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Irish PM warns of dangers of 'shocking', 'unnecessary' UK-EU trade war

Irish leader Michéal Martin is worried Ireland will be caught in the middle of a trade war between Brussels and London. AFP - PAUL FAITH

Speaking on the fringes of this week's World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Irish leader Michéal Martin blamed the United Kingdom and Conservative Prime Minister Boris Johnson for a deadlock in talks between Brussels and London over the movement of goods between Britain and Northern Ireland.

Martin said the Republic of Ireland and the European Union did "not want a trade war" with the UK, adding that such a conflict would be both "shocking" and "unnecessary".

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