Taoiseach plays down need for referendum after Supreme Court's Ceta ruling 

Micheál Martin said the Government will have to assess the judgment, but he did not automatically think a referendum was needed. He said that the judgment was not a determination on free trade.

The Taoiseach reiterated his support of the EU-Canadian trade deal and said that it has been in operation provisionally since 2017. Picture: PA

Leo Varadkar said the Government remains committed to ratifying the Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (Ceta) agreement in full, despite the Supreme Court ruling it unconstitutional.

The Taoiseach, meanwhile, has echoed the comments, downplaying the need for a referendum.