Taoiseach: 'Fundamental breach of trust' between EU and UK will be difficult to resolve

Speaking on his way into Cabinet this morning, the Taoiseach said: "I think it's a fundamental breach of trust, it violates the whole concept of trust"

Taoiseach Micheal Martin speaks to the media outside Dublin Castle ahead of a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday. Picture: Damien Storan.

A "fundamental breach of trust" between the EU and UK will be difficult to resolve, the Taoiseach has warned.

Micheál Martin has said Boris Johnson's bill, which allows the UK to ignore major parts of the Northern Ireland Protocol, is not well thought out and "doesn't match realities on the ground".