relations Unit (CRU). (2005). A Shared Future - Improving Relations in Northern Ireland: The policy and strategic framework for good relations in Northern Ireland, (21 March 2005), [PDF; 1062KB]. Belfast: Community Relations Unit (CRU), Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister (OFMDFM).
  • Durkan, Mark. (2005). Speech by Mark Durkan, then leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP), at the launch of the SDLP Unity Document 'A United Ireland and The Agreement: A Better Way to a Better Ireland', Belfast Castle, Belfast, (21 March 2005). Belfast: Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP).
  • Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP). (2005). 'A United Ireland and The Agreement: A Better Way to a Better Ireland', (21 March 2005), [PDF; 781KB]. Belfast: Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP).
  • Bryan, Dominic., and Gillespie, Gordon. (2005). Transforming Conflict: Flags and Emblems, (March 2005), [PDF; 714KB]. Belfast: Institute of Irish Studies, Queen's University Belfast.
  • Robinson, Peter. (2005). Statement by Peter Robinson, then Deputy Leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), following a Meeting with the Orange Order and the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) on a Possible Electoral Pact, (18 March 2005). Belfast: Democratic Unionist Party (DUP).
  • Ulster Unionist Party (UUP). (2005). Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) Statement following a Meeting with the Orange Order and the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) on a Possible Electoral Pact, (18 March 2005). Belfast: UUP.
  • Irish Republican Army (IRA) members. (2005). Statement by Kevin Walsh, Pearse McAuley, Jeremiah Sheehy, and Michael O’Neill, who were then serving sentences in Castlerea Prison for their roles in the killing of Garda Jerry McCabe on Friday 6 June 1996, (15 March 2005). Castlerea Prison: IRA Members.
  • Ford, David. (2005). Speech by David Ford, then leader of the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland (APNI), at the APNI annual conference, Dunadry Hotel, Templepatrick, (Saturday 12 March 2005). Belfast: APNI.
  • McCartney Family. (2005). Statement by the family of Robert McCartney, to the media in the Short Strand, Belfast, (9 March 2005). Belfast: McCartney Family.
  • Irish Republican Army (IRA). (2005). Text of Irish Republican Army (IRA) third statement about the killing of Robert McCartney, (8 March 2005). Dublin: Irish Republican Publicity Bureau.
  • Murphy, Paul. (2005). Statement by Paul Murphy, then Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, about the creation of the Serious Crime Review Team (SCRT) within the PSNI to review unresolved deaths, 1969-1998, (8 March 2005). London: Northern Ireland Office (NIO).
  • McLaughlin, Mitchel. (2005). Speech by Mitchel McLaughlin, then Sinn Féin National Chairperson, on the current state of political negotiations in Northern Ireland, 2005 Sinn Féin Ard Fheis, (6 March 2005) Belfast: Sinn Féin.
  • Adams, Gerry. (2005). Speech by Gerry Adams, then President of Sinn Féin, to the 2005 Sinn Féin Ard Fheis, (5 March 2005). Belfast: Sinn Féin.
  • Trimble, David. (2005). Speech by David Trimble, then leader of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP), to the Ulster Unionist Council (UUC) AGM to mark its 100th anniversary, (5 March 2005). Belfast: UUP.
  • Adams, Gerry. (2005). Statement by Gerry Adams, then President of Sinn Féin, about the killing of Robert McCartney and the Suspension of Seven Sinn Féin Members, (3 March 2005). Belfast: Sinn Féin.
  • British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference (BIIC). (2005). Joint Communiqué of the British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference (BIIC), Iveagh House, Dublin, (2 March 2005). Belfast: British-Irish Intergovernmental Secretariat.
  • Murphy, Paul. (2005). Written Statement by Paul Murphy Annoucing Proposals for a Victims' and Survivors' Commissioner and Consultation on the Future of Services for Victims and Survivors, (1 March 2005). London: Northern Ireland Office (NIO).
  • Adams, Gerry. (2005). Speech by Gerry Adams, then President of Sinn Féin, at a Commemoration for IRA Volunteers Brendan Burns, and Brendan Moley, South Armagh, (27 February 2005). Belfast: Sinn Féin.
  • Irish Republican Army (IRA). (2005). Text of Irish Republican Army (IRA) second statement about the killing of Robert McCartney, (25 February 2005). Dublin: Irish Republican Publicity Bureau.
  • Sinn Féin. (2005). A Green Paper on Irish Unity: Sinn Féin Discussion Paper, (23 February 2005), [PDF; 1407KB]. Belfast: Sinn Féin.
  • Murphy, Paul. (2005). Statement by Paul Murphy, then Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, about Financial Sanctions Against Sinn Féin following the Fourth Report of the Independent Monitoring Commission (IMC), House of Commons, (22 February 2005). London: Northern Ireland Office (NIO).
  • Adams, Gerry., McGuinness, Martin., and Ferris, Martin. (2005). Joint Statement by Gerry Adams, Martin McGuinness, and Martin Ferris, all members of Sinn Féin, following allegations by Michael McDowell, then Irish Minster for Justice, (21 February 2005). Belfast: Sinn Féin.
  • Adams, Gerry. (2005). Speech by Gerry Adams, then President of Sinn Féin, at a Commemoration for IRA Volunteers Michael Devine, David Devine, and Charles Breslin, Strabane, (20 February 2005). Belfast: Sinn Féin.
  • Irish Republican Army (IRA). (2005). Irish Republican Army (IRA) statement about the killing of Robert McCartney, (16 February 2005). Dublin: Irish Republican Publicity Bureau.
  • Durkan, Mark. (2005). Speech by Mark Durkan, then leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP), at the SDLP Annual Conference, Derry, (12 February 2005). Derry: SDLP.
  • Independent Monitoring Commission (IMC). (2005). Fourth Report of the Independent Monitoring Commission, (HC 308), (10 February 2005), [PDF, 144KB]. London: The Stationery Office (TSO).
  • Blair, Tony. (2005). Apology by Tony Blair, then British Prime Minister, to the Guildford Four and the Maguire Seven for the miscarriage of justice suffered by them, (9 February 2005). London: Prime Minister's Office.
  • Blair, Tony., and Ahern, Bertie. (2005). Transcript of Press Conference with Tony Blair, then British Prime Minister and Bertie Ahern, then Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister), on the Peace Process, 10 Downing Street, London, (1 February 2005). London: Prime Minister's Office.
  • Adams, Gerry. (2005). Speech by Gerry Adams, then President of Sinn Féin, at the national launch of Céad Bliain/Sinn Féin 100 event, in the Round Room at the Mansion House, Dublin, (14 January 2005). Belfast: Sinn Féin.
  • Murphy, Paul. (2005). Statement by Paul Murphy, then Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, on the Northern Bank robbery to Parliament, House of Commons, (11 January 2005). London: Northern Ireland Office (NIO).
  • Ahern, Bertie. (2005). Statement by Bertie Ahern, then Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister), regarding comments by Hugh Orde, then Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI), on the Northern Bank robbery, (7 January 2005). Dublin: Department of the Taoiseach.
  • Irish Republican Army (IRA). (2005). Irish Republican Army (IRA) New Year Statement 2005, (6 January 2005). Dublin: Irish Republican Publicity Bureau.

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    2004

  • Murphy, Paul. (2004). New Year Statement by Paul Murphy, then Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, on the need for political progress, (31 December 2004). London: Northern Ireland Office (NIO).
  • Ahern, Bertie. (2004). Statement to the Dáil by Bertie Ahern, then Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister), on Northern Ireland, (Wednesday 15 December 2004). Dublin: Department of the Taoiseach.
  • Proposals for a Comprehensive Agreement, Belfast (8-9 December 2004)

    • British and Irish Governments. (2004). Proposals by the British and Irish Governments for a Comprehensive Agreement, (8 December 2004), [PDF; 591KB]. Belfast: Northern Ireland Office (NIO).
    • Blair, Tony., and Ahern, Bertie. (2004). Transcript of Press Conference with Tony Blair, then British Prime Minister, and Bertie Ahern, then Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister), Waterfront Hall, Belfast, (8 December 2004). Belfast: Northern Ireland Office (NIO).
    • Ahern, Bertie. (2004). Statement by Bertie Ahern, then Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister), on the Publication of 'Proposals by the British and Irish Governments for a Comprehensive Agreement', Waterfront Hall, Belfast, (Wednesday 8 December 2004). Dublin: Department of the Taoiseach.
    • Adams, Gerry. (2004). Letter from Gerry Adams, then President of Sinn Féin, to Bertie Ahern, then Taoiseach (Irish Prime minister), (dated 7 December 2004 and published 8 December 2004). Belfast: Sinn Féin.
    • Adams, Gerry. (2004). Statement by Gerry Adams, then President of Sinn Féin, at a Sinn Féin Press Conference, Belfast, (8 December 2004). Belfast: Sinn Féin.
    • Paisley, Ian. (2004). Statement by Ian Paisley, then leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), at a DUP Press Conference, Belfast, (8 December 2004). Belfast: Democratic Unionist Party (DUP).
    • Durkan, Mark. (2004). Statement by Mark Durkan, then leader of the Social Democratic Labour Party (SDLP), at an SDLP Press Conference, Belfast, (8 December 2004). Derry: SDLP.
    • Ford, David. (2004). Statement by David Ford, then leader of the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland (APNI), Belfast, (8 December 2004). Belfast: APNI.
    • Irish Republican Army (IRA). (2004). Irish Republican Army (IRA) Statement (9 December 2004) in Response to 'Proposals by the British and Irish Governments for a Comprehensive Agreement'. Dublin: Irish Republican Publicity Bureau.
    • Murphy, Paul. (2004). Statement by Paul Murphy, then Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, to Parliament on the 'Proposals by the British and Irish Governments for a Comprehensive Agreement', House of Commons, (9 December 2004). London: Northern Ireland Office (NIO).

