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Select committee raises the question of Sinn Féin refusing to enter power sharing if the Northern Ireland protocol is ditched.
Fiach Kelly: The main threat from a crashout is political and constitutional, not economic.
The Irish and British governments are planning to commence talks involving all major parties in Northern Ireland in a bid to restore power-sharing at Stormont, RTÉ News has learned.
Internal Market Bill: UK’s five most senior bishops say Brexit legislation will fracture the country
19/10/2020
The legislation begins its passage through the House of Lords on Monday and is likely to be heavily amended.
Brexiteer Steve Baker, who is now a Northern Ireland Minister, has apologised for his 'ferocious' stance on negotiations with the EU.
Scottish and Northern Irish parliaments condemn deal in symbolic votes as Westminster backs it
The DUP collapsed the devolved executive last February in protest at Brexit’s Northern Ireland Protocol.
It’s been four years since we formally left the EU - and its been eight years of trying to square an impossible circle. How do you keep Brexiteers happy, the EU on board and Northern Ireland’s government up and running, all at once?
Junior minister reveals UK officials have confirmed ‘physical posts at ports of entry’ for Northern Ireland.
The flow of certain food products into Northern Ireland could be halted if expanded Irish Sea check points are not ready for the end of the Brexit transition period, MLAs have been warned.
EU prepares 'time-limited backstop' offer for Boris Johnson in effort to save Brexit talks
09/10/2019
Under the proposals being considered, the EU would allow the unilateral revocation of the backstop if both Sinn Fein and the DUP agreed.
EU launches legal action against UK over plan to 'illegally' change Northern Ireland Protocol
15/06/2022
The EU has said it is launching legal action against the UK over its plans to rip up a key Brexit agreement.
Northern Ireland's five main political parties have sent a joint letter to the UK government urging it to fully replace EU funds which were lost after Brexit.
The UK may have officially left the European Union in 2020 but Brexit is still making headlines. / And for some community organisations in Northern Ireland, it has left them in funding limbo.
Sources say PM’s insistence on Ireland customs border means there is no basis for discussions
Edwin Poots' proposals to increase minimum land area for post-Brexit agriculture payments could put many farmers 'out of business'
11/02/2022
PROPOSALS by Edwin Poots' department for post-Brexit support for agriculture could threaten the livelihood of hundreds of small farmers, according to the chair a Stormont committee.
The Stormont minister whose officials are responsible for the new Irish Sea border has said some food will be unavailable if changes are not made.
DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson said his party will seek to block checks at Northern Ireland's ports under the Brexit deal - and if his demands aren't met, the unionists will walk away from Stormont.
He said the move "hugely reduces" the risk of post-Brexit divergence on product standards between Northern Ireland and Great Britain.
DUP should make NI government ‘unworkable’ until Irish Sea border removed, says loyalist activist
06/01/2021
NI executive relies on power-sharing between parties.
DUP members threaten to bring down Northern Ireland government if Brexit deal is not scrapped
14/02/2021
Party leadership urges Boris Johnson to trigger Article 16.
UUP MLA Doug Beattie was the sole unionist representative in attendance.
Refusal to nominate speaker derails legislature and raises stakes in London’s dispute with Brussels
The creation of a dual regulatory system in Northern Ireland would create a series of reputational, legal and commercial risks for local businesses, the Government has been warned.
The Tory leadership race has brought a no-deal Brexit closer. Most candidates have either elevated No Deal to a heightened form of Brexit - a "clean" Brexit - or have insisted it is preferable to an extension beyond the current Article 50 deadline of 31 October.