Cracks exposed at heart of Northern Irish peace by ‘cash-for-ash’ scandal | International News Live Blog

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By Amanda Ferguson BELFAST (Reuters) – After a decade of bitter compromises over paramilitaries and policing, Northern Ireland's power-sharing government finally fell apart this week over the abuse by farmers of a green-energy grant to burn fuels such as wood pellets instead of coal. The confrontation has exposed … http://internationalnewslive.com/cracks-exposed-at-heart-of-northern-irish-peace-by-cash-for-ash-scandal/