The DUP continues to play a pivotal role in Brexit as UK and EU negotiators attempt to strike a deal.
Wed, 16 Oct, 2019
In an impassioned working breakfast speech in New York, Mr Coveney accused Boris Johnson of removing the Brexit solution and creating a "much bigger problem to solve" in relation to the Irish border.
Wed, 25 Sep, 2019
A senior executive in the companies once owned by billionaire Sean Quinn sustained life-changing injuries when he was abducted and beaten by a masked gang, police have said.
Wed, 18 Sep, 2019
Political editor Daniel McConnell answers your questions about the difference between the backstop and a possible Northern Ireland backstop
Tue, 10 Sep, 2019
Duty-free shopping will be reintroduced for travellers between Ireland and Britain in the event of a no-deal Brexit.
Simon Coveney has warned the British prime minister Ireland will not be “steam-rolled” into any deal which drags this country out of the EU to solve the Brexit crisis.
Wed, 21 Aug, 2019
The Port of Cork is doubling the size of its customs building in Ringaskiddy due to the increasing likelihood of a hard Brexit.
Wed, 07 Aug, 2019
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has warned British prime minister Boris Johnson that London will still face "years" of talks with the EU even if it forces a no-deal Brexit.
Tue, 06 Aug, 2019
Julian Smith has been appointed Northern Ireland Secretary, Downing Street said.
Wed, 24 Jul, 2019
So there we have it, Boris Johnson is officially the new British Prime Minister.
Customs experts, academics, industry figures and a senior police officer will form part of a new advisory panel on finding alternatives to the Brexit backstop for the Irish border.
Thu, 20 Jun, 2019
Former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern has claimed that Conservative MP Jacob Rees-Mogg admitted to him that he had no idea what the Irish border was.
Tue, 30 Apr, 2019
So that’s nearly Monday wrapped up. Here’s some of the stories we published on irishexaminer.com today which we hope will help you make sense of it all this evening.
Mon, 08 Apr, 2019
The European Union (EU) will not discuss anything with Britain about a future post-Brexit relationship until issues relating to the Irish border are resolved, Michel Barnier has said.
Update 10.45pm: Michel Barnier has warned the UK that if they don't support Theresa May's deal in the next few days their options going forward will be limited.
Tue, 02 Apr, 2019
It was conspiracy theory central in the Dáil on Wednesday.
Sat, 30 Mar, 2019
A no-deal Brexit would mean a certain return to violence along the Irish border a UNESCO backed report has warned.
Mon, 18 Feb, 2019
In regards to the Irish border question in Brexit and Mrs May hoping to bring some use of technology that is used here on the Canada / USA border.
Sun, 10 Feb, 2019
Preparations for a cliff edge outcome of the UK crashing out of the EU in March would lead to the policing of the Irish border as if it were the Polish-Russia frontier.
Thu, 20 Dec, 2018
We've successfully collaborated on electricity supply for 11 years, but could Brexit pull this unique innovation apart?
Fri, 30 Nov, 2018
Ahead of Sunday's gathering, Spanish premier Pedro Sanchez demanded last-minute changes to the deal despite Mrs May's efforts to win him round.
Fri, 23 Nov, 2018
Holding a second Brexit referendum is “entirely up to” Britain but securing a deal that protects the Irish border must be prioritised, the Taoiseach has said.
Tue, 25 Sep, 2018
Mon, 24 Sep, 2018
Your lunchtime bulletin.
Mon, 17 Sep, 2018
Tánaiste Simon Coveney and EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier have indicated they are willing to negotiate on the March backstop deal in a bid to prevent a deeply damaging no-deal, crash-out Brexit.
Sat, 21 Jul, 2018
The EU's chief Brexit negotiator says he wants an "all-weather insurance policy" to ensure there's no hard border.
Thu, 19 Jul, 2018
Here is your morning bulletin.
The latest proposals from the British government have been described as a “step towards a much softer Brexit” by Tánaiste Simon Coveney.
Fri, 13 Jul, 2018
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar along with his fellow EU leaders will today express his deep disappointment at the lack of progress from the “chaotic” British government on Brexit.
Thu, 28 Jun, 2018
The British government has fantasy “non-solutions” to the Irish border and are indifferent to the fallout from Brexit for Ireland, Sinn Féin president Mary-Lou McDonald has claimed.
Mon, 18 Jun, 2018
"I can't give guarantees on behalf of the Republic of Ireland but I cannot for a moment believe that they will want to put in place administrative systems which we don't put in place."
Mon, 14 May, 2018
Former taoiseach Brian Cowen has warned Britain that it risks crashing out of the Brexit talks — damaging Ireland in the process — unless it finds a solution to its Irish border stance which he said simply “defies logic”.
Sun, 22 Apr, 2018
Your lunchtime news bulletin.
Fri, 20 Apr, 2018
The fallback deal to ensure there is no return to any border or checkpoints in the North is now “legally firm”, the Government has said.
Tue, 20 Mar, 2018
Theresa May's new Brexit offer will be put to the test this week as negotiations between British and European Union officials resume in Brussels.
Mon, 05 Mar, 2018
Pressure is mounting on the British Government to outline how it proposes to deal with the Irish border after Brexit.
Thu, 01 Mar, 2018
Theresa May accused Labour of betraying Britons over Brexit as she faced calls to put the country ahead of her Cabinet's "oversized egos".
Wed, 28 Feb, 2018
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said December's soft Irish border agreement will remain "legally binding" even if it is not included in the draft UK-EU withdrawal deal and is instead relegated to a secondary report.
Thu, 22 Feb, 2018
"It's almost impossible to have a close relationship between Ireland and Britain, which is necessary for the Irish peace process, and have the divergence that some of the hard Brexiteers want."
Tue, 13 Feb, 2018
Here are all the latest headlines this lunchtime.
Sat, 10 Feb, 2018
The issue of the Irish border has "almost been weaponised" in the Brexit debate, former Ulster Unionist leader Reg Empey has warned.
Tue, 30 Jan, 2018
IT has been a difficult few years for anyone who holds cautiously progressive beliefs, for anyone who believes that considered liberalism and broad, but qualified, tolerance are empowering for mankind.
Sat, 16 Dec, 2017
Ireland has secured a backstop to prevent a hard border in the North but the deal will likely come back to haunt the Brexit talks and, like a riddle, will have to be solved one way or another.
Leaders of the 27 remaining EU states are now expected to agree at a Brussels summit on Friday that the second phase can begin.
Wed, 13 Dec, 2017
The Irish and British governments have clashed over whether the Brexit agreement intended to trigger trade talks is legally binding or not.
Sun, 10 Dec, 2017
Fri, 08 Dec, 2017
The European Union cannot allow the continued free flow of goods across the Irish border if Britain is outside the single market and the customs union, Tony Blair has warned.
Sun, 03 Dec, 2017
DUP leader Arlene Foster has warned against a "zero sum" approach to the Irish border, as negotiations between the UK and the EU in the current round of Brexit talks reach their final stage.
Latest: The UK should not seek convergence with EU regulations after Brexit, a senior Democratic Unionist said.
Thu, 30 Nov, 2017
Democratic Unionist leader Arlene Foster has warned Sinn Féin to "get serious" about the terms of a deal to restore Stormont powersharing, accusing republicans of using rights issues as a cloak to break unionism.
Sat, 25 Nov, 2017
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