Conflict Resolution, or Ahern's Folly

The latest cunning plan from our Minister for Foreign affairs Mr.Ahern to set up a conflict resolution group is very much premature.Surely we should wait at least a year to see if 'the North's'problems have truly been resolved.If the 23million euro annual budget mentioned is burning a hole in the pockets of the Dept.of Finance why not gift the amount to someone such as John O'Shea of Goal ,an organisation with a track record of poverty/suffering resolution worldwide already.....