Micheál Martin calls for debate on reform of Stormont institutionsBy Gráinne Ní Aodha, PATánaiste Micheál Martin has called for a debate on reforming Northern Ireland’s powersharing institutions. The DUP exercised its veto under powersharing at Stormont to blockade the institutions for two years in protest at post-Brexit trading arrangements. Speaking at the Alliance Party conference in Belfast, Mr Martin said he had been “doing a lot of thinking” about how Northern Ireland’s political institutions could become more stable. He said any discussion of reform of powersharing would need to be a “serious, collective undertaking”, but also warned that caution cannot lead to “inertia”. The default assumption cannot be that the institutions are unlikely to work – the default assumption must be that they will last.

Source: Irish Independent March 02, 2024 15:33 UTC