Durkan: US losing patience with SF and DUP

Americans are losing patience with Sinn Féin and unionist politicians over the deadlock on devolution, nationalist SDLP leader Mark Durkan said tonight.

Durkan: US losing patience with SF and DUP
Tue, 16 Mar, 2004 - 19:04

Americans are losing patience with Sinn Féin and unionist politicians over the deadlock on devolution, nationalist SDLP leader Mark Durkan said tonight.

He made the claim as he prepared for a meeting in Washington with United States President George W Bush’s adviser on Northern Ireland, Mitchell Reiss.

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