Four-day deadline set for power-sharing deal

Taoiseach Bertie Ahern and British Prime Minister Tony Blair have given the Northern Ireland Peace Process exactly four days to reach a breakthrough.

Mr Ahern, speaking at a celebration to mark his 10th anniversary as leader of Fianna Fáil, said ongoing negotiations had been an “exhaustive effort” but that the work was now done and decisions had to be made by the parties involved.