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The Irish government is looking for a nil-all draw" in negotiations between the UK and the EU to resolve the row over the Northern Ireland protocol, Simon Coveney has said.
What we're after here is a nil-all draw, where everybody can walk away feeling that they haven't won or lost, but they can live with the outcome ... You'll see a lot of engagement over the next few weeks in advance of 28 October.
I am under no illusions of the issues around it, but, yes, I will be calling an election on 28 October if an executive is not formed.
People want devolved institutions in Northern Ireland that can make decisions there, for families, for businesses there.
Of course, an election means that issues like that will become totem issues again.
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