Ireland will be supported by EU in Brexit talks, Minister says
Charlie Flanagan says member states acknowledge State’s ‘unique’ circumstances
Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Charlie Flanagan at Iveagh House, Dublin. Photograph: Gareth Chaney/Collins
The Government is confident it will be supported by all EU member states when it makes an argument for Ireland’s “unique” circumstances during Brexit negotiations, according to Minister for Foreign Affairs Charlie Flanagan.
The Minister confirmed he had spoken personally to every foreign minister in the EU and said they were unanimous in acknowledging the unusual challenges facing Ireland once Britain left the bloc.