  • Adams, Gerry. (2004). Speech by Gerry Adams, then President of Sinn Féin, to a Sinn Féin Selection Convention in Navan, County Meath, (1 December 2004). Belfast: Sinn Féin.
  • Adams, Gerry. (2004). Article by Gerry Adams, then President of Sinn Féin, for 'The Guardian', (30 November 2004). Belfast: Sinn Féin.
  • Paisley, Ian. (2004). Extracts from Speech by Ian Paisley, then leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), at the North Antrim DUP Association annual dinner, (Saturday 27 November 2004). Belfast: Democratic Unionist Party (DUP).
  • Adams, Gerry. (2004). Article by Gerry Adams, then President of Sinn Féin, for 'The Irish Times', (22 November 2004). Belfast: Sinn Féin.
  • Northern Ireland Office (NIO). (2004). Secretary of State's First Report under Section 11(1) of the Northern Ireland (Monitoring Commission etc.) Act 2003, (17 November 2004), [PDF, 225KB].. Belfast: NIO, Security Policy and Operations Division.
  • Murphy, Paul. (2004). Written Statement by Paul Murphy, then Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Annoucing the Terms of Reference and Panel Members for the Inquiries into the Deaths of Robert Hamill, Billy Wright and Rosemary Nelson, House of Commons, (16 November 2004). London: Northern Ireland Office (NIO).
  • Murphy, Paul. (2004). Statement by Paul Murphy, then Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, on the Despecification of the Ulster Defence Association (UDA) / Ulster Freedom Fighters (UFF) by the British Government, House of Commons, (15 November 2004). London: Northern Ireland Office (NIO).
  • Trimble, David. (2004). Speech by David Trimble, then leader of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP), at the UUP Annual Conference in the Slieve Donard Hotel, Newcastle, (Saturday 13 November 2004). Belfast: UUP.
  • Murphy, Paul. (2004). Statement by Paul Murphy, then Secretary of State, on the despecification of the Ulster Defence Association (UDA) / Ulster Freedom Fighters (UFF) by the British Government, (12 November 2004). London: Northern Ireland Office (NIO).
  • Robinson, Peter. (2004). Extract from Speech by Peter Robinson, then Deputy Leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), Marking his Reselection as the DUP's Westminster Candidate for East Belfast, (12 November 2004). Belfast: DUP.
  • Paisley, Ian. (2004). Statement by Ian Paisley, then leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), at Westminster, in reply to a speech by Bertie Ahern, (9 November 2004). Belfast: Democratic Unionist Party (DUP).
  • Ahern, Bertie. (2004). Speech by Bertie Ahern, then Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister), to the Philosophical Society, Trinity College Dublin, (Monday 8 November 2004). Dublin: Department of the Taoiseach.
  • Adams, Gerry. (2004). Speech by Gerry Adams, then President of SF, to the annual Friends of Sinn Féin Dinner in New York, (4 November 2004). Belfast: Sinn Féin.
  • Independent Monitoring Commission (IMC). (2004). Third Report of the Independent Monitoring Commission, (HC 1218), (4 November 2004), [PDF, 113KB]. London: The Stationery Office (TSO).
  • Ahern, Bertie. (2004). Speech by Bertie Ahern, then Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister), at the Wolfe Tone Commemoration, Bodenstown, County Kildare, (Sunday 17 October 2004). Dublin: Department of the Taoiseach.
  • Paisley, Ian. (2004). Statement by Ian Paisley, then leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), after meeting with Bertie Ahern, then Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister), in Dublin, (30 September 2004). Belfast: DUP.

    Political Talks at Leeds Castle, England (16-18 September 2004)

    • Alliance Party of Northern Ireland (APNI). (2004). Proposals on 'Ministerial Accountability' presented by the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland (APNI) at political talks, Leeds Castle, (released 22 September 2004). Belfast: APNI.
    • Trimble, David. (2004). Statement by David Trimble, then leader of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP), Leeds Castle, (16 September 2004). Belfast: UUP.
    • British and Irish Governments. (2004). Joint Statement by the British and Irish Governments, Leeds Castle, (18 September 2004). London: Northern Ireland Office (NIO).
    • Blair, Tony., and Ahern, Bertie. (2004). Transcript of Press Conference with Tony Blair, then British Prime Minister and Bertie Ahern, then Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister), on the Peace Process, Leeds Castle, (18 September 2004). London: Prime Minister's Office.
    • Paisley, Ian. (2004). Statement by Ian Paisley, then leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), Leeds Castle, (18 September 2004). Belfast: DUP.
    • Adams, Gerry. (2004). Statement by Gerry Adams, then President of Sinn Féin, Leeds Castle, (18 September 2004). Belfast: Sinn Féin (SF).
    • Durkan, Mark. (2004). Statement by Mark Durkan, then leader of the Social Democratic Labour Party (SDLP), Leeds Castle, (18 September 2004). Derry: SDLP.
    • Ford, David. (2004). Statement by David Ford, then leader of the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland (APNI), Leeds Castle, 18 September 2004). Belfast: APNI.
    • Doherty, Pat. (2004). Statement by Pat Doherty, then Vice-President of Sinn Féin, (21 September 2004). Belfast: Sinn Féin (SF).
    • Empy, Reg. (2004). Statement by Reg Empey, then deputy leader of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP), (22 September 2004). Belfast: UUP.
    • Durkan, Mark. (2004). Statement by Mark Durkan, then leader of the Social Democratic Labour Party (SDLP), (22 September 2004). Derry: SDLP.
  • Adams, Gerry. (2004). Article by Gerry Adams, then President of Sinn Féin, for The Irish Times, (13 September 2004). Belfast: Sinn Féin.
  • Robinson, Peter. (2004). Speech by Peter Robinson, then Deputy Leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), to the Republic of Ireland's Small Firms Association, Dublin Castle, (7 September 2004). Belfast: DUP.
  • Adams, Gerry. (2004). Article by Gerry Adams, then President of Sinn Féin, for The Irish Times, (10 August 2004). Belfast: Sinn Féin.
  • Adams, Gerry. (2004). Oration by Gerry Adams, then President of Sinn Féin, at the funeral of Joe Cahill, (27 July 2004). Belfast: Sinn Féin.
  • Donaldson, Jeffrey. (2004). Speech by Jeffrey Donaldson, then Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) MP, to the McGill Summer School, County Donegal, (22 July 2004). Belfast: Democratic Unionist Party (DUP).
  • Durkan, Mark. (2004). Speech by Mark Durkan, then leader of the SDLP, to the McGill Summer School, County Donegal, (22 July 2004). Derry: Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP).
  • Nesbitt, Dermot. (2004). Speech by Dermot Nesbitt, then Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) MLA, to the McGill Summer School, (22 July 2004). Belfast: Ulster Unionist Party (UUP).
  • Pearson, Ian. (2004). Statement by Ian Pearson, then Security Minister, on the Publication of the Second Report of the Independent Monitoring Commission (IMC), (20 July 2004). London: Northern Ireland Office (NIO).
  • Independent Monitoring Commission (IMC). (2004). Second Report of the Independent Monitoring Commission, (HC 913), (20 July 2004), [PDF, 187KB]. London: The Stationery Office (TSO).
  • Paisley, Ian. (2004). Speech by Ian Paisley, then Leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), to the Independent Orange Demonstration in Rasharkin, County Antrim, (12 July 2004). Belfast: Democratic Unionist Party (DUP).
  • Donaldson, Jeffrey. (2004). Extracts from a Speech by Jeffrey Donaldson, then Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) MP, to the Annual Twelth Demonstration of the Belfast County Grand Orange Lodge, (12 July 2004). Belfast: Democratic Unionist Party (DUP).
  • British and Irish Governments. (2004). Joint Statement by the British Government and Irish Government, following the Politcal Talks at Lancaster House, London, (25 June 2004). London: Northern Ireland Office (NIO).
  • Blair, Tony., and Ahern, Bertie. (2004). Transcript of Press Conference with Tony Blair, then British Prime Minister and Bertie Ahern, then Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister), following the Politcal Talks at Lancaster House, London, (25 June 2004). London: Prime Minister's Office.
  • Paisley, Ian. (2004). Statement by Ian Paisley, then Leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), following the Politcal Talks at Lancaster House, London, (25 June 2004).
  • Adams, Gerry. (2004). Speech by Gerry Adams, then leader of Sinn Féin, Bodenstown, Wolfe Tone Commemoration, (20 June 2004). Belfast: Sinn Féin.
  • Paisley, Ian. (2004). Text of a speech by Ian Paisley, then Leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), at the DUP Annual Conference, Belfast, Saturday 8 May 2004. Belfast: DUP.
  • Robinson, Peter. (2004). Speech by Peter Robinson, then Deputy Leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), at the DUP Annual Conference, Belfast, (Saturday 8 May 2004). Belfast: DUP.
  • British and Irish Governments. (2004). Joint Statement by Bertie Ahern, then Taoiseach, and Tony Blair, then British Prime Minister, (2 May 2004). London: Northern Ireland Office (NIO).
  • British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference (BIIC). (2004). Joint Communiqué of Meeting of British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference (BIIC), (21 April 2004). London: Northern Ireland Office (NIO).
  • Democratic Unionist Party. (2004). North South East West: Northern Ireland’s Relationship with Other Regions of the British Isles, (April 2004), [PDF; 638KB]. Belfast: Democratic Unionist Party.
  • Murphy, Paul. (2004). Statement by Paul Murphy, then Secretary of State, on the Publication of the First Report of the Independent Monitoring Commission (IMC), (20 April 2004). London: Northern Ireland Office (NIO).
  • Independent Monitoring Commission (IMC). (2004). First Report of the Independent Monitoring Commission, (HC 516), (20 April 2004), [PDF, 196KB]. London: The Stationery Office (TSO).
  • Blair, Tony., and Ahern, Bertie. (2004). Transcript of Press Conference with Tony Blair, then British Prime Minister and, Bertie Ahern, then Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister), on the Peace Process, Hillsborough Castle, County Down, (11 April 2004). Belfast: Northern Ireland Office.
  • Irish Republican Army (IRA). (2004). Irish Republican Army (IRA) Easter statement, (8 April 2004). Dublin: Irish Republican Publicity Bureau.
  • Murphy, Paul. (2004). Statement by Paul Murphy, then Secretary of State, on the Government's Response to the Cory Reports, (1 April 2004), [PDF File; 61KB]. London: Northern Ireland Office.
  • Trimble, David. (2004). Speech by David Trimble, then leader of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP), at the UUP Annual Conference, Belfast, (27 March 2004). Belfast: UUP.
  • Ford, David. (2004). Speech by David Ford, then leader of the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland (APNI), at the APNI annual conference, Templepatrick, (13 March 2004). Belfast: Alliance Party of Northern Ireland (APNI).
  • Ahern, Bertie. (2004). Speech by Bertie Ahern, then Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister), on 'The European Union: A Force for Peace in the World', at the University of Ulster, Magee, (4 March 2004). Dublin: Department of the Taoiseach.
  • Adams, Gerry. (2004). Speech by Gerry Adams, then Sinn Féin President, at the SF Ard Fheis, (Sunday 28 February 2004). Belfast: Sinn Féin.
  • British and Irish Governments. (2004). Joint Statement issued by the British Government and Irish Government, (24 February 2004). London: Northern Ireland Office (NIO).
  • Durkan, Mark. (2004). Speech by Mark Durkan, then leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP), to the SDLP Annual Conference, (21 February 2004). Belfast: SDLP.
  • Ahern, Bertie. (2004). Speech by Bertie Ahern, then Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister), on 'Partnership as the only way forward', (19 February 2004). Dublin: Department of the Taoiseach.
  • Review of the Good Friday Agreement (February 2004)

