Paisley hails 'good working relationship' with Ahern

Ian Paisley today attributed his good working relationship with Bertie Ahern to the Taoiseach's acknowledgement that unionists did not want to be part of a united Ireland.

In a warm tribute to the Taoiseach, the 81-year-old Stormont First Minister, who will retire from frontline politics himself within days of Mr Ahern's departure on May 6, claimed they treated each other as equals.