Brexit outcome still clear as mud

Tonight, EU leaders including Mr Varadkar were discussing a detailed proposal to extend the March 29 date without any pre-conditions surrounding the deal.

"I have the feeling sometimes that I am in the waiting room, waiting for Godot," explained Luxembourg's prime minister Xavier Bettel dryly as he waltzed past reporters and into the EU summit, writes Fiachra Ó Cionnaith in Brussels.

And, when it comes to the latest end date search - which is in real danger of running out of days in the calendar to point to when a solution will be found - you can understand why Beckett popped into his mind.