N.Irish deal may be in sight
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A new peace deal which would see Northern Ireland&#39;s home rule government restored and the IRA disarm could be struck soon. &quot;Fundamental political change is within our grasp.
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PRESIDENT BUSH expressed hope yesterday that his surprise intervention in the Northern Ireland peace process could help push both sides towards a deal.
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Suspense was building over whether Northern Ireland's Protestant and Catholic parties would finally restore power-sharing institutions and pave the way to a lasting settlement.
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LEEDS CASTLE, England  - A deal taking shape Friday in negotiations on Northern Ireland's future would require the outlawed Irish Republican Army to resume disarmament and issue a new statement that, for the first time, would definitively renounce violence.
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The DUP and Sinn Fein appear to be edging toward a possible power-sharing deal, although obstacles remain and may not be resolved for some time, despite hopes of a resolution by today.
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The IRA is facing a decision about the terms on which the DUP is prepared to enter a power-sharing government with Sinn FÃ©in in Northern Ireland.
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Sinn Fein President Gerry Adams has said he believes the DUP is prepared to sign up to a deal to restore devolution in Northern Ireland.
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British and Irish leaders and political parties worked into late night on Friday to make a deal for restoring the power-sharing government in Northern Ireland, but no breakthrough were reported.
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The success of a deal to revive power sharing in Northern Ireland lies in the hands of Tony Blair and Bertie Ahern, they were told tonight.
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The British and Irish governments are ready to publish their proposals for restoring NI devolution.
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There is fresh hope of a breakthrough in Northern Ireland after Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams said the IRA would relinquish its arms if a new peace deal could be brokered.
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A new power-sharing deal for Northern Ireland could be âweeksâ away, after the British and Irish prime ministers expressed cautious optimism following talks with Protestant and Catholic leaders.
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A long-anticipated merger may soon come true.
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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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Northern Ireland's peace process is reaching a point of decision, Secretary of State Paul Murphy says.
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More details emerge on British-Irish proposals to deal with the demand for visible decommissioning.
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Three days of intensive Anglo-Irish talks ended without full agreement yesterday, but with the prospect of a significant move by the IRA on the issue of its arsenal.