Ireland/UK relationship 'strained, but can be repaired'

A man walks past a burnt out bus on the Shankill road in West Belfast, Northern Ireland, Thursday, April 8, 2021.  Picture: Peter Morrison/AP

Ongoing tensions because of Brexit mean the relationship between Ireland and the UK is “strained, but it can be repaired”, Leo Varadkar has said.

Speaking yesterday at a virtual event on the impact of Brexit, Mr Varadkar said, as a policy, it was always going to be disruptive and it was always going to have a disproportionate impact on the island of Ireland.