Published 2 days ago • loading... • Updated 17 hours ago

Protests and Major Garda Presence as Starmer Lands in Cork for UK-Ireland Summit

On Friday, March 13, 2026, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer arrived in Cork for the second annual UK-Ireland Summit, joining Taoiseach Micheál Martin to discuss strategic cooperation across shared priorities.
Established at last year's inaugural Liverpool summit, the UK-Ireland 2030 program seeks to deepen cooperation on trade, energy, and security; leaders emphasized a "renewed spirit of co-operation" to move beyond turbulent post-Brexit years.
Starmer and Martin unveiled £937 million in Irish investment into the UK, supporting approximately 850 new jobs across 15 firms spanning technology, renewable energy, and telecoms sectors.
Demonstrators rallied outside Cork City Hall, chanting "shame on you" and "free Palestine" while criticizing Starmer's record on the conflict in Gaza and support for U.S. operations in Iran.
Starmer described the current global environment as an "age of dramatic uncertainty," emphasizing that cooperation is "more important now than it ever has been" to ensure regional security and address the cost of living.

Insights by Ground AI

13 Articles

UK-Ireland summit held in Cork

The high cost of fuel and energy is expected to dominate discussions which will focus on energy links between Britain and Ireland.

17 hours ago·Ireland

Read Full Article

TNW

Reposted by

technewstube.com

Lean Left

Dublin fintech Teybridge Capital pledges £600 million for UK SMEs

The trade finance platform made the commitment alongside 14 other Irish firms as PM Starmer and Taoiseach Martin unveiled £937 million in Irish investment into the UK. The second UK-Ireland Summit, held in Cork on 13 March 2026, produced the sort of headline figures that governments like to announce at diplomatic gatherings. Among them was […] This story continues at The Next Web

18 hours ago·Amsterdam, Netherlands (Kingdom of the)

Read Full Article