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	Northern Ireland - Open Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Northern Ireland lies in the north-east of the island of Ireland.
		As a consequence, self-government for Northern Ireland was suspended in 1972.
		Northern Ireland was covered by the ice sheet for most of the last ice age and on numerous previous occasions, the legacy of which can be seen in the extensive coverage of drumlins in Counties Fermanagh, Armagh, Antrim and particularly Down.
	open-encyclopedia.com /Northern_Ireland (2546 words)

	Northern Ireland - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Northern Ireland
		Northern Ireland was created in 1921 when the Irish Free State (subsequently the Republic of Ireland) was established separately from the mainly Protestant counties of north and northeastern Ireland, which were given limited self-government as Northern Ireland, but continued to send members to the House of Commons in Westminster.
		Northern Ireland was severely hit by the depression of the 1930s, and unemployment in the region remained high until 1939.
		In 1949 the Republic of Ireland withdrew from the British Commonwealth and as a legal consequence the UK Parliament passed the 1949 Northern Ireland Act, which declared that Northern Ireland remained part of the UK and would not cease to be such without the consent of the parliament of Northern Ireland.
	encyclopedia.farlex.com /Northern+Ireland (1930 words)

	First Minister of Northern Ireland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The First Minister of Northern Ireland and the Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland are the leaders of the Northern Ireland Executive, Northern Ireland's home rule government set up in the late 1990s as a result of the Good Friday Agreement.
		The First Minister is elected by the Assembly on a joint ticket with the Deputy First Minister.
		Until 2002, the First Minister's post was held by David Trimble leader of the Ulster Unionist Party.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/First_Minister_of_Northern_Ireland (208 words)

	Northern Ireland Executive - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Northern Ireland Executive as established by the Northern Ireland Act 1998 is the (currently suspended) executive body for Northern Ireland, answerable to the Northern Ireland Assembly.
		It consists of a First Minister and Deputy First Minister and various ministers with individual portfolios and remits.
		While it is suspended, the functions it exercised have reverted to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Northern_Ireland_Executive (276 words)

	David Trimble - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Right Honourable David Trimble MLA (born October 15, 1944) is a Northern Ireland politician, former leader of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP), former First Minister of Northern Ireland, He shared the 1998 Nobel Peace Prize with John Hume of the Social Democratic and Labour Party.
		He was elected to the Northern Ireland Convention in 1975 as a Vanguard Progressive Unionist Party member for South Belfast and for a time he served as the party's joint-deputy leader, along with the Ulster Defence Association's.
		Trimble was elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly and subsequently became First Minister of Northern Ireland.
	www.kernersville.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/David_Trimble (580 words)

	Encyclopedia: First Minister of Northern Ireland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The First Minister of Northern Ireland and the Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland are the leaders of the Northern Ireland Executive, Northern Ireland's home rule government set up in the 1990s as a result of the Good Friday Agreement.
		The logo of the Northern Ireland Assembly is a six flowered linen or flax plant, chosen for the plants historical economic importance to the region.
		The Prime Minister of Northern Ireland was the head of the Government of Northern Ireland, appointed by the Governor of Northern Ireland under the Government of Ireland Act 1920.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/First-Minister-of-Northern-Ireland (1437 words)

	Secretary of State for Northern Ireland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Power was devolved back to Northern Ireland on January 1, 1974 to the Northern Ireland Assembly under Brian Faulkner, but this administration collapsed on May 29 after a widespread strike organised by the loyalist Ulster Worker's Council, who refused to countenance the power-sharing and All-Ireland aspects of the new administation.
		In 1982 a second Northern Ireland Assembly was established with the hope that it would eventually assume power, but this Assembly was prorogued shortly after the Anglo-Irish Agreement.
		In 1999 the new coalition government was established, consisting of a First Minister of Northern Ireland, a Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland and an inter-party cabinet.
	www.leessummit.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Secretary_of_State_for_Northern_Ireland (587 words)

	Bangor, Northern Ireland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Bangor (in Irish Beannchor) is a town of approximately 80,000 population in County Down, Northern Ireland.
		The town (the third largest in Northern Ireland) is the site of a large marina (one of the biggest in Ireland).
		Public figures originally from Bangor include David Trimble, the former Ulster Unionist Party leader and former First Minister of Northern Ireland, the Formula One racing driver Eddie Irvine, and Blue Peter presenter, Zöe Salmon.
	www.hartselle.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Bangor,_Northern_Ireland (275 words)

	EC Representation in Northern Ireland - Press releases - Commissioner Michel Barnier invited to open the Brussels ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Northern Ireland has many good examples of projects based on a highly successful partnership between the European Union, and the different communities, business and regional authorities in the region with such a rich experience, I know that Northern Ireland can bring a great deal to the discussion about the future of cohesion policy after enlargement.".
		Northern Ireland is a major beneficiary of European support, receiving some euro 1.43 billion from the EU Structural Funds between 2000 and 2006.
		The Northern Ireland share of the EU funding of this programmes is 80%, whereas 20% will be spent in Ireland.
	www.cec.org.uk /ni/press/pr/300102.htm (916 words)