    • Murphy, Paul. (2004). Opening Statement by Paul Murphy, then Secretary of State, at the Review of the Agreement, (3 February 2004). Belfast: Northern Ireland Office.
    • Cowen, Brian. (2004). Opening Statement by Brian Cowen, then Irish Minister for Foreign Affairs, at the Review of the Agreement, (3 February 2004). Dublin: Department of Foreign Affairs.

      APNI
    • Ford, David. (2004). 'Reform Agreement or it will die', Opening Statement by David Ford, then leader of the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland (APNI), at the Review of the Agreement, (3 February 2004). Belfast: APNI.
    • Alliance Party of Northern Ireland (APNI). (2004). Agenda for Democracy: Alliance Party Proposals for the Review of the Agreement, (7 January 2004), [PDF File; 285KB]. Belfast: APNI.
      DUP
    • Democratic Unionist Party (DUP). (2004). 'Devolution Now: The DUP's Concept for Devolution', (5 February 2004). Belfast: DUP.
      SF
    • Adams, Gerry. (2004). Opening Statement by Gerry Adams, then Sinn Féin (SF) President, at the Review of the Agreement, (3 February 2004). Belfast: SF.
    • Sinn Féin. (2004). Sinn Féin's Agenda for the Review of the Good Friday Agreement, (28 January 2004). Belfast: Sinn Féin.
      SDLP
    • Durkan, Mark. (2004). Opening Statement by Mark Durkan, then leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP), at the Review of the Agreement, (3 February 2004). Belfast: SDLP.
    • Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP). (2004). The Four Year Review of the Good Friday Agreement: SDLP Submission, (21 January 2004). Belfast: SDLP.
      UUP
    • Trimble, David. (2004). 'Opening Statement by David Trimble, then leader of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP), at the Review of the Agreement, (3 February 2004). Belfast: UUP.
  • Trimble, David. (2004). Speech by David Trimble, then leader of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP), to the Strangford Ulster Unionist Constituency general meeting, Friday 23 January 2004. Belfast: UUP.
  • Adams, Gerry. (2004). Speech by Gerry Adams, then Sinn Féin President, at St. Malachy's College, North Belfast, Thursday 15 January 2004. Belfast: Sinn Féin.

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    2003

  • Blair, Tony., and Ahern, Bertie. (2003). Transcript of Press Conference with Tony Blair, then British Prime Minister, and Bertie Ahern, then Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister), on the Peace Process, 10 Downing Street, London, (17 December 2003). London: Prime Minister's Office.
  • Northern Ireland Office (NIO). (2003). Responding to a Changing Security Situation: The Government's Approach, (Updated October 2003), [Contains details of normalisation measures and an appendix listing security base demolitions / closures.], [PDF; 87KB]. Belfast: Northern Ireland Office (NIO).
  • Irish Republican Army (IRA). (2003). Irish Republican Army (IRA) statement on the failure of recent political initiatives, (29 October 2003). Dublin: Irish Republican Publicity Bureau.
  • Prime Minister's Office. (2003). Statement on the Peace Process from the Prime Minister's Office, 28 October 2003. London: Prime Minister's Office.
  • Ahern, Bertie. (2003). Statement by Bertie Ahern, then Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister), on the Peace Process, 28 October 2003. Dublin: Department of the Taoiseach.

    Political developments aimed at restoring devolved government to Northern Ireland (21-22 October 2003)

    • Murphy, Paul. (2003). Statement by Paul Murphy, then Secretary of State, to the House of Commons, 22 October 2003. London: NIO.
    • Trimble, David. (2003). Statement by David Trimble, then leader of the UUP, on decommissioning, 5.00pm 21 October 2003. Belfast: UUP.
    • Independent International Commission on Decommissioning (IICD). (2003). Statement by the Independent International Commission on Decommissioning (IICD), 4.00pm 21 October 2003. Belfast: IICD.
    • Irish Republican Army (IRA). (2003). Irish Republican Army (IRA) 'Second' Statement on weapons, 2.15pm 21 October 2003. Dublin: Irish Republican Publicity Bureau.
    • Irish Republican Army (IRA). (2003). Irish Republican Army (IRA) 'First' Statement on weapons, 12.15pm 21 October 2003. Dublin: Irish Republican Publicity Bureau.
    • Prime Minister's Official Spokesman. (2003). Press Briefing by Prime Minister's Official Spokesman, Downing Street, London, 11.00am 21 October 2003. London: Prime Minister's Office.
    • Adams, Gerry. (2003). Speech by Gerry Adams, then Sinn Féin President, at Balmoral Hotel, Belfast, 10.30am 21 October 2003. Belfast: Sinn Féin.
    • British government announcement of elections on Wednesday 26 November 2003 to the Northern Ireland Assembly; announcement made at 7.10am 21 October 2003.
  • Ahern, Bertie. (2003). Speech by Bertie Ahern, then Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister), at the Wolfe Tone Commemoration, Bodenstown, County Kildare, Sunday 19 October 2003. Dublin: Department of the Taoiseach.
  • Trimble, David. (2003). Speech by David Trimble, then leader of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP), to the party's annual conference, Armagh, 18 October 2003. Belfast: UUP.
  • Blair, Tony., and Ahern, Bertie. (2003). Transcript of Press Conference with Tony Blair, then British Prime Minister, and Bertie Ahern, then Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister), on the Peace Process, 10 Downing Street, London, (13 October 2003). London: Prime Minister's Office.
  • Independent Monitoring Commission

    • British and Irish Governments. (2003). Agreement between The Government of the United Kingdom and The Government of Ireland Establishing the Independent Monitoring Commission, (15 September 2003), [PDF File; 91KB]. London: Northern Ireland Office (NIO).
    • Northern Ireland Office (NIO). (2003). Explanatory Notes issued by the Northern Ireland Office (NIO) on the Independent Monitoring Commision Bill, (15 September 2003). Belfast: Northern Ireland Office (NIO).
    • Murphy, Paul. (2003). Statement by Paul Murphy, then Secretary of State, on the Independent Monitoring Commission, (15 September 2003). Belfast: Northern Ireland Office (NIO).
    • Great Britain. Parliament. (2003). Northern Ireland (Monitoring Commission etc.) Bill, (15 September 2003), [PDF File; 139KB]. London: HMSO.
  • Democratic Unionist Party (DUP). (2003). 'Towards A New Agreement': DUP Analysis Vindicated: A Critical Assessment of the Belfast Agreement Five Years On, (7 July 2003), [PDF; 1857KB]. Belfast: Democratic Unionist Party (DUP).
  • Ahern, Bertie., and Blair, Tony. (2003). Transcript of Press Conference with Bertie Ahern, then Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister), and Tony Blair, then British Prime Minister, on Developments in the Peace Process, Farmleigh, Dublin, (6 May 2003). Dublin: Department of the Taoiseach.
  • Irish Republican Army (IRA). (2003). Irish Republican Army (IRA) statement on recent developments in the peace process, (6 May 2003). Dublin: Irish Republican Publicity Bureau.
  • Documents Released by the British and Irish governments on 1 May 2003

    • Blair, Tony. (2003). Transcript of Press Conference on the Peace Process by Tony Blair, then British Prime Minister, 10 Downing Street, (1 May 2003). London: Prime Minister's Office.
    • British and Irish Governments. (2003). Joint Declaration by the British and Irish Governments, (April 2003), [PDF file; 94KB]. London: Northern Ireland Office (NIO).
    • British Government. (2003). Proposals in relation to 'On The Runs' (OTRs), (April 2003), [PDF file; 46KB]. London: Northern Ireland Office (NIO).
    • British and Irish Governments. (2003). Agreement between the British and Irish Governments, (April 2003), [PDF file; 46KB]. London: Northern Ireland Office (NIO).

