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Stephen Cadogan: Britain's plans to cope with Brexit have to be taken with a pinch of salt

The British government had not yet reached agreement with the devolved administrations on when to bring in checks on sanitary and phytosanitary goods from Ireland

<p>Democratic Unionist Party leader Jeffrey Donaldson addresses the media following a meeting with 120 executive members of the DUP on a possible deal to restore the devolved government on Tuesday. Picture: Charles McQuillan/Getty Images</p>

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The real challenge of uniting unionism still lies ahead

<p> Pictured is Taoiseach Leo Varadkar in the courtyard of Government buildings today, as he delivered a statement on the agreement reached today between the EU and the UK, 'the Windsor Framework' at Government Buildings this evening. Photograph: Sasko Lazarov / RollingNews.ie</p>

politics

'Difficult to reopen' protocol talks if deal rejected, Taoiseach warns

Spending Review 2020

ourview

Irish Examiner view: Agreement is not yet home and hosed

Brexit

news

Micheál Martin to meet UK counterpart with protocol deal on cusp of agreement

Brexit

ourview

Irish Examiner view: Hope at last for protocol progress

James Cleverly comments

Cleverly to address protocol issues which ‘risk and undermine’ NI’s place in UK

British foreign secretary was speaking as he prepared to meet with political and business leaders in Belfast to discuss the impact of the Northern Ireland Protocol

Wed, 11 Jan, 2023

Housing crisis

Mistakes were made on all sides in handling of Brexit — Varadkar

Taoiseach conceded the post-Brexit protocol was 'too strict' and said he understood unionist concerns the Northern Ireland Protocol has made them feel less British

Tue, 03 Jan, 2023

Coronavirus - Tue Dec 8, 2020

British minister says there is no plan to pause the Northern Ireland Protocol Bill

There is no plan to pause the Northern Ireland Protocol Bill which would tear up the agreement and is currently in the House of Lords, a British minister has said.

Fri, 11 Nov, 2022

FILE PHOTO Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris has said that there will not be an election before the end of the year

Irish Examiner view: Assembly elections being pushed into the New Year hints at progress

It's good news that the North will not now be subjected to a pre-Christmas election full of sound and fury signifying nothing

Sat, 05 Nov, 2022

Prime Minister's Questions

Martin and Sunak discuss Northern Ireland Protocol and Ukraine in first call

The Taoiseach and the prime minister reiterated their commitment to a strong British-Irish relationship and looked forward to an early opportunity to meet

Wed, 26 Oct, 2022

Conservative leadership bid

Emma deSouza: Ireland will remain in the crosshairs of British government no matter who wins Tory leadership

On September 5, those living in the United Kingdom will have a new prime minister foisted upon them by 150,000 eligible conservative members. They make up 0. 29% of the population.

Mon, 22 Aug, 2022

Simon Coveney criticises 'rump' in Conservative Party that wants tension with the EU

Simon Coveney criticises 'rump' in Conservative Party that wants tension with the EU

The Minister for Foreign Affairs said: 'The EU is offering compromise and wants to negotiate'

Fri, 08 Jul, 2022

UK Prime Minister Visits Northern Ireland

Britain's actions on protocol is 'economic vandalism' on Northern Ireland, says Taoiseach

Micheál Martin added that if the proposed Northern Ireland Protocol Bill is enacted, we're “into a very serious situation”

Sun, 19 Jun, 2022

Brexit

Maroš Šefčovič: New EU proposals could cut trade checks to 'bare minimum'

The European Commission Vice-President, Maroš Šefčovič, has moved to ease tensions with the UK amid its threat to dramatically alter the Northern Ireland Protocol by offering to cut checks and control to the “absolute bare minimum”.

Fri, 17 Jun, 2022

EU initiates fresh legal action against UK over new bill on Northern protocol

EU initiates fresh legal action against UK over new bill on Northern protocol

Simon Coveney: 'This is the result of a deliberate UK Government strategy of provocation over partnership'

Wed, 15 Jun, 2022

2022 NI Assembly election

Coveney 'deeply regrets' unhelpful move by Britain to scrap parts of protocol

The EU has said it will respond to unilateral action over the Northern Ireland protocol with 'all measures at its disposal'

Tue, 17 May, 2022

NI Assembly crisis

Irish Examiner view: Boris in Belfast as Brexit crisis looms

Instead of trying to cajole the Stormont parties 'back to work', Mr Johnson should be orchestrating talks with the EU to solve the Northern Ireland Protocol problem

Tue, 17 May, 2022

Brexit

Irish Examiner View: Beware of Jacob Rees-Moggs bearing gifts

Ireland should welcome the UK's plans to roll out a new digital border — unless a darker purpose becomes apparent.

