‘Little hope’ of Stormont executive reforming

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar is believed to have little hope of the Stormont executive being re-established because of a significant lack of trust between Sinn Féin and the Democratic Unionist Party.

Sources close to the Taoiseach, speaking at the weekend to the Irish Examiner, have said that major gaps between the two sides still exist, despite weeks of talks.

The concerns being voiced come in the wake of the Taoiseach’s visit to Belfast on Friday and is a worrying development amid the ongoing uncertainty of Brexit.