Sinn Fein vice president Michelle O'Neill said "public patience is wearing thin" with the Democratic Unionist Party over the lack of a functioning executive in Northern Ireland.Speaking after a meeting with Leo Varadkar in Belfast, she said she agreed with the Taoiseach that the British and Irish governments need to be working together to revive the executive.

Sinn Fein vice president Michelle O'Neill said "public patience is wearing thin" with the Democratic Unionist Party over the lack of a functioning executive in Northern Ireland.Speaking after a meeting with Leo Varadkar in Belfast, she said she agreed with the Taoiseach that the British and Irish governments need to be working together to revive the executive.