In September 1994, when the IRA declared their first unilateral ceasefire, the conventional wisdom was it wouldn't last a week.

I wouldn't discount Minister McGuinness' suggestion. The fact is, it will likely become one of the main political goals for Sinn Fein in elections in the coming decade, both sides the border.

It will certainly put the other so-called nationalist parties on the spot to come up with a plan for reunification, now won't it?