N. Ireland polls aim to trigger lasting self-rule
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Protestant hardliner Ian Paisley , leader of the Democratic Unionist party, shakes hands with women in Belfast.Comment
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Sinn Fein is seeking a role in government both north and south of the Irish border, party president Gerry Adams said Saturday, just days before elections in British-run Northern Ireland.
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Anglo-Irish attempts to seal a lasting political settlement in Northern Ireland hinge on whether the IRA will allow pictures to be taken of their weapons being destroyed.
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BELFAST - Northern Ireland took a step toward restoring a government shared between Protestants and Catholics as it counted votes on Thursday from an election for a new provincial assembly.A ...Comment
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Northern Ireland's main Protestant and Catholic parties were out in front as the first results were declared Thursday in elections that could usher in a new power-sharing administration.
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Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern was set to clinch a third term on Saturday as counting continued in an election where jitters over the country's thriving economy spurred voters to opt for stability over change.
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Unionist and nationalist politicians in Northern Ireland have the prize of an end to militant republicanism within their grasp, a senior Sinn Fein figure stressed today.
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The British and Irish governments have voiced growing hope of reviving self-rule in Northern Ireland by a March deadline, after a historic vote by Sinn Fein and a new report confirming IRA disarmament.
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Britain and Ireland are battling to break a deadlock between Northern Ireland's main Protestant and Catholic-backed parties on the eve of a crunch deadline to restore self-rule in the province.
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Northern Ireland's election on Wednesday could be crucial for restoring a government shared between Protestants and Catholics in an effort to reach a lasting settlement to decades of sectarian conflict.
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Irish voters went to the polls Thursday in close-fought parliamentary elections in which Prime Minister Bertie Ahern, one of Europe&#39;s longest-serving leaders, is battling to win a third term.
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Elections for Northern Ireland's power-sharing assembly will be held on March 7, in theory the final step towards restoring self-rule in the province, British and Irish leaders said.
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Ireland is witnessing important steps towards peace with Sinn Fein's vote to support the police and Croke Park hosting the England rugby team, reports Kevin Connolly.
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Vote-counting was to begin Thursday in the Northern Irish Assembly elections, which London and Dublin hope will spark a lasting power-sharing administration between Protestants and Catholics.
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Ireland's president discusses her efforts to bridge the nation's sectarian divide and why she thinks her nation is enjoying such bright prospects.
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BELFAST, Northern Ireland -- The divided voters of Northern Ireland held the fate of power-sharing in their hands as they began deciding Wednesday which parties should control a Catholic-Protestant administration.
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Britain and Ireland set March 7 as the date for elections in Northern Ireland aimed at restoring shared government between Catholics and Protestants in the long-troubled British province.