Bush adviser urges 'bold thinking' on peace process

President George Bush’s special adviser on Northern Ireland Richard Haass today urged “bold thinking and bold acting” in a bid to move on the Northern Ireland peace process.

Speaking after a meeting in Dublin with Foreign Minister Brian Cowen - and ahead of seeing Taoiseach Bertie Ahern – the American envoy said there was a real opportunity now to make progress in Northern Ireland and the United States was urging that everything should be done to take advantage of it.