Ian Paisley has revealed the personal cost of doing his deal with Sinn Fein - saying it brought furious criticism from some of his "best friends" .
In an exclusive interview for Belfast Telegraph TV, the First Minister rejected suggestions that he was tempted by power when he agreed to the partnership with Martin McGuinness.
"But I knew that if I was going to be a man at all I was going to make a decision that was going to bring the furies about me."
Rev Ivan Foster, Mr Paisley's longtime associate and fellow minister in the Free Presbyterian Church, has been among his chief critics since the decision to sign up to power-sharing was made in March....
Dr. Ian R. K. Paisley | 3/18/2009
