Sinn Féin warning to Ahern and Blair

The Irish and British governments would be making a mistake if they think they can operate a form of political apartheid against Sinn Féin, they were warned today.

As Bertie Ahern and Tony Blair prepared to fly to Northern Ireland today to breathe new life into the peace process, Sinn Féin chairman Mitchel McLaughlin cautioned them against freezing his party out of the political process.