Government 'not aware' of UK plans to share nearly 4m Covid-19 vaccines with Ireland

Boxes of AstraZeneca vaccines kept in a fridge at St Marys Hospital/Nursing Home in Dublin's Phoenix Park. File Picture: Sasko Lazarov/RollingNews.ie
The Government has said it is "not aware" of any plans that the British to share almost 4 million vaccines with Ireland, following reports on Sunday.
A Government spokesperson said it and the UK government "maintain close contact across all matters of common interest", but is not aware of a specific UK plan to share vaccines with Ireland.