NI deal 'could be put back'
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Forecasts of speeded up demilitarisation would delay chances of a political deal, Ian Paisley says.
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Secretary of State Paul Murphy is due to brief the cabinet and Parliament on the failed negotiations to restore devolution to Northern Ireland.
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Pressure grew on Northern Ireland's main Protestant party to back a deal to revive self-rule in the province, after a British minister said he is sure the IRA has renounced violence for good.
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Unionist demands for photos of IRA weapons destruction could scupper any deal to achieve total disarmament, Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams has warned.
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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 DUP will give the government an ultimatum next week to make a decision on a return to power-sharing.
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BELFAST, Northern Ireland  - Northern Ireland was  facing a long bout of deadlock and recrimination Thursday after  Irish Republican Army (IRA) guerrillas said they were  withdrawing a conditional offer to give up their weapons.
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NI Secretary Paul Murphy says it will be difficult for the political parties to agree on a way to restore devolution.
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Britain's Tony Blair said on Friday talks next week designed to restore a deal that shares power in Northern Ireland between the divided Protestant and Catholic communities were a final chance to salvage the accord.
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The DUP has said it will give the UK government an ultimatum next week to make a decision on how to overcome the obstacles to a return to power-sharing. Party leader Ian Paisley said he would stand firm on the ...
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The British and Irish prime ministers are publishing their proposals to restore devolution in NI.
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Republicans will reject proposals to restore power-sharing in Northern Ireland if they fall short of the Good Friday Agreement, the British and Irish Governments were warned.
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The DUP will say today that it cannot sign up to the proposed peace deal because the IRA still has not revealed its intentions on decommissioning.
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The IRA could start shutting down its massive terror operation within a fortnight if a deal is done to restore Northern Ireland's power-sharing executive, sources claim.
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The environment minister is set to back a private scheme for a centre at NI's top tourist attraction.
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NORTHERN Ireland could be facing fresh elections after the deal to decommission the IRA - s weapons collapsed last week.
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The chances of an early deal to restore power sharing to Northern Ireland appear to have receded after Bertie Ahern, the Irish prime minister, said the demand for photographic evidence