Historic Handshake in Northern Ireland
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Northern Ireland leader Ian Paisley and the head of state of the Irish Republic, President Mary McAleese, shook hands Monday for the first time _ another symbolic milestone on Ireland's road to reconciliation.Paisley, 81, for decades rejected any role for the Irish Republic in Northern Ireland, a predominantly Protestant part of the United Kingdom. Last year, he accused McAleese of being a deceitful politician who talked nicely in public but privately loathed Northern Ireland's Protestant majority. Read more
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When Gerry Adams and the Rev. Ian Paisley first clashed, Northern Ireland was marching toward chaos.
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LEEDS CASTLE, England : Talks to restore home rule to Northern Ireland ground on as British Prime Minister Tony Blair and Ireland&#39;s Bertie Ahern pushed rival Catholic and Protestant parties toward a lasting peace deal.
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LEEDS CASTLE, England Sept. 16, 2004 - Northern Ireland&#39;s rival politicians face &quot;a moment of decision&quot; in their six-year struggle to forge a stable Catholic-Protestant government, Prime Minister Tony Blair
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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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Gerry Adams meets Bertie Ahern for the first time since the IRA were blamed for a Â£26m bank raid.
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BELFAST, Northern Ireland  - Rival negotiators began talks Wednesday on reviving a joint Catholic-Protestant administration for Northern Ireland, a major goal of peacemaking inspired a decade ago by an Irish Republican Army ceasefire.
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New Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Monday hailed a &quot;historic&quot; new era which is opening in Northern Ireland, as he made his first trip to Belfast since taking office.
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The British and Irish governments summoned rival Northern Ireland parties to a moat-surrounded castle Thursday in hopes of crafting a new peace deal for the British territory.
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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 of sectarian conflict.
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The Northern Ireland peace process has reached a crucial point as two key &quot;make or break&quot; meetings take place today. A Sinn FÃ©in delegation led by party President Gerry Adams has an unprecedented meeting with PSNI Chief Constable Hugh Orde.
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A fresh round of political talks is due to begin in Northern Ireland in an effort to unblock the impasse and restore devolved government.
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Protestant hardliner Ian Paisley , leader of the Democratic Unionist party, shakes hands with women in Belfast.Comment
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The humble handshake - cornerstone of civilized behavior, ancient gesture of greeting among friends and strangers alike â-s in trouble.
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BELFAST, Northern Ireland The prime ministers of Britain and Ireland say they&#39;re near a permanent peace in Northern Ireland. They&#39;ve released a detailed plan for reviving a Catholic-Protestant administration in Northern Ireland.
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BELFAST, Northern Ireland  - As Elizabeth Ferguson  watches her possessions load on to a removal truck outside her  north Belfast home, it is easy to see why she and her neighbors  have little faith in Northern Ireland's peace process.
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Services to remember the dead of two world wars and other conflicts are held across Northern Ireland.