DUP wrong to put pre-conditions on taking seats in Stormont, says Taoiseach

Micheál Martin said it is possible to reach a compromise that would be acceptable to the DUP, but he questioned whether the party would be politically ready to accept that.

The Taoiseach also ruled out Sinn Féin's call to convene a Citizens' Assembly on the issue of united Ireland border poll. File Picture: Sam Boal /Rollingnews.ie

The Taoiseach has said the DUP is wrong to put pre-conditions on powersharing.

Hitting out at Jeffrey Donaldson's party, which has refused to take up its seats in the Assembly until concerns around the protocol are addressed, Micheál Martin said that even if issues with the protocol were resolved before the election, "it would never have been enough."