Photograph: Paul Faith/AFP via Getty ImagesMicheál Martin and Keir Starmer met at a grandiosely titled and neurotically managed “Summit” meeting in Cork this week. For this two-day contemplative retreat, the twin peaklets of M and S were rolled out in a few short bursts for the cameras at the flattest summit in the history of political hillocks. “We’re delayed because of Keir Starmer. This may have been the second UKIS Summit, but the photographers had to tell them to shake hands. Keir Starmer legged it, leaving the Irish side to disclose what happened.

Source: The Irish Times March 14, 2026 07:41 UTC