Fresh talks to restore assembly in North

A referendum on marriage equality should be held to solve the political impasse in Northern Ireland, Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin has suggested.

Political parties in Northern Ireland are set to enter a new round of talks next week in a bid to break the deadlock, however same-sex marriage which Sinn Féin see as a red line issue remains a thorny and unresolved matter with the DUP vehemently opposed to it.