A member of the Real Irish Republican Army (RIRA) group reads out a statement during a parade by Irish Republican dissidents during a 1916 Easter Rising commemoration in the Cregan Cemetery in Londonderry, Northern Ireland, Monday, April, 13, 2009. Irish Republican Army dissidents on Sunday threatened to kill top Sinn Fein politician Martin McGuinness and resume attacks in England as part of their efforts to wreck the IRA cease-fire and Northern Ireland power-sharing. AP Photo logo AP Photo 10 months ago

A member of the Real Irish Republican Army (RIRA) group reads out a statement during a parade by Irish Republican dissidents during a 1916 Easter Rising commemoration in the Cregan Cemetery in Londonderry, Northern Ireland, Monday, April, 13, 2009. Irish Republican Army dissidents on Sunday threatened to kill top Sinn Fein politician Martin McGuinness and resume attacks in England as part of their efforts to wreck the IRA cease-fire and Northern Ireland power-sharing.

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  1. HILLSBOROUGH, UNITED KINGDOM - FEBRUARY 05: (L-R) Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown, DUP leader Peter Robinson and Sinn Fein's Martin McGuinness smile during a press conference after a deal was announced concerning Northern Ireland's power-sharing government at Hillsborough Castle on February 5, 2010 in Hillsborough, Northern Ireland. Prime Minister Gordon Brown and Taoiseach Brian Cowen were today launching a deal to save Northern Ireland's power-sharing government, confirming it will take on policing and justice powers from April 12. The deal between the Democratic Unionist Party and Sinn Fein includes new plans on overseeing parades.
  2. HILLSBOROUGH, UNITED KINGDOM - FEBRUARY 05: Prime Minister Gordon Brown (L) looks on while DUP leader Peter Robinson (C) speaks beside Sinn Fein's Martin McGuinness during a press conference after a deal was announced concerning Northern Ireland's power-sharing government at Hillsborough Castle on February 5, 2010 in Hillsborough, Northern Ireland. Prime Minister Gordon Brown and Taoiseach Brian Cowen were today launching a deal to save Northern Ireland's power-sharing government, confirming it will take on policing and justice powers from April 12. The deal between the Democratic Unionist Party and Sinn Fein includes new plans on overseeing parades.
  3. Sinn Fein's Martin McGuinness arrives at Hillsborough Castle, near Belfast January 30, 2010. Rival Northern Ireland parties were poised for a sixth day of talks on Saturday, breaking a deadline set by Britain and Ireland, as they strove to hold a power-sharing government in place.
  4. Sinn Fein President Gerry Adams (L) sits with Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland Martin McGuinness (C) and Northern Ireland First Minister Peter Robinson during talks at Hillsborough Castle, near Belfast, January 26, 2010. The British and Irish prime ministers held crisis talks on Tuesday to salvage a deal to keep Northern Ireland's fragile power-sharing government in place. Gordon Brown and Brian Cowen flew in unexpectedly yesterday to help rival Northern Irish parties Sinn Fein and the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) overcome a dispute over when to transfer police and justice powers from London to Belfast.
  5. Sinn Fein's Martin McGuinness arrives at Hillsborough Castle near Belfast, Northern Ireland January 26, 2010. The British and Irish prime ministers held crisis talks on Tuesday to salvage a deal to keep Northern Ireland's fragile power-sharing government in place. Gordon Brown and Brian Cowen flew in unexpectedly yesterday to help rival Northern Irish parties Sinn Fein and the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) overcome a dispute over when to transfer police and justice powers from London to Belfast.
  6. Sinn Fein President Gerry Adams (L) watches as Martin McGuinness (R) reacts during a news conference in Stormont's Great Hall ahead of talks with the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) leader Peter Robinson, in Belfast, Northern Ireland January 25, 2010. Sinn Fein want Northern Ireland to ultimately become part of the Irish Republic, while the DUP support continued ties to London, and a policing deal would mark one of the biggest steps since a 1998 peace deal which ended three decades of violence that killed 3,600 people there.
  7. Sinn Fein's Martin McGuinness, left, and party president Gerry Adams take a walk in the grounds of the Castle during a break at Hillsborough Castle, Northern Ireland, Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2010. The prime ministers of Britain and Ireland held a second day of talks Tuesday with political parties in Northern Ireland as they struggled to keep the fractious Catholic-Protestant government there from collapsing.
