Nice to read that this kind of stuff happens in other "civilized" nations.

Peter Robinson is in deep trouble, there is no doubt of that, but it is a problem by and of adults. he will survive or not and so what. Gerry Adams has different and far more serious questions to answer. He needs to start telling the truth about the allegations of child abuse. If his father was a child abuser he must have known from the beginning. If his brother is a child abuser he should not have been allowed to be in and campaign for Sinn Fein. Gerry Adams told people not to report child abuse to the RUC and there are claims that Republicans helped child abusers in W Belfast escape from justice. I am not unsympathetic to Gerry Adams on this matter my blog http://pippakin-meiow.blogspot.com goes into greater detail, but he must answer all the questions and make it completely clear that children come first. As for P Robinson as I say he will survive or not, so what.

Dont be fooled by all the blustering and positioning by all sides in this. They all know very well that they will sink or swim together. News reports indicate that there are discussions going on tonight at Stormont relating to the transfer of policing and justice powers

ripley838-good point! It is a disgrace what is happening, but this man's career should not be dissolved or breached because his wife is an uncontrolled woman.

Mr. Peterson should not resign over this issue about her wife. That's his wife's affair, not his. He could publicly apologize on his wife's immoral acts to the public but he must stay in his job. He was elected not for his wife but for what he is. The Irish people must instead stand by him at inconceivable turn of events in his family life.

The northern Ireland power-sharing assembly is a joke. Does anybody seriously doubt that the unionists would immediately collapse the government if a Sinn Feiner were ever elected first minister? The problem with the northern Irish peace process is that while the nationalists want peace, equality and reconciliation, the unionists only want political power and continued division. Afterall, if there is no division between Irish unionists and nationalists, what's the justification for continued partition of the island?

Martin McGuinness for First Minister, Ian Paisley (Sr.) for Second Minister.