Power sharing to return to Northern Ireland
{{date|March 26, 2007}}

[[image:Stormont Parliamentary Building 01.JPG|thumb|Stormont]]Following an historic meeting between [[Ian Paisley]] and [[Gerry Adams]], the leaders of the [[w:DUP|DUP]] and [[w:Sinn Fein|Sinn Fein]] respectively, [[w:Devolution|devolved government]] is to return to [[w:Northern Ireland|Northern Ireland]]. A delay has been agreed by those involved and a new target date of the 8th of May has been set for the restoration of power sharing in Northern Ireland. 

The governments of [[United Kingdom|Britain]] and [[Ireland]] had warned that the [[w:Parliament Buildings (Northern Ireland)|Stormont]] assembly would be shut down if an executive had not been agreed by today.

== Sources ==
*{{source|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/6494599.stm
|title=NI deal struck in historic talks
|author=
|pub=BBC News Online
|date=March 26, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://politics.guardian.co.uk/northernirelandassembly/story/0,,2043078,00.html
|title=Paisley and Adams agree deal
|author=Peter Walker and Owen Bowcott
|pub=Guardian Unlimited
|date=March 26,2007}}
*{{source|url=http://www.rte.ie/news/2007/0326/northpolitics.html
|title=Govts to accommodate power-sharing date
|author=
|pub=RTÉ News
|date=March 26 2007}}

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StormontFollowing an historic meeting between Ian Paisley and Gerry Adams, the leaders of the DUP and Sinn Fein respectively, devolved government is to return to Northern Ireland. A delay has been agreed by those involved and a new target date of the 8th of May has been set for the restoration of power sharing in Northern Ireland. 

The governments of Britain and Ireland had warned that the Stormont assembly would be shut down if an executive had not been agreed by today.
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