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Coveney says Level 5 restrictions may go beyond January
Updated / Saturday, 2 Jan 2021
09:13
Simon Coveney said the Government takes NPHET s advice seriously but that there are other considerations too
Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney has said that it may be necessary to go even beyond the end of January with the current Level 5 restrictions to stop the spread of Covid-19.
Speaking on RTÉ s Morning Ireland, Mr Coveney said the pace of the third wave of the virus has taken everyone by surprise.
Defending the Government s handling of the situation and decisions made, Mr Coveney said the Government has worked with the National Public Health Emergency Team very successfully for the past nine months.
In the centenary of its foundation, Northern Ireland has a new identity challenge because of Brexit.
In the context of the Good Friday Agreement and the peace process, avoiding customs and security infrastructure on the island of Ireland was an agreed principle in the Brexit discussions. Instead the UK and EU negotiators settled on creating a trade border in the Irish Sea.
Customs declarations will be required for goods arriving in Northern Ireland from Great Britain.
Enhanced Inspection facilitates will operate at Northern Ireland s ports, operated by local customs authorities with an EU official s presence.
Many hauliers based in Northern Ireland will keep volumes light for the first few days of 2021 as they wait to see what the impact will be, industry figures have said.
03/11/2020 - Green Party Leader Eamon Ryan arriving on his bicycle at Leinster House (Photograph: Sasko Lazarov / RollingNews.ie)
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Taoiseach acknowledges severe impact of Brexit deal during talks with fishing representatives
Industry groups reacted angrily to the terms of the trade agreement after they were announced last week. By Ceimin Burke Monday 28 Dec 2020, 6:59 PM Dec 28th 2020, 6:59 PM 17,057 Views 17 Comments
Image: Shutterstock/Derick Hudson
Image: Shutterstock/Derick Hudson
TAOISEACH MICHEÁL MARTIN held talks with representatives of fishing organisations about the ramifications of the post-Brexit trade deal on the industry in Ireland.
The Taoiseach acknowledged the “severe impact” that the outcome of the Brexit negotiations would have on the industry and the disappointment expressed by the representative bodies during the discussions this afternoon.