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	Northern Ireland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The population of Northern Ireland was estimated as being 1,710,300 on 30 June 2004.
		Northern Ireland was covered by an 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.
		The centrepiece of Northern Ireland's geography is Lough Neagh, at 151 square miles (392 km²) the largest freshwater lake both on the island of Ireland and in the British Isles, and the third largest lake in Western Europe.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Northern_Ireland (6201 words)

	Secretary of State for Northern Ireland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The post of Secretary of State in effect fills two roles under the previous Stormont regime; the nominal head of the Northern Ireland executive, the Governor of Northern Ireland (the representative of Queen Elizabeth II) and the Prime Minister of Northern Ireland.
		The Secretary of State resides in Hillsborough Castle, the previous residence of the Governor and the Queen's official residence in Northern Ireland.
		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 Workers' Council, who refused to countenance the power-sharing and All-Ireland aspects of the new administation.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Northern_Ireland_Secretary (562 words)

	Northern Ireland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Northern Ireland became, in the words of Nobel Peace Prize joint-winner, Ulster Unionist Leader and First Minister of Northern Ireland David Trimble, a "cold place for Catholics." Gerrymandered towns and city boundaries rigged local government elections to ensure Protestant control of local councils.
		Similarly, on visits to Northern Ireland, the President of Ireland, Mary McAleese, met with unionist ministers and with the local Lord Lieutenant of each county, the representative of the Queen.
		Once established under the Government of Ireland Act 1920, Northern Ireland was structured geographically so as to have a unionist majority, unionist fears as to what would happen to them forming the basis for their opposition to a united Ireland, which led to creation of the two Irish states.
	www.nebulasearch.com /encyclopedia/article/Northern_Ireland.html (1890 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Northern Ireland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Northern Ireland is part of the United Kingdom and covers 5,459 square miles (14,139 km²) in the northeast of the island of Ireland, about a sixth of the total area of the island.
		The centrepiece of Northern Ireland's geography is Lough Neagh, at 151 square miles (392 km²) the largest freshwater lake both on the island of Ireland and in the British Isles, and the third largest lake in Western Europe.
		Once established under the Government of Ireland Act, Northern Ireland was structured geographically so as to have a unionist majority, unionist fears as to what would happen to them forming the basis for their opposition to a united Ireland, which led to creation of the two Irish states.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Northern-Ireland (2389 words)

	ipedia.com: Northern Ireland Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Northern Ireland was created in 1921 as a home-rule political entity, under the Government of Ireland Act, 1920, along with the nominal state of Southern Ireland, which was superceded almost immediately after its creation by the Irish Free State.
		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.
	www.ipedia.com /northern_ireland.html (4519 words)

	CNN Specials - Northern Ireland
		In 1969, in response to increasing tension and violence in Northern Ireland, Lord Hunt, leader of the 1953 Everest exhibition, was asked to assess and advise on policing.
		In 1983, Interpol figures showed that Northern Ireland was the most dangerous place in the world to be a police officer, the risk factor being twice as high as in El Salvador, the second most dangerous.
		Former Northern Ireland Secretary Peter Mandelson's strategy in adopting almost all the commission's recommendations enraged unionists, who saw the proposals as the latest in a long line of concessions towards the nationalists.
	edition.cnn.com /SPECIALS/2000/n.ireland/police.html (1236 words)

	Northern Ireland Ministers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Northern Ireland had its own government with a degree of autonomy from United Kingdom until 1968 which was re-introduced in 1999 after long and hard negotiations between the Protestants and Catholics.
		As Northern Ireland Secretary and member of the British Cabinet, she was in effect Chief Minister of the Province.
		She was Assistant Government Whip 2001-02 until her appointment as temporary Minister in the Northern Ireland Office after the home rule was suspended and given charge of a number of departments in the government.
	www.guide2womenleaders.com /Northern_Ireland.htm (508 words)

