‘Government is not in denial’ about return of hard border

The Government has been accused of being “in denial” over the potential return of a hard border after the European Commission said it is an “obvious” consequence of Britain crashing out of the EU without a Brexit deal.

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar’s spokesperson and Tánaiste Simon Coveney were forced to reject claims they are “in denial” and have their “head in the sand” over the crisis after repeatedly refusing to explain how they will avoid the prediction.