Renewed efforts likely for talks after Belfast Agreement celebrations

London and Dublin to try to use significance of anniversary to re-establish powersharing

Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney spoke to the British secretary of state for Northern Ireland Karen Bradley on Thursday night and the two agreed to meet in Belfast after April 10th. Photograph: Alan Betson

Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney spoke to the British secretary of state for Northern Ireland Karen Bradley on Thursday night and the two agreed to meet in Belfast after April 10th. Photograph: Alan Betson

The Irish and British governments are to launch another push to re-establish the powersharing institutions at Stormont.

The move will follow celebrations in Belfast next week marking the 20th anniversary of the Belfast Agreement.

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