Writing in
An Phoblacht today, Sinn Féin President Mary Lou McDonald TD - in her New Year s message - has said 2021 is the time to show the vision and the ambition needed to deliver a fresh start, saying that weaknesses exposed by the Covid-19 pandemic has made the desire for change even stronger.
The full text of Mary Lou McDonald s New Year s message is below: The past year has been really hard for everybody and we still face massive challenges as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. It is really important over the coming days and weeks to follow public health advice, stay safe and look after each other. However, there is light at the end of the tunnel as the vaccination programme is being rolled-out. We know that this pandemic will not last forever and life will start to return to normal in the coming year.
Taoiseach: No such thing as good Brexit for Ireland but deal is good and balanced There is no such thing as a ‘good Brexit’ for Ireland. But we have worked hard to minimise the negative consequences, said Mr Martin.
The Taoiseach said the Government will work to ensure that the sector and the coastal communities that depend on it are supported through the period ahead.
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The Taoiseach has described the Brexit deal as a good compromise and a balanced outcome .
Micheál Martin has said he still regrets the decision of the UK to leave the EU but said both countries will work together to ensure that the relationship remains deep and strong.
A good compromise : Irish political leaders welcome Brexit trade deal breakthrough
Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald warns ‘this is not the end of the road’. By Ian Curran Thursday 24 Dec 2020, 3:58 PM Dec 24th 2020, 3:58 PM 21,454 Views 29 Comments
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THE TAOISEACH HAS said that the post-Brexit trade agreement announced by the European Union and the United Kingdom today represents “a good compromise and a balanced outcome”.
In a statement, Micheál Martin said that he hopes the deal will be approved by both sides over the coming days “to allow the agreement to enter force on 1 January”.
Sinn Féin President Mary Lou McDonald TD has said there is a real need to work harder than ever in the New Year to deliver the all-Ireland response required to tackle Covid-19.
She has that there can be no more prevarication and that two sets of approaches on a small island has left us in a very vulnerable situation.
Teachta McDonald said: The increased incidence rate of Covid-19 across the island is deeply worrying. This has been a very challenging year. I offer my heartfelt thanks to our frontline health workers who have spent the past ten months combatting a threat we never could have imagined would have upended all of our lives this time last year.