  • Adams, Gerry. (2003). Statement by Gerry Adams, then Sinn Féin President, Wednesday 30 April 2003. Belfast: Sinn Féin.
  • Adams, Gerry. (2003). Speech by Gerry Adams, Sinn Féin President, at Parliament Buildings, Stormont, Sunday 27 April 2003. Belfast: Sinn Féin.
  • Durkan, Mark. (2003). Speech by Mark Durkan, then leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP), to the Irish Association, Saturday 26 April 2003. Belfast: SDLP.
  • Irish Republican Army (IRA). (2003). Irish Republican Army (IRA) ('private') statement on recent developments in the peace process, (13 April 2003), [Released to public 6 May 2003]. Dublin: Irish Republican Publicity Bureau.
  • Irish Republican Army (IRA). (2003). Irish Republican Army (IRA) ('public') statement on recent developments in the peace process, (13 April 2003). Dublin: Irish Republican Publicity Bureau.
  • British, Irish, and US Governments. (2003). Joint Statement by President George W Bush, and Prime Ministers Tony Blair and Bertie Ahern, on Northern Ireland, Hillsborough Castle, 8 April 2003. Belfast: Northern Ireland Office (NIO).
  • McGuinness, Martin. (2003). Speech by Martin McGuinness, then Sinn Féin Chief Negotiator, in Dublin, 30 March 2003. Dublin: Sinn Féin.
  • Adams, Gerry. (2003). Speech by Gerry Adams, then Sinn Féin President, to the SF Ard Fheis, Dublin, (29 March 2003). Dublin: Sinn Féin.
  • Adams, Gerry. (2003). Speech by Gerry Adams, then Sinn Féin President, to party activists, (8 February 2003). Dublin: Sinn Féin.
  • "Real" Irish Republican Army (rIRA). (2003). Statement, 28 January 2003, [Based on a series of written questions and written responses]. CAIN: <http://cain.ulster.ac.uk/othelem/organ/ira/rira280103.htm>
  • Irish Republican Army (IRA). (2003). Irish Republican Army (IRA) statement on the Peace Process, (9 January 2003). Dublin: Irish Republican Publicity Bureau.

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    2002

  • Durkan, Mark. (2002). Speech by Mark Durkan, then leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP), to the SDLP Annual Party Conference, Armagh, Saturday 2 November 2002. Derry: SDLP.
  • Trimble, David. (2002). Speech by David Trimble, then leader of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP), to the party's annual conference, Londonderry, 19 October 2002. Belfast: UUP.
  • Suspension of devolved government in Northern Ireland as of midnight Monday 14 October 2002

    • Irish Republican Army (IRA). (2002). Irish Republican Army (IRA) statement on suspension of contact with the IICD, (30 October 2002). Dublin: Irish Republican Publicity Bureau.
    • Adams, Gerry. (2002). Speech by Gerry Adams, then Sinn Féin President, in Monaghan, 26 October 2002 [in response to Tony Blair's speech]. Belfast: Sinn Féin.
    • Blair, Tony. (2002). Speech by Tony Blair, British Prime Minister, in Belfast, 17 October 2002. London: Prime Minister's Office.
    • Reid, John. (2002). Statement by John Reid, then Secretary of State, on the Suspension of Devolution, Hillsborough, Monday 14 October 2002. Belfast: NIO.
    • British and Irish Governments. (2002). Joint Statement issued by the British and Irish Governments, Monday 14 October 2002.
  • "Real" Irish Republican Army (rIRA). (2002). Statement issued by the "real" IRA, 20 October 2002. Portlaoise: rIRA.
  • Ulster Unionist Council (UUC). (2002). Document agreed at the Ulster Unionist Council (UUC) meeting, 21 September 2002. Belfast: UUP.
  • Irish Republican Army (IRA). (2002). Irish Republican Army (IRA) statement of apology, (16 July 2002). Dublin: Irish Republican Publicity Bureau.
  • Irish Republican Army (IRA). (2002). Irish Republican Army (IRA) statement on decommissioning, (8 April 2002). Dublin: Irish Republican Publicity Bureau.

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    2001

  • Trimble, David. (2001). Speech by David Trimble, then leader of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP), to the party's annual conference, 17 November 2001. Belfast: UUP.
  • Durkan, Mark. (2001). Speech by Mark Durkan, then leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP), at the SDLP Annual Party Conference, 11 November 2001. Derry: SDLP.
  • Decommissioning of Weapons by IRA, (23 October 2001)

    • Democratic Unionist Party (DUP). (2001). Note of Meeting between the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) and the Independent International Commission on Decommissioning (IICD), 25 October 2001. Belfast: DUP.
    • Ulster Unionist Party (UUP). (2001). Note of Meeting between the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) and the Independent International Commission on Decommissioning (IICD), 23 October 2001. Belfast: UUP.
    • Independent International Commission on Decommissioning (IICD). (2001). Statement by the Independent International Commission on Decommissioning (IICD), 23 October 2001, (approximately 7.00pm; 1900BST). Belfast: IICD.
    • Irish Republican Army (IRA). (2001). Irish Republican Army (IRA) statement, (approximately 4.00pm, 23 October 2001). Dublin: Irish Republican Publicity Bureau.
    • Adams, Gerry. (2001). Speech by Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams, 22 October 2001 (approximately 5.00pm; 1700BST). Belfast: Sinn Féin.
    • Reid, John. (2001). Speech by Secretary of State John Reid, 22 October 2001 (approximately 10.00am; 1000BST). Belfast: Northern Ireland Office (NIO).
  • Irish Republican Army (IRA). (2001). Irish Republican Army (IRA) statement on decommissioning of weapons, (20 September 2001). Dublin: Irish Republican Publicity Bureau.
  • Irish Republican Army (IRA). (2001). Irish Republican Army (IRA) statement on the withdrawl of its plan on decommissioning, (14 August 2001). Dublin: Irish Republican Publicity Bureau.
  • Irish Republican Army (IRA). (2001). Irish Republican Army (IRA) statement on its meetings with the IICD, (9 August 2001). Dublin: Irish Republican Publicity Bureau.
  • Independent International Commission on Decommissioning (IICD). (2001). Statement by the Independent International Commission on Decommissioning (IICD), 6 August 2001. Belfast: IICD.
  • Reid, John. (2001). Northern Ireland Office Further Decommissioning Scheme, 2 August 2001 (published 6 August 2001), [PDF File, 90KB]. Belfast: NIO.
    See also NIO press release {external_link}
  • British and Irish Governments. (2001). Implementation Plan issued by the British and Irish Governments, 1 August 2001. London: Northern Ireland Office (NIO).
  • British and Irish Governments. (2001). Achievements in Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement, 14 July 2001. London: Northern Ireland Office (NIO).
  • Independent International Commission on Decommissioning (IICD). (2001). Report of the Independent International Commission on Decommissioning (IICD), 30 June 2001. Belfast: IICD.
  • Ahtisaari, Martti., and Ramaphosa, Cyril. (2001). Report on the Third Inspection of IRA Weapons Dumps, 30 May 2001, [Weapons Inspectors]. London: Weapons Inspectors.
  • Irish Republican Army (IRA). (2001). Irish Republican Army (IRA) statements, (8 March 2001). Dublin: Irish Republican Publicity Bureau.
  • Paisley, Ian. (2001). Text of extracts of a speech by Ian Paisley, then Leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), to the DUP's Annual Conference, in 2001. Belfast: DUP.

     


    2000

    President Clinton's third visit to Northern Ireland, Wednesday 13 December 2000

    • Clinton, Bill. (2000). President Clinton's keynote address at the Odyssey Arena, Belfast, 13 December 2000. Washington: Office of the Press Secretary, White House.
    • Blair, Tony. (2000). Address by Tony Blair, then British Prime Minister, at the Odyssey Arena, Belfast, 13 December 2000. London: Prime Minister's Office.
    • Mallon, Seamus. (2000). Address by Seamus Mallon (SDLP), then Deputy First Minister, at the Odyssey Arena, Belfast, 13 December 2000. Belfast: OFMDFM.
    • Trimble, David. (2000). Address by David Trimble (UUP), then First Minister, at the Odyssey Arena, Belfast, 13 December 2000. Belfast: OFMDFM.

      President Clinton's visit to Ireland, Tuesday 12 December 2000

    • Clinton, Bill. (2000). President Clinton's address at Courthouse Square, Dundalk. 12 December 2000. Washington: Office of the Press Secretary, White House.
    • Ahern, Bertie. (2000). Address by Bertie Ahern, then Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister), at Guinness Storehouse, Dublin, Tuesday 12 December 2000. Dublin: Department of the Taoiseach.

      Clinton's visits to Ireland: December 2000; September 1998; November 1995

  • Irish Republican Army (IRA). (2000). Irish Republican Army (IRA) statement on the arms issue, (5 December 2000). Dublin: Irish Republican Publicity Bureau.
  • Adams, Gerry. (2000). Statement by Gerry Adams, then Sinn Féin President, 29 October 2000. Belfat: Sinn Féin.
  • Ahtisaari, Martti., and Ramaphosa, Cyril. (2000). Report on the Second Inspection of IRA Weapons Dumps, 26 October 2000, [Weapons Inspectors]. London: Weapons Inspectors.
  • Irish Republican Army (IRA). (2000). Irish Republican Army (IRA) statement on arms inspections, (25 October 2000). Dublin: Irish Republican Publicity Bureau.
  • Paisley, Ian. (2000). Text of a speech by Ian Paisley, then Leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), to the DUP's Annual Conference, in 2000. Belfast: DUP.
  • Ahtisaari, Martti., and Ramaphosa, Cyril. (2000). Report on the First Inspection of IRA weapons dumps, 26 June 2000, [Weapons Inspectors]. London: Weapons Inspectors.
  • Irish Republican Army (IRA). (2000). Irish Republican Army (IRA) statement on arms inspections, (26 June 2000). Dublin: Irish Republican Publicity Bureau.


    Review and Discussion following the Suspension of the Northern Ireland Assembly

    • Mandelson, Peter. (2000). Statement by Peter Mandelson, then Secretary of State, at Hillsborough, 27 May 2000. Belfast: Northern Ireland Office (NIO).
    • Donaldson, Jeffrey. (2000). Letter from Jeffrey Donaldson, then Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) MP, to the members of the UUP, 26 May 2000. Belfast: Ulster Unionist Party (UUP).
    • Trimble, David. (2000). Article by David Trimble, then leader of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP), published in the 'Sunday Times' newspaper, Sunday 21 May 2000. London: Sunday Times.
    • Adams, Gerry. (2000). Statement by Gerry Adams, then Sinn Féin President, in response to David Trimble's recommendation to return his party to government, 19 May 2000. Belfast: Sinn Fein.
    • Mandelson, Peter. (2000). Letter from Peter Mandelson, then Secretary of State, to David Trimble, then leader of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP), 16 May 2000. Belfast: Northern Ireland Office (NIO).

