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According to recent reports, the former Secretary of State John Reid is being touted as the next chairman of Celtic FC. However this week Executive ministers were discussing whether he would be a suitable economic envoy for Northern Ireland. It's thought the idea came from London rather than Belfast, and it's believed most local ministers were lukewarm about the proposal. Whilst they don't want to spurn any offer of help, the prevailing view was that the best envoys for Northern Ireland in places like the USA would be the people now charged with running the place. That means Ian Paisley, Martin McGuinness and, in this instance, the Enterprise Minister Nigel Dodds.

I've recorded an interview with Martin McGuinness for this weekend's Inside Politics. He gives me his views on the rift within the DUP over the Maze stadium proposal, the Executive's review of the shake up in local government and the potential for any extra peace dividend. We also discuss the marching season and sectarianism on the ground in the light of last week's brutal attack on a 15 year old boy in North Belfast.

Inside Politics is on Radio Ulster tomorrow afternoon at a quarter to one.

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