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This archive contains references to articles from December 16-31, 1998. If you find a link that is out of date please let us know by e-mailing the Newshound.
Thursday, December 31
Honour Ulster: Electronic Telegraph (Editorial)
Omagh: Why has no-one been charged?: Belfast Telegraph
Demise of Mandelson could impact on peace: The Irish Times
Blair honours Major for Ulster role: Electronic Telegraph
Nationalists refuse to accept honours: Irish News
An Irishman's Diary: The Irish Times
GAA rule leads to funding row: Irish News
Still espousing reconciliation yet practising division: The Irish Times
Wednesday, December 30
North-South poised to unite in cross-border tourism drive: Irish Independent
Family's home bombed in sectarian attack: The Guardian
A rudderless unionism adrift on tide of history: Irish News
Tuesday, December 29
The year Ireland’s mountains moved: Irish News
The Shape of '99: The Irish Times
Residents back parades ruling: Irish News
Billy Wright's father to press Dublin for inquiry: The Irish Times
Euro alert issued by SDLP man: Irish News
Monday, December 28
Sad caricatures lurking in Trimble's speech: Sunday Business Post
Peace still looms over North: Sunday Business Post
1998 - 'momentous year': by Ed Moloney (Sunday Tribune)
The flinty Moses of a reluctant tribe: The Times
Leading the way into a brighter millennium: Irish News
The IRA's lost new direction: The Guardian
Archbishop calls for courage to walk new paths: The Irish Times
Keeping peace in Northern Ireland: Boston Globe
Mowlam promises fresh push for peace: Irish News
Sunday, December 27
Threat to step up Orange parades: The Sunday Times
Sands to sue over 'Omagh bomb' eviction: The Sunday Times
Pete King - A Lonely Voice of Principle: by Niall O'Dowd (Ireland on Sunday)
Freed terrorists in Belfast rackets: The Sunday Times
Saturday, December 26
Discard baggage of hate: Eames: Belfast Telegraph
A private and very public affair: Belfast Telegraph
Finally, a future that can defeat the past: The Independent
Friday, December 25
No News Today, Christmas Day
Thursday, December 24
Fury as terrorist prisoners go home for Christmas: The Guardian
Bomber smuggled out of Maze jail to avoid his victims' daughter: Electronic Telegraph
Omagh asks for a day but is due much more: The Irish Times
Mowlam hails ‘remarkable’ progress: Irish News
A year of hope and tragedy: BBC
The message is the same: Irish News (Editorial)
Carols replace chants at Drumcree: The Irish Times
Wednesday, December 23
Freed prisoners storm: Belfast Telegraph
Early releases of IRA prisoners continue: The Irish Times
Last of Omagh's Wounded Goes Home: Minneapolis Star-Tribune
Time for the handout of Stormont prezzies: Irish News
Search for IRA disappeared ends: BBC
Dissident UK Unionists boycott meeting: The Irish Times
Lawyers hit back at Saville rebuke: Irish News
Tuesday, December 22
Ulster's year of transformation: Boston Globe (Editorial)
Sinn Fein leaders meet with Garvaghy residents: Belfast Telegraph
Police killers could be set free in two years: Electronic Telegraph
Pain of peace deal: Irish Independent
Maze leave for 170 at Christmas: The Times
Agreement's stinging twist for victims: Irish Independent
Sinn Fein in call to abandon ‘no men’: Irish News
Flanagan sees no IRA intent to yield on arms: The Irish Times
Christmas in Omagh: Irish Independent
Monday, December 21
Deal may face rough passage in Assembly: Belfast Telegraph
McNamee comes home free: Sunday Business Post
Sinn Fein is living in past, says RUC chief: The Times
Trimble's Oslo speech unmasks the nationalist bigots: The Irish Times
Festive season is time to contemplate new dawn: Irish News
New NI ministers must learn to share power: The Irish Times
Police start dig for IRA 'disappeared': Electronic Telegraph
GAA must adopt pluralist ethos: Irish News
Orangemen issue challenge to PUP: The Irish Times
Loyal order out of touch: Irish News
Men who murdered gardai may be free soon: The Irish Times
‘RIRA wants prison move’: Irish News
Candle-lit vigil remembers Omagh dead: BBC
Sunday, December 20
IRA raises hopes on arms: The Sunday Times
Hunt on for the bodies of IRA victims: Electronic Telegraph
PLO's peace gesture points the way for IRA: The Sunday Times
Small surrender of arms with a big charge of significance: The Observer
Irish Congressman Sealed Clinton's Fate: by Niall O'Dowd (Ireland on Sunday)
Decommissioning start heralds early Christmas: The Sunday Times (by David Trimble)
Merged party gags de Rossa over the North: The Sunday Times
People of the Year - On the side of peace: Independent on Sunday
Supporters turn on Six over libel case: The Sunday Times
Drumcree march passes peacefully: BBC
Why Keenan prefers terror to talks: The Sunday Times
Omagh is haunted by its Christmas past: Electronic Telegraph
IRA killer of nine to be freed for Christmas: The Sunday Times
Saturday, December 19
Protestants, Catholics Agree to Reforms in Northern Ireland: New York Times
Endorsement by UUP helps Trimble's hand: The Irish Times
Loyalist terror group is first to hand in arms: Electronic Telegraph
Provo hardliner joins army council in bid to heal rift: Irish Independent
A gesture to peace that should be followed by others: The Independent (Editorial)
Disarmament is next step for IRA: Irish News (Editorial)
THREE STEPS TO PEACE: The Times (Editorial)
A timely accord: Irish Independent (Editorial)
LVF guns handover is a ‘stunt’ says PUP: Irish News
Ulster's Arsenal: The Independent
Renewed tension at Drumcree: The Irish Times
Oh come ye to Drumcree ... forget Bethlehem: Irish News
Birmingham Six abandon libel action: The Guardian
Ahern to brief PM on Scots soldiers: Irish News
Friday, December 18
N. Ireland Group Hands in Weapons: New York Times
Stepping stone to peace: Belfast Telegraph (Editorial)
Irishman jailed for Hyde Park bomb plot wins appeal: Electronic Telegraph
McNamee's victory marred by decision: The Irish Times
Orangemen may discipline Trimble for attending bomb funerals: The Guardian
Order’s stance is shameful: Irish News (Editorial)
Hunt for new groups behind loyalist threats: Irish Independent
Bloody Sunday troops denied anonymity: BBC
Thursday, December 17
PM rages at Tory stance on Ulster: The Guardian
Hopes rise of deal on cross Border bodies: The Irish Times
Garvaghy residents confident of Blair intervention: Irish News
Orange Order moves to reprove Trimble: The Irish Times
A premature prize for an immature laureate: by Professor William Lafferty
LVF says it will hand in weapons soon: The Irish Times
Bloody Sunday ‘was murder’ says ex-soldier: Irish News
Wednesday, December 16
Opposition's cool option: Belfast Telegraph
Sinn Fein leadership 'face threat': Belfast Telegraph
Continuity IRA pledges attacks: The Irish Times
Judge denies LVF leader's pistol appeal: The Independent
A place of inspiration on the road to Dublin: Irish News
Unionists need acts of good authority: The Irish Times
'Man on the Hill' has mountain to climb: The Times