Ms O’Neill said the boycott of the Stormont Assembly by the DUP “cannot go on”.
Sinn Fein vice president Michelle O’Neill has hailed a “momentous” election result with her party becoming the largest in councils in Northern Ireland.
Sinn Fein will be the largest party in six local government areas, including Belfast, while the DUP will have the largest representation in five councils. The general pattern around voter turnout appeared to be up slightly in areas which would be regarded as predominantly nationalist/republican and down slightly in areas viewed as unionist majority.
UUP leader Doug Beattie said he was disappointed with the result but stressed he had no plans to resign his position.
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