The Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald says she's 'absolutely convinced' that a deal can be reached with the DUP to restore power-sharing in the North.
Talks to get the Stormont Assembly back up and running began last week.
It has been more than two years since it collapsed following a row between both parties.
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In the UK, the Brexit Party is polling higher than the two major parties combined ahead of this month's European election.
Nigel Farage's party is on course to get 34% of the votes according to the latest poll there.
Jeremy Corbyn's Labour Party are on 21%, while Theresa May's Conservative Party are well back on 11%.
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An elderly man has died in a hit and run in Co Roscommon.
It happened in Keadue at approximately 11.00pm on Saturday night.
The pedestrian, aged in his 80s, was killed when he was struck by a car.
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A teenager is assisting Gardaí after an 18-year-old man died after being stabbed in a Dublin park on Friday.
Gardaí investigating the stabbing in Finsbury Park in Dundrum say they are following a definite line of enquiry.
Officers have said they are currently considering any racial motive in relation to the investigation.
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A Mexican wrestling star has died in the ring during a show in London.
Silver King - whose real name was Cesar Barron - was performing on Saturday night when he reportedly collapsed.
The 51-year-old starred alongside Jack Black in the 2006 film 'Nacho Libre'.
