SF Árd Fheis to hear rallying call for June elections

The Sinn Féin Árd Fheis will hear a call this morning from Martin McGuinness, the party's chief negotiator, to fight for votes as never before in June's local and European elections.

Mr McGuinness says the reason behind the attacks on Sinn Féin over the past week is that other political parrties fear it is going to do better than ever before this summer.

Gerry Adams told the Árd Fheis in his president's speech last night that the political process is facing its most dangerous crisis.

The Sinn Féin Árd Fheis continues in Dublin later today, and will hear an account of efforts to restore devolution from the Mr McGuinness.