Facebook icon
Twitter icon
e-mail icon

Northern Ireland power sharing deal unlikely in coming days says Sinn Fein

Sinn Fein President Gerry Adams said that, due to a lack of urgency, Northern Ireland’s political parties were unlikely to reach a deal to restore the province’s power-sharing agreement in the next few days.

The power-sharing government of Northern Ireland, brought about through the Good Friday Agreement, collapsed in January this year. The agreement mandates a compulsory coalition of Irish nationalists and pro-British unionists. 

If power-sharing is not restored, Northern Ireland could have to revert to direct rule from London for the first time in a decade reports Reuters.

Stressing that a deal is still possible. Mr Adams said that “the DUP are showing no urgency about dealing with equality and rights issues.”

He added that no agreement had been reached on Republican demands to give the Irish language legal status in the province, a bill of rights and marriage quality.

The negotiations take place as questions have been raised over Westminister's neutrality in the Northern Irish question, after the DUP has signed an agreement with the minority Conservative government in Westminister following last month's elections. 

 

 

We need your support

Sri Lanka is one of the most dangerous places in the world to be a journalist. Tamil journalists are particularly at threat, with at least 41 media workers known to have been killed by the Sri Lankan state or its paramilitaries during and after the armed conflict.

Despite the risks, our team on the ground remain committed to providing detailed and accurate reporting of developments in the Tamil homeland, across the island and around the world, as well as providing expert analysis and insight from the Tamil point of view

We need your support in keeping our journalism going. Support our work today.

For more ways to donate visit https://donate.tamilguardian.com.