O’Neill says she won’t give up on efforts to restore Stormont amid health crisis

Health service pressures have been evident in the region in recent days with a number of hospitals urging the public only to attend in emergency situations.

Michelle O’Neill, Conor Murphy and Colm Gildernew following a meeting with nurses in Belfast (Jonathan McCambridge/PA)

Sinn Féin vice president Michelle O’Neill has said she will not give up on efforts to restore the Stormont executive amid a health service crisis in Northern Ireland.

Ms O’Neill also called for a speedy resolution to issues with the post-Brexit Northern Ireland Protocol in negotiations between the UK and the EU.