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This archive contains references to articles from July 16-31, 1999. If you find a link that is out of date please let us know by e-mailing the Newshound.
Saturday, July 31It's time for Mo to go: Belfast Telegraph
Drumcree deadlock: Belfast Telegraph
Call to ban Sinn Fein as IRA blamed for killing: Electronic Telegraph
RA blamed for `death list execution': Irish Independent
Murder defies people’s will: Irish News (Editorial)
Provisional IRA linked to plot to import arms: The Irish Times
How the gun running went wrong in Florida: The Irish Times
No, can’t talk now Bill, I’m off out on the piste: Irish News
Blair will have far more problems when Mo goes: Irish Independent
Stevens: second suspect charged: Irish News
If only our founding fathers could see us now: The Irish Times
SF accuses arts council of political censorship: Irish News
Friday, July 30
Talks can ease unionist ‘hurt’: Irish News (Editorial)
IRA in new bid to locate Disappeared: Belfast Telegraph
Adams wavers on peace review: The Guardian
Review must not permit unionists to renegotiate: The Irish Times (by Gerry Adams)
Jaw Jaw And All That: The Irish Times (Editorial)
IRA 'behind US gun-running plot': Electronic Telegraph
Illegal funds raised by smuggling fuel report: The Irish Times
New loyalist group formed in Portadown: The Irish Times
Thursday, July 29
Resign, Lord Saville: Electronic Telegraph (Editorial)
Mixed reaction to Mowlam decision: BBC
Importance of being Mo: Belfast Telegraph
Mo’s task isn’t completed yet: Irish News (Editorial)
Northern Ireland's date with destiny: Belfast Telegraph
Hopes high for parade progress: Irish News
Guns thought to be destined for IRA: The Irish Times
Bloody Sunday paras win right to anonymity: The Times
Judges rule against Inquiry for the fourth time: Electronic Telegraph
Unionists condemn 'double disaster': The Times
Fine Gael is prepared to approach Sinn Fein: The Irish Times
Mallon insists he has no regrets about resignation: The Irish Times
Two more held over Ulster lawyer killing: The Guardian
Sinn Fein to outline its assessment: The Irish Times
Wednesday, July 28
IRA or RUC: Electronic Telegraph (Editorial)
BACK TO THE TABLE IN BELFAST: Chicago Tribune (Editorial)
Orange bid to solve Drumcree: Belfast Telegraph
Era of the gun must be over: Irish News (Editorial)
Arms commissioning a grave peace threat: Irish Independent
Tearful farewell to the man everyone loved: Irish News
Finucane: two more arrested: Belfast Telegraph
Publisher denies bid to block paperback: Irish News
US gun ring linked to Ireland: The Guardian
Pistol was in a package of 'baby clothes': Electronic Telegraph
FBI agents alerted to arms-smuggling plot: The Irish Times
Rebels in Ireland amassing weapons: The Independent
Mowlam fights back against rumour mill: The Times
Plastic bullet use restricted, not banned: The Irish Times
Ex-soldiers await Bloody Sunday ruling: BBC
No ban on foreign donations to NI parties: The Irish Times
Tuesday, July 27
Mo Mowlam's special mission: Boston Globe (Editorial)
Councillor warns of IRA arms surrender: Irish News
Protestants 'forced to flee': Belfast Telegraph
RUC must strive to give fair treatment to women: Irish News
New terror fears as gun plot smashed: Belfast Telegraph
Blair told to resist `meddling' in Mitchell review role: Irish Independent
Outrage over flags in mixed districts: Irish News
UUP and SF indicate willingness to meet: The Irish Times
Anger at security cash for Adams: Electronic Telegraph
Prisoner releases under agreement total 282: The Irish Times
Monday, July 26
We all must learn to stop finger pointing: Irish News
Sinn Fein 'consider' position after IRA deadline ruled out: Belfast Telegraph
