Taoiseach denied border checks for months

Admissions from Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and Tánaiste Simon Coveney this week that checks would have to exist along the border in the case of a no-deal Brexit fly in the face of denials issued by them in recent months.

Both Mr Varadkar and Mr Coveney admitted that there will be some checks will have to come into place in the event of a disorderly Brexit.