Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said that there will "always be a seat at the table" for the UK at the EU table.

The 55-year-old man was released without charge last night after he was arrested following the discovery in Wiltshire, England yesterday.

The Irish man arrested by police in England on suspicion of assisting 15 people with illegal entry into the UK has been released from custody.

The gangs are known for smuggling people into other countries and are often thought to have links with Chinese organised crime groups known as triads.

he shocking discovery of 39 bodies in a lorry in Essex, in the south-east of England, is a salutary reminder of the dangers of all forms of human trafficking and recalls a similar tragedy in 2000 when the bodies of 58 young Chinese people were found in a container at Dover.

I come back from holiday — nothing fancy, no yachts or villas, just camping in France — to a rich guy with mad hair who seems to think he is in charge, having been elected by nobody beyond a few thousand people in his own party.

The leaking last week of the classified UK government report on the impact of a no-deal Brexit, codenamed Yellowhammer, should, in a logical world, come as a wake-up call to the British establishment that’s championing Brexit and favouring the no-deal variety.

Elphicke, 48, is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on September 6.

The Taoiseach said he is looking forward to meeting with the new British Prime Minister and hearing how they plan to secure a withdrawal agreement.

The next Sunday Songbook singalong show at the Everyman features the tunes of Vera Lynn, writes Cathy Desmond.

The UK is to cancel all the contracts for ferry services to be provided in the case of a no-deal Brexit.

Greencore boss Patrick Coveney has admitted the sandwiches and wraps-maker has grown less optimistic about the chances of a smooth and orderly Brexit and is putting greater emphasis than before on planning for a hard or no-deal outcome.

"I’ve never been on an assignment anywhere near as stupid as this.”

One of the key measures the beef industry and Agriculture Minister Michael Creed could carry out now is to spell out the possible consequences of Brexit for beef farmers.

"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."

While getting Britain to pay as big a divorce bill as possible is uniting EU leaders at the moment, money is what will divide them once Britain leaves, writes Paul Wallace.

It’s odd how the news works on our brains. When something is ‘in’ the news, we perceive it as a reality and respond accordingly — especially if it’s dramatic (if it bleeds, it leads) or insane (the current White House).

Customs checks at the border after the UK leaves the EU could cost £1bn (€1.1bn) a year and cause delays for goods being shipped in both directions, according to a report by Oxera, an economic consultancy.

The Taoiseach has put it up to Britain by stating that the Government is “not going to design a border for the Brexiteers”.

The Taoiseach has put it up to Britain by stating that the Government is “not going to design a border for the Brexiteers”.

A court has heard how when gardaí arrived at a house in Limerick to execute a warrant for an Irish man, wanted in England for importing drugs worth over €1.4m they found him at his kitchen table preparing a separate massive drugs consignment.

Six Myrtleville friends are this week planning to swim twice across the English Channel to raise money for the children’s unit in Cork University Hospital.

Direct flights from Cork to Cornwall begin next month. Just an hour away, it has scenery, activities and luxury indulgences aplenty for a memorable short break, writes Joyce Fegan

Launched in 1998 as a small but perfectly formed vehicle for the masses, the Focus was an immediate success, being named European Car of the Year.

Twins whose bodies were found at the White Cliffs of Dover in England on New Year's Day had rucksacks containing the ashes of their dead parents, an inquest heard.

Ireland, even without resorting to the leprechaun economics jibes, relies very heavily on exports to contribute to economic growth, writes Brian Lucey.

Update 6pm: Eleven crew members have been evacuated after the Saga Sky cargo ship took on water off the English coast today.

An Irish adventurer dubbed the ‘lawnmower man’ has become the first person to fly from Ireland to Africa by paramotor.

Switzerland: It was built to help uncover the building blocks of our universe — but scientists have found that Cern’s Large Hadron Collider particle accelerator can write beautiful music too.

A team of volunteers in England were so moved by the plight of people stranded in lengthy queues heading to Dover that they loaded up two vehicles with water to hand out to frustrated travellers.

A multiple sclerosis sufferer in England travelling to Germany for potentially life-changing treatment saw her dash to Dover turn into a 20-hour ordeal.

An aid convoy made up of around 250 vehicles is being held at the port of Dover after being refused entry to France by authorities.

An Irish adventurer hopes to become the first person to fly from Ireland to Africa using a lawnmower-like engine strapped to his back.

Latest: Two British men have been remanded in custody charged with immigration offences after 18 Albanians were rescued from a sinking boat in the English Channel.

A transgender carer who suffocated her bedridden father as an “act of mercy” due to his multiple sclerosis has been jailed for at least four years.

Irish freight operators have been warned to be on their guard as migrants move out of the so-called ‘jungle camp’ in Calais and try to get out of France via other ports.

Bricks and smoke bombs were thrown during clashes between far-right protesters and anti-fascist groups at an anti-immigration rally in Dover, England.

DRIVING to Dover the other day, my friend suddenly says, “I forgot my passport.” We are almost at the ferry to France. Instead of being turned back, we are allowed to travel to Calais on the strength of an Irish passport (mine) and an out of date scrap of paper that used to be a UK driving licence (hers). The ferry operator waves her through.