Pay talks underway in last-ditch effort

The seventh day of talks is underway at government buildings, in a last-ditch effort to reach a national pay deal.

The talks broke up last night after eight hours of discussions. It is now expected the talks will run late into tonight.

Government negotiators are due to present to the unions their assessment of bilateral discussions they had with employers yesterday.

On his way into the talks, IBEC's Turlough O'Sullivan said he was hopeful of a resolution.