Huge crowds have turned out in Berlin to see Enda Kenny opening a new Primark store.

The Taoiseach's been opening the store ahead of a attending a business event at the Irish embassy in Berlin this lunchtime.

He's in the German capital for a day of events and speeches, culminating in a meeting with the German chancellor Angela Merkel.

Speaking at the Primark opening, he was keen to point out that Irish companies are bigger in Germany than German ones are in Ireland:

Breege O'Donoghue from Primark says there's a huge appetite in Germany for the company's products:

The Taoiseach's presence in Berlin went down a treat this morning, as our political correspondent Gavan Reilly reported: