Taoiseach warns country could face further cost-of-living ‘challenges’

Taoiseach Micheál Martin speaks to the media at the Grand Central Hotel, during his visit to Belfast for NI protocol talks with Stormont leaders and meet business representatives, at the Grand Central Hotel, Belfast. Picture date: Friday May 20, 2022 (Brian Lawless/PA)

The Taoiseach has warned that the country could face further cost-of-living “challenges” later in the year if the war in Ukraine continues.

Micheál Martin said the Government will have to work strategically in what he described as a “unique set of circumstances” brought on by the pandemic and the war.