Ministers from Belfast and Dublin to meet to discuss Covid-19 and Brexit

Taoiseach Micheal Martin said: “I will also take the opportunity to emphasise the Government’s full support for preserving and strengthening North-South co-operation."

The first summit of the North South Ministerial Council (NSMC) since before Northern Ireland’s powersharing administration collapsed gets underway later today.

Taoiseach Micheál Martin and members of his Cabinet will meet First Minister Arlene Foster and deputy First Minister Michelle O’Neill and their colleagues for talks on Covid-19 and Brexit at Dublin Castle.