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Originally Posted by Sephiroth
EDIT: Didn't we donate nearly 4 million vaccine doses to Ireland earlier this year? Makes the bragging very distasteful and certainly most perfidious.
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There was some talk in March but I can't see any verified information to say that it happened.
https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-40253024.html
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The [Irish] Government has said it is "not aware" of any plans that the British to share almost 4 million vaccines with Ireland, following reports on Sunday.
A Government spokesperson said it and the UK government "maintain close contact across all matters of common interest", but is not aware of a specific UK plan to share vaccines with Ireland.
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If it had happened members of both the UK and NI Governments would have milked the point for all it is worth as a political gesture.
https://www.newsletter.co.uk/news/po...friend-3181519
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Sammy Wilson: Vaccine offer shows Irish Republic that UK – not EU – is its true friend
News that the UK is willing to send millions of vaccine jabs to the Irish Republic should stand as a clear illustration that the UK – not the EU – is Ireland’s true friend.
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-56556125
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The Sunday Times reported that the UK was preparing to offer 3.7 million vaccines to the Republic of Ireland.
It quoted a cabinet source who said the idea was both "good politics" and would address "genuine public health concern in Northern Ireland".
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