blinkx

  • Northern Ireland Peace Process: new power-sharing government sworn in

  • 00:00:28
  • ITN Source
    • Browse

Northern Ireland Peace Process: new power-sharing government sworn in

Divided for years by sectarian hatred, Ian Paisley and Martin McGuinness are now formally colleagues at the head of Northern Ireland's new powersharing Government. Watched by Tony Blair and the Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern, the two old enemies took the pledge of office in the Stormont Assembly and later joked and smiled together as they drank tea with the Prime Ministers. Ian Paisley said Northern Ireland "has come to a time of peace" and Martin McGuinness said he and Dr Paisley were stepping forward to "the most exciting challenge of their lives".

ITN Source | May 8, 2007Watch more videos from ITN Source

Tags:. .dr. .source. .government. .together. .took











Ahern   Assembly   Bertie   Blair   Challenge   Colleagues   Divided   Dr   Drank   Enemies   Exciting   Formally   Forward   Government   Hatred   Ian   Irelands   Irish   Joked   Later   Martin   Mcguinness   Ministers   Northern   Paisley   Peace   Pledge   Powersharing   Prime   Process   Sectarian   Smiled   Source   Stepping   Stormont   Sworn   Tea   Together   Tony   Took