Unionists snub North-South ministerial meeting

Unionists stayed away from a meeting of ministers from the North and Republic of Ireland today in a further escalation of the tensions hitting the Stormont government.

Unionists snub North-South ministerial meeting
Fri, 19 Sep, 2008 - 16:24

Unionists stayed away from a meeting of ministers from the North and Republic of Ireland today in a further escalation of the tensions hitting the Stormont government.

Yesterday Sinn Féin blocked a Northern Ireland Cabinet meeting in protest at the failure of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) to agree a date for the devolution of policing and justice powers.

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