The day in quotes.
The events of 1916 with the sacrifice of the Somme on one side and the treachery of the Easter Rising on the other underline the sheer impossibility of reconciliation. - William Frazer, an independent unionist candidate in Newry and Armagh, five of whose extended family members were murdered by the IRA
Central to this [Sinn Féin peace] strategy is the intense dialogue with unionists. Although in an embryonic stage it has already delivered progress, and we intend to build on it following the elections. - Martin McGuinness of Sinn Féin on the talks with David Trimble
The DUP's manifesto is a wreckers' charter. If the DUP advance in this election the price we will all pay will be heavy. The DUP aim to use their minority mandate to stop the institutions of the agreement from functioning.
They will turn democracy on its head and use the guarantees of the agreement to thwart the clearly expressed will of the people. - The SDLP on the DUP manifesto