Irish Examiner view: Bad week for Anglo-Irish relations

Micheál Martin said he believes that the high percentage of asylum seekers now entering Ireland from Northern Ireland is a result of the Rwanda strategy being pursued by Britain

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak claimed that the increase in numbers travelling to the Republic from Northern Ireland shows that the deterrent effect of the Rwanda plan works.

It has not been an encouraging week for Anglo-Irish relations, with old wounds festering and new grievances arriving.

Yesterday, the Legacy Act came into force in Northern Ireland, which shuts down some 38 inquests into killings which occurred during the Troubles. This was despite the legislation being opposed by Northern Ireland’s main political parties, victims, and human rights groups, and the Irish Government.