Coveney wants power-sharing restored within next six months

Tánaiste Simon Coveney has said it is possible to restore the power-sharing government in Northern Ireland in the first half of next year.

The North has spent nearly two years without a devolved government following the collapse in relations between Sinn Féin and the DUP in January 2017. But speaking last week, Coveney said he would seek all-party talks in the new year.

“I would like to see devolved government up and running ...