2002-03-12 15:27:00 EST
PAISLEY THROWS SPANNER IN WHITE HOUSE WORKS
US President George W Bush's St Patrick's Day celebrations were tonight marred by controversy as hard-line unionist the Rev Ian Paisley refused to take part in a photocall for Northern Ireland political leaders.
2002-03-11 16:25:00 EST
TRIMBLE WIDELY CONDEMNED FOLLOWING REMARKS
Northern Ireland's First Minister Mr David Trimble was tonight standing firm on his comments that the Irish Republic was a "pathetic" and "sectarian" state despite widespread condemnation. Top level politicians on both sides of the border joined church leaders in demanding that the Ulster Unionist leader withdraw his attack on the State and apologise for his "deeply offensive" remarks.
2002-03-09 13:27:00 EST
RE-ELECTED TRIMBLE CALLS FOR BORDER POLL
Ulster Unionist Party leader Mr David Trimble has called for a poll on a united Ireland next year. He made the call after he was re-elected leader at the Ulster Unionist Party AGM today. The Northern Ireland First Minister said the referendum on the North leaving the UK should at the same time as next year's Northern Ireland Assembly Elections.
2002-02-26 12:07:00 EST
ADAMS CALLS FOR ALLIANCE FOR IRISH UNITY
Sinn Fein today intensified its campaign for votes in this summer's Irish general election. Party chief Gerry Adams spoke at meetings in Dublin`s three universities as part of a bid for what he called "an alliance for Irish unity."
2002-02-22 16:11:00 EST
MAN SHOT DEAD IN COUNTY DOWN
The Catholic Reaction Force has claimed responsibility for the murder of a 26 year old man in County Down last night. Matthew Burns was gunned down as he travelled with his brother Patrick in a car in Castlewellan late last night. Mr. Burns had survived two previous attempt on his life.
2002-02-20 14:03:00 EST
OMAGH RELATIVES DEMAND NEW LEAD INVESTIGATOR
Relatives of the Omagh bomb victims have demanded that a new person take charge of the investigation into the l998 atrocity. In a letter to PSNI/RUC Chief Constable Sir Ronnie Flanagan, who is expected to resign at the end of this month, they have pressed for "an independent senior investigation officer" to lead the police investigation.
2002-02-18 13:35:00 EST
AHERN AND BLAIR MEET IN LONDON
British Prime Minister Tony Blair and his Irish counterpart Bertie Ahern today discussed the appointment of a judge to probe a string of high profile murders in Northern Ireland. The two governments have agreed an investigation is needed into six killings, including lawyers Rosemary Nelson and Pat Finucane.
2002-02-15 15:30:00 EST
PRINCE ACKNOWLEDGES IRELANDS 'HISTORY OF SUFFERING'
The Prince of Wales today talked of "the long history of suffering" endured by the Irish people as he ended his two-day visit to the Republic. Speaking at the opening of a new headquarters in Co Wicklow for the Glencree peace and reconciliation project, Prince Charles said he knew it was a history that caused "much pain and much resentment in a world of imperfect human beings".
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...with the ballot, the results and David Trimble's reaction
Irish Proclamation of Freedom Read by Patrick Pearse from the Steps of the General Post Office, Dublin, Ireland on Easter Monday, April 24, 1916
The Irish Government, June 1997:
Bloody Sunday and the Report of the Widgery Tribunal
Full text of the Good Friday Agreement, April 10, 1998.
Investigation into the human rights in Northern Ireland, September 29, 1998
Statement by Rosemary Nelson, solicitor for Garvaghy Road residents
Nobel Peace Price Award, December 11, 1998:
Nobel Address by David Trimble, First Minister and leader of the Ulster Unionist Party
Nobel Address by John Hume, leader of the catholic SDLP
George Mitchell's Peace Principles, November 1999:
Statements of November 16 and 17, 1999, by Ulster Unionist Party, Sinn Féin, Progressive Unionist Party and IRA
George Mitchell's statement, November 18, 1999
Suspension of Northern Ireland Assembly and Executive. February 2000:
Decommissioning reports, Mandelson in House of Commons, IRA statements
Peace process resumed. May 2000
British-Irish joint statement and IRA statement.
Inspection of IRA weapons dumps, June 2000
Arms inspector's report
Abortion Referendum March 7, 2002
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I started reading about Ireland and about its history in order to understand just a bit of the Irish paradoxes. Although I started from the very beginning the matter was still incomprehensible. I therefore began to write down the headlines in Danish.
In 1998 when I got my own website I wondered what to put there. My family, my career or my garden could not attract much attention. But my Danish survey of the history of Ireland would be different from most other websites, so I uploaded the whole story.
I considered my web-project to be complete by then. However the beginning of 1998 was to become a turning point in the history of Ireland. The Good Friday Agreement created optimism and a new hope of lasting peace. I therefore added new chapters on the peace agreement and on the ups and downs since then. Obviously there is still a way to go before a real peace has been achieved and right now I can't see the end of my project.
A lot of people wrote to me asking for details or references. This has proved the need for a brief Danish version of the history of Ireland. In 2001 more than 50 persons on the average have been visiting my website every day.
However about 10 % of the visitors on my website are non-Scandinavians. I have added this page in order to serve these people with some information about my project and with some of the important references.
I considered reference documents and speeches most interesting in the original English language. I also have to admit that a proper translation of the documents to Danish is not that simple. On the other hand the number of visitors to the reference pages in English has been very limited. Therefore all information in English will be concentrated in this English section of my website together with selected news.
I have no intention of making an English version of the whole story. I have neither the ability nor the capacity to write in English and several excellent sites already offer that sort of information.
It remains to be seen if this section serves the interests of some visitors.
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December 16, 2001 Top
Since my first visit to Ireland the history of Ireland was a puzzle to me. Why has this beautiful country with its charming and hospitable population become the arena of a never-ending conflict? Differences in religion, language, race or culture gave no reasonable explanation. Which coincidence has caused so much suffering in Ireland while other countries such as Denmark had nothing but trifles to quarrel about?