Irish backstop is already a compromise designed around British red lines, says Coveney.
The backstop element of the Brexit plan is "not going to change", Ireland's deputy prime minister has said.
Spokesperson says withdrawal agreement is still not up for renegotiation.
The 48% of Britons who voted Remain in the EU exit referendum last year need to be taken into account in the negotiation process which just got underway, said Polish MEP Danuta Hübner, the powerful chair of the European Parliament’s constitutional affairs committee.
Brussels reiterates position minutes after Commons backed plan to replace Irish backstop.
Prime minister also warned that renegotiation would backfire on UK – by reopening controversies over Gibraltar, fishing and the Brexit 'divorce bill'.
Former prime ministers stress impact of leave vote on Irish and Scottish relations with UK after referendum
Brexit a ‘nightmare’ for Northern Irish business as MPs vote to remove Irish backstop from deal
30/01/2019
Companies have stopped investing in favour of holding onto cash in case it's needed after the UK’s withdrawal from the EU.
A resolution has been introduced in the US Congress opposing the return of a hard border on the island of Ireland.
Borderlands - Keeping the Peace
15/01/2019
An old conflict and a new Border: How Britain's exit from the European Union could threaten 20 years of peace in Northern Ireland.
With the threat of a hard border looming, we look at how Northern Ireland came to this.
"With only eight weeks until the UK exits the EU, the four pro-Remain Assembly parties - Sinn Féin, SDLP, Alliance and Greens - are united in our support for the backstop negotiated by both the European Union and the British Government."
The Good Friday agreement allows people to identify as Irish, British or both. We’re being forced, once again, to choose sides.
It is apposite that Sky News are now badging all of their Brexit coverage with the label ‘Brexit Crisis’. For the political crisis which has been incipient since, at least, the 2017 General Election is now well underway, and will almost certainly intensify.
No-deal Brexit is ‘biggest threat in a generation’ to Northern Ireland’s economy, warns Danske Bank boss
01/02/2019
The bank's UK chief said smaller businesses, which are 'the lifeblood of the economy' will be more at risk.
Mary Lou McDonald says there is a ‘growing demand’ for unity poll.
Thousands of Britons have applied for citizenship elsewhere since the Brexit vote. Here, Guardian readers across Europe explain why they made the decision.
This project seeks to identify the constitutional, legal, human rights and equality aspects of Brexit for Northern Ireland, the relevant obligations and the options for going forward.
Tony Blair says no-deal exit will lead to ‘really hard border’ in ‘devastating’ blow to peace process in Northern Ireland
10/02/2019
‘It would be economically very, very dangerous for Britain, and for the peace process in Ireland it would potentially be devastating’