Blair and Ahern under pressure to exclude SF

British Prime Minister Tony Blair and Taoiseach Bertie Ahern are due to hold talks in Dublin today as pressure mounts on them to impose sanctions against Sinn Féin over alleged IRA activity.

The two are expected to review the state of talks aimed at restoring devolution in Northern Ireland and to warn republicans that they can no longer continue pursuing their aims through paramilitarism and politics.