We must again focus on the real issues: Irish News
C of I faces rift over events at Drumcree: Irish Independent
UUP is committed to inclusive process: Irish News
Paramilitary police ruled out: Irish News
IRA deadline 'out of the question': Electronic Telegraph
Blair in dilemma over Mowlam's role in reshuffle: The Times
Back to school for Northern parties: Sunday Business Post
Mowlam unhappy at vote to ban RUC training: The Irish Times
The final option?: Sunday Business Post
Adams, McGuinness get home security protection: The Irish Times
Sinn Fein eager to have cross border bodies created: Sunday Business Post
Cafe's trade declines as Drumcree spirit evaporates: The Irish Times
Sunday, July 25
Keep the faith: Philadelphia Inquirer (Editorial)
Despite Setback, Peace Still Has a Good Chance: Los Angeles Times
Sinn Fein blames government for impasse: BBC
The calm after the Stormont: Sunday Independent
Trimble must ride out the tribal tantrums to persist with peace: The Sunday Times
Peace From Within, Not Without: Washington Post
Unionist leap of faith would bag a key prize: The Sunday Times
The IRA jumps out and says `Boo!': Sunday Independent
Hume calls for Mowlam to be left out of reshuffle: The Sunday Times
The sooner Mo goes, the better for everybody: Sunday Independent
McGartland: net closes on hit men: The Sunday Times
Patten plan to scrap elite RUC anti-terror unit: The Observer
Early Patten report stirs unionist fears over RUC: The Sunday Times
John F. Kennedy Junior’s Irish Legacy: by Niall O'Dowd (Ireland on Sunday)
'Garda to blame' for IRA murder: The Sunday Times
Saturday, July 24
Waiting for miracles: Belfast Telegraph
LOCC seek RUC protection: Belfast Telegraph
Blair set to keep Mowlam in Ulster: Electronic Telegraph
Blame placed on Mowlam: The Irish Times
Hume upbeat about peace pact in face of SF warnings: Irish Independent
Sinn Fein outlines position with loyalists: BBC
Americans' jaundiced view of the Northern situation: Irish Independent
The way forward in Ulster: Boston Globe (Editorial)
Bombers can’t fill peace void: Irish News (Editorial)
Nothing changes after IRA statement: Irish Independent
Residents meet with Republic officials: Irish News
Two years of drama, farce, hope and despair: The Times
Friday, July 23
Disappointment, not despair, in Northern Ireland: Boston Globe
Black hand of the IRA: Electronic Telegraph (Editorial)
Hardline politics: Belfast Telegraph (Editorial)
Provospeak: Irish Independent (Editorial)
Border ban for Spanish exchange students: Belfast Telegraph
Adams delivers bleak verdict on Ulster talks: Electronic Telegraph
I.R.A. Blames Britain for Breakdown of Peace Accord: New York Times
Unionists and Blair to blame, says IRA: Sydney Morning Herald
Unionists say the IRA statement is unhelpful: The Irish Times
IRA plays with words to sow confusion: The Guardian
De Chastelain insists on arms deadline: The Times
IRA statement open to opposed interpretations: The Irish Times
‘West Bruton’ turns a shade of green?: Irish News
Provisionals 'are plainly planning a return to terror': Electronic Telegraph
Implementation is the very least that Northern Ireland can expect: Irish News
MENACING WORDS: The Times (Editorial)
We must have real progress: Irish News (Editorial)
SINN FEIN MUST CURB THE IRA'S THREAT OF A RETURN TO VIOLENCE: The Independent (Editorial)
Parked for the Summer: The Irish Times (Editorial)
Return to deadlock Mr Mitchell has much to mend: The Guardian (Editorial)
Redefining Irishness within a mixed-race society: The Irish Times
US votes to cut RUC training scheme: BBC
EU satanic despite Prodi president - Paisley: Irish News
Thursday, July 22
Drumcree: learning lessons from past stand-offs: Belfast Telegraph
Appeal made to Irish-Americans: Boston Globe
