Call for all-Ireland alternative to Nama

An all-Ireland economic summit must be held to find an alternative to the controversial plans to establish a 'bad bank' to handle toxic debt south of the border, Sinn Féin demanded today.

The existing North South Ministerial Council should be used as a forum to enable governments on either side of the border to examine the National Assets Management Agency (Nama) plan, the party's Jennifer McCann told the Stormont Assembly.