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Article: Sinn Fein ban fails to please either side
- Article from:
- The Independent (London, England)
- Article date:
- February 21, 1998
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SINN FEIN was barred yesterday from the Irish multi-party talks
for the next two weeks. The long-awaited move drew protests from
both Unionists and republicans - Unionists because they wanted
permanent exclusion, and republicans because they wanted no expulsion
at all.
The British and Irish governments, in excluding Sinn Fein until 9
March, seemed at the same time concerned to act as leniently as
possible. It has been clear for some time that Sinn Fein would be
penalised following two recent IRA killings, but London and Dublin
have given the impression that the measure would be taken with
reluctance.
Both governments had concluded that Sinn Fein had to go, but both
want to have them back in ...