Border question settled, but mood around Brexit talks remains 'pessimistic', says Coveney

Foreign affairs minister Simon Coveney says that the meeting between European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen and British prime minister Boris Johnson will be 'pivitol'. Picture: Sasko Lazarov / RollingNews.ie

Foreign affairs minister Simon Coveney says that, despite a “historic agreement” made between the UK and EU on the North, the mood is “pessimistic” for a trade deal.

The EU and UK reached an agreement yesterday on the most contentious issues around the Northern Ireland protocol.