Taoiseach pushes back against calls in US for referendum on Irish unity Martin stressed importance of reconciliation ahead of meeting Biden on Wednesday
Mon, Mar 15, 2021, 17:31
Taoiseach pushes back against calls in US for referendum on Irish unity File Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill
Taoiseach Micheál Martin has stressed the importance of reconciliation as he pushed back against recent calls in the United States for a referendum on Irish unity.
Speaking at the Brookings Institution in Washington ahead of his meeting with President Joe Biden on Wednesday, Mr Martin highlighted the work of the Government’s Shared Island initiative, noting the need to achieve reconciliation in the North.