Brendan Hughes: Row over NI centenary stone raises questions for Stormont parties

A political row over a stone at Stormont will no doubt have many people rolling their eyes.

At a time when Northern Ireland has no government, it is galling that yet another dispute over symbols takes centre stage.

During a power-sharing stalemate and cost-of-living crisis, the plan to mark Northern Ireland's centenary may understandably be dismissed as a trivial distraction.