Paisley accuses republicans of delay in deal

The IRA has not contacted disarmament inspectors despite the looming deadline for reaching a Northern Ireland peace deal, Democratic Unionist Party leader Ian Paisley claimed today.

But while Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams suggested his arch political enemy may be inching towards a settlement that revives the Stormont power-sharing administration, the DUP leader railed against deadlines set by London and Dublin.