Preparations for a no-deal Brexit 'very rapidly stepped up', says foreign affairs head

Dublin Port: Significant work is now being carried out to develop ireland's ports and direct connections to the EU. Picture James Horan/Photocall

Preparations for a no-deal Brexit have been "very rapidly stepped up", the head of the Department of Foreign Affairs has revealed.

Secretary-general of the Department of Foreign Affairs Niall Burgess has said the work around Brexit, which is now a whole-of-Government effort, is "unlike anything I've seen in my career".