Belfast images of violence were 'shocking' says Simon Coveney

The Irish Government will do its best, said Mr Coveney, but there were some things they could not do.

People gather by the Peace Gates in Lanark Way, Belfast, during further unrest in Northern Ireland last night. Picture: Liam McBurney/PA Wire

Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney has said that both the UK and Irish Governments will work to ease tensions in Northern Ireland. 

He called for political leaders in Northern Ireland to condemn the violence and work out a response to diffuse the violence.