Ireland says Brexit trade talks timeline 'virtually impossible'
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The coronavirus pandemic has made an already difficult timeline for a British-European Union trade deal “virtually impossible”, Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney said, cautioning that he did wish to raise expectations of London seeking more time.