Remarks should not derail peace process - Durkan

Northern Ireland’s politicians must not allow intemperate remarks to derail the progress made in the peace process and devolution, SDLP leader Mark Durkan said today.

Just days after Saint Patrick’s Day events in the White House were overshadowed by a row over David Trimble’s criticism of the Irish Republic, Mr Durkan issued a mild rebuke in a speech to organisers and participants of the annual St Louis’s parade.