	CNN.com - Northern Ireland fugitives granted freedom - September 30, 2000
		BELFAST, Northern Ireland (AP) -- The Northern Ireland peace accord's most divisive element -- the early release of terrorist prisoners -- is to be extended to apply to some fugitives who escaped from prison, Britain has said.
		Northern Ireland Secretary Peter Mandelson announced that Britain will drop extradition requests for fugitive terrorists affiliated with paramilitary groups that are observing cease-fires.
		At the height of the violence in Northern Ireland, there were an estimated 30,000 troops on duty.
	archives.cnn.com /2000/WORLD/europe/09/30/northernireland.prisoners.ap (415 words)

	The Northern Irish Conflict: A Chronology
		The history of Northern Ireland can be traced back to the 17th century, when the English finally succeeded in subduing the island after successfully putting down a number of rebellions.
		International recognition and support for peace in Northern Ireland came on Oct. 16, 1998, when the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded jointly to John Hume and David Trimble, the leaders of the largest Catholic and Protestant political parties, respectively, in Northern Ireland.
		On Aug. 11, Britain's secretary of state for Northern Ireland, John Reid, suspended the power-sharing government for one day, a move that allowed Protestant and Catholic politicians six more weeks to negotiate before British authorities would be required to call for new elections to the assembly.
	www.infoplease.com /spot/northireland1.html (3125 words)

	USATODAY.com - Talks resume on Northern Ireland rule (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The governments of Britain and Ireland, which jointly oversaw Monday's discussions with rival local leaders at Hillsborough Castle near Belfast, hope that such reconciliatory actions by the IRA will eventually permit Protestants to work again with Sinn Fein, the IRA-linked party that represents most of Northern Ireland's Roman Catholic minority.
		A four-party coalition that was led by moderates, not the hard-line Democratic Unionists and Sinn Fein, governed Northern Ireland in fits and starts from December 1999 to October 2002.
		Northern Ireland political analysts appear evenly divided on whether a new coalition with Democratic Unionists and Sinn Fein on top could work at all.
	www.usatoday.com /news/world/2006-02-06-northern-ireland_x.htm (659 words)

	BBC News \| Northern Ireland \| Key events in Northern Ireland history
		December: Internment is lifted by the new Northern Ireland Secretary, Labour's Merlyn Rees.
		March: Airey Neave, Conservative MP and shadow Northern Ireland Secretary, is killed by a bomb attached to his car in the House of Commons car park by the Irish National Liberation Army (INLA), the military wing of the Irish Republican Socialist Party, an IRA splinter group.
		August: Northern Ireland Secretary Sir Patrick Mayhew bans loyalist Apprentice Boys from marching along contentious sections of Londonderry's city walls for the traditional Siege of Derry celebration.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/special_report/1998/northern_ireland/10657.stm (2516 words)

	CBC News Indepth: Northern Ireland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The plan to restore the Northern Ireland government is released, but Tony Blair postpones the assembly elections until the fall.
		Northern Ireland Secretary John Reid also shows his support for IRA disarmament, stating the move would not receive "an ungenerous response" from his government.
		The British government suspends Northern Ireland's power-sharing cabinet in Belfast because of IRA disarmament refusals.
	www.cbc.ca /news/background/northernireland/timeline.html (2188 words)

	CNN - British, Irish officials discussing Northern Ireland - July 18, 1996
		Britain's Northern Ireland Secretary Sir Patrick Mayhew and Irish Foreign Minister Dick Spring were expected to talk about the decision by police to first ban -- and then allow - - a Protestant march through a Catholic area in Portadown, Northern Ireland.
		The Irish government and Northern Ireland Catholics accused Britain of giving in to mob violence by Protestants -- who had rioted when the march was banned.
		Northern Ireland's Catholics took their cases to the British and Irish governments Wednesday.
	www.cnn.com /WORLD/9607/18/northern.ireland.update (401 words)

