Micheál Martin pessimistic on EU free trade deal with UK

09/09/2020. NO FEE NO REPRO FEE. JULIEN BEHAL PHOTOGRAPHY.

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said he is no longer optimistic that a free trade deal with Britain is possible.

He was speaking after a “forthright” telephone conversation with British prime minister Boris Johnson, during which the Taoiseach articulated his “deep disappointment” at the events of this week.