The Taoiseach and Tanaiste have met British and Northern Irish leaders, including Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer , at the 44th British-Irish Council (BIC) Summit.

The event was hosted by the Welsh Government in the Vale of Glamorgan on Friday.

The BIC was created in the Good Friday Agreement and brings together the leaders of the UK and Irish Governments and leaders from Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales , the Isle of Man, Jersey and Guernsey.

While the event’s focus was on the creative industries, with leaders discussing the cultural and economic importance of the sector in their areas, they also used the opportunity to raise other issues.

Northern Ireland’s deputy First Minister said she told the Prime Minister she felt the UK’s budget was a “missed opportunity”, a phrase la

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