Northern Ireland's old enemies struggle to bury hatchet
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Protestant firebrand Ian Paisley and Catholic former IRA leader Martin McGuinness must ditch their mutual enmity to share power in Northern Ireland following Wednesday's elections.
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The DUP is seeking to humiliate the IRA over its demand for visible decommissioning, Sinn Fein's chairman has said.
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The British and Irish prime ministers have presented bitterly divided Northern Ireland politicians with what their governments insist is their final plan for restoring home rule in the province.
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Britain and Ireland struggled to revive negotiations for a lasting settlement in Northern Ireland by mulling ways that Protestants and Catholics could agree on to carry out a credible disarmament of the IRA ...
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The two governments are preparing to put their proposals aimed at breaking the political stalemate in Northern Ireland to the DUP and Sinn Fein.
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The hardline Democratic Unionist leader Ian Paisley yesterday suggested that if the IRA decommissioned its weapons and wound up its criminal activity, it could be allowed to continue as &quot;an old boys&#39; association&quot;.
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Talks aimed at restoring power sharing in Northern Ireland remained on a knife edge tonight as Sinn Fein and the Democratic Unionists still sought assurances about a deal.
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TONY Blair and Bertie Ahern will reach out to the people of Northern Ireland today in a blatant attempt to shame the politicians standing in the way of restoring devolved government.
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LEEDS CASTLE, England Northern Ireland&#39;s feuding parties reported some progress Friday toward a lasting peace solution for the British province but were pessimistic about striking a deal.
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LONDON/BELFAST  - Rival Protestant and Catholic  parties fought for concessions on IRA disarmament and British  troop withdrawals on Monday amid a flurry of efforts to seal a  lasting political settlement in Northern Ireland.
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LEEDS CASTLE, ENGLAND - The Irish Republican Army would have to definitively renounce violence and the Democratic Unionists would have to agree to a joint administration if either side hopes to revive a peace deal in Northern Ireland.
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NI Secretary Paul Murphy says it will be difficult for the political parties to agree on a way to restore devolution.
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Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern said he and his British counterpart Tony Blair were frustrated and annoyed by Friday's events in Belfast which marred attempts to restore self-rule in Northern Ireland.
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On Wednesday, when they ensconce themselves and assorted politicians from Northern Ireland in a St. Andrews hotel, Prime Minister Tony Blair of Britain and his Irish counterpart, Bertie Ahern, may be feeling the hand of history on their shoulders, if not hearing the ticking of a clock in their ears.
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Talks to reintroduce power sharing in Northern Ireland have reached a stalemate over the issue of photographing the handover of IRA weapons.
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Way to verify IRA&#39;s decommissioning of arms is last obstacle to deal on N. Ireland. By Tod Robberson. LONDON -- Northern Ireland&#39;s feuding leaders came close but ultimately failed to reach a peace agreement
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Pressure on the IRA to make the disarmament move that would revive Northern Ireland - s peace process has been dangerously neglected, a senior Ulster Unionist warned tonight.