Bertie Ahern says UK immigration plan to use Irish ports and airports 'just not going to happen'

Former taoiseach Bertie Ahern has dismissed a suggestion that Ireland could provide border control for the UK after Brexit.

Former taoiseach Bertie Ahern has dismissed the idea that border checks could be beefed up in Ireland to control immigration into Britain.

Mr Ahern said it was illogical to think that Irish ports and airports would become proxy points of entry into the UK to avoid a hard border on the island of Ireland.