	Northern Ireland Secretary Peter Mandelson resigns from British government a second time (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Northern Ireland Secretary Peter Mandelson was forced to resign unexpectedly from the Blair government on Wednesday, for the second time in just over two years.
		In Northern Ireland, Mandelson was regarded as a "pro-British stooge" and his resignation was welcomed by most of the political parties.
		That the latest allegations against the Northern Ireland Secretary also emerged from normally pro-Labour sources—the Observer is the sister newspaper of the Guardian who had broken the story of Mandelson's secret loan in 1998—suggests the possibility that similar factors are at work in this instance.
	www.wsws.org /articles/2001/jan2001/ire-j26_prn.shtml (1557 words)

	Northern Ireland Secretary of State, Paul Murphy, to be Honored at Co-Operation Ireland's Annual Dinner
		NEW YORK, March 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Co-operation Ireland, a non-partisan charity with offices in New York, Belfast and Dublin, dedicated to promoting peace throughout all of Northern Ireland and Ireland, is hosting its Annual Dinner on Monday, March 14th.
		Co-operation Ireland has worked for the past 26 years to promote peace in Northern Ireland and Ireland through practical co-operation between ordinary people in both parts of the island.
		About Co-operation Ireland Co-operation Ireland is the largest and oldest non-governmental organization dedicated to promoting better cross-border and cross-community relations in Ireland and Northern Ireland.
	www.prnewswire.com /cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/03-03-2005/0003115481&EDATE= (792 words)

	Las Vegas SUN: Former Northern Ireland Secretary Dies (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Prime Minister Tony Blair paid tribute to his former Cabinet minister, saying she had transformed the politics of Northern Ireland and played a key role in the revival of his Labour Party.
		Mowlam was one of Britain's most popular politicians, admired by the public for her willingness to speak frankly, her bravery in fighting the brain tumor and her role in Northern Ireland's peace process.
		She was appointed Northern Ireland secretary soon after Prime Minister Tony Blair's Labour Party came to power in 1997.
	www.lasvegassun.com /sunbin/stories/text/2005/aug/19/081907395.html (561 words)

	CNN.com - New N. Ireland minister meets police - January 25, 2001
		LONDON, England (CNN) -- Northern Ireland Secretary John Reid is spending the first day of his job in key meetings at a crucial time for the peace process.
		His talks with Northern Ireland police and political leaders are expected to last several days.
		Northern Ireland First Minister and Ulster Unionist leader David Trimble welcomed Reid's appointment and said he looked forward to "working with him in a constructive manner in the days ahead."
	edition.cnn.com /2001/WORLD/europe/UK/01/25/nireland.secretary (629 words)

	Washingtonpost.com: Northern Ireland Special Report
		The leaders are discussing how to return local rule to the province, which for 17 years has been under direct control of London after a previous power-sharing agreement between Catholics and majority Protestants collapsed under the pressure of a Unionist-sponsored general strike.
		Nationalists are also wary of power-sharing and insist on a greater and more formalized role in Northern Irish affairs for their allies in Dublin.
		The talks, which opened with a moment of silence for the 3,000 victims of more than 20 years of civil violence in the province, began after the factions finally agreed on a chairman for a future round.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-srv/inatl/longterm/nireland/stories/timeline910618.htm (559 words)

	CNN - Main pro-British party to join N. Ireland talks - September 17, 1997
		BELFAST, Northern Ireland (CNN) -- Northern Ireland's main Protestant party said it would eventually take part in peace talks to expose what it considers the "fascist character" of Sinn Fein, the political wing of the IRA.
		Trimble said he was only at Stormont Wednesday for talks with Britain's Northern Ireland Secretary Mo Mowlam, emphasizing he would not attend the day's round-table talks on the future of the British province.
		The Ulster Unionist Party, which wants continued British rule in Northern Ireland, accused Sinn Fein and the IRA of involvement in Tuesdays' bomb attack in Markethill, near Belfast.
	www.cnn.com /WORLD/9709/17/n.ireland (612 words)

