End-of-Day judgement call for blueprint's future

The British and Irish Governments should know by the end of today if they can launch their blueprint on the future of the Northern Ireland peace process, sources in Dublin have claimed.

As Taoiseach Bertie Ahern returned from the summit of EU leaders in Athens where he discussed the latest IRA statement with Prime Minister Tony Blair, an Irish Government source admitted London and Dublin would have to make a judgment call soon.