Michael O’Farrell in this morning's Irish Examiner reports that Dermot Ahern last night said the Government would not pander to any particular party up north.

Also in the Examiner and related to the above article, Harry McGee reports that the SDLP's Mark Durkan has ruled out any suggestion of a Shadow Assembly, calling for a 'definite date' for a restoration of the Assembly.

And in Breaking News, the planned meetings by the governments with the northern parties have been called off this week, Ahern and Blair will meet in London instead.