Sinn Fein accuses Government over peace process

Sinn Fein today accused the Government of damaging the Northern Ireland peace process by turning a blind eye to sanctions put on republican ministers by Ulster Unionist leader David Trimble.

First Minister Mr Trimble banned Sinn Fein’s two Stormont Ministers - Martin McGuinness and Bairbre de Brun - from attending meetings with their Dublin counterparts in a bid to pressure the IRA into decommissioning weapons.