Sinn Fein says N.Ireland deal-making with unionists 'inevitable'
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With a summit on Northern Ireland just 10 days off, nationalist Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams said that doing business with the hardline Democratic Unionist Party at some stage is &quot;inevitable&quot;.
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The British and Irish governments are due to present the DUP and Sinn FÃ©in with further clarification today of their proposals for a deal on the North&#39;s political future.
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As Northern Ireland`s talks to revive power sharing remained delicately balanced, the DUP leader told colleagues at a dinner last night in North Antrim if the deal was to work it must include the transparent destruction of IRA weapons.
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LONDON -- President Bush called Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams yesterday to help clinch a peace deal in Northern Ireland, as the party said it would hold unprecedented talks with the province's police chief.
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Northern Ireland's peace process is reaching a point of decision, Secretary of State Paul Murphy says.
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Ian Paisley warned the IRA today that it was &quot;now or never&quot; for Republicans if they wanted to conclude a deal on powersharing with his Democratic Unionist Party.
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The NI parties and governments are to meet in an effort to conclude a deal to restore the assembly.
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Sinn FÃ©in leader Gerry Adams said today he believed Ian Paisley would eventually strike a deal with his party despite the scepticism of nationalists.
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Northern Ireland's bitterly divided  politicians have only a few weeks left to agree a new peace  settlement for the province, a leading member of the Irish  Republican Army's political ally Sinn Fein said on Monday.
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Sinn Fein are prepared to &quot;face up to the challenges&quot; of tomorrow&#39;s talks but the creation of an independent inquiry into the murder of Pat Finucane would have gone a long way to preparing the way for final &quot;closure&quot;, the party&#39;s chairman has said.
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The Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams and the chief of Northern Ireland's police will meet today for the first time as talks on a new peace agreement enter a critical phase.
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A shared agenda between Northern Ireland's political parties could lead to a deal, the Prime Minister, Tony Blair, has said.
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Sinn Fein's decision to begin cooperating with the Northern Ireland police has boosted peacemaking and made it more likely that Protestant hard-liner Ian Paisley will agree this month to share power, the chief negotiator for the IRA-allied Sinn Fein said Friday.
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The NI assembly must have "meaningful functions" even if talks fail to reach a deal, an ex-minister says.
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Devolved government could be back in Northern Ireland by next spring if a deal involving Sinn FÃ©in and the Democratic Unionists is struck within days, it emerged tonight.
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Sinn Fein leaders announced Saturday they will keep participating in Northern Ireland's legislature but called on Britain and Ireland to press harder for progress in power-sharing negotiations next month.
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The DUP and Sinn Fein are holding further meetings on the proposals to break the political stalemate.