12 April 1997 Edition
News review
Thursday 10 April
The IRA shoot and injure an RUC member in Derry.
Crown forces make seven arrests in South Armagh following a search and raid operation north of Crossmaglen.
The 26-County ambassador is withdrawn from Iran following a German court decision that Iranian authorities ordered the killing of four Kurds in 1992.
Zairean rebel leader gives President Mobutu three days to resign.
Friday 11 April
Overcrowding in Dublin's Mountjoy Jail reaches an all-time high, with 58 people being transferred or temporarily released.
Saturday 12 April
Catholics in the Limestone Road area of North Belfast are driven from their homes by loyalist gangs.
Dick Springs rejects any notion of a deal between Labour and Fianna Fáil after the next general election.
President Mobutu of Zaire rejects the rebel ultimatum to step down from power.
Twelve British soldiers are dropped from a Chinook helicopter to conduct a search operation four miles inside County Monaghan.
Sunday 13 April
Zairean rebels re-start their war.
Monday 14 April
Garda Representation Association splits for a third time after its leadership rejects reunification terms.
Sinn Féin launches its election manifesto in Belfast, with Gerry Adams still calling for an election pact and nationalist unity with the SDLP.
Rebel leader Laurant Kabila enters Zaire's second city Lubumbashi, while his supporters close down the capital Kinshasa.
Tuesday 15 April
Troops from France, Spain and Italy arrive by sea and air in a major deployment in Albania.
A senior French diplomat states that military neutrality ws no longer compatible with EU membership.
Wednesday 16 April
Another Catholic Church, in Annaclone, Co Down, is burned by arsonists.
The IRA shoot and injure an RUC member in Derry.
Crown forces make seven arrests in South Armagh following a search and raid operation north of Crossmaglen.
The 26-County ambassador is withdrawn from Iran following a German court decision that Iranian authorities ordered the killing of four Kurds in 1992.
Zairean rebel leader gives President Mobutu three days to resign.
Friday 11 April
Overcrowding in Dublin's Mountjoy Jail reaches an all-time high, with 58 people being transferred or temporarily released.
Saturday 12 April
Catholics in the Limestone Road area of North Belfast are driven from their homes by loyalist gangs.
Dick Springs rejects any notion of a deal between Labour and Fianna Fáil after the next general election.
President Mobutu of Zaire rejects the rebel ultimatum to step down from power.
Twelve British soldiers are dropped from a Chinook helicopter to conduct a search operation four miles inside County Monaghan.
Sunday 13 April
Zairean rebels re-start their war.
Monday 14 April
Garda Representation Association splits for a third time after its leadership rejects reunification terms.
Sinn Féin launches its election manifesto in Belfast, with Gerry Adams still calling for an election pact and nationalist unity with the SDLP.
Rebel leader Laurant Kabila enters Zaire's second city Lubumbashi, while his supporters close down the capital Kinshasa.
Tuesday 15 April
Troops from France, Spain and Italy arrive by sea and air in a major deployment in Albania.
A senior French diplomat states that military neutrality ws no longer compatible with EU membership.
Wednesday 16 April
Another Catholic Church, in Annaclone, Co Down, is burned by arsonists.