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Northern Ireland's Assembly will meet on Monday after a successful petition to recall members back to Stormont.
Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney has responded to UK prime minister Boris Johnson’s assertion that the legislation to set aside aspects of the Northern Ireland protocol is “not a big deal”.
Northern political leaders face major challenge after striking deal.
The UK government has told Stormont officials that post-Brexit custom checks will now be imposed in ports across the region.
Northern Ireland could face 'instability and uncertainty' if deal is renegotiated, top EU official warns
10/09/2021
Northern Ireland could see "instability, uncertainty and unpredictability" if there is an attempt to renegotiate the post-Brexit agreement, the European Commission's vice president has warned.
Northern Ireland Brexit deal: At-a-glance
27/02/2023
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen have announced they have reached a new deal, aimed at fixing post-Brexit problems in Northern Ireland.
'The NI Assembly’s vote is a clear indication that Boris Johnson must rethink and do the right thing for those across the UK'
A Northern Ireland minister has threatened legal action against the UK and the EU over post-Brexit trading arrangements.
No unionist worthy of the name should contemplate returning to Stormont while the Brexit trading arrangements remain, Jim Allister has said.
Chair of MPs’ committee hears concerns from locals about Brexit and return to violence. / The consequences of Britain crashing out of the EU without a deal would be “extremely serious” for Northern Ireland, Tom Tugendhat, the chair of the foreign affairs select committee, has warned.
A letter from the UK government to Stormont's Agriculture Department instructs it to start work on check-points at NI's sea ports without delay.
NI secretary 'like emperor with no clothes'
19/01/2021
Stormont's agriculture minister has hit back at a claim by the NI secretary that trade disruption across the Irish Sea is due to Covid-19 and not Brexit.
Sinn Féin say they will veto a Stormont Executive move to make border checks unlawful as part of the NI Protocol.
Hauliers in Northern Ireland have raised concerns about the competence of newly-trained customs agents offering advice to businesses.
The Northern Ireland Assembly has passed a motion withholding consent for the UK's withdrawal from the European Union.
Decision by Northern Ireland’s MLAs will not affect UK’s departure from EU at end of month.
SF MLA says changes to withdrawal deal would drive ‘coach and horses’ through Belfast Agreement.
A majority of people on both sides of the Irish border believes Northern Ireland will have left the UK within 25 years, a poll suggests.
LOCAL MLA Jemma Dolan, has tabled a motion at the Assembly calling for the government to take action and remove what has been branded the “Brexit credit card rip-off”.
EU chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier will visit Dublin on Monday for talks with Leo Varadkar. It is seen as a sign of solidarity for the Irish government ahead of an emergency EU summit in Brussels...
MICHAEL Gove has suggested that EU officials may need to cross the border into the north in order to oversee checks on goods.
Brexit minister Lord Frost has blamed negotiators under Theresa May as being responsible to a “very large degree” for issues with the Northern Ireland Protocol.
London View: Brexit Cracks Start to Widen
15/06/2022
The cracks across Britain that appeared at the start of Brexit have begun to widen over the past few days. Scottish leaders are renewing a push for independence, the fragile agreement over Northern Ireland is falling apart, and Britain is reeling under price rises pushed up further by Brexit.
Simon Coveney says British prime minister’s Commons statements ‘very unhelpful’.
Leo Varadkar, Ireland’s deputy prime minister, has accused the British government of risking the break-up of the United Kingdom and making “shocking” blunders over Northern Ireland.