Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams TD commenting on the outcome of the EU summit meeting this morning said:

“The conduct of a number of EU governments over the past number of weeks has been alarming.

“They have effectively closed down the Greek banking system and held the Greek Government and people to ransom.

“To its shame the Irish Government took the side of the strong against those in need of support and solidarity.

“It is obscene for Fine Gael, Labour and Fianna Fáil to lecture the Greek people while generations of Irish people will be paying off debts that are not of their making.