Taoiseach highlights potential impact of Brexit on education and says equal opportunity a priority

Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar, has reiterated the government’s determination to protect the Common Travel Area and "protect the free movement of people and the mutually beneficial flow of students, staff and researchers."

Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar, has reiterated the government’s determination to protect the Common Travel Area and "protect the free movement of people and the mutually beneficial flow of students, staff and researchers."

In a wide ranging speech at the Trinity 425 Symposium this evening Mr Varadkar said this determination was rooted in the reality that Brexit has the potential to affect every sector of education on this island.