Joe O'Toole (Independent)

A time will come when people will be forced to recognise that engagement, argument and persuasion among the parties, at the bilateral and multilateral level, is the only option. This is not happening. It is no longer simply a matter of justifying positions. This island has been troubled for too many centuries and generations by people justifying their positions. Let us forget about the justification and instead look at how we can make progress for a better island for everybody. That is about looking forward and discovering what the next step we can take is.