Coalition sniping does little service to either Sinn Féin or the DUP

Máirtín Ó Muilleoir. Photo: Liam McBurney/PA Wire

Mick Fealty

The nine-year government coalition between Sinn Féin and the DUP has been an odd and largely unproductive affair.

In spite of the popular Chuckle Brothers routine between Ian Paisley and Martin McGuinness, the positive fruits of that partnership have always been more apparent than evident.