Sinn Fein was once disparaged as the political wing of the IRA. It’s now on course to be the biggest party in both the north and south of the island.
Every now and then there are weeks when Brexit issues surge back to the foreground, and this has been one of them.
European Commission says failure to apply customs rules in Northern Ireland “significantly increases the risk of smuggling”.
Bill hands ‘breath-taking’ powers to ministers, warns Hansard Society. / Boris Johnson’s legal justification for tearing up his agreement with the EU on post-Brexit arrangements for Northern Ireland has been branded “hopeless” by the government’s former chief lawyer.
Derry lorry driver cum councillor Philip McKinney blames Brexit, low wages, training costs, infrastructure for shortage
04/10/2021
Alliance Councillor Philip McKinney said the United Kingdom electorate's decision to vote to leave the European Union is one of the principal reasons for the lack of labour.
British minister 'claimed no-deal Brexit would only hit a few Irish farmers with turnips in their trucks'
28/10/2021
A FORMER British diplomat said one government minister dismissed the risk of a no-deal Brexit on Irish firms as only affecting "a few farmers with turnips in the back of their trucks".
Brexit trade war would have ‘immediate and devastating’ impact on UK economy, industry warns
15/11/2021
Business chiefs and economists say huge disruption lies ahead if Downing Street triggers Article 16.
Canadian leader latest to bring up the simmering Brexit dispute.
As Belfast reels after another night of violence on its streets, this bloodshed feels darkly reminiscent of the Troubles. Claire McNeilly reports.
European affairs minister says British government out of step with preserving peace with protocol threats.
One of the key architects of Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal has admitted it is damaging Northern Irish businesses and warned it may not be sustainable.
SDLP claim Brexit impacting education
17/01/2022
SDLP Brexit Spokesperson Matthew O’Toole has said the DUP’s “foolhardy pursuit of a hard Brexit” is impacting young people’s futures.
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.
Former Sainsbury’s boss says Brexit will have a bigger impact than Covid on food and drink
17/09/2021
‘In two years’ time you are all going to realise Brexit was bigger news than Covid,’ warns Justin King.
Roaming charges to return for travellers to EU in Brexit blow, leading operator announces
23/06/2021
Embarrassment as move announced on referendum anniversary – after trade deal created risk of fees.
The Brexit predictions that came true, those that didn’t—and what we didn’t see coming - BMJ
03/08/2022
Six years after the referendum we can disentangle the evidence and judge the effects on health and care, says Richard Vize.
The Arts Council of Northern Ireland (ACNI) has published a report highlighting the implications for culture in Northern Ireland of the UK's withdrawal from the European Union (EU).
JAMES BALL examines the areas where Britain is now feeling the painful consequences of its departure from the EU.
The British Labour party has accused Boris Johnson’s government of putting political stability in Northern Ireland at risk with its unilateral postponement of plans agreed with the European Union for post-Brexit checks on goods.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi takes aim at UK over stance on Northern Ireland protocol.
Lord Empey slams 'headlong emotional rush' into Brexit 'without any thought to the detail'
24/01/2023
Sir Reg Empey says he expects a hearing into how the NI Protocol is affecting medicine supplies on Wednesday to bring “more bad news”.
The European Union’s chief Brexit negotiator said Britain must accept the realities of Brexit and it was the UK’s exit from the EU that had caused tensions between London and Brussels over Northern Ireland, not the divorce protocol.
Joe Biden is set to raise pressure on Boris Johnson to not go back on the post-Brexit Northern Ireland treaty before the pair attend the G7 summit later this week in Cornwall.
Government should lift ‘veil of secrecy’ as big decisions are made about protocol, says shadow NI secretary.
Disorder has again broken out in Belfast during protests against the Brexit protocol.