NI deal to be decided
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The DUP leader will continue talks today with the British Government after Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams gave his backing for an Advent agreement to revive power sharing and remove the gun forever from Northern Ireland politics.
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British and Irish officials were last night preparing a final response to DUP and Sinn Fein queries over their peace paper, before calling on the parties to make &quot;a momentous decision&quot; on its proposals.
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A fresh round of talks is due to begin in NI in an effort to unblock the political impasse and restore devolution.
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It is a moment of decision in the Northern Ireland political process, Prime Minister Tony Blair has said.
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The British and Irish Governments said they believe a deal can be struck in Northern Ireland that will hasten the return of devolved Government to the province.
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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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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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The British and Irish governments are ready to publish their latest proposals for the restoration of devolution if the local parties do not sign up to a deal.
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Joint British and Irish plans for ending the political stalemate were being presented by the two Prime Ministers to the DUP and Sinn Fein this afternoon.
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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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The prime ministers of Britain and Ireland are to meet in a last-ditch effort to work out a deal to salvage the stalled Northern Irish peace agreement, ahead of make-or-break meetings next week.
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BELFAST: A decade after the Irish Republican Army&#39;s (IRA) first ceasefire came into force, negotiations open in Northern Ireland today aimed at reaching a deal to stand down the guerrilla group.
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Bertie Ahern will today urge unionists and republicans to do the deal that transforms Northern Irelandâs deadlocked peace process.
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Talks on the next vital phase of the Northern Ireland peace process were under way yesterday even before counting had concluded in the elections for the revived Belfast Assembly.Comment
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A preferred buyer for the National Irish and Northern banks is expected to be announced by their parent this morning. National Australia Bank is due to make an announcement to the stock exchanges in Melbourne and London.
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Officials from the Irish and British governments will hold talks with the North&#39;s political parties at Stormont today. The meetings follow the end of negotiations at Leeds Castle in Kent aimed at restoring power-sharing to the North.
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A final decision on whether the Rev. Ian Paisley&#39;s DUP and Sinn Fein can reach a deal this year to restore devolution and implement the Good Friday agreement should be known next week.