The Taoiseach said the best outcome would be for the UK to stay in the EU but the agreement is "the next best outcome".

The Minister for European Affairs has dismissed the suggestion that other EU countries will “sell us down the river” in Brexit negotiations.

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has strongly rejected British prime minister Theresa May’s suggestion that the border between the US and Canada was one solution to the Irish border issue after Brexit.

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has ruled out formal three-way talks between the UK, Ireland and the EU about Brexit.

AN aspect of the European Union’s future that neither German chancellor Angela Merkel nor French president Emmanuel Macron mentioned in their Davos homilies was its budget.

The Taoiseach has refused to meet opposition leaders to formulate a united approach ahead of Brexit talks.

All leaders of the EU 27 are in agreement that Brexit talks will not proceed to phase two unless Britain offers further assurances on the border, Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney has said.

It is vital Ireland secures a strong role in Brexit trade talks, writes John Whelan.