EU ‘anxious to deal' with unionist concerns over NI Protocol, says Tanaiste

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Micheal Martin was speaking after meeting with the five main political parties in Belfast on Friday.

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EU ‘anxious to deal' with unionist concerns over NI Protocol, says Tanaiste

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