N. Ireland polls aim to trigger lasting self-rule
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Northern Ireland headed to the polls Wednesday in a make-or-break chance at building a lasting power-sharing administration between Protestants and Catholics.
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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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Polls are due to open in an election which the government hopes will bring a return to devolution
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Bertie Ahern looks set to secure a third term as taoiseach after a  strong general election performance.
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The Irish Republican Army is no longer a security threat in Northern Ireland, a ceasefire watchdog said on Wednesday in a report Britain and Ireland hope will lay the basis for restoring self-rule in the province.
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Electoral officials were counting ballots Thursday to find out which Protestant and Catholic parties will control the Northern Ireland Assembly _ and hold the key to revived power-sharing in this British ...Comment
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The Fianna Fail party of Prime Minister Bertie Ahern took most of the vote in Ireland's parliamentary election, but it was unclear whether that was enough to keep one of Europe's longest-serving leaders in power, an exit poll indicated Friday.
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Northern Ireland threw itself into campaigning for March elections aimed at reviving self-rule in Belfast following a four-year suspension.
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Irish exit polls predict taoiseach and Fianna FÃ¡il party will be returned to power.
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The DUP say they will decide whether to enter a power-sharing government once republicans deliver on policing.
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Vote counting begins in Northern Ireland on Thursday after an election for an assembly where voters hope feuding politicians will set aside bitter differences and finally work together to resolve local problems.
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Irish voters headed for the polls on Thursday uncertain who will take charge of their flourishing economy after one of the closest election battles in living memory.
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Northern Ireland's main parties are to resume talks aimed at restoring self-rule in the long-troubled province, after they were aborted last week when an ex-paramilitary tried to storm the meeting.
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BELFAST - 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 ...Comment
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Northern Ireland's feuding political parties meet later on Friday to take what London and Dublin hope will be a critical step towards restoring self-government in the British-ruled province.
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Northern Ireland's biggest Protestant and Catholic parties were far ahead of rivals on Thursday in early results from assembly elections, as the province took a step toward restoring shared government.
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LEEDS CASTLE, England  - Northern Ireland's rival politicians face "a moment of decision" in their six-year struggle to forge a stable Catholic-Protestant government, Prime Minister Tony Blair declared Thursday as he launched a high-stakes round of talks.