    Sequence of statements by British and Irish governments and the IRA (5-6 May 2000)

    • British and Irish Governments. (2000). Joint Statement issued by the British and Irish Governments on (the evening of) Friday 5 May 2000. London: Northern Ireland Office (NIO).
    • British and Irish Governments. (2000). Letter from the British and Irish governments to the political parties in Northern Ireland on (the morning of) Saturday 6 May 2000. London: Northern Ireland Office (NIO).
    • Irish Republican Army (IRA). (2000). Irish Republican Army (IRA) statement on resumed contact with the IICD, (issued midday Saturday 6 May 2000). Dublin: Irish Republican Publicity Bureau.
    • Blair, Tony., and Ahern, Bertie. (2000). Joint Statement by Tony Blair, then British Prime Minister, and Bertie Ahern, then Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister) issued on (the afternoon of) Saturday 6 May 2000. London: Prime Minister's Office.
    • Mandelson, Peter. (2000). Statement by Peter Mandelson, then Secretary of State, to the House of Commons, 8 May 2000. Belfast: Northern Ireland Office (NIO).
    • Flanagan, Ronnie. (2000). Press Statement issued by Ronnie Flanagan, then Chief Constable, on the decision to close some of the military bases in Northern Ireland, 9 May 2000. Belfast: RUC.
  • Irish Republican Army (IRA). (2000). Irish Republican Army (IRA) Easter statement, (19 April 2000). Dublin: Irish Republican Publicity Bureau.
  • Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP). (2000). Eight-Point Plan submitted by the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) to Tony Blair, then British Prime Minister, on 18 April 2000. Belfast: SDLP.
  • Trimble, David. (2000). Speech by David Trimble, then leader of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP), to the Construction Employers Federation, 14 April 2000. Belfast: Ulster Unionist Party (UUP).
  • Adams, Gerry. (2000). Address by Gerry Adams, then Sinn Féin President, to the Sinn Féin Party Ardfheis, Dublin, 8 April 2000. Belfast: Sinn Féin.
  • Mandelson, Peter. (2000). Speech by Peter Mandelson, then Secretary of State, to the Dublin Chamber of Commerce, 21 March 2000. Belfast: Northern Ireland Office (NIO).
  • Mandelson, Peter. (2000). Speech by Peter Mandelson, then Secretary of State, at the Institute of British-Irish Studies, St Stephen's Green, Dublin, 21 March 2000. Belfast: Northern Ireland Office (NIO).
  • Mandelson, Peter. (2000). Speech by Peter Mandelson, then Secretary of State, to the Institue of Management in Dublin, 9 March 2000. Belfast: Northern Ireland Office (NIO).
  • Adams, Gerry. (2000). New Phase?' - Article by Gerry Adams, then Sinn Féin President, written for the newspaper 'Irish Voice', 7 March 2000. Boston: Irish Voice.
  • Alliance Party of Northern Ireland (APNI). (2000). Proposals put forward by the Alliance Party to break the deadlock in the implementation of the Good Friday Agreement, 29 February 2000. Belfast: APNI.
  • Adams, Gerry. (2000). 'Take Ownership of the Peace Process' - A Keynote Address by Gerry Adams, then Sinn Féin President, to a Sinn Féin special conference at Dublin City University, 27 February 2000. Belfast: Sinn Féin.
  • Mandelson, Peter. (2000). Statement by Peter Mandelson, then Secretary of State, in Washington, 23 February 2000. Belfast: Northern Ireland Office (NIO).
  • Ahern, Bertie. (2000). Statement on Northern Ireland by Bertie Ahern, then Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister), to the Dail, 15 February 2000. Dublin: Department of the Taoiseach.
  • Irish Republican Army (IRA). (2000). Irish Republican Army (IRA) statement ending engagement with the IICD, (15 February 2000). Dublin: Irish Republican Publicity Bureau.
  • Mandelson, Peter. (2000). Speech by Peter Mandelson, then Secretary of State, to the British Irish Inter-Parliamentary Body, 14 February 2000. Belfast: Northern Ireland Office (NIO).
  • Ahern, Bertie. (2000). Article by Bertie Ahern, then Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister), which appeared in the 'Irish Times' on 14 February 2000. Dublin: Department of the Taoiseach.
  • Adams, Gerry. (2000). Statement by Gerry Adams, then President of Sinn Féin (SF), at a press conference, 12 February 2000. Belfast: Sinn Féin.

    Suspension of devolved government in Northern Ireland, as of midnight 11 February 2000
    Reports and statements:

    • Independent International Commission on Decommissioning (IICD). (2000). Report of the Independent International Commission on Decommissioning (IICD), 11 February 2000, [report made public 9.30pm 11 February 2000]. Belfast: IICD.
    • Mandelson, Peter. (2000). Statement issued by Peter Mandelson, then Secretary of State, following the suspension of the Northern Ireland Assembly, Executive, and other Institutions, 5.55pm 11 February 2000. Belfast: Northern Ireland Office (NIO).
    • Adams, Gerry. (2000). Statement by Gerry Adams, then President of Sinn Féin (SF), 5.15pm 11 February 2000. Belfast: Sinn Féin.
    • Mandelson, Peter. (2000). Speech by Peter Mandelson, then Secretary of State, at the Institute of Irish Studies in Liverpool, 4 February 2000. Belfast: Northern Ireland Office (NIO).
    • Hume, John. (2000). Article on decommissioning by John Hume, then leader of the SDLP, published in 'Irish News' and 'Irish Times', 7 February 2000. Belfast: Irish News.
    • Irish Republican Army (IRA). (2000). Irish Republican Army (IRA) 'second' statement on decommissioning, (5 February 2000). Dublin: Irish Republican Publicity Bureau.
    • Adams, Gerry. (2000). Statement by Gerry Adams, then President of Sinn Féin (SF), in response to Peter Mandelson's, then Secretary of State, speech to the House of Commons, 3 February 2000. Belfast: Sinn Fein.
    • Mandelson, Peter. (2000). Statement by Peter Mandelson, then Secretary of State, to the House of Commons, 3 February 2000. Belfast: Northern Ireland Office (NIO).
    • Adams, Gerry. (2000). Article by Gerry Adams, then President of Sinn Féin (SF), written for the 'Irish News', 3 February 2000. Belfast: Irish News.
    • Trimble, David. (2000). Article by David Trimble, then leader of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP), written for the 'Belfast Telegraph', 2 February 2000. Belfast: Belfast Telegraph.
    • Irish Republican Army (IRA). (2000). Irish Republican Army (IRA) 'first' statement on decommissioning, (1 February 2000). Dublin: Irish Republican Publicity Bureau.
    • Adams, Gerry. (2000). Statement by Gerry Adams, then President of Sinn Féin (SF), 1 February 2000. Belfast: Sinn Fein.
    • Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) Assembly Team. (2000). Statement by the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) Assembly Team, 1 February 2000. Belfast: Ulster Unionist Party (UUP).
    • Independent International Commission on Decommissioning (IICD). (2000). Report of the Independent International Commission on Decommissioning (IICD), 31 January 2000, [report made public 6.30pm 11 February 2000]. Belfast: IICD.
  • Adams, Gerry. (2000). Speech by Gerry Adams, then President of Sinn Féin (SF), on the issue of Decommissioning, Newry, 27 January 2000. Belfast: Sinn Fein.
  • Mandelson, Peter. (2000). Statement by Peter Mandelson, then the Secretary of State, on the implementation of the Patten Report, to the House of Commons, 19 January 2000. Belfast: Northern Ireland Office (NIO).
  • Irish Republican Army (IRA). (2000). Irish Republican Army (IRA) New Year statement, (6 January 2000). Dublin: Irish Republican Publicity Bureau.

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    1999

  • Independent International Commission on Decommissioning (IICD). (1999). Report of the Independent International Commission on Decommissioning (IICD), 10 December 1999. Belfast: IICD.
  • Mandelson, Peter. (1999). Address by Peter Mandelson, then the Secretary of State, at the Exchange of Notifications Ceremony at Iveagh House, Dublin, 2 December 1999. Belfast: Northern Ireland Office (NIO).
  • Andrews, David. (1999). Address by David Andrews, then Irish Minister for Foreign Affairs, at the Exchange of Notifications ceremony at Iveagh House, Dublin, 2 December 1999. Dublin: Department of Foreign Affairs.
  • Irish Republican Army (IRA). (1999). Irish Republican Army (IRA) statement confirming the appointment of a representative to the International Independent Commission on Decommisioning (IICD), (2 December 1999). Dublin: Irish Republican Publicity Bureau.
  • Mandelson, Peter. (1999). 'Rebuilding Northern Ireland' - Speech by Peter Mandelson, then the Secretary of State, at Victoria College Belfast, 25 November 1999. Belfast: Northern Ireland Office (NIO).
  • Adams, Gerry. (1999). Address by Gerry Adams, then President of Sinn Féin (SF), to a meeting of the Sinn Féin Ard Comhairle, at Liberty Hall, Dublin, 24 November 1999. Belfast: Sinn Fein.
  • Ahern, Bertie. (1999). Statement by Bertie Ahern, then Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister), on the Outcome of the Mitchell Review of the Good Friday Agreement, 23rd November 1999. Dublin: Department of the Taoiseach.
  • Ulster Freedom Fighters (UFF/UDA). (1999). Statement by the Ulster Freedom Fighters (UFF/UDA), 23 November 1999. Belfast: UFF/UDA.
  • Mandelson, Peter. (1999). Statement by Peter Mandelson, then the Secretary of State, to the House of Commons, 22 November 1999. Belfast: Northern Ireland Office (NIO).
  • Adams, Gerry. (1999). Statement by Gerry Adams, then President of Sinn Féin (SF), clarifying his party's position on decommissioning, 22 November 1999. Belfast: Sinn Fein.
  • Mandelson, Peter. (1999). Speech by Peter Mandelson, then the Secretary of State, to the Annual Conference of the Northern Ireland Women's Coalition (NIWC), 20 November 1999. Belfast: Northern Ireland Office (NIO).
  • Review of the Peace Process, October - November 1999

