DUBLIN: The Irish and British governments will seek to find a way to get talks on restoring Northern Ireland’s power-sharing government back on track, with neither contemplating a return of direct rule from London, Ireland’s foreign minister said on Thursday.
Talks to end a year-long stalemate broke down yet again on Wednesday after the leader of the largest unionist party said there was no prospect of a deal and called on Britain to take further financial control of the region.
“Yesterday was not expected and hugely disappointing, and the focus of the two governments working together will be to try to re-establish a basis for an executive to get up and running again. Certainly there is no appetite to move toward direct rule (from London),” Simon Coveney told national Irish broadcaster RTE.
Ireland, Britain to seek to re-establish Northern Ireland talks
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