Irish president awaits ceremony
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Mary McAleese is to be inaugurated as Irish president for the second time at a ceremony in Dublin Castle.
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Gordon Brown is to attend a summit of the British-Irish Council on his first visit as prime minister to 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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THE ritual doesn't change: celebration suffused with solemnity, as the Irish State confers official approval upon its First Citizen, properly done in accordance with the Constitution.
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Two key meetings are set to take place as efforts intensify to restore power-sharing in Northern Ireland.
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US mediation to resolve the Northern Ireland conflict has been discussed by President George W Bush and Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams.
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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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United States President George W Bush tonight stood ready to help revive power sharing in Northern Ireland as Sinn Fein and the Democratic Unionists agonised over a peace process deal.
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Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern will meet Northern Ireland Secretary Peter Hain in Wales, to discuss efforts to restore self-rule in Belfast.
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BELFAST - British Prime Minister Tony Blair and Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern are due to travel to Belfast on Wednesday to finalize a deal which could end two years of stalemate in the Northern Ireland peace process.
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BELFAST, Northern Ireland The peace process in Northern Ireland is reaching a critical point, with people waiting to hear if the Irish Republican Army will disband and disarm its operation.
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Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern is to hold talks with his counterpart Tony Blair focused on deadlocked efforts to restore self-government in Northern Ireland.
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Northern Ireland peace talks are set to continue today as hopes grow for a final deal on IRA disarmament and restoring devolution.
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Irish Taoiseach Bertie Ahern and Northern Ireland Secretary Peter Hain are to hold talks in Cardiff.
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LEEDS CASTLE (England) - British Prime Minister Tony Blair said yesterday Northern Ireland had reached the âmoment of decisionâ in which its leaders must show the will to end years of deadlock and secure a lasting peace.
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Ireland's national cemetery is to get a major makeover to turn it one of the country's main tourist attractions, Prime Minister Bertie Ahern said Monday.
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Sinn FÃ©in&#39;s president, Gerry Adams, last night placed responsibility for clinching an agreement to restore the power-sharing executive in Northern Ireland firmly in the hands of the British and Irish government - despite the enduring barrier of mistrust