The Irish prime minister, Micheál Martin, has said the UK and EU need to “knuckle down” and resolve the dispute over Northern Ireland’s post-Brexit arrangements.
The UK’s Brexit minister, Lord Frost, will hold further talks with the European Commission vice-president, Maroš Šefčovič, on Friday, with the UK still warning it could unilaterally suspend parts of the Northern Ireland deal unless major changes are made.
But Martin said he was encouraged that progress was being made and the “mood music” had changed.
In a BBC interview, the taoiseach cautioned the UK against taking the step of triggering article 16 of the Northern Ireland protocol, which would suspend parts of the arrangements.
The protocol was put in place to prevent a hard border
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