Taoiseach says his party’s mandate must be respected, while Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin also raises the issue of Rockall in Scotland, where both leaders were attending a British-Irish summit
Taoiseach says his party’s mandate must be respected, while Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin also raises the issue of Rockall in Scotland, where both leaders were attending a British-Irish summit
‘If you charge someone €400 they are immediately p*ssed off.’ Third generation of Fitzpatrick hoteliersHundreds detained in Northern Ireland trying to travel into Britain after crossing Border“I wouldn’t take my party for granted. Fewer public musings and more concrete engagement is the way to proceed,” said the Taoiseach. “There is far too much presumption in relation to Government talks before talks have even taken place.
He said he had appointed a negotiating team and would speak to them today upon his return to Ireland. He said he hoped to open formal negotiations with a number of parties next week. When asked if that deal could now be revived, Mr Swinney said his administration would “engage constructively with the Government of the Republic “to try to find a way forward to address the issues that are of concern”.
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