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As the election results are collated, dissected and analysed, the electorate await an outcome and the political parties consider their options. Whether agreement can be reached in forming an Executive remains to be seen and for many of us the prospect of a further period without a fully functioning Executive is a bleak one.

Today CO3 Chief Executive Valerie McConville was interviewed by BBC Radio Foyle, BBC Radio Ulster and U105 on the absence of an Executive here in Northern Ireland. Valerie says the lack of an Executive has created a high degree of uncertainty for charities and says many organisations are stretched to their limits.