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 Blair to revamp N. Irish peace  Prime Minister held talks in Belfast with all four Northern Irish parties
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| Feb.10 |
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Trimble threatens Sinn Fein Leader of protestant Ulster Party threatened to step up sanctions if IRA paramilitaries failed to decommission weapons
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| Feb.17 |
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Rugby: Ireland, France 22-15 Ireland beats France for the first time in 18 years in the 6 Nations rugby union championship
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| Mar.1 |
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Foot-and-mouth restrictions| 32 farms are now known have been infected. The Irish Republic has set up extra checkpoints on the border | |
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| Mar.13 |
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Ireland tackles refugee influx A high-tech shift in the economy may have raised profile in the refugee community
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| Mar.29 |
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New animal virus scares hit Ireland Test on a farm confirmed foot-and-mouth disease
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| Jun.11 |
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Floating abortion clinic Pro-abortionists from Women on Waves has set sail for Ireland, where it will help women to end pregnancies
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Irish protest over abortion boat Anti-abortion group Human Life Internationalhas will launch a boat in opposition to a pro-abortion ship
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Abortion ship arrives in Ireland Vessel equipped to carry out on-board abortions has arrived off Dublin after 4-day voyage
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| Jul.9 |
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Blair met Irish PM UK Prime Minister has urged immediate progress on Northern Ireland's peace process
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| Jul.11 |
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N. Ireland talks suspended Britain PM Blair met the N. Ireland parties and Irish premier. All have agreed 1998 agreement should be the basis
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| Jul.14 |
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Talks end with progress| No agreement had been reached. A peace package will be compiled by the British and Irish PMs | |
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| Sep.1 |
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 Dutch down and out of World Cup Netherlands, reduced to 10 men, being beaten 1-0 by Ireland
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| Oct.2 |
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Women face new abortion law The new referendum is expected to be held in the spring of 2002
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| Oct.14 |
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10 IRA men reburied 80 years on The rebels were hung taking part in war of independence against British rule
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| Nov.15 |
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Ireland loses to Iran, makes World Cup Ireland reached the finals for the first time since 1994. Iran, Ireland 1-0
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| Nov.24 |
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Anti-nuclear advert The full-page advertisement in The Times by Irish Government appeals to UK to close Sellafield nuclear fuel plant
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| Dec.3 |
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Nuclear plant challenge rejected| A U.N. court refused to grant Ireland's request for an injunction to halt the start-up of a mixed oxide fuel plant | |
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8 refugees found dead| 8 (6 men and 2 boys) dead and 5 seriously ill inside a container on a lorry | |
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Nun strangled in convent| Sister Philomena Lyons, 68, had been sexually assaulted and strangled | |
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