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May 26, 2005 A year's delay after IRA move? Brian Feeney reckons that whatever happens, the DUP will not be going into power with Sinn Fein until a good year after the expected statement from the IRA accepting Adams' initiative outlining a politics only way forward to the whole Republican movement. He also points out that whatever Republicans make of the IMC (even the DUP was lukewarm on it at the time of it's establishment), they will have to get through a year of positive reporting before anything moves. This is not a revelation. Peter Robinson months ago said that if republicans acted unilaterally and did things in a manner to suit themselves then it would have consequences including the timetable for co-operation. Posted by: fair_deal at May 26, 2005 12:05 PM 'its MPs will dominate the Northern Ireland Committee.' ?? I know Feeney is a nationalist and one does expect him to know much about Westminster but the above doesnt make sense. The Northern Ireland Affairs Ctte has a Labour majority like all Select Cttes. And the Grand Ctte is a non event. Posted by: bob wilson at May 26, 2005 12:19 PM As Johnny Logan once sang, "What's another year?". Posted by: Dessertspoon at May 26, 2005 01:24 PM We'd also be one year away from another assembly election. Posted by: Alan at May 26, 2005 01:44 PM " And the Grand Ctte is a non event." It might be if all of our sitting MPs attended! Posted by: Alex at May 26, 2005 09:16 PM It would be a heroic move for the IRA to disband. Posted by: spirit-level at May 27, 2005 06:23 PM |
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