‘Simply untrue!’ Tory Brexiteer suffers car crash interview as he claims he can get an Irish passport for being English
15/10/2018
A Tory Brexiteer suffered a car crash interview on BBC 5Live, leaving the host incredulous after he claimed he was eligible for an Irish passport. Andrew Bridgen, a hardline Eurosceptic, was interviewed by the BBC’s Stephen Nolan on Sunday night and faced a series of tough questions from the Northern Irish presenter over Brexit.
US House of Representatives speaker Nancy Pelosi says that the prospect of a post-Brexit US-UK trade deal rests on maintaining the Good Friday Agreement.
"The law that P&O are allegedly relying on was introduced as a result of EU directives..." Ireland & Spain banned fire & rehire. Both are in the EU.
23/03/2022
"The law that P&O are allegedly relying on was introduced as a result of EU directives... He [Starmer] would have kept us unable to change it... He would have made it impossible to protect UK employees" (Johnson). / Ireland & Spain banned fire & rehire. Both are in the EU.
#3Blokes In A Pub... Go To DUBLIN (Ep 14)
04/10/2018
n this episode of #3BlokesInAPub, Jason and Graham are again joined by Robert Stephenson to talk about the impact of Brexit on the economy, politics and people of Ireland.
Leo Varadkar said Fine Gael is the party to "unify our island" in his lifetime.
The plan has brought some Tory unity, but Brussels believes it is unworkable.
The Minister of State for European Affairs Helen McEntee has said it will be "very difficult" for Ireland to reconcile its obligations to the EU with protecting the Good Friday Agreement in the event of a no-deal Brexit.
'Huge disappointment' as Irish law society blocks bid by English lawyers to preserve EU access
13/11/2020
Law Society of Ireland announces that dual-qualified lawyers must be based in Ireland to gain practising certificates.
The backstop element of the Brexit plan is "not going to change", Ireland's deputy prime minister has said.
'Not even close': Boris Johnson's Brexit border plan rejected by Ireland before he even announces it
02/10/2019
'It doesn’t look like the basis of an agreement, that’s for sure'.
'Not fit for purpose': Ireland says it 'cannot possibly' support Boris Johnson's Brexit plan
03/10/2019
Ireland's deputy prime minister has said his country "cannot possibly" support Boris Johnson's Brexit plan, and encouraged the UK to come back with something "fit for purpose".
'Sadness' for one of Cork's most famous food brands as they take 'last orders' from Brexit UK
15/09/2021
One of Cork's most celebrated food producers - Frank Hederman of smoked fish fame - has spoken of his 'sadness' at having to fill what could be his last orders for UK customers due to Brexit changes.
'The Irish really should know their place' regarding Brexit, UK Conservative MP tells BBC Newsnight political editor
11/12/2018
Mr Watt, in his conclusion of the BBC piece, says that what "alarms so many Tories" is that "after centuries of troubled Anglo-Irish relations it is the smaller of the two islands which appears to be exercising greater power for the first time".
'The message must go out to all countries... that this is a British government that doesn't necessarily keep its word,' Tánaiste Leo Varadkar
13/10/2021
'The message must go out to all countries... that this is a British government that doesn't necessarily keep its word,' Tánaiste Leo Varadkar has said in the wake