Call for Paisley to take a ‘constructive position’ over executive

IAN PAISLEY must immediately commit to restoring the Northern Ireland Executive or face explaining his non-compliance to the electorate and his “redundant MLAs”, Taoiseach Bertie Ahern warned yesterday.

Speaking after the conclusion of the European Summit in Brussels yesterday, Mr Ahern said the DUP leader Ian Paisley would have to take a “constructive position” on entering an executive before the strict deadline of March 26.

He insisted there were no other proposals or initiatives on the table if parties failed to meet the deadline.