Governments up against time to solve peace crisis

THE Irish and British Governments may only have two days to get the peace process back on track after its spectacular collapse on Tuesday.

Senior sources in Sinn Féin told the Irish Examiner last night that a very short window of time now existed for parties to overcome the crisis caused by the lack of detail in General John de Chastelain’s report on the IRA’s third act of decommissioning.

Sinn Féin’s concerns are that it will find it almost impossible to engage in negotiations as parties launch their campaigns for the November 26 election and positions become increasingly entrenched.