Taoiseach to meet with Blair over power-sharing

TAOISEACH Bertie Ahern will meet with British Prime Minister Tony Blair in Downing Street tonight to discuss ongoing attempts to restore power-sharing in the North.

Taoiseach to meet with Blair over power-sharing

It’s the first time they have met since the transitional assembly was established at Stormont in line with the St Andrews agreement.

A spokesman for the Taoiseach said the focus of the meeting would be on ensuring the St Andrews timescale is maintained “in all respects”. That timescale envisages power-sharing being restored in March subject to the DUP and Sinn Féin meeting the conditions set out in the agreement.

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