The main items on the agenda for the European Council meeting are Covid-19, energy prices and trade.
Taoiseach Micheál Martin will join other EU leaders in Brussels today for the start of a two-day summit.
The main items on the agenda for the European Council meeting are Covid-19, energy prices and trade.
Leaders will discuss booster vaccines, and whether there should be a common position on their use.
Minister for European Affairs, Thomas Byrne, says the negotiations over the Northern Ireland protocol are also likely to feature.
Ireland has the highest take-up in the EU, with 92 per cent of adults fully vaccinated against Covid.
Minister for European Affairs, Thomas Byrne, says the booster programme is now a priority
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