Enda Kenny left Theresa May in ‘no doubt’ that Ireland will not stand for a hard border

Enda Kenny told his party that he left British prime minister Theresa May in “no doubt” this week when she visited Dublin that Ireland “would not stand” for a hard border with the North after Brexit.

Speaking to the Fine Gael parliamentary party last night, Mr Kenny also ruled out appointing a Brexit minister. This is despite a number of Fine Gael TDs, businesses, and other groups and parties calling for one.

TDs at the meeting last night were spoken to by Mr Kenny about Brexit for half an hour, ahead of the Taoiseach travelling to Malta tomorrow for an informal EU summit with other leaders.