Speaking in Dublin, Sinn Féin President said that “this morning’s
decisions by the British Supreme Court that Westminster must vote
on Article 50 and the rejection of any role for the devolved
governments, underlines the importance of the Irish government’s
role in defending the rights of Irish citizens in the North.”
Teachta Adams said:
“The Irish government needs to have as its strategic objective in
its negotiations with the other 26 EU members the right of
citizens in the North to a special designated status within the
European Union.”
"Brexit will undermine the institutional, constitutional and
legal integrity of the Good Friday Agreement.
"It puts the British government is on a collision course with the
EU in which our stability and economic progress are regarded as
collateral damage.”
The Sinn Féin leader added:
"The Taoiseach and the Irish Government must uphold the Remain
vote in the North. And to argue for the North to be accorded a
special designated status within the EU. There are precedents for
this.
“In its negotiations with the other EU states it must act in the
national interest and it has to fulfil its moral and legal duty
as co-guarantor of the Good Friday Agreement.
"The political future, trade relationships and prosperity of
the entire Island of Ireland must be protected and enhanced
together.” ENDS
