Taoiseach walks back from talk of united Ireland poll

Taoiseach Enda Kenny has further distanced himself from talk of a post-Brexit united Ireland poll after Northern Ireland's First Minister told him to concentrate on "reality" instead of "summer school" comments that cause "instability" in the province, writes Fiachra Ó Cionnaith, Political Reporter.

However, despite the clear u-turn, the Fine Gael leader has stressed the country is still not "going back to the days of check points and towers" amid heightened talk of a hard border between north and south developing.