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| Northern Irish power-sharing agreement faces delays, warn Sinn Féin | Northern Irish power-sharing agreement faces delays, warn Sinn Féin |
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| DUP show ‘no urgency’ to reach agreement, Gerry Adams tells Belfast crowd as parties disagree on Culture Act provisions | |
| Henry McDonald Ireland correspondent | |
| Sat 1 Jul 2017 20.22 BST | |
| Last modified on Sat 1 Jul 2017 21.42 BST | |
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| Gerry Adams has warned that an agreement designed to bring back power-sharing, cross-community government in Northern Ireland is unlikely to happen by Monday. | Gerry Adams has warned that an agreement designed to bring back power-sharing, cross-community government in Northern Ireland is unlikely to happen by Monday. |
| The Sinn Féin president said the Democratic Unionists were showing “no urgency” about dealing with the issues that led to the collapse of the last devolved regional government in Belfast at the start of this year. | The Sinn Féin president said the Democratic Unionists were showing “no urgency” about dealing with the issues that led to the collapse of the last devolved regional government in Belfast at the start of this year. |
| Speaking at Belfast city hall on Saturday during a rally in favour of gay marriage in Northern Ireland, Adams said: “There is little prospect that they [the DUP] will do this before Monday. | Speaking at Belfast city hall on Saturday during a rally in favour of gay marriage in Northern Ireland, Adams said: “There is little prospect that they [the DUP] will do this before Monday. |
| “There is no agreement on Acht na Gaeilge (Irish Language Act), the bill of rights, marriage equality, respect, anti-sectarian measures or legacy issues.” | “There is no agreement on Acht na Gaeilge (Irish Language Act), the bill of rights, marriage equality, respect, anti-sectarian measures or legacy issues.” |
| He continued: “Equality, rights and respect are the only basis for sustainable institutions.” | He continued: “Equality, rights and respect are the only basis for sustainable institutions.” |
| Irish government sources, however, told the Guardian on Saturday that the talks have not finished at Stormont Castle between the parties and said the gloomy Sinn Féin prognosis was “part of the negotiating game … putting pressure on others.” | Irish government sources, however, told the Guardian on Saturday that the talks have not finished at Stormont Castle between the parties and said the gloomy Sinn Féin prognosis was “part of the negotiating game … putting pressure on others.” |
| The Northern Ireland secretary, James Brokenshire, has already extended the 29 June deadline on the devolution talks to this Monday. | The Northern Ireland secretary, James Brokenshire, has already extended the 29 June deadline on the devolution talks to this Monday. |
| Brokenshire is scheduled to make a statement to the House of Commons on Monday afternoon on what steps he might take next if the parties, principally the DUP and Sinn Féin, fail to come to an agreement. | Brokenshire is scheduled to make a statement to the House of Commons on Monday afternoon on what steps he might take next if the parties, principally the DUP and Sinn Féin, fail to come to an agreement. |
| The main area of contention between the two largest parties remains the issue of an Irish Language Act. Sinn Féin wants it to be a “stand alone” act, which means that it would only concern the rights of Irish speakers and putting the gaelic language on an equal par in law to English. | The main area of contention between the two largest parties remains the issue of an Irish Language Act. Sinn Féin wants it to be a “stand alone” act, which means that it would only concern the rights of Irish speakers and putting the gaelic language on an equal par in law to English. |
| The DUP meanwhile, fearing criticism from more hardline unionists, have argued for a more all-embracing Culture Act that would not only guarantee the rights of those who speak Irish but also Ulster Scots speakers, as well as incorporating the protection of Orange/Protestant culture into legislation. | The DUP meanwhile, fearing criticism from more hardline unionists, have argued for a more all-embracing Culture Act that would not only guarantee the rights of those who speak Irish but also Ulster Scots speakers, as well as incorporating the protection of Orange/Protestant culture into legislation. |
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