A day of democracy: Belfast Telegraph (by Ian Paisley)
George returns to fray for peace sake: Irish Independent
Unhelpful statement: Belfast Telegraph (Editorial)
LVF arms handover chances put at 'nil': Belfast Telegraph
IRA threat to end ceasefire: Electronic Telegraph
Statement keeps political process alive: The Irish Times
IRA statement on the peace process: BBC
George gets down to the nitty-gritty: Irish News
Review has to embrace both traditions: The Irish Times
Republicans are also to blame, Mowlam tells America: Electronic Telegraph
Mo should be given the time to see North through: The Irish Times
‘RUC-free zone’ set up by Nelson probe team: Irish News
MISSING VICTIM OF THE IRA IS BURIED: The Independent
Other bodies must be found: Irish News (Editorial)
Bloody Sunday Tribunal admits fault: The Irish Times
Wednesday, July 21
Mitchell rejoins effort for peace in N. Ireland: Philadelphia Inquirer
Gun law in Ireland: Belfast Telegraph
Eamonn McCann: Belfast Telegraph
Loyalist gang war fear grows: Belfast Telegraph
Mitchell called in to save Ulster deal: Electronic Telegraph
Blair admits parties were not ready to strike a deal: Irish News
Build from the bottom: The Times
Nationalists must wait for pledges to be met: Irish News
Likelihood is unionists would come to detest sultan of spin: The Irish Times
Gagging orders thwart IRA and loyalist prisoners: The Guardian
‘Tensions can’t derail early release scheme’: Irish News
Bloody Sunday hearing delayed: BBC
Tuesday, July 20
Movers and shakers: Belfast Telegraph (Editorial)
Legal `gag' on inquest into IRA victim: Irish Independent
UUP leader won't quit Assembly: Belfast Telegraph
Blair and Ahern plan NI next steps: BBC
Unionists rule out extension of deadline: The Irish Times
SDLP warns Ahern: don’t add to arms suspicions: Irish News
Mowlam asks to stay in Ulster job: Electronic Telegraph
Debunking the myth of Mo: The Guardian
Peace effort is more than just a job: The Times
Mixed bag of opinions on intractable Irish problem: Irish News
Ways of enjoying the Troubles: The Guardian
Peace train trundles on with lethal cargo intact: The Irish Times
Billy Wright's father to petition TDs for inquiry: The Irish Times
Families’ trauma must be ended: Irish News
Claim that Protestants are leaving Derry: The Irish Times
Catholic bishops divided over seats in the Lords: The Guardian
Monday, July 19
Negotiating peace with the big guns: Belfast Telegraph
Helter skelter into their basest instincts: Sunday Business Post
Time for Plan B: Electronic Telegraph (Editorial)
Trimble must take the blame for Agreement failure: Sunday Business Post (Editorial)
RUC reforms to be tied to IRA weapons: Sunday Business Post
IRA 'might refuse to meet arms deadline': Electronic Telegraph
Decommissioning hasn't gone away, you know: The Irish Times
TRIMBLE CONDEMNS `TOO HASTY' BLAIR : The Independent
Don’t let hardliners halt future progress to peace: Irish News
Trimble wants to make historic compromise: The Irish Times
It’s too soon for Mo to go: Irish News (Editorial)
South can play leading role in crisis by fostering trust: The Irish Times (by John Bruton)
Relatives of disappeared lash out at IRA ‘morons’: Irish News
‘Patten must hammer home need for police change’ - CAJ: Irish News
RUC and New York cops ‘don’t compare’: Irish News
Sunday, July 18
Northern Ireland Peace Process Is Not Dead Yet, Its Supporters Say: Washington Post
Trimble blasts Blair's 'haste': Electronic Telegraph
Caretaker of peace picks up the pieces: The Observer
'Somebody thought the sensible thing was to drive into the wall': Electronic Telegraph
Fireproof Trimble can do deal, but first SDLP must do its duty: The Sunday Times
Trimble returns to his tribe: Sunday Independent
Mallon calls on IRA to save peace deal with statement: The Sunday Times
