The Irish prime minister, Enda Kenny, holds a press conference in Dublin after Britain voted to leave the EU

Enda Kenny, the Irish prime minister, has moved to quell calls for a border poll on Northern Ireland and said the Republic will work with Britain as it negotiates its exit from the European Union.

Speaking after a cabinet meeting to assess Brexit’s implications for the Irish Republic Mr Kenny said he was “very sorry” that Britain had voted to leave.

He reassured voters that his government has a contingency plan to deal with the UK leaving the EU and that a summary of the key actions would be published.

Mr Kenny added that Ireland was a strong, open and competitive economy and said its recovery was testament to the resilience of the economy. The government will continue to focus on this growth, he said.