Ahern to unveil ‘Plan B’ for North if power sharing fails

TAOISEACH Bertie Ahern will unveil a “Plan B” for the North in three weeks’ time, aimed at keeping the peace process alive if power sharing proves impossible to restore.

Mr Ahern last night revealed he and British Prime Minister Tony Blair had been forced to hammer out the fall back option as a way of breaking political deadlock in the North over devolution.

The Taoiseach made the announcement after two hours of talks with President George W Bush at the White House.