IRA-Linked Party Could Be in Government

13 Oct 2004

The Irish foreign minister said Tuesday he expects Sinn Fein, the Irish Republican Army-linked party, to help run future governments in both parts of Ireland – but only after the IRA disappears. Dermot Ahern, attending his first Northern Ireland negotiations since his appointment as foreign minister Sept. 29, spoke openly about the possibility of his Fianna Fail party forming an eventual coalition with Sinn Fein if the IRA goes out of business. Full Story

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