NORTHERN Ireland First Minister Ian Paisley was this week warned to stay away from a memorial service for the victims of an IRA bombing because of his decision to go into government with Sinn Fein.Twelve people were killed and dozens more were seriously injured when an IRA bomb exploded prematurely at the La Mon Hotel on the outskirts of Belfast on February 17, 1978.Those who died had been attending an annual dinner dance for the Irish Collie Club. Three of the dead were married couples and seven were women. All were Protestants, including one policeman.The IRA attempted to give a warning but the public telephone they intended to use had been vandalized.By the time the IRA gang managed to find a second telephone there was only nine minutes before the device exploded, sending a huge fireball through the packed dance hall.Throughout the last 30 years Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) politicians have been prominent at memorial services each year to commemorate those murdered at La Mon.However, in the run up to next month's 30th anniversary a number of victims have warned that Paisley will not be welcome at the ceremony.Lilly McDowell, who was injured in the La Mon attack, accused DUP leader Paisley of having let down victims by agreeing to go into government with Sinn Fein."I can remember Mr. Paisley saying never, never, never, and saying he would not sit down with him (Martin McGuinness)," she said. "Now you see all of this going on. I think he has forgotten all about the past."Mrs. McDowell's husband Billy, who was also badly injured, said he felt sickened by Paisley's decision to go into government with Republicans."Paisley should stay away from our commemoration. He'd probably want to bring (Martin) McGuinness with him if he could. Seeing them chuckling at Stormont turns my stomach," he said.Another victim, Hugh McGucken, said he could not stand to see Paisley at the memorial service."If Paisley comes to our commemoration, I'll walk out," he said.However, the DUP moved to distance Paisley from any fallout with the La Mon victims."Dr. Paisley will only go where he is invited, of course," said DUP spokesman Jeffrey Donaldson."I understand, and we understand, the sensitivities around all of this, and we recognize that there are victims who feel that what is happening at Stormont is difficult for them to accept."