    • Great Britain. Government. (1999). Statement by the British Government in response to Senator George Mitchell's Conclusion of the Review of the Peace Process, (20 November 1999). London: Northern Ireland Office (NIO).
    • Mitchell, George. (1999). Statement by Senator George Mitchell, concluding the Review of the Northern Ireland Peace Process, (18 November 1999). Belfast: Northern Ireland Office (NIO).
    • Irish Republican Army (IRA). (1999). Irish Republican Army (IRA) statement, (17 November 1999). Dublin: Irish Republican Publicity Bureau.
    • Trimble, David. (1999). Keynote Statement by David Timble, then leader of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP), outlining the way forward for Northern Ireland, (16 November 1999). Belfast: Ulster Unionist Party (UUP)
    • Adams, Gerry. (1999). Keynote Statement by Gerry Adams, then President of Sinn Féin (SF), on the peace process in Northern Ireland, (16 November 1999). Belfast: Sinn Féin.
    • Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP). (1999). Keynote Statement by the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP), (16 November 1999). Belfast: Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP).
    • Alliance Party of Northern Ireland (APNI). (1999). Keynote Statement by the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland (APNI), (16 November 1999). Belfast: Alliance Party of Northern Ireland (APNI).
    • Ulster Democratic Party (UDP). (1999). Keynote Statement by the Ulster Democratic Party (UDP), (16 November 1999). Belfast: Ulster Democratic Party (UDP).
    • Progressive Unionist Party (PUP).Keynote Statement by the Progressive Unionist Party (PUP), (16 November 1999). Belfast: Progressive Unionist Party (PUP).
    • Independent International Commission on Decommissioning (IICD). (1999). Report of the Independent International Commission on Decommissioning (IICD), (15 November 1999). Belfast: IICD.
    • Mitchell, George. (1999). Statement by US Senator George Mitchell, (15 November 1999). Belfast: Northern Ireland Office (NIO).
  • Mandelson, Peter. (1999). Speech by Peter Mandelson, then Secretary of State, at the Ireland Fund of Great Britain lunch, (9 November 1999). Belfast: Northern Ireland Office (NIO).
  • Hume, John. (1999). Speech by John Hume, then leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP), at the SDLP Annual Party Conference, Belfast, (6 November 1999). Belfast: SDLP.
  • Mallon, Seamus. (1999). Speech by Seamus Mallon, then Deputy Leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP), at the Annual Party Conference, Belfast, (5 November 1999). Belfast: SDLP.
  • Trimble, David. (1999). Article by David Timble, then leader of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP), published in the Belfast Newsletter, (23 October 1999). Belfast: Belfast Newsletter.
  • Adams, Gerry. (1999). Statement issued by Gerry Adams, then President of Sinn Féin (SF), at a lunch time meeting in New York, (21 October 1999). Belfast: Sinn Féin.
  • Adams, Gerry. (1999). Statement Statement issued by Gerry Adams, then President of Sinn Féin (SF), on his party's commitment to the Agreement, (18 October 1999). Belfast: Sinn Féin (SF).
  • Trimble, David. (1999). 'The Best Way Forward': Statement issued by David Timble, then leader of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP), (8 October 1999). Belfast: Ulster Unionist Party (UUP).
  • Ulster Unionist Party (UUP). (1999). 'Implementing the Agreement': Document issued by the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP), (8 October 1999). Belfast: Ulster Unionist Party (UUP).
  • Adams, Gerry. (1999). Address by Gerry Adams, then President of Sinn Féin (SF), to the second annual Congress of Ógra Shinn Féin, (2 October 1999). Belfast: Sinn Féin (SF).
  • Sinn Féin (SF). (1999). 'Defending the Good Friday Agreement': Sinn Féin's Submission to the Mitchell Review, (23 September 1999). Belfast: Sinn Féin (SF).
  • Information on the Patten Report, published 9 September 1999 can be found in the section on Policing.
  • Mowlam, Marjorie (Mo). (1999). 'What is Happening in the Peace Process?': Speech by Marjorie (Mo) Mowlam, then Secretary of State, at Ulidia Integrated College, Carrickfergus, (1 September 1999). Belfast: Northern Ireland Office (NIO).
  • Northern Ireland Office (NIO). (1999). Making a reality of the Good Friday Agreement: the Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Key Dates), (Updated August 1999). Belfast: Northern Ireland Office (NIO).
  • Irish Republican Army (IRA). (1999). Irish Republican Army (IRA) statement on problems with the peace process, (21 July 1999). Dublin: Irish Republican Publicity Bureau.
  • Mallon, Seamus. (1999). Resignation statement by Seamus Mallon, then Deputy First Minister Designate, to the members of the Northern Ireland Assembly (NIA), 15 July 1999. Belfast: OFMDFM.
  • Trimble, David. (1999). Article on decomissioning by David Timble, then leader of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP), written for 'The Irish Times', (15 July 1999). Dublin: Irish Times.
  • Adams, Gerry. (1999). Article by Gerry Adams, then President of Sinn Féin (SF), on the new safeguard legislation, published in the 'Irish News', (14 July 1999). Belfast: Irish News.
  • Great Britain. Parliament. (1999). A Bill to make provision for the suspension in certain circumstances of devolved government in Northern Ireland, ('safeguard legislation'), put before Parliament on 12 July 1999. London: HMSO.
  • Trimble, David. (1999). Article by David Timble, then leader of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP), on the peace process written for 'The Belfast Telegraph', (6 July 1999). Belfast: Belfast Telegraph.
  • Blair, Tony. (1999). Article by Tony Blair, then British Prime Minister, written for 'The Belfast Telegraph', (5 July 1999). London: Prime Minister's Office.
  • Blair, Tony. (1999). Article by Tony Blair, then British Prime Minister, written for 'The Sunday Times', (4 July 1999). London: Prime Minister's Office.
  • The talks on Devolution and Decommissioning (ended 2 July 1999)

    • British and Irish Governments. (1999). 'The Way Forward': Joint statement by the Irish and British governments at Stormont, (2 July 1999). London: Northern Ireland Office (NIO).
    • Independent International Commission on Decommissioning (IICD). (1999). Report of the Independent International Commission on Decommissioning (IICD), (2 July 1999). Belfast: IICD.
  • Sinn Féin. (1999). Breaking the impasse: A Sinn Féin declaration, issued by Sinn Féin, (30 June 1999). Belfast: Sinn Féin.
  • Trimble, David. (1999). Statement by David Trimble, then leader of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP), on Decomissioning, (28 June 1999). Belfast: Ulster Unionist Party (UUP).
  • Blair, Tony. (1999). Keynote Speech by Tony Blair, then British Prime Minister, at Stranmillis University College Belfast, (15 June 1999). London: Prime Minister's Office.
  • Paisley, Ian. (1999). Text of extracts of a speech by Ian Paisley, then Leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), to the DUP's Annual Conference, in 1999. Belfast: DUP.
  • Adams, Gerry. (1999). 'Shaping the Future': Speech by Gerry Adams, then Sinn Féin President, to the Sinn Féin Ard-Fheis, (9 May 1999). Belfast: Sinn Féin.
  • Mowlam, Marjorie (Mo). (1999). Statement issued by Marjorie (Mo) Mowlam, then Secretary of State, before talks began at Stormont, (13 April 1999). Belfast: Northern Ireland Office (NIO).
  • McLaughlin, Mitchel. (1999). Statement issued by Mitchel McLaughlin, then Sinn Féin Chairman, before talks at Stormont, (13 April 1999). Belfast: Sinn Féin.
  • Ulster Unionist Party (UUP). (1999). Statement issued by the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) in response to the Hillsborough Declaration, (2 April 1999). Belfast: Ulster Unionist Party (UUP).
  • British and Irish Governments. (1999). Hillsborough Declaration issued by the British and Irish governments, (1 April 1999). London: Northern Ireland Office (NIO).
  • Irish Republican Army (IRA). (1999). Irish Republican Army (IRA) Easter statement, (31 March 1999). Dublin: Irish Republican Publicity Bureau.
  • Trimble, David. (1999). Keynote Speech by David Trimble, then leader of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP), to the AGM of the Ulster Unionist Council (UUC), (20 March 1999). Belfast: Ulster Unionist Party (UUP).
  • Ahern, Bertie., Blair, Tony., and Clinton, Bill. (1999). Joint Statement issued by Bertie Ahern, Tony Blair and Bill Clinton, (18 March 1999). Dublin: Department of the Taoiseach.
  • Ahern, Bertie. (1999). Statement by Bertie Ahern, then Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister), on the state of the Peace Process, (10 March 1999). Dublin: Department of the Taoiseach.
  • British and Irish Governments. (1999). Agreements between British and Irish governments in respect of the North-South Ministerial Council, the British-Irish Council, and the British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference (BIIC), 8 March 1999. London: Northern Ireland Office (NIO).
  • Ahern, Bertie. (1999). Transcript of a 'Sunday Times' interview with Bertie Ahern regarding Arms decommmissioning, (14 February 1999). London: Sunday Times. [Link not working]
  • Maginnis, Ken. (1999). DISARMAMENT: Pathway to Peace, (February 1999). Belfast: Ulster Unionist Party (UUP).
  • Irish Republican Army (IRA). (1999). Irish Republican Army (IRA) New Year statement, (6 January 1999). Dublin: Irish Republican Publicity Bureau.

