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| Woodward in new weapons appeal | Woodward in new weapons appeal |
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| All paramilitaries must get rid of their weapons, Northern Ireland Secretary Shaun Woodward has again said. | All paramilitaries must get rid of their weapons, Northern Ireland Secretary Shaun Woodward has again said. |
| He said they should do so sooner rather than later, as the legal mechanism for doing so will not last indefinitely. | He said they should do so sooner rather than later, as the legal mechanism for doing so will not last indefinitely. |
| At the moment the Independent International Body on Decommissioning oversees the process. | At the moment the Independent International Body on Decommissioning oversees the process. |
| However, Mr Woodward said Northern Ireland could only be a normal society when such a body no longer existed. | However, Mr Woodward said Northern Ireland could only be a normal society when such a body no longer existed. |
| "Take very careful note of what I'm saying, these structures are now time-limited, they are not here forever," he said. | |
| "This train is leaving the station, the question is whether these organisations are going to be on board or be left behind in the past | |
| "Legal routes to decommissioning, sooner rather than later, will go." | |
| Mr Woodward also said the assembly should set a date for the devolution of policing and justice. | Mr Woodward also said the assembly should set a date for the devolution of policing and justice. |
| He was speaking at Queen's University in Belfast where former premiers Tony Blair and Bertie Ahern have been given honorary doctorates. | He was speaking at Queen's University in Belfast where former premiers Tony Blair and Bertie Ahern have been given honorary doctorates. |
| Mr Woodward was speaking at Queen's University in Belfast where former premiers Tony Blair and Bertie Ahern have been given honorary doctorates. | Mr Woodward was speaking at Queen's University in Belfast where former premiers Tony Blair and Bertie Ahern have been given honorary doctorates. |