16/03/2015

Deputy First Minister Will Not Travel To The US For St Patrick's Day

The Deputy First Minister has confirmed he will not be travelling to the US for St Patrick's Day.

Martin McGuinness has said he will remain in Ireland to focus on finding a resolution to the difficulties currently facing the Executive.

Mr McGuinness said: "The Sinn Féin team and I have engaged in this work positively and constructively. Progress has been made in talks between the parties but there is still a lot of work to be done."

(CD/JP)

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