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Ahern completes first visit to Hillsborough

Dermot Ahern - Northern Ireland visit
Dermot Ahern - Northern Ireland visit

The Minister for Foreign Affairs has indicated he believes it is only a matter of time before Sinn Féin becomes part of a coalition government.

Dermot Ahern was responding to journalists’ questions about the consequences of full and conclusive weapons decommissioning by the IRA.

The minister answered the questions following his first visit to Hillsborough Castle where he held talks with the Northern Secretary, Paul Murphy.