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Mad or delighted? We can't tell how the Taoiseach feels about driving the Gavin and Stacey bus
The Taoiseach, Tánaiste and foreign affairs minister piled onto Dave’s Coaches for the British-Irish Council Summit.
‘TIDY START TO the British-Irish Council Summit in Wales!” Taoiseach Micheál Martin said on X last night.
What was noteworthy was the photo that accompanied said tweet.
Martin’s behind the wheel of a Dave’s Coaches bus, a character (Dave) from the much-loved BBC sitcom ‘Gavin and Stacey’, while Tánaiste Simon Harris and Foreign Affairs Minister Helen McEntee are piled in the back.
The Taoiseach has an expression on his face that he’s either thrilled or angry to be there, but either way, the photo is one way to get the spotlight on the British-Irish Council Summit (BIC), an event that now takes place regularly since the Good Friday Agreement.
Held in the Vale of Glamorgan in Wales, the theme of the summit this time around was ‘A Creative Future: Unlocking the Potential of the Creative Industries Across These Islands.’
The nod to ‘Gavin and Stacey’ makes more sense with this context.
The summit focused on their respective TV and screen sectors, with leaders discussing the importance of the sector to the creative industries and the opportunities and challenges they face.
There was an agreement for administrations to support the industry and those working within it.
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