‘The North’s politicians must resolve this crisis themselves’

“BERTIE and Tony need to stay out of the present Northern crisis and keep the doors of Downing Street and Leinster House firmly closed on the Ulster Unionist Party and Sinn Féin.

"The responsibility for sorting this out must rest with the politicians of Northern Ireland. But instead of having a collective process we see both sides running shuttle services to Dublin and London seeking single constituency benefits.

"All that can achieve is retaliatory strikes from both sides.