	CNN.com - Q&A: Threat to N.Ireland Assembly - June 26, 2001
		Northern Ireland is becoming more starkly split: the unionist parties of Trimble and Paisley took 49 per cent of the votes, the SDLP led by John Hume and Sinn Fein, led by Gerry Adams, took 43 per cent.
		In February 2000 the then Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Peter Mandelson, suspended the Assembly because of the lack of IRA decommissioning and reimposed direct rule.
		There are a growing number of Catholics in Northern Ireland and as they reach near equivalence with the protestants it becomes more obvious to all that the country can only be governed by the two traditions working together.
	edition.cnn.com /2001/WORLD/europe/06/26/trimble.qa (920 words)

	SingaporeMoms - Parenting Encyclopedia - First Minister
		Nowadays, the term is used to describe the leader of the devolved governments of Scotland, Wales Northern Ireland.
		In Canada, First Ministers is a term that refers to all Canadian Heads of Government, including the Prime Minister of Canada and the provincial and territorial premiers.
		The title First Minister may be used to refer to the political leader of a subnational entity or a dependent territory.
	www.singaporemoms.com /parenting/First_Minister (162 words)

	Northern Ireland’s First Minister Trimble resigns
		In the meantime, the UUP nominated economy minister Sir Reg Empey as interim first minister.
		Their influence over northern Irish politics and the sectarian divisions on which this is based was shored up by the system of “cross-community voting” necessitating a majority vote on all legislation amongst those parties designated as representing the catholic-nationalist-republican community and those representing the protestant-British loyalist community.
		Northern Ireland Secretary John Reid, who is hosting talks with Irish Foreign Minister Brian Cowen this week, insisted that “there is no solution” to implementing the Agreement outside of IRA decommissioning.
	www.wsws.org /articles/2001/jul2001/ire-j05.shtml (1362 words)

	Northern Ireland's First Minister Trimble adapts to hardline anti-Agreement Unionists
		Northern Ireland's First Minister David Trimble survived another challenge to his leadership at a meeting of the Ulster Unionist Party's ruling council on October 28, but only by conceding ground to opponents of the Good Friday Agreement.
		Northern Ireland has been economically eclipsed by the Irish Republic and faces declining British subsidies and a lack of industrial competitiveness.
		Northern Ireland Secretary Peter Mandelson said he was pleased at the result of the vote and said a victory for Donaldson would have "directly threatened the agreement and probably would have meant its eventual collapse".
	www.wsws.org /articles/2000/nov2000/uup-n02_prn.shtml (1469 words)

	The Ireland Fund of France - News - Les Oies Savages
		A.J.F. O'Reilly and 1999 Honoree Seamus Mallen Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland
		Grants given by The Ireland Fund of France for peace, culture and charity, are made possible entirely through the monies raised at its annual gala dinner, held alternately in Paris and Dublin.
		1999 Seamus Mallon, Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland.
	www.irlfunds.org /france/news_2.html (413 words)

	Northern Ireland Executive - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		It consists of a First Minister who heads it and various ministers with individual portfolios and remits.
		The Executive officially took power on December 2, 1999, but was suspended on various occasions, the last effective from October 15, 2002, as Unionists refused to share power with Sinn Féin whose offices at Stormont had just been raided by Police investigating terrorist activity by members of their support staff.
		The seats were allocated in a power-sharing formula and were proportional to the number of members in the Assembly.
	www.pineville.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Northern_Ireland_Executive (287 words)

	CNN.com - Trimble pledge on N.Ireland peace - July 1, 2001
		Northern Ireland Secretary John Reid, also in France for the ceremony, said he hoped he would not have to suspend the power-sharing Northern Ireland Assembly following Trimble's resignation.
		The Northern Ireland Assembly will now be given six weeks to consider its next move -- which could involve reappointing Trimble or replacing him.
		Empey said his role would be to perform the functions of First Minister but not take the title or salary.
	edition.cnn.com /2001/WORLD/europe/07/01/nireland.1800 (798 words)

	Media Release
		Members of the media interested in attending this evening’s lecture Northern Ireland: The Challenge of Leadership by the The Rt Hon David Trimble MP MLA, Northern Ireland’s First Minister, should contact University Press Officer Angela Begg on: (01224) 272960.
		He was elected First Minister of the Northern Ireland Assembly in 1998.
		When the IRA finally put some weapons “beyond use” he was re-elected First Minister in November 2001 and began the process of again striking that delicate balance between leading his party and sections of the unionist community towards the compromises necessary for peace and the successful implementation of the Good Friday Agreement.
	www.abdn.ac.uk /~wox004/archive/2002/pr957.hti (606 words)