Sat, 30 Apr, 2022

Katherine Zappone appointment

Halting Brexit agri-food checks at North's ports 'effectively a breach of international law'

Stormont's agriculture minister Edwin Poots ordered that the checks, required under the Northern Ireland protocol, be stopped

Wed, 02 Feb, 2022

Brexit

Micheál Martin dismisses Bertie Ahern remarks about Northern Ireland protocol tensions

Taoiseach said talks are progressing and there is a 'genuine desire' to get a solution across the line

Sun, 21 Nov, 2021

Gay Byrne funeral

Bertie Ahern: Europe must go hard against Britain if it invokes Article 16

Former taoiseach says the game is up for British negotiators, and that officials in Brussels are 'fed up' with their behaviour

Thu, 11 Nov, 2021

Brexit

Taoiseach: The situation around the Northern Ireland protocol is 'serious'

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said the situation on the Northern Ireland protocol “is serious” and the vibe around it is negative.

Wed, 10 Nov, 2021

Triggering Article 16 would be a 'big mistake', Varadkar warns Johnson

Triggering Article 16 would be a 'big mistake', Varadkar warns Johnson

Leo Varadkar says the move would cause 'uncertainty' for businesses north and south as well as the UK, which up until now have had certainty around tariff-free trading

Wed, 10 Nov, 2021

Coronavirus report

Fergus Finlay: How is Britain still backing Boris Johnson?

Self-indulgent in the extreme, he appears to be utterly devoid of any sense of moral value

Tue, 19 Oct, 2021

Irish government cabinet meeting

Simon Coveney: Northern Ireland Protocol issue needs 'to be settled'

The Foreign Affairs Minister said that 'between now and the end of the year', Ireland wants to agree a position to settle it 'once and for all'

Fri, 15 Oct, 2021

Gay Byrne funeral

Bertie Ahern: I don't think Boris is 'silly enough to go into full trade war' over NI Protocol

“If there's a trade war, either a selective one or a complete one in 2022 - that will not suit anybody, but Frost is pushing his luck on this,” he said

Tue, 12 Oct, 2021

Boris Johnson visits Belfast

Boris Johnson tells Micheál Martin NI protocol 'causing significant disruption'

Taoiseach and British prime minister also discussed amnesty for all involved in violence in Northern Ireland during the Troubles

Tue, 20 Jul, 2021

G7 Summit

Johnson joins Biden to reaffirm commitment to the Good Friday Agreement

Tensions remain about protocol as Coveney concedes there is 'some strain' in UK-Ireland relationships

Thu, 10 Jun, 2021

File Photo POST-BREXIT TRADE talks between the EU and the UK are still deadlocked this morning, with the risk of a no-deal scena

Fast growth in cross border trade highlights dilemma of NI Protocol

The impressive growth in trade was mainly driven by a surge in exports from the North to the Republic, increasing by 48% in the first three months

Sun, 30 May, 2021

DUP leadership

Fergus Finlay: Edwin Poots may be the DUP's last chance to prove Charles Haughey wrong

Power-sharing is set to be tested to the point of destruction but, given the increasingly fractured United Kingdom, Mr Poots may yet discover the value of the peace process

Tue, 18 May, 2021

Coronavirus - Tue Feb 23, 2021

Gulf widens between Dublin and London over 'solo run' on Northern Ireland protocol

Move prompted foreign affairs minister Simon Coveney to say the UK Government 'could not be trusted'

Thu, 04 Mar, 2021

Brexit

EU Commission apologises for 'mistake' over triggering Article 16

'Deeply regretted' move, which would have stopped the importation of vaccines into the North, driven by 'lack of transparency'

Tue, 16 Feb, 2021

Brexit

Irish Examiner view: Article 16 apology did not inspire confidence

How can European Commission say it got it right 'in the end'?

Thu, 11 Feb, 2021