They may not have an opportunity again for quite some time if they cannot make it work on this occasion. It is time therefore to talk and it's time to agree.

We want to see elections held ... allowing for the institutions to work as we originally envisaged, ... The atmosphere of all of the parties has been to try to achieve that.

We have a duty to work now to build a better Ireland. An Ireland that is a warm home for everybody who lives here.

Many believed this day would never come and many would say it should have happened a long time ago but it has now come about,

If they don't, we will intensify every single effort that I can physically and possibly do legislatively, and with the security forces, to break these organizations,

Whoever is behind any of the various community violence, anywhere, whether it's republican or loyalist, we're determined to do all we can to de-escalate that and to get on with it.