Your Tuesday evening catch-up

Here’s a briefing on some of the stories and issues highlighted on irishexaminer.com today.

Uncertainty continues to dog political talks aimed at saving power-sharing in the North after a British Government statement failed to prompt unionists to sign up to negotiations. The Democratic Unionists and Ulster Unionists want to see action taken against paramilitarism before they enter into cross-party, round-table discussions to resolve the crisis created by an IRA-linked murder.

Taoiseach Enda Kenny says he would be happy to debate with the leaders of the Opposition in the run-up to the next General Election. Fianna Fáil leader Micháel Martin has challenged the Taoiseach to a debate following reports that Fine Gael want to keep Mr Kenny out of the media during the campaign.