Martin McGuinness has said he has no knowledge of discussions which are reported to be underway around an IRA statement of regret and apology over the Troubles.

A Sinn Féin TD has said it is "hypocritical" to reject the notion of Martin McGuinness as President of Ireland while welcoming his role as Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland.

The Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland Martin McGuinness has said he has not even considered a run for the Aras.

QUESTIONS surrounding the circumstances of Thursday’s Cork Airport tragedy remained unanswered last night after the mother of a pilot on the doomed flight revealed it was one of her son’s first as captain.

Attacks on Romanian families in Belfast are a haunting reminder of the 1960s when similar thugs engaged in attacks on Catholics, driving them from their homes. That mindless violence had repercussions for the whole island that were to last for decades.

It will be a truly historic day when the Reverend Ian Paisley and Martin McGuinness are nominated as First and Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland, Taoiseach Bertie Ahern said today.