Government responds to President’s comments on international affairs

Catherine Connolly said the world was witnessing ‘shocking and numbing’ violations of international law in the Middle East (Brian Lawless/PA)

Responsibility for Ireland’s handling of foreign affairs “rests with” the Government, an official spokesman has said, after the President called for the countryto call out breaches of international law.

Meanwhile, the spokesman said nothing was “being ruled in or out” in terms of interventions to rising energy prices, adding that there were “options” for direct intervention and an EU-level response.