Commons Speaker Bercow said 'No' to Meaningful Vote 3, the EU said No to a June 30th Brexit deadline extension, the UK Prime Minister now has to find enough British MP's to say 'Yes'.

The booming baritones of Cox and Bercow bookended a busy week in Westminster, Brussels and Dublin (with a bit of Washington DC in there too). It saw the sinking of MV2, the vote against no-deal and a UK Government whipping against its own motion.

A codpiece unveiled, an usine à gaz explained and dinner on the thirteenth floor digested.

What form of words (if any) would provide basis for the UK Attorney General to convince the DUP and the Tory Party to support the Withdrawal Agreement?

What do defections to the Independent Group for Theresa May's Brexit negotiations? Will Middle Eastern leaders help their European counterparts find peace in Sharm El Sheikh at this weekend's summit?

Last Thursday, lawyers for former Ulster Unionist leader David Trimble (now Tory peer Lord Trimble), initiated a legal case against the UK government contending that the Withdrawal Agreement with the backstop is in breach of the Good Friday Agreement, the Act of Union and the Vienna Convention. Author and legal commentator Joshua Rozenberg gave Brexit Republic his view of the case.

Brexit gets biblical: Donald Tusk's special place in hell for Brexiteers who had no plan, Theresa May on pilgrimages to Belfast, Brussels and then Dublin to break bread with Leo Varadkar. / Also Brexit Republic Guest: FoodDrink Europe's DG Mella Frewen on the impact of 'no deal' on the food and drink sector.

After defending the Withdrawal Agreement as the only deal on the table, UK Prime Minister Theresa May turned against it, directing MP's to vote for it to be amended. ... There is no room to renegotiate the Withdrawal Agreement, no appetite to pile pressure on Ireland and no viable alternative coming from the UK, says the EU.

Could a new House of Commons amendment put pressure back on Ireland over the backstop? What does no deal mean for a hard border? (Multiple choice). And how has Davos been tackling Brexit questions?

What a week it has been! In the space of 24 hours Theresa May suffered a historic humiliation in Parliament and then promptly won the support of her party and the DUP. Will she cling doggedly to the current agreement text and hope the ticking clock will bolster domestic support? Will an extension to the Article 50 deadline be needed? Or is a second referendum now more likely?

Dr Amanda Kramer, Brexit Law NI, on the pervasive sense of unease around Brexit in Northern Ireland. She says loyalists fear the growing discussion around Irish unity, dissident republicans see Brexit as a colonial scourge and a "gift from God". / Lord Patten not optimistic about British chances of cutting trade deals nor impressed with Brexiteer solutions to avoid hard borders.

Ambassador Declan Kelleher about the conduct of negotiations, red lines, the border on the island of Ireland, and the upcoming UK cabinet meeting at Chequers. / Jill Rutter, Institute for Government's Programme Director and an expert commentator on Brexit among other things. The IfG is seen as having an "up close" view of the UK government's thinking.

The arrival of a White Paper, the departure of cabinet members and US President Donald Trump's Sun interview all making waves for UK Prime Minister Theresa May. / And what are the dangers of a punitive Brexit deal for the UK? Oxford University Professor of European Studies Timothy Garton Ash gives us his view

Theresa May narrowly avoided a critical defeat in parliament. / Boris Johnson resigned as foreign secretary, using his House of Commons speech to implore MPs to "save Brexit". / BrexitCentral's Hugh Bennett says that despite fury in the Tory ranks, Mrs May is still on course to deliver on her White Paper. / Aidan Flynn on 80% of Irish/EU exports going through the UK.

Lisa Chambers believes the Irish govt oversold the Joint EU-UK December Brexit report & why 'megaphone diplomacy' has strengthened the Brexiteers' hand in the UK Conservative Party. / Helen McEntee responds to opposition criticism of the Government's approach, says she's confident that the backstop guarantee is still 'cast iron' & that's why a hard North-South border is not being planned for.

RTÉ's Europe Editor Tony Connelly looks behind the Brexit headlines. / British Chamber of Commerce Director General Adam Marshall tells Brexit Republic about the clarity his members are still looking for in the Brexit negotiations.

Strong headwinds facing UK Prime Minister Theresa May's Chequers Brexit plan. / Michel Barnier doesn't like it much, Brexiteers don't like it at all, but Theresa May still insistent that Chequers is the best plan. / This week, we look at the political to-ing and fro-ing in the UK and get the views of Conservative MP and former UK Attorney General Dominic Grieve.

Gisela Stuart on why she believes exiting the Single Market and Customs Union is the Brexit the UK voted for in 2016. / Liesbeth Kooijman, Dutch Ministry of Agriculture on how much time Brexit could add to foodstuffs travelling from Europe to UK shops in the event of Brexit. / Roel Van't Veld, Dutch Customs Authority on the added burden leaving the Customs Union will have for the UK and Europe.

As UK Theresa May headed to EU Summit in Salzburg this week, the expectation was that her Brexit Chequers White Paper would be met with a muted, but not hostile response, relieving her of some pressure before her party's conference later this month. Europe Editor Tony Connelly talks to Brexit Republic from Salzburg and we'll hear from An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and UK Prime Minister Theresa May.

What's the latest on the backstop post-Salzburg? What type of custom checks are the European Commission proposing? Take us to the (Irish) Whiskey Bar post-Brexit? From geographical indicators to being grouped in with pornography and the arms trade, William Lavelle, head of the Irish Whiskey Association, outlines the challenges ahead for the industry.

UK Prime Minister Theresa May's (war?) dance at the Tory Party conference; DUP leader Arlene Foster's "blood red lines"; Boris Johnson's "Chuck Chequers" speech and the Taoiseach's meetings in Brussels with Council President: How healthy are the prospects for a Brexit breakthrough ahead of the October 17th summit?

This week RTÉ's Europe Editor Tony Connelly and Deputy Foreign Editor Colm Ó Mongáin look at: (Another) critical phase in the Brexit negotiations; Mrs Foster meets Mr Barnier; Concerns over the impact of Brexit on the rights enshrined in the Good Friday Agreement.

This week Brexit Republic looks at UK PM's survival after a week that predicted her political demise in violent terms. Northern Ireland business representatives went to Westminster to bluntly outline their 'no-deal' fears. EU Commissioner Phil Hogan is optimistic of a deal and buoyant about EU unity "despite provocation".

Tony's in Helsinki at the EPP's Spitzenkandidat coronation / No deal and what it means for Irish businesses (spoiler - lot's of paperwork) / BDO's Carol Lynch gives ground level view on what will happen at Irish ports and to Irish businesses if no deal is agreed, or later if a free trade agreement is reached.

It has been a week of volcanic political drama: After 17 months of talks and dizzying mood swings last week and all weekend, EU and British negotiators dramatically sealed a Withdrawal Treaty text at 9 o’clock on Monday night, and RTE News broke the story.