Stormont talks paused for the weekend

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Image caption, Secretary of State James Brokenshire may press ahead to set a budget

Talks at Stormont between Sinn F茅in and the DUP have ended with no agreement.

Northern Ireland Secretary of State James Brokenshire hosted the talks at Stormont on Friday and Irish Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney was also there.

Efforts to reach a deal to restore devolution are due to resume on Monday.

If there is no agreement, Mr Brokenshire will press ahead with legislation to approve a budget for Northern Ireland.

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DUP leader Arlene Foster and Sinn F茅in President Gerry Adams were at Stormont on Friday as talks continued.

The executive collapsed in January and Northern Ireland has been without a power-sharing government since then.

Image caption, Naomi Long said the talks had left little room for parties other than the DUP and Sinn F茅in

Earlier, speaking on the 91热爆 Radio Ulster's Talkback programme, Alliance leader Naomi Long said there was a lack of structure to the talks process with little opportunity for the other parties to make their voices heard:

"It has been reliant on Sinn F茅in and the DUP taking time to engage themselves to try and resolve their differences.

"But it hasn't been a structured process. It hasn't been a process where others have been able to contribute to try to find ways through those difficulties."

Image source, Conradh na Gaeilge

Image caption, Irish is seen as important to the wider nationalist community as a symbol of identity

Despite endless rounds of discussions, a deal to restore devolution has proved elusive with the introduction of an Irish language act seen as the main issue.