	Northern Ireland Diplomacy Positions
		The first bombing in Northern Ireland was at the hands of the UVF.
		On December 21, 1948, Ireland declared itself a republic and withdrew from the Commonwealth.
		The Church of Ireland, the Irish version of the Church of England, and pledges allegiance to the Bishop of Canterbury.
	users.net-gate.com /pdkenny/ni_pos1.html (2335 words)

	Guardian Unlimited Politics \| Special Reports \| Direct rule imposed on Ulster
		Northern Ireland's power sharing government was put on ice last night, amid fears it could take months to defrost relations between unionists and republicans, which reached their lowest ebb in years after the discovery of an alleged IRA spy ring 10 days ago.
		Yesterday morning at Hillsborough, the Northern Ireland secretary, John Reid, said he "very much" regretted having to reimpose direct rule from Westminster at midnight.
		The computer contained personal details of almost all Northern Ireland's 2,000 prison staff, and the court heard Ms Farrelly told detectives it was left at her home by a man she knew only as Kieran.
	politics.guardian.co.uk /northernirelandassembly/story/0,9061,812132,00.html (728 words)

	Northern Ireland Secretary of State Visits US - Forbes.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Northern Ireland Secretary of State, Peter Hain has traveled to the United States to give an update on the political situation in Northern Ireland to influential figures in the Irish-American community.
		Hain discussed the movement of the 'Celtic Tiger' into Northern Ireland and how companies from the US, India and the Republic of Ireland are setting up near shore operations, to meet demands for highly skilled labor.
		Hain also spoke about Invest Northern Ireland, and how the Government agency responsible for economic development, is working to increase wealth and prosperity in the region, by delivering expertise and resources to accelerate the creation and growth of businesses.
	www.forbes.com /feeds/businesswire/2006/07/27/businesswire20060727006110r1.html (404 words)

	Guardian Unlimited Politics \| Special Reports \| Timeline: Northern Ireland
		Talks to re-establish devolved government result in a "Council of Ireland" reflecting the views of both the Republic and the north.
		The devolved assembly is suspended by Peter Mandelson, the Northern Ireland secretary, on February 11 when the IRA refuses to prove its commitment to decommissioning.
		This fails to convince the unionists, and John Reid, the new Northern Ireland secretary, twice suspends the assembly to give time for talks.
	politics.guardian.co.uk /northernirelandassembly/story/0,9061,1538010,00.html (1051 words)

	Online NewsHour: Northern Ireland Secretary Mowlam -- March 16, 1999
		Northern Ireland's top United Kingdom official, Secretary Marjorie Mowlam, discusses the state of peace between Unionist and Nationalist factions.
		Northern Ireland peace talks are scheduled to resume in September.
		MARJORIE MOWLAM: Well, I think that pressure is there, and there has been a bit of a change I've felt in Northern Ireland in the last couple of weeks when there is more of a feeling and desire to make progress than in the last couple of months.
	www.pbs.org /newshour/bb/europe/jan-june99/mowlan_3-16.html (1173 words)

	Online NewsHour -- Northern Ireland
		Update: The Northern Ireland peace process, stalled for more than a year, lurched back into motion Tuesday with dual announcements that the Irish Republican Army had surrendered more arms and the British government would hold key elections Nov. 26.
		Update: In a move that threatens to derail the last four years of peace talks in Northern Ireland, the Irish Republican Army, the largest anti-British militant group in the region, ended its cooperation with the international commission established to disarm all sides in the conflict.
		Update: Citing a breakdown in trust between the major political parties, the British secretary for Northern Ireland suspended the region's power-sharing government, saying he hoped the move would be a temporary setback.
	www.pbs.org /newshour/bb/europe/northern_ireland/index.html (199 words)

	RTE News - Former Northern Secretary Rees dies
		Merlyn Rees was Northern Secretary from March 1974 until September 1976.
		He was an effective minister, whose natural instinct was to unify and moderate in the face of conflict and extremism.
		Merlyn Rees was born in South Wales, and educated at the London School of Economics before serving in the RAF during the Second World War.
	www.rte.ie /news/2006/0105/reesm.html (338 words)

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