Taoiseach: Biden's Intervention On Northern Ireland Protocol Row Significant.

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Friday, 11 June 2021 10:45

By Ciara Plunkett @plunkettciara

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The issue will be raised at a meeting of the G7 in England

The Taoiseach says the intervention of the US President in the Northern Ireland protocol row is significant and sensible.

The issue will be raised at a meeting of the G7 in England when Boris Johnson and Joe Biden meet later today.

The US President is expected to warn the British Prime Minister that any disagreement over trade rules can't damage the peace process.

Joe Biden latest: US president’s extraordinary intervention on Northern Ireland is ‘significant’ - Taoiseach Micheál Martin  https://t.co/PzNooOpZqu

— Irish Independent (@Independent_ie) June 10, 2021

Newbridge resident, John Downing, is Political Correspondent at the Irish Independent.

He joined Ciara Noble on Friday's edition of Kildare Today:

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