Northern Ireland Legislature to Reconvene
Britain and Ireland plan to convene Northern Ireland’s legislature in May in a long-awaited push to revive a Catholic-Protestant administration in the British territory, political leaders said Thursday. Prime Minister Bertie Ahern briefed delegations from three Northern Ireland parties about a new Anglo-Irish blueprint for reviving power-sharing. Ahern and British Prime Minister Tony Blair, who have spent 3 1/2 years unsuccessfully trying to broker a new deal, are expected to make it public next week. Full Story