Mallon: why I had to resign: The Sunday Times
Democracy is on its deathbed: Sunday Independent
Searching for the guilty men: The Sunday Times
Blair should be prepared to fail better in Ulster: The Observer
Debts paid, Trimble can make hard choices: Sunday Independent
Language divides Ulster nationalists and unionists: Boston Globe
Profile: George Mitchell - The man to bring peace to Ulster?: Independent on Sunday
Unionists are far too clever to buy a runt pig in a poke: Sunday Independent
A Hard Blow in Ulster: Washington Post (Editorial)
Anxiety gave rise to bad judgment: Sunday Independent (Editorial)
Peace takes time: The Observer (Editorial)
Hope on the brink of ruin: Independent on Sunday (Editorial)
Saving the peace: The Sunday Times (Editorial)
New appeal in hunt for 'disappeared': BBC
Mowlam fights for her job: The Observer
Patten to urge scrapping of police authority: The Sunday Times
Saturday, July 17
Better no deal... than a bad deal: Belfast Telegraph
We just aren't ready: Belfast Telegraph
Mitchell returns to pick up pieces of peace accord: The Times
Mitchell called to another tour of NI duty: The Irish Times
Leadership of SF set to face angry grassroots: Irish News
Not a good Friday: Sydney Morning Herald
UVF review not a threat says Hutchinson: Irish News
Two issues that could cast shadows on peace process: The Irish Times
Trimble falls in behind ‘kick-the-assembly’ band: Irish News
Recrimination must give way to building up of trust: The Irish Times
Though the Ulster Peace Plan Failed, All Sides Have Reason to Revive It: New York Times
An Irishman's Diary: The Irish Times
Ulster key card in Blair reshuffle: Electronic Telegraph
Mo Mowlam enjoys trust: Irish News (Editorial)
Direct engagement between parties may be only hope: The Irish Times
DUBLIN WANTS TO KNOW WHY UK SNOOPED: The Independent
Friday, July 16
Assembly bombshells blow away Trimble calm: Belfast Telegraph
Trimble's 'no' to Irish peace: Boston Globe (Editorial)
Ulster Momentum Lost Again: Los Angeles Times (Editorial)
Hume cannot be blameless in all this: Irish Independent
HOPE POSTPONED IN NORTHERN IRELAND: Chicago Tribune (Editorial)
Holding out for justice: National Post (Editorial)
Terrorist ceasefires likely to stay intact: Belfast Telegraph
Unionists' move an escape from reality: Irish Independent
SF attacks coverage of the twelfth: Irish News
N. Ireland's Political Hopes Dissolve Amid Tears, Taunts: Washington Post
Drowned at birth in sea of acrimony and blame: Electronic Telegraph
Blair and Ahern seek new ways of breaking the impasse: The Times
An empty chair, a voice of dignity - a day of grief: The Guardian
Northern Ireland passes up its chance to make history: The Irish Times
ULSTER PEACE PROCESS: FAILURE TAKEN AS PERSONAL BLOW BY `FATIGUED' BLAIR: The Independent
Tough-talking nationalist turned key trust-builder: The Irish Times
Return to violence unlikely: BBC
'I think that is the whole process finished': The Times
McGrady shows his anger by refusing ministry: The Irish Times
DON'T GET DEPRESSED; JUST SEE THE `BIG PICTURE' IN NORTHERN IRELAND: The Independent
Peace process hits the buffers: The Irish Times
Intractable Unionists create political vacuum: The Times
Despair as community stays as polarised as ever: Electronic Telegraph
A setback, but not a disaster: The Times (by David Trimble)
Ireland's Precarious Peace: New York Times (Editorial)
THE LOWERING SKY: The Times (Editorial)
A Time For Reflection: The Irish Times (Editorial)
Ulster's bleak hour: The Guardian (Editorial)
ALL PARTIES NEED TO LISTEN TO THE PEOPLE OF NORTHERN IRELAND: The Independent (Editorial)
Boycott imperils peace process: Sydney Morning Herald (Friday)
HOW BRITAIN EAVESDROPPED ON DUBLIN: The Independent