Taoiseach calls for 'strong firewalls' to stop EU debt spread

The Taoiseach Enda Kenny has called for "strong firewalls" against a debt contagion in the Eurozone, after meetings with the German and Italian leaders in Berlin and Rome.

Mr Kenny met with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and his Italian counterpart Mario Monti in the last 24 hours ahead of an EU summit next week.