MICHAEL HOLMES, WORLD NEWS: Members of Northern Ireland's power- sharing government are hoping to make the most of a second chance. A short while ago, Britain transferred power back to a coalition cabinet that includes Protestant and Catholic parties. The government was suspended in February over the issue of Irish Republican Army disarmament. John Irvine reports on fresh hopes for peace in a land long divided by sectarian strife.</s>JOHN IRVINE, ITN REPORTER (voice-over): They are finding other uses for Stormont these days. It will be the venue for a hill climb later this summer. But rather sooner than not, parliament buildings will once again fulfill its primary role as the seat of local rule in Northern Ireland. These two men will head up the cross-community coalition, posing for the cameras over coffee - one nationalist and one unionist. "What a hackneyed shot," remarked the First Minister David Trimble, and there is no doubt this is history repeating itself.</s>SEAMUS MALLON, N. IRELAND DEP. FIRST MINISTER: Been here, done that at least twice before. I hope this time that we'll be able to get on with the business, that the nonsense will be at an end and that we can start doing what we should have done two years ago. And that was give people hope and confidence in an administration that is gearing itself for a new dispensation.</s>IRVINE (on camera): Old enemies made new compromises to get back to this point. But both sides will have to continue to appreciate each other's difficulties if this administration is to survive this time. John Irvine, ITN, Stormont.
Fresh Hopes For Peace In Northern Ireland