Taoiseach to hold talks with Gordon Brown this weekend

Taoiseach Bertie Ahern is due to hold talks with British Prime Minister Gordon Brown in Manchester this weekend.

The two men are planning to meet on Sunday before attending a ceremony to mark the 50th anniversary of the Munich air disaster.

They will be discussing the political situation in the North, including the planned devolution of policing and justice powers from London to Stormont.

Sinn Féin wants this to happen in May, but the DUP says this is too soon.