Taoiseach caved-in on all-Ireland forum plans - Sinn Féin

The Taoiseach has caved in to Opposition pressure and abandoned plans for an All-Ireland Oireachtas forum involving Northern Ireland MPs, it was claimed today.

Taoiseach caved-in on all-Ireland forum plans - Sinn Féin
Wed, 15 Feb, 2006 - 17:45

The Taoiseach has caved in to Opposition pressure and abandoned plans for an All-Ireland Oireachtas forum involving Northern Ireland MPs, it was claimed today.

Sinn Féin had called for the North’s 18 Westminster representatives to be allowed to participate in all-party debates on specific issues relevant to their constituencies.

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