Niall Ó Donnghaile (Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Perhaps some it some of comes down to people standing idly by and allowing it to get to that stage. However, my fear is that the Senator is right, the block grant allocated to the Executive in the North has been cut by £4 billion by the Tory Administration in London. Given the outcome of the vote last week, there is a danger of us in the North being marooned to that Government against our will. The people in the Six Counties, Nationalist, Unionist, republican, loyalist and everything else in between, have clearly exercised their democratic wish to stay in the EU. I was heartened by the Taoiseach's remarks that he will convene a national forum to discuss this. That needs to be inclusive and to involve all Members of the Oireachtas, Seanadóirí and Teachta Dálaí, Assembly Members, MEPs and people from civic society and everyone else in between who campaigned for a "Leave" vote.