Article: Why not talk to Sinn Fein? We once forced Ian Paisley to do it.(News)

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Daily Mail (London)
Article date:
June 3, 2009
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Byline: by John O'Keeffe

NO political party in this Republic, it seems, will share power with Sinn Fein in any new administration, whether local or national. Apparently, it would be anathema to these galloping democrats to coalesce with such people because of their track record.

Killing, murdering, mayhem and bombing has for years been their rallying cry, and just because they now embrace peaceful democratic means, this doesn't fool our political geniuses. At least that is the way the story goes in Dublin.

Fine Gael adviser Frank Flannery's weekend claim that his party was now prepared to work alongside Sinn Fein prompted Justice Minister ...

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