Agreement on protocol before Christmas is ‘unrealistic’, Simon Coveney says

Talks aimed at resolving the impasse over the Northern Ireland Protocol are continuing

Simon Coveney told RTÉ News:  “I don’t think there’ll be a full deal on all issues related to the protocol before Christmas. I think that would be unrealistic at this stage.” Picture: Niall Carson/PA

The Foreign Affairs Minister has said reaching an agreement on the Northern Ireland Protocol before Christmas is “unrealistic”.

Simon Coveney was speaking in London ahead of meetings with Brexit minister David Frost and Northern Ireland secretary Brandon Lewis.