11.   Under the terms set out Wednesday, Sinn Fein would be able to talk with government officials, but not ministers, until the IRA ceasefire is restored.

12.   It gave no indication that it would restore its ceasefire, which it ended in February this year with a bomb in London that left two dead.

13.   London and Dublin have made clear that Sinn Fein would only be included in the June talks if the ceasefire is restored.

14.   On Thursday the Irish Republican Army made it clear it had no intention of quickly restoring the ceasefire.

15.   On Thursday, the IRA warned that the current state of Northern Ireland peace talks did not justify restoring its ceasefire.

16.   Sinn Fein have been excluded from the peace talks until such time as the IRA restores a ceasefire broken in February by a London bomb.

17.   Sinn Fein has suggested its admission to the negotiating table without condition might be the key to restoring that ceasefire.

18.   Sinn Fein will be allowed to attend, but restricted to dealing with officials, not ministers, unless a ceasefire is restored.

19.   Sinn Fein has been excluded from peace talks in Belfast because the IRA have not restored the ceasefire they broke in February.

20.   Talks held at the US embassy Thursday failed to restore a ceasefire.