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Sinn Féin Surges Ahead

By Kelly Candaele, Contributor
August / September 2001

August 1, 2001 by Leave a Comment

On election day in Northern Ireland, David Trimble, leader of the Ulster Unionist Party and First Minister in the Northern Ireland Assembly, was roughed up by Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) supporters as he approached the polling station. Trimble needed the protection of the police to get in and out of the building unharmed, and ended up with a few bruises. When the votes were … [Read more...] about Sinn Féin Surges Ahead

Gerry Adams The Way Forward

By Kelly Candaele, Contributor
February / March 2001

February 1, 2001 by Leave a Comment

Kelly Candaele talks to Gerry Adams about recent developments in Northern Ireland.℘℘℘Gerry Adams is no stranger to violence. In 1984, he told reporters that he believed there was a ninety percent chance he would be assassinated. Two months later, he was shot by loyalist paramilitaries. While he denies ever having been a member of the IRA, most close observers of the twenty-five … [Read more...] about Gerry Adams The Way Forward

Women in Northern
Ireland Politics

By Anne Cadwallader, Contributor
February / March 2001

February 1, 2001 by Leave a Comment

In war-torn Northern Ireland, for women to fight for equal rights would have been seen as a betrayal to the Nationalist or Unionist cause, Anne Cadwallader examines the position of women on the political front post ceasefires.The women of Northern Ireland have, in virtually every sphere of influence, through their work in the community and the trade unions, through their role … [Read more...] about Women in Northern
Ireland Politics

Trimble Wins Reprieve And Jeopardizes Good Friday Agreement

By Irish America Staff
December / January 2001

December 1, 2000 by Leave a Comment

Another political crisis in Northern Ireland was narrowly avoided and a new one born when at the end of October Ulster Unionist Party leader David Trimble won his party's confidence vote, defeating a challenge from anti-agreement MP Jeffrey Donaldson for the leadership of the UUP. This was the third challenge Trimble faced in his leadership of the UUP in the past year, and one … [Read more...] about Trimble Wins Reprieve And Jeopardizes Good Friday Agreement

News from Ireland: Ulster Unionists Lose Party Leader

By Irish America Staff
October / November 2000

October 1, 2000 by Leave a Comment

Pro-Agreement and anti-Agreement Unionists were united recently at the funeral of Sir Josias Cunningham, a leader of the Ulster Unionist Party, the largest Unionist party in Northern Ireland. Cunningham was killed on August 9 in a two-car collision in Belfast. He was 66.Cunningham was elected president of the Ulster Unionist Council in 1991. The Council is the governing body of … [Read more...] about News from Ireland: Ulster Unionists Lose Party Leader

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