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	Podcast:		Talking Europe
	Episode:		Northern Ireland political crisis 'very worrying': Irish Europe Minister
	Category:		News & Politics
	Duration:		00:11:40
	Publish Date:		2022-02-11 17:41:45
	Description:		Just over a year after Brexit became a practical reality, the Northern Ireland Assembly is in crisis after its First Minister resigned in protest at the Northern Ireland Protocol of the Brexit deal. Ireland's Europe Minister Thomas Byrne tells FRANCE 24 the departure of Paul Givan "has caused deep difficulties within the government system in Northern Ireland", and that the situation is "very very worrying". Byrne asserts that the Northern Ireland Protocol is "potentially the best of both worlds" for businesses there, and that despite calls from Unionist politicians, "the Protocol is staying".
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