Taoiseach insists President Biden 'understands the North'

Mr Martin said he believes the ongoing issues with the protocol could be resolved if the political will exists in the North

President Biden urged Boris Johnson not to let the Northern Protocol threaten peace on the island of Ireland. Photo: AP/Evan Vucci

The Taoiseach says that anyone who thinks US President Joe Biden doesn't understand Northern Ireland "is wrong".

Speaking in New York on Wednesday, Micheál Martin said that concerns from members of the UK Government about President Biden's intervention on the Northern Protocol during a meeting with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson were misplaced.