Alternative to powersharing in Stormont is joint UK/Irish arrangement, says Michelle O’Neill

Unionists have previously reacted angrily to any suggestion of Irish involvement in the governance of Northern Ireland in the absence of devolution

Sinn Féin vice president Michelle O’Neill. Picture: PA

Governance in Northern Ireland would probably involve a joint arrangement between the UK and Irish governments if powersharing is not restored at Stormont, Michelle O’Neill has said.

The Sinn Féin vice president reiterated her call on the DUP to end its blockade on devolution in Belfast following the deal on post-Brexit trade struck by London and Brussels.