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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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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The Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams and the chief of Northern Ireland's police will meet today for the first time as talks on a new peace agreement enter a critical phase.
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As soon as the final election tallies were in Friday, some politicians in Northern Ireland began finalizing plans to fly to Washington for the annual St. Patrick's Day festivities this week at the White House and on Capitol Hill.
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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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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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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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This is the moment of decision for the Irish peace process. That was how British Prime Minister Tony Blair described it yesterday, and the feeling was shared by all the Stormont political leaders.
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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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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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THE Republic's government will not wait until after the British General Election in May for progress in the peace process, Dublin Foreign Affairs Minister Dermot Ahern has said.
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Democratic Unionist leaders are to meet the head of Northern Ireland's independent disarmament body before saying whether they will accept or reject plans to revive power- sharing, the party confirmed today.
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The British and Irish prime ministers are due in Northern Ireland as hopes fade of a deal to restore devolution.
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Northern Ireland's peace process is reaching a point of decision, Secretary of State Paul Murphy says.
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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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Voters are heading to the polls in the Republic of Ireland with Prime Minister Bertie Ahern seeking a third term.
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Sinn Fein President Gerry Adams has said he believes the DUP is prepared to sign up to a deal to restore devolution in Northern Ireland.