31.   Last October, loyalists paramilitaries, supported by the Protestant community, also announced a ceasefire in their campaign to retain British rule in the province.

32.   Peres, who Friday announced a ceasefire with Hezbollah guerrillas, will meet with Chirc on Wednesday.

33.   Republican demonstrators held celebrations in Catholic parts of the city the night the ceasefire was announced.

34.   Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams signaled Monday that the Irish Republican Army is preparing to announce a ceasefire.

35.   Ten days ago he announced the ceasefire by loyalists in Northern Ireland.

36.   The ceasefire was announced in simultaneous press conferences in Jerusalem and Beirut on Friday and came into effect early Saturday.

37.   The Dublin Evening Herald quoted sources close to the militia groups as saying they would announce a ceasefire within the next three weeks.

38.   The first five ceasefires were announced by the north.

39.   The government here has refused to do so until a ceasefire is announced and a universally acceptable mechanism for a transfer of power has been negotiated.

40.   The IRA, which is campaigning for a united, independent Ireland, announced a ceasefire in September.