DUP claim doesn’t add up, says Ahern

TAOISEACH Bertie Ahern yesterday said the claim by a senior DUP figure that power-sharing with Sinn Féin would not happen for a generation did not accord with his understanding of that party’s policy.

Mr Ahern was responding to comments made by DUP deputy leader Peter Robinson this week that his party would seek a devolved government in the North that would exclude Sinn Féin.

Mr Ahern, speaking in Dublin, said he hoped Mr Robinson’s views did not reflect those of the DUP.