Ahern sets four-day deadline for peace deal

TAOISEACH Bertie Ahern last night imposed a four-day deadline to get an historic breakthrough on a Northern peace deal.

Mr Ahern, speaking at the annual Cairde Fáil dinner dance in Dublin last night, said that time is running out and a deal must be achieved.

“Resolving all the outstanding issues and bringing fair closure is the challenge that we have set ourselves. It is not an easy task. But after exhaustive effort we have done our work and decisions now need to be made by the parties involved.