As we enter the last week of campaigning before the nationwide European elections on 10 and 11 June and the 26-County local elections on 11 June, Sinn Féin activists can be justifiably optimistic. Free article

Commenting on reports linking the LVF with the murder of Rosemary Nelson, Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams pointed out that several weeks ago he had said the LVF and UDA cessations were over. ``It is patently true,'' he said. Free article

It was a historic moment as Sinn Féin Councillor Marie Moore took her place as the duly elected deputy mayor for Belfast this week. Free article

For Sinéad, it all started at 6.30am on Saturday morning, 29 May. Free article

Difficult terrain and the passage of time are the latest obstacles to beset the eight families still searching for the remains of relatives who were killed by the IRA and buried in secret graves over the past 25 years. Some of the families involved are republican families and have shown absolutely immense courage in the face of an appalling experience. Free article

Roundup ready crops, Suicide genes, terminator seeds, hormone-flavoured milk and meat - the bio-tech revolution is upon us. Free article