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Thu 09 Sep 2008Paisley criticises Ahern over Army Council comments
Former Democratic Unionist Party leader Ian Paisley clashed with former taoiseach Bertie Ahern today over the devolution of policing and justice powers to Stormont.
Dr Paisley spoke out after Mr Ahern signalled that unionists were stepping outside the terms of the St Andrews Agreement of 2006.
The Sinn Féin/DUP row over policing and justice threatens the future of the power-sharing government, but today Dr Paisley criticised the former taoiseach for effectively blaming unionists for the deadlock.
The two men helped to negotiate the St Andrews Agreement which paved the way for power-sharing, but today Mr Ahern said DUP demands for disbandment of the IRA’s ruling Army Council was not part of the deal.
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