KEY BRITISH-IRISH PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY ROLE FOR DEPUTY SMITH

Cavan/Monaghan Fianna Fáil TD Brendan Smith has been appointed Co-Chair of the British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly. Speaking to the Northern Standard this week, Deputy Smith expressed delight at the appointment, which he said came “at a critical time when there will be a much greater emphasis on more parliamentary engagement between Dublin and London following Brexit.” He said the British-Irish…