	CNN.com - Scuffles as Trimble wins N.I. vote - November 6, 2001
		The incoming leader of the nationalist SDLP Mark Durkan, was voted in as deputy first minister of the assembly.
		A total of 99 assembly members voted in the first and deputy first minister poll, with 60 unionists taking part, including three members of the independent Alliance Party who redesignated themselves as unionists in order to help Trimble, sparking anger from hardline unionists.
		The DUP's attempts to call new elections and stop the election for first minister brought it criticism from across the political divide in Northern Ireland.
	archives.cnn.com /2001/WORLD/europe/11/06/nireland.vote (757 words)

	Northern Ireland: Don't Abandon Good Friday Agreement
		Noting that legislators in Northern Ireland have managed so far to agree on budgets and public services, Durkan urged the other leaders to "move to the politics of making decisions with and for each other." Participants acknowledged that the peace process has made remarkable progress.
		Haass outlined several areas that must be addressed: arms decommissioning and the demilitarization of the British military presence; reform of Northern Ireland's police force to make people feel more secure in their community; and building political institutions to convince the population they are better off now than before the agreement.
		David Trimble, First Minister of Northern Ireland, said the next major hurdle for the peace process will be elections scheduled for May 2003.
	www.prnewswire.com /cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/02-05-2002/0001662658&EDATE= (756 words)

	DARD NEWS: Minister welcomes Northern Ireland's first food & drink festival (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The Festival, organised by the Northern Ireland Food & Drink Association was launched in the Long Gallery, Parliament Buildings and will run for four weeks from 16 September to 12 October.
		The Northern Ireland Food & Drink Association (NIFDA) is a voluntary organisation committed to helping Northern Ireland food and beverage companies compete successfully and to represent and promote their interests.
		During this period of the Festival Northern Ireland food and drink will be highlighted in 90 retail stores throughout the Province, a garden gourmet will be held at Botanic Gardens on 21/22 September and the annual industry awards will be made at the Belfast City Hall on 10 October.
	www.dardni.gov.uk /pr2002/pr020278.htm (567 words)

	BBC NEWS \| VOTE2001 \| NORTHERN IRELAND \| Devolution: Dividend or disaster at Westminster?
		There is no doubt that all four of Northern Ireland's main political parties are not short on ambition, and winning the highest number of seats in the Commons - plus recording the largest slice of the overall vote - is their goal.
		Three SDLP ministers (Seamus Mallon, Brid Rodgers and Sean Farren) are running in the election as well as one Sinn Fein minister (Martin McGuinness), and one DUP minister (Gregory Campbel).
		Elections in Northern Ireland have always been very parochial affairs, and the latest one is no different.
	amiabstractornot.highlyillogical.org /vote2001/hi/english/northern_ireland/newsid_1247000/1247824.stm (846 words)

	Prime Minister of Northern Ireland - Biocrawler definition:Prime Minister of Northern Ireland - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Prime Minister of Northern Ireland - Biocrawler definition:Prime Minister of Northern Ireland - Biocrawler
		The Prime Minister's residence was Stormont Castle through some prime ministers chose to live in Stormont House.
		In contrast with the majoritarianism of the earlier Stormont regime, the new power-sharing assembly operates on the principles of consociational democracy.
	www.biocrawler.com /biowiki/Prime_Minister_of_Northern_Ireland (206 words)

	David Trimble (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The Right Honourable David Trimble (born October 15, 1944) is a Northern IrelandNorthern Irish politician, leader of the Ulster Unionist Party and the former First Minister of Northern Ireland.
		He was elected to the Northern Ireland Convention in 1975 as a Vanguard Progressive Unionist Party member for South Belfast (constituency)South Belfast and for a time he served as the party's deputy leader.
		Northern Ireland's Ulster Unionist Party elected Sir Reg Empey on Friday to the tough task of leading its revival after the party lost four of its five British parliamentary seats in last month's general election.
	www.infothis.com /find/David_Trimble (729 words)

	Press Release (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Trimble, leader of the United Ulster Party was elected First Minister (or Prime Minister) in last year's historic election, the stage for which had been set by the equally momentous Peace Agreement referendum which was passed by a vast majority of the people of Ireland, north and south.
		David Trimble was elected First Minister, but nationalists and other Catholics were to be well represented in the new leadership of the Assembly.
		Walsh, who was in Northern Ireland last week where he met with political leaders as well as school children and their teachers, said he is more convinced than ever that the "everyday people of Northern Ireland want peace, and they expect their elected leaders to work toward that goal until it is achieved."
	www.house.gov /walsh/pr_071699.htm (547 words)

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