Republicans ‘cannot be blamed for deadlock’

SINN FÉIN will not accept Republicans being held responsible for any deadlock in the peace process, the party’s leader in the Dáil, Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin, said yesterday.

The IRA has taken courageous decisions that have too often been taken for granted, Deputy Ó Caoláin said.

Sinn Féin chief negotiator Martin McGuinness called on the Governments to publish their joint proposals to kick-start the Good Friday Agreement and restore devolution. The IRA statement presented to the Irish and British Governments is clear and unambiguous, Mr McGuinness said.