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British and Irish Prime Ministers in Belfast for second day of talks

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PATRICK ROBERTS,
IrishCentral.com Staff Writer

Published Tuesday, January 26, 2010, 8:42 AM
Updated Tuesday, January 26, 2010, 10:15 AM

 

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Taoiseach Brian Cowen and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown are in Belfast for a second day of talks

Taoiseach Brian Cowen and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown are in Belfast for a second say of talks in an effort to help resolve Northern Ireland's political impasse.

The situation at Hillsborough Castle, Co Down is tense as Cowen and Brown meet with Sinn Fein and DUP leaders to try and save the Northern Ireland Executive and Assembly.

The issue at the heart of the dispute is the DUP's refusal to put a timeframe on the devolution of policing and justice affairs until certain preconditions have been met.

One of these conditions is to allow Orange Order parades to march through Catholic neighborhoods.

Sinn Fein wants to keep the current system of having the Independent Parades Commission make a ruling on each parade route, and has stated that if an agreement cannot be reached on this issue that it will leave the Assembly.

Talks continued late into Monday night and were adjourned at 3.30 a.m. local time.

Irish Foreign Affairs Minister Micheal Martin told RTE that the situation was "serious," but that all parties involved were working hard to find a solution.

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Posted by kickstar on Jan 27, 2010, 03:02 AM EST
I heard that yesterday morning Brian and Gordon were recipients of an Ulster Fry and could not resist holding the Talks over for another day ...Just for the Breakfast.
 


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