Belfast Protestant head may be mellowing
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The last time Ian Paisley sought to make an impression on a Roman Catholic Church leader, the Protestant firebrand shouted at the pope: "I renounce you as the antichrist!"
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Northern Ireland Secretary Peter Hain has said it was still unclear whether Protestant and Catholic parties will unveil their choices for the two top posts in the province's power-sharing administration.
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British government officials pleaded behind the scenes yesterday for Northern Ireland Protestant leader Ian Paisley to accept a post as head of a coalition with Catholics. Paisley, who has built his career on opposing compromise with Catholics, offered no indication that his Democratic Unionist Party would support his nomination today, the government's deadline for a breakthrough ...
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Sinn Fein's Martin McGuinness today offered to meet the Rev Ian Paisley on the issue of sin if it helped move the peace process forward.
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The deputy leader of the DUP does not rule out the possiblity of his party talking to loyalist paramilitaries.
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British and Irish leaders met Friday to work on a strategy for reviving a Catholic-Protestant government in Northern Ireland.
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A breakthrough in the Northern Ireland political process may be just weeks away, the secretary of state has said.
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BELFAST (BBC News) - There is speculation the pope may visit Northern Ireland Pope Benedict XVI may visit Northern Ireland, according to a leading Irish clergyman. Archbishop Diarmuid Martin said he interpreted the choice of Sean Brady as cardinal as an indication the pope wants to visit Northern Ireland. Dr Brady, the Archbishop of Armagh, was one of 24 cardinals named on Wednesday. Ireland will now have three cardinals for the first time in its history, with Cardinal Cathal Daly and Cardinal Desmond Connell already in the roles.
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The leader of Sinn Fein, Northern Ireland's main Catholic party and the political ally of the Irish Republican Army (IRA), said Sunday he believed his Protestant rivals were ready to agree to a peace deal.
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The prospect of agreement this week on a return to devolution in NI is looking less likely, the BBC learns.
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Take advantage of a pessimistic environment in Ireland.
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Northern Ireland should be an inspiration to those around the world seeking peace, the Pope has said.
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As swan songs go, Brian Cowen's wasn't bad. He spent what is expected to be his last week as Ireland's foreign minister presiding over talks that seem destined to restore a power-sharing government in Northern ...
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Northern Ireland leader Ian Paisley and the head of state of the Irish Republic, President Mary McAleese, shook hands Monday for the first time _ another symbolic milestone on Ireland's road to reconciliation.Paisley, 81, for decades rejected any role for the Irish Republic in Northern Ireland, a predominantly Protestant part of the United Kingdom. Last year, he accused McAleese of being a deceitful politician who talked nicely in public but privately loathed Northern Ireland's Protestant majority. Read more
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The elevation of Sean Brady to cardinal indicates the pope wants to visit NI, a leading clergyman says.
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Prime Ministers Tony Blair of Britain and Bertie Ahern of Ireland were to visit Belfast amid fading hopes of a breakthrough to restore Catholic-Protestant power-sharing in Northern Ireland.
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A Protestant firebrand will hand over the leadership of his Church,  but his grip on political power remains sound