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Irish Prime John Minister Bruton and other members spoke about the I.R.A. bomb that exploded in London on February 9, 1996. They examined its impact on the difficult peace negotiations and h…

Members debated the issue of disarming both the Protestant and Catholic forces. They also discussed how this fits into the overall peace process. The disarmament commission completed its rep…

Members of the Irish Dail commented on the new Northern Ireland peace initiative announced November 28 by the British and Irish prime ministers.

Members of the Irish Dail nominated candidates and then voted to elect John Bruton of the Fine Gael Party as the new prime minister. He defeated Bertie Ahern, leader of the Fianna Fail Party…

Irish political leaders discussed the future of Ireland’s government. In November, unable to keep his coalition government together, Irish Prime Minister Reynolds resigned. The conflict betw…

Members of the Irish parliament debated the prospects for peace in Northern Ireland. They also discussed the visit of Gerry Adams, leader of the Sinn Fein, to the United States.

Prime Minister Albert Reynolds discussed an initiative to end the conflict in Northern Ireland. This agreement was announced by himself and British Prime Minister John Major last week in Lon…

Members of the Irish Dail debated the continuing failure of the Irish parliament to successfully negotiate a coalition government after no political party achieved a majority in the November…

The Irish Parliament, known as the Dail, considered the nomination of James McDaid to be Defense Minister. A call for forming a new government was made prior to debate on the nomination.

Prionsias DeRossa spoke on the charges of corruption that have been made against Prime Minister Charles Haughey, leading to a motion of no confidence in the Irish Dail.