Brexit 'did not make sense', says Taoiseach

Micheál Martin also said the possibility of rejoining EU is a 'matter for the British people'

In Listowel at the rebranding of the former Kerry Group as Kinisla, Mr Martin was asked about the upcoming 10th anniversary of the Brexit vote, which, on June 23, 2016, saw the UK vote by 52% to 48% to leave the EU. Picture: Conor McCabe

A decade on from the Brexit vote, talk of the United Kingdom rejoining the European Union is “a matter for the British people”, but Ireland will support a stronger relationship between the EU and the UK, Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said.

In Listowel at the rebranding of the former Kerry Group as Kinisla, Mr Martin was asked about the upcoming 10th anniversary of the Brexit vote, which, on June 23, 2016, saw the UK vote by 52% to 48% to leave the EU.