EU must continue to monitor and ensure that the British hold up their side of the bargain.

Fewer than 50,000 were issued in 2015.

Trade bloc indicates desire to ease tensions with UK over alleged breach of protocol.

THE governments of Ireland and Wales have revealed a joint action plan outlining their ambitions for their post-Brexit relationship in the years ahead.

Richard Neal condemns decision to extend grace period for customs checks between NI and Britain.

Members of the US Congress are to receive a briefing today on the latest Brexit developments from Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney and European Commission Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič.

This follows Britain’s move to postpone customs checks on goods entering the North from Britain. / Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney and EU commissioner Maros Sefcovic are scheduled to brief the Friends of Ireland caucus on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, amid concern in Washington about Britain’s decision to delay the implementation of a key part of the Brexit agreement.

Britain's decision to make unilateral changes to Northern Irish Brexit arrangements is "not the appropriate behaviour of a respectable country" and will erode trust with the European Union, senior Irish ministers said on Thursday.

‘It’s the British government essentially breaking the protocol – breaking their own commitments again’

The EU is "negotiating with a partner it simply can't trust" in post-Brexit talks, Ireland's foreign minister has said.

Northern Ireland dominated Brexit negotiations for years and remains a highly contentious element of EU-UK relations. The nature of the UK’s departure from the EU means the issue will not go away any time soon.

Ireland’s foreign minister dismisses request by DUP in escalating row over trade barriers in Irish Sea.

Michael Gove asks for extension until 2023

Ireland’s foreign affairs minister has said any attempt to undermine the Northern Ireland Protocol poses “real difficulties”.

Irish Foreign Minister @simoncoveney tells @Peston that checks required on goods coming into N.Ireland are causing disruption.

Simon Coveney claims Britain attempting to ‘chase some notion of trying to refind its sovereignty’.

Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney has said that Brexit negotiations are "at the very end" and if a deal cannot be done on the future EU-UK relationship and on trade then the focus will shift very soon to a no deal scenario.

Angela Merkel has warned that a failure to strike a free-trade deal would be a defeat for both the EU and UK.

But ensuring Irish interests are part of any final Brexit trade deal ‘will not be easy’.

BILL CLINTON has hit out at the UK’s handling of the ongoing Brexit negotiations for creating “tremendous uncertainty” in Northern Ireland.

MANCHESTER will be the location for a new Consulate General of Ireland due to be opened in England next year it was revealed this week.

UK FOREIGN Secretary Dominic Raab has accused the EU of putting pressure on the Good Friday Agreement with its approach to the ongoing Brexit negotiations.

Coveney announces plan ahead of virtual Dublin visit by Manchester and Liverpool mayors.