New attempt to solve power-sharing deadlock in North

Fresh attempts will be made next week to break the deadlock over a resumption of power-sharing in the North ahead of the border issue moving front and centre of Brexit talks in the weeks ahead.

Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney and the North’s secretary, James Brokenshire, will meet Stormont parties in Belfast next week in a move to break the impasse between all sides.

Power-sharing collapsed in January but the Irish Government is anxious the institutions and parties resume work together ahead of the North becoming a key focus for Brexit negotiations.