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    1998

  • Trimble, David., and Mallon, Seamus. (1998). Joint Statement by David Trimble and Seamus Mallon on the agreement reached regarding future Northern Ireland government departments and cross-border bodies, (18 December 1998). Belfast: OFMDFM.
  • Accommodation reached by Parties on Future Government Departments and Cross-border Implementation Bodies, Friday 18 December 1998.
  • Hume, John. (1998). Nobel Peace Prize Acceptance Speech, delivered in Oslo, (10 December 1998). Derry: Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP).
  • Trimble, David. (1998). Nobel Peace Prize Acceptance Speech, delivered in Oslo, (10 December 1998). Belfast: Ulster Unionist Party (UUP).
  • Paisley, Ian. (1998). Text of extracts of a speech by Ian Paisley, then Leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), to the DUP's Annual Conference, Omagh, 28 November 1998. Belfast: DUP.
  • Robinson, Peter. (1998). Speech by Peter Robinson, then deputy leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), delivered to the DUP Annual Conference, (28 November 1998). Belfast: Democratic Unionist Party (DUP).
  • Blair, Tony. (1998). Address by Tony Blair, then British Prime Minister, to the Joint Houses of the Oireachtas, (26 November 1998). London: Prime Minister's Office.
  • McCartney, Bob. (1998). Article on Decommissioning by Bob McCartney, published in the 'Irish Times', (17 November 1998). Dublin: Irish Times.
  • Hume, John. (1998). Speech by John Hume, then leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP), to the SDLP Annual Conference, (14 November 1998). Derry: SDLP.
  • Mallon, Seamus. (1988) Speech by Seamus Mallon, then deputy leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP), to the SDLP Annual Conference, (14 November 1998). Belfast: SDLP.
  • Trimble, David. (1998). Speech by David Trimble, then leader of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP), to the UUP Annual Conference, (24 October 1998). Belfast: Ulster Unionist Party (UUP).
  • President Clinton's second visit to Northern Ireland, Thursday 3 September 1998

    • Clinton, Bill. (1998). President Clinton's keynote address at the Waterfront Hall, Belfast, (3 September 1998). Washington: Office of the Press Secretary, White House.
    • Blair, Tony. (1998). Address by Tony Blair, then British Prime Minister, at the Waterfront Hall, Belfast, (3 September 1998). London: Prime Minister's Office.
    • Trimble, David. (1998). Address by David Trimble, then leader of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP), at the Waterfront Hall, Belfast, (3 September 1998). Belfast: Ulster Unionist Party (UUP).
    • Mallon, Seamus. (1998). Address by Seamus Mallon, then deputy leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP), at the Waterfront Hall, Belfast, (3 September 1998). Belfast: SDLP.
    • Clinton's visits to Ireland: December 2000; September 1998; November 1995

  • Adams, Gerry. (1998). Keynote Statement by Gerry Adams, then Sinn Féin President, on the Omagh Bombing and the state of the Peace Process, (1 September 1998). Belfast: Sinn Féin.
  • Irish Republican Army (IRA). (1998). Text of an interview with a spokesperson from the Irish Republican Army (IRA), conducted by 'An Phoblacht / Republican News', (interview 1 September 1998; published 3 September 1998). Belfast: An Phoblacht / Republican News.
  • Irish National Liberation Army (INLA). (1998). Ceasefire Statement issued by the Irish National Liberation Army (INLA), (22 August 1998). Dublin: INLA.
  • The Omagh Bomb, Saturday 15 August 1998

    • Irish Government. (1998). Statement issued by the Irish Government in response to the Omagh Bomb, (19 August 1998). Dublin: Oireachtas.
    • "real" Irish Republican Army (rIRA). (1998). 'Second' Statement issued by the "real" IRA (rIRA) announcing a ceasefire, (18 August 1998). Dublin: rIRA.
    • "real" Irish Republican Army (rIRA). (1998). 'First' Statement issued by the "real" IRA admitting responsibility for the Omagh bomb, (18 August 1998). Dublin: rIRA.
    • Irish Republican Socialist Party (IRSP). (1998). Statement by the Irish Republican Socialist Party (IRSP) calling on the Irish National Liberation Army (INLA) to announce a ceasefire, (17 August 1998). Dublin: IRSP.
    • Thirty-two County Sovereignty Committee. (1998). Statement issued by the 32 County Sovereignty Committee following the Omagh Bomb, (16 August 1998). Belfast: 32 County Sovereignty Committee.

  • Great Britain. Parliament. (1998). The Northern Ireland Bill, (15 July 1998). London: HMSO.
  • Mowlam, Marjorie (Mo). (1998). 'Decommissioning Scheme', published by Marjorie (Mo) Mowlam, then Secretary of State, (29 June 1998), [PDF File; 75KB]. Belfast: Northern Ireland Office (NIO).
  • Great Britain. Parliament. (1998). The Northern Ireland (Sentences) Bill, (5 June 1998). London: HMSO.
  • McKervill, J. (1998). Leaked Northern Ireland Office (NIO) Memo, from J.McKervill, then Private Secretary, to Marjorie (Mo) Mowlam, then Secretary of State, (4 June 1998). Belfast: Northern Ireland Office (NIO).
  • Mowlam, Marjorie (Mo). (1998). Press release by Marjorie (Mo) Mowlam, then Secretary of State, announcing the membership of the Independent Commission on Policing, (3 June 1998). Belfast: Northern Ireland Office (NIO).
  • Mowlam, Marjorie (Mo). (1998). Statement by Marjorie (Mo) Mowlam, then Secretary of State, to the House of Commons on the Northern Ireland Referendum, (1 June 1998). Belfast: Northern Ireland Office (NIO).
  • Blair, Tony. (1998). Pledges by Tony Blair, then British Prime Minsiter, to the people of Northern Ireland, (20 May 1998). London: Prime Minister's Office.
  • Loyalist Volunteer Force (LVF). (1998). Ceasefire Statement, by the Loyalist Volunteer Force (LVF), (15 May 1998). Belfast: LVF.
  • Blair, Tony. (1998). Speech by Tony Blair, then British Prime Minsiter, to the Royal Agricultural Society in Belfast, (14 May 1998). London: Prime Minister's Office.
  • Mitchell, George. (1998). Address given by Senator George Mitchell to the National Press Club, Washington, on the Irish Peace Agreement and the road to peace in Northern Ireland, (13 May 1998). [Link currently not working]
  • Adams, Gerry. (1998). Address by Gerry Adams, then Sinn Féin President, to the reconvened Sinn Féin Ard Fheis, (10 May 1998). Belfast: Sinn Féin.
  • Irish Republican Army (IRA). (1998). Irish Republican Army (IRA) statement on Decommissioning, (30 April 1998). Dublin: Irish Republican Publicity Bureau.
  • Adams, Gerry. (1998). Address by Gerry Adams, then Sinn Féin President, to the Sinn Féin Ard Fheis, (18 April 1998). Belfast: Sinn Féin.
  • Trimble, David. (1998). Speech by David Trimble, then leader of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP), to the Northern Ireland Forum, (17 April 1998). Belfast: Ulster Unionist Party (UUP).
  • The Agreement, [Good Friday Agreement / Belfast Agreement], 10 April 1998

    • Great Britain. Northern Ireland Office. The Agreement: Text of the Agreement reached in the Multi-Party Negotiations on Northern Ireland, (10 April 1998), (Cmnd. 3883), [Good Friday Agreement / Belfast Agreement]. Belfast: HMSO.
    • Blair, Tony. (1998). Letter written by Tony Blair, then British Prime Minister, to David Trimble, then leader of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP), mid-afternoon Friday 10 April 1998. Belfast: Northern Ireland Office.
    • Mitchell, George., de Chastelain, John., and Holkeri, Harri. (1998). 'Draft Paper for Discussion' by the Independent Chairmen of the Multi-Party Talks, (6 April 1998). Belfast: Unpublished.

  • Trimble, David. (1998). Speech by David Trimble, then leader of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP), at the Ulster Unionist Council (UUC) Annual General Meeting, (21 March 1998). Belfast: Ulster Unionist Party (UUP).
  • Mitchell, George. (1998). Discussion paper on North / South Structures, (10 March 1998). Belfast: Northern Ireland Office (NIO).
  • British and Irish Governments. (1998). Joint Statement of the Anglo-Irish Inter-Governmental Conference, (5 March 1998). London: Prime Minister's Office.
  • Kelly, Tom. (1998). Northern Ireland Office (NIO) document dated 4 March 1998 on the proposed referendum, which was leaked to the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) on 26 March 1998. Belfast: Democratic Unionist Party (DUP).
  • Great Britain. Parliament. (1998). Principles for Policing in Northern Ireland: A Discussion Paper issued by the British government, (4 March 1998). Belfast: HMSO.
  • British and Irish Governments. (1998). Governments' statement on the suspension of Sinn Féin from the multi-party talks, (19 February 1998). Belfast: Northern Ireland Office (NIO).
  • Mowlam, Marjorie (Mo). (1998). A 'speaking note' given to the Northern Ireland parties by Marjorie (Mo) Mowlam on the issue of Sinn Féin's expulsion from the talks, (16 February 1998). Belfast: Northern Ireland Office (NIO).
  • Holmes, John. (1998). The text of a leaked letter from John Holmes (Tony Blair's Principal Private Secretary) to Ken Lindsay (an official in Marjorie (Mo) Mowlam's office), (letter was dated 6 February 1998). London.
  • Adams, Gerry. (1998). Reply by Gerry Adams, then President of Sinn Féin (SF), to remarks by John Hume, then leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP), and David Trimble, then leader of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP), (5 February 1998). Belfast: Sinn Féin (SF).
  • Trimble, David. (1998). Reply by by David Trimble, then leader of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP), to a letter from Gerry Adams, then President of Sinn Féin (SF), (3 February 1998). Belfast: Ulster Unionist Party (UUP).
  • Great Britain. Government. (1998). Strand One (Paper One) - Discussion paper presented by the British Government, to the multi-party Talks, on the issue of the proposed Northern Ireland Assembly, (2 February 1998). London.
  • Adams, Gerry. (1998). Letter from Gerry Adams, then President of Sinn Féin (SF), to David Trimble, then leader of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP), (28 January 1998). Belfast: Sinn Féin (SF).
  • British and Irish Governments. (1998). Strand 2 - North/South Structures: Discussion Paper presented by the British and Irish Governments at Lancaster House, London, (27 January 1998). London: Prime Minister's Office.
  • British and Irish Governments. (1998). Strand 3 - East/West Structures: Discussion Paper presented by the British and Irish Governments at Lancaster House, London, (27 January 1998). London: Prime Minister's Office.
  • British and Irish Governments. (1998). Document on Ulster Democratic Party (UDP) Participation at the Political Talks, (26 January 1998). London: Prime Minister's Office.
  • Ulster Freedom Fighters (UFF/UDA). (1998). Statement by the Ulster Freedom Fighters (UFF) / (Ulster Defence Association; UDA) renewing its ceasefire, (23 January 1998). Belfast: Ulster Defence Association.

