Taoiseach urges row back on Protocol as O'Neill labels Johnson a 'figure of absolute disrepute'

Micheál Martin extended his best wishes to Boris Johnson and his family. Picture: Brian Lawless/PA Wire

The Taoiseach says he hopes a new British prime minister will signal a “renewal of relationship” for Ireland and Britain.

Micheál Martin said on Thursday that he “never said anything negative” about outgoing prime minister Boris Johnson but that they did fundamentally disagree on Brexit, adding he felt Mr Johnson was “good company”.