Blair meets Ahern as Paisley's unionists take lead

Taoiseach Bertie Ahern and British Prime Minister Tony Blair were today due to consider their next move in the peace process as hardline unionists continued to make the running in the Northern Ireland Assembly election.

Blair meets Ahern as Paisley's unionists take lead
Fri, 28 Nov, 2003 - 06:14

Taoiseach Bertie Ahern and British Prime Minister Tony Blair were today due to consider their next move in the peace process as hardline unionists continued to make the running in the Northern Ireland Assembly election.

The two leaders were due to meet in Cardiff as counting resumed in Northern Ireland for the Assembly election.

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