    'Propositions on Heads of Agreement'

    • British and Irish Governments. (1998). 'Propositions on Heads of Agreement': document published by the British and Irish Governments, (12 January 1998). London: Prime Minister's Office.
    • British and Irish Governments. (1998). Joint statement issued by the British and Irish Governments on the 'Propositions on Heads of Agreement' document, (12 January 1998). London: Prime Minister's Office.
    • Irish Republican Army (IRA). (1998). Irish Republican Army (IRA) statement in response to the 'Heads of Agreement' document, (21 January 1998). Dublin: Irish Republican Publicity Bureau.
  • Kennedy, Edward. (1998). 'Northern Ireland -- A View From America' - Tip O'Neill Memorial Lecture, [Text of speech by Senator Edward Kennedy], (9 January 1998). Derry: University of Ulster, INCORE.

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    1997

  • Northern Ireland Office (NIO). (1997). 'Steps Along the Road to Normality', Northern Ireland Office (NIO) Press Release, (28 November 1997). Belfast: Northern Ireland Office (NIO).
  • Mowlam, Marjorie (Mo). (1997). Speech by Marjorie (Mo) Mowlam, then Secretary of State, at the University of Ulster, Jordanstown, announcing the publication of a Government Bill which would implement the recommendations of the North Report on Parades, (17 October 1997). Belfast: Northern Ireland Office (NIO).
  • British and Irish Governments. (1997). Agreement on Independent International Commission on Decommissioning (IICD), signed by British and Irish Governments, (26 August 1997). London: Prime Minister's Office.
  • Sinn Féin. (1997). Sinn Féin position paper presented to Marjorie (Mo) Mowlam, then Secretary of State, at a meeting at Stormont, (7 August 1997). Belfast: Sinn Féin.
  • Ahern, Bertie., Hume, John., and Adams, Gerry. (1997). Joint Statement by Bertie Ahern, John Hume, and Gerry Adams, (25 July 1997). Dublin: Department of the Taoiseach.
  • Mowlam, Marjorie (Mo). (1997). 'Parties Now Have a Chance to MoveTowards Peace': Article in the 'Irish Times' by Marjorie (Mo) Mowlam, then Secretary of State, following the resumption of the IRA ceasefire, (22 July 1997). Dublin: Irish Times.
  • Irish Republican Army (IRA). (1997). Irish Republican Army (IRA) statement announcing the resumption of the 1994 ceasefire, (19 July 1997). Dublin: Irish Republican Publicity Bureau.
  • Hume, John., and Adams, Gerry. (1997). Joint statement by John Hume, then leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP), and Gerry Adams, then President of Sinn Féin (SF), (18 July 1997). Derry: SDLP.
  • Participants in the Multiparty Negotiations. (1997). Document on Decommissioning, (25 June 1997). Belfast.
  • Watson, Denis.J., and Bingham, William.T. (1997). Letter from the Orange Order to the Catholic residents of the Garvaghy Road, Portadown, (4 June 1997). Portadown: Orange Order.
  • Paisley, Ian. (1997). Text of a speech by Ian Paisley, then Leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), to the DUP's Annual Conference, in 1997. Belfast: DUP.
  • Blair, Tony. (1997). Address delivered by Tony Blair, then British Prime Minsiter, at the Royal Agricultural Society, Belfast, (16 May 1997). London: Prime Minister's Office.

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    1996

  • British and Irish Governments. (1996). Joint Statement of the Anglo-Irish Inter-Governmental Conference, (20 November 1996). Belfast: Northern Ireland Office (NIO).
  • Irish Republican Army (IRA). (1996). Irish Republican Army (IRA) statement about the bombing of British Army Headquarters in Lisburn, County Antrim, (8 October 1996). Dublin: Irish Republican Publicity Bureau.
  • Major, John. (1996). Speech by John Major, then British Prime Minister, at the opening of All-Party Negotiations in Stormont, Belfast, (10 June 1996). London: Prime Minister's Office.
  • Major, John., and Bruton, John. (1996). Joint Statement by the British and Irish governments at the start of All-party negotiations in Stormont, Belfast, (10 June 1996). London: Prime Minister's Office.
  • Great Britain. Parliament. (1996). Northern Ireland (Entry to Negotiations, etc) Act 1996, Chapter 11, (29 April 1996). London: HMSO.
  • Paisley, Ian. (1996). Text of extracts of a speech by Ian Paisley, then Leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), to the DUP's Annual Conference, in 1996. Belfast: DUP.
  • Trimble, David. (1996). Speech by David Trimble, then leader of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP), at the Ulster Unionist Council (UUC) Annual General Meeting, (23 March 1996). Belfast: Ulster Unionist Party (UUP).
  • British and Irish Governments. (1996). Consultation Paper: Ground Rules For Substantive All-Party Negotiations, drawn up by the British and Irish Governments, (15 March 1996). London: Prime Minister's Office.
  • Major, John., and Bruton, John. (1996). Communique issued following a meeting between John Major, then British Prime Minister, and John Bruton, then Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister), (28 February 1996). London: Prime Minister's Office.
  • Irish Republican Army (IRA). (1996). Irish Republican Army (IRA) statement ending the 1994 ceasefire, (9 Febuary 1996). Dublin: Irish Republican Publicity Bureau.
  • Mitchell, George., de Chastelain, John., and Holkeri, Harri. (1996). Report of the International Body on Arms Decommissioning, [The Mitchell Report], (24 January 1996). Belfast: Northern Ireland Office (NIO).
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    1995

    President Clinton's first visit to Northern Ireland (30 November 1995)

    • Clinton, Bill. (1995). Key note speech by Bill Clinton, then President of the USA, at Mackies Engineering Company, West Belfast, (30 November 1995). Washington: Office of the Press Secretary, White House.
    • Clinton, Bill. (1995). Speech by Bill Clinton, then President of the USA, at Guildhall Square, Derry, (30 November 1995). Washington: Office of the Press Secretary, White House.
    • Clinton, Bill. (1995). Speech by Bill Clinton, then President of the USA, at the Inauguration of the Thomas (Tip) O'Neill chair, Derry, (30 November 1995). Washington: Office of the Press Secretary, White House.
    • Clinton, Bill. (1995). Speech by Bill Clinton, then President of the USA, at the East Belfast Enterprise Park, (30 November 1995). Washington: Office of the Press Secretary, White House.
    • Clinton, Bill. (1995). Speech by Bill Clinton, then President of the USA, at Belfast City Hall, (30 November 1995). Washington: Office of the Press Secretary, White House.
    • Clinton, Hillary. (1995). Speech by Hillary Clinton, then First Lady of the USA, at Belfast City Hall, (30 November 1995). Washington: Office of the Press Secretary, White House.
    • Clinton's visits to Ireland: December 2000; September 1998; November 1995

  • British and Irish Governments. (1995). Joint Communiqué: Twin-track process to make parallel progress on decomissioning and all-party negotiations, (28 November 1995). London: Prime Minister's Office.
  • Adams, Gerry. (1995). 'Peace Process in Very Serious Difficulty', Article by Gerry Adams, then President of Sinn Féin (SF), published in 'An Phoblact / Republican News', (2 November 1995). Belfast: An Phoblact / Republican News.
  • Paisley, Ian. (1995). Text of a speech by Ian Paisley, then Leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), to the DUP's Annual Conference, in 1995. Belfast: DUP.
  • The 'Framework Documents'

     


    1994

    Ceasefires

    • Combined Loyalist Military Command (CLMC). (1994). Statement by the Combined Loyalist Military Command (CLMC) announcing the loyalist ceasefire, (13 October 1994). Belfast: CLMC.
    • Reynolds, Albert. (1994). Statement by Albert Reynolds, then Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister), in response to the Combined Loyalist Military Command (CLMC) Ceasefire Statement,(13 October 1994). Dublin: Department of the Taoiseach.
    • Irish Republican Army (IRA). (1994). Irish Republican Army (IRA) statement announcing the 1994 ceasefire, (31 August 1994). Dublin: Irish Republican Publicity Bureau.
  • Hume, John., and Adams, Gerry. (1994). Fourth Joint Statement issued by John Hume, then leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP), and Gerry Adams, then President of Sinn Féin (SF), (28 August 1994). Derry: SDLP.
  • Republican Movement. (1994). The 'TUAS' Document, [An internal Republican Movement document that is thought to date from the summer of 1994]. Dublin: Sunday Tribune (23 April 1995).
  • Paisley, Ian. (1994). Text of a speech by Ian Paisley, then Leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), to the DUP's Annual Conference, in 1994. Belfast: DUP.

     


    1993

    Joint Declaration on Peace: The Downing Street Declaration

  • Hume, John., and Adams, Gerry. (1993). Third Joint Statement issued by John Hume, then leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP), and Gerry Adams, then President of Sinn Féin (SF), (20 November 1993). Derry: SDLP.
  • Hume, John., and Adams, Gerry. (1993). Second Joint Statement issued by John Hume, then leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP), and Gerry Adams, then President of Sinn Féin (SF), (25 September 1993). Derry: SDLP.
  • Hume, John., and Adams, Gerry. (1993). First Joint Statement issued by John Hume, then leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP), and Gerry Adams, then President of Sinn Féin (SF), (24 April 1993). Derry: SDLP.
  • Paisley, Ian. (1993). Text of a speech by Ian Paisley, then Leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), to the DUP's Annual Conference, in 1993. Belfast: DUP.

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    1992

  • Mayhew, Patrick. (1992). 'Culture and Identity': Speech by Patrick Mayhew, then Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, at the Centre for the Study of Conflict, University of Ulster, Coleraine Campus, (Wednesday 16 December 1992), [PDF; 3552KB], [Mayhew's Coleraine Speech]. Belfast: Northern Ireland Office (NIO).
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    Source Materials (2) - general source material on politics


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