Sinn Féin and Greens hold mammoth meeting

Sinn Féin has held a seven-and-a-half hour meeting involving “detailed discussions on policy” with the Green Party and has agreed to meet once more next week.

Despite the lengthy nature of the meeting at the Department of Agriculture, carbon tax which is generally perceived as a key stalling point between the two parties was “not dwelt upon in any major form”, according to lead negotiator Pearse Doherty.