Northern Ireland Parties Fail to Reach Power-Sharing Agreement
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Northern Irish political parties failed to reach an agreement on power sharing after three days of talks, though they did make progress on the decommissioning of paramilitary weapons, UK Prime Minister Tony Blair said.
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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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A high-stakes effort to revive a Catholic-Protestant government for Northern Ireland has ended in failure, but hope remains of an eventual breakthrough, the prime ministers of Britain and Ireland said yesterday.
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BELFAST, Northern Ireland  - Sinn Fein, the  political ally of the IRA, cast doubt Saturday on whether a  deal to restore power-sharing in Northern Ireland could be  struck with its arch foes, led by firebrand cleric Ian Paisley,  at talks next week.
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A major push to seal a political settlement for the turbulent British province of Northern Ireland stalled at the last moment Wednesday over demands for photographic evidence of IRA guerrillas scrapping their arms.
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A shared agenda between Northern Ireland's political parties could lead to a deal, the Prime Minister, Tony Blair, has said.
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Six days of negotiations to form Ireland's next coalition government collapsed Friday, leaving Prime Minister Bertie Ahern with limited options for returning to power.
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The Irish constitution prevents Dublin from entering into joint authority over Northern Ireland with the British Government, the leader of the Irish Labour party said today.
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High-pressure talks among rival Northern Ireland parties ended Saturday with no agreement to revive a Catholic-Protestant administration, but British Prime Minister Tony Blair insisted that a deal "historic in its meaning" may yet be achieved.
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Belfast - Britain&#39;s Northern Ireland Secretary Paul Murphy warned on Saturday that the province could face new elections unless Roman Catholic and Protestant parties agreed on the formation of the power-sharing executive branch.
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The Democratic Unionists will walk away from a deal to revive power sharing if it falls short of what unionists need, the Reverend Ian Paisley has warned his party.
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The British and Irish Governments are considering tabling their own proposals to break the power-sharing deadlock.
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The prime ministers of Britain and Ireland admitted today that they had failed so far to restore power-sharing government between Catholics and Protestants
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The British and Irish prime ministers say much has been achieved in the Northern Ireland peace process but an accord on restoring the province&#39;s power-sharing government is not yet complete.
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Crucial talks aimed at restoring home rule for Northern Ireland ended in failure, as Catholic parties and government sources blamed hardline Protestants for &quot;choking&quot; the deal.
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Tony Blair and Berti Ahern's plans to revive power-sharing in Northern Ireland appeared to be in trouble as nationalists raised concerns about the proposal.
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The British and Irish prime ministers are due in Northern Ireland to publish their proposals to restore devolution. But there is little optimism they will be unveiling a deal which could lead to a return to power-sharing.