Bertie Ahern urges DUP to compromise to restore Stormont powersharing

Former taoiseach Bertie Ahern (Niall Carson/PA)

Former taoiseach Bertie Ahern has urged the DUP to reach a compromise to restore Stormont powersharing as he praised British prime minister Rishi Sunak’s efforts to break the impasse over post-Brexit trade.

Mr Ahern said it was not tenable or sustainable for the party to stick rigidly to the same position.