'Sausage war' truce expected to continue as post-brexit trade talks continue

EU rules prevent chilled meat products being imported into the single market

Tánaiste Leo Varadkar in London yesterday for the first in-person trade mission by Ireland since the onset of the pandemic. It continues to Paris today and Berlin tomorrow. 

The implementation of full post-Brexit checks on goods crossing from Britain to the North is set to be delayed further as talks continue between the UK government and the European Union.

An announcement on the extension of the Northern Ireland Protocol grace periods allowing a range of products to continue being shipped across the Irish Sea is expected early next week.