Taoiseach discusses Covid travel concerns during first Stormont visit

Taoiseach Micheál Martin outside the Stormont Hotel, Belfast, following meeting with representatives of Northern Ireland political parties. He said "an all island approach is optimal" when it comes to Covid travel restrictions.

Taoiseach Micheál Martin said he expressed concerns to the Northern leaders about the “divergent” approaches taken about limiting overseas travel onto the island of Ireland.

Speaking after his first meeting in Belfast with Stormont First Minister Arlene Foster and Deputy First Minister Michelle O’Neill, he said there was a realisation among Ms Foster and Ms O’Neill that Covid-19 does not recognise borders and, while he would prefer an all-island approach, he said it is complex.