Northern Ireland Protocol will not be scrapped – Coveney

The Northern Ireland Protocol is not going to be scrapped, the Irish Government said (David Young/PA)

The Northern Ireland Protocol is not going to be scrapped, the Government has said.

Stormont First Minister Arlene Foster says the measure designed to keep the Irish land border open should be replaced, but Dublin is focused on easing problems with the post-Brexit trade deal which have caused disruption at Irish Sea ports.