  8. Sinn Fein's Martin McGuinness , left, Gerry Adams, centre, and Pat Doherty take a walk in the grounds of Hillsborough Castle, Northern Ireland, Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2010. The prime ministers of Britain and Ireland held a second day of talks Tuesday with political parties in Northern Ireland as they struggled to keep the fractious Catholic-Protestant government there from collapsing.
  9. Sinn Fein's Martin McGuinness, left, and party President Gerry Adams, take a walk together during a break in talks at Hillsborough Castle, Northern Ireland, Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2010. British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, and Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen held a second day of talks with political parties in Northern Ireland as they struggled to keep the fractious Catholic-Protestant government there from collapsing. Negotiators from the opposite sides of Northern Ireland's unraveling government - the British Protestants of the Democratic Unionists and the Irish Catholics of Sinn Fein - denounced each others' positions as they arrived for separate talks with the two premiers, who launched a surprise diplomatic effort Monday.
  10. Sinn Fein's Martin McGuinness arrives for political talks at Hillsborough Castle, Northern Ireland, Monday, Jan. 25, 2010. Sinn Fein's Martin McGuinness has said he feels frustrated at his coalition partners, the DUP, for the lack of political progress. He was speaking before meeting DUP leader Peter Robinson at Stormont for what Sinn Fein calls "defining talks". They will discuss the stalemate on the devolution of police and judicial powers which is threatening the future of the Northern Ireland Assembly.
  11. Sinn Fein's Martin McGuinness reacts during a news conference in Stormont's Great Hall ahead of talks with the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) leader Peter Robinson, in Belfast, Northern Ireland January 25, 2010. Sinn Fein want Northern Ireland to ultimately become part of the Irish Republic, while the DUP support continued ties to London, and a policing deal would mark one of the biggest steps since a 1998 peace deal which ended three decades of violence that killed 3,600 people there.
  12. Sinn Fein's Martin McGuinness reacts during a news conference in Stormont's Great Hall ahead of talks with the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) leader Peter Robinson, in Belfast, Northern Ireland January 25, 2010. Sinn Fein want Northern Ireland to ultimately become part of the Irish Republic, while the DUP support continued ties to London, and a policing deal would mark one of the biggest steps since a 1998 peace deal which ended three decades of violence that killed 3,600 people there.
  13. Sinn Fein's Martin McGuinness, centre, watched by party colleague Gerry Kelly, left, speaks to the media at Parliament Buildings, in Belfast, Northern Ireland, Monday, Jan. 25, 2010. McGuinness has said he feels frustrated at his coalition partners, the DUP, for the lack of political progress. He was speaking before meeting DUP leader Peter Robinson for what Sinn Fein calls "defining talks". They will discuss the stalemate on the devolution of police and judicial powers which is threatening the future of the Northern Ireland Assembly.
  14. Sinn Fein's Martin McGuinness speaks to the media at Parliament Buildings, Stormont, Belfast, Northern Ireland, Monday, Jan. 25, 2010. McGuinness has said he feels frustrated at his coalition partners, Democratic Unionist party, DUP, for the lack of political progress. He was speaking before meeting DUP leader Peter Robinson at Stormont for what Sinn Fein calls "defining talks". The Catholic Sinn Fein party and Protestant Democratic Unionist party have been unable to agree on the devolution of policing and justice with both sides accusing the other of being unreasonable.
  15. Sinn Fein's Martin McGuinness speaks to the media at Parliament Buildings, Stormont, Belfast, Northern Ireland, Monday, Jan. 25, 2010. McGuinness has said he feels frustrated at his coalition partners, Democratic Unionist party, DUP, for the lack of political progress. He was speaking before meeting DUP leader Peter Robinson at Stormont for what Sinn Fein calls "defining talks". The Catholic Sinn Fein party and Protestant Democratic Unionist party have been unable to agree on the devolution of policing and justice with both sides accusing the other of being unreasonable.
  16. Sinn Fein's Martin McGuinness leaves a meeting during a break with senior party colleagues in Dublin, Ireland, Saturday, Jan. 23, 2010 as the party met to discuss progress on devolution of policing and justice powers to the Northern Ireland Assembly. Three years ago Sinn Fein backed the new policing arrangements in Northern Ireland on condition the Assembly eventually took over political responsibility for law and order from Westminster. But with unionists insisting that the conditions must be right before completing the transfer of the powers, and with Sinn Fein demanding they close a deal, the long-running dispute has now reached crisis point.

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