Scotland’s First Minister The First Serving Head Of Foreign Govt To Address Seanad

Scotland's first minister has become the first serving head of a foreign government to address the Seanad.

Scotland's first minister has become the first serving head of a foreign government to address the Seanad.

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Nicola Sturgeon called on the two countries to work more closely together – and spoke about their two links.

She closed her speech with a quote from a Seamus Heaney poem, written about Ireland's EU presidency as it welcomed new member states.

And she says the link between the two countries will not be undone through the Brexit process: