THERE is a real danger that Ireland could become semi-detached from the EU single market if the UK Protocol Bill becomes law, a former taoiseach has said.
Bertie Ahern, former Fianna Fail politician who served as taoiseach from 1997 to 2008, said that if the British Government pushes ahead with legislation to scrap the bulk of the Northern Ireland Protocol, Ireland may have to face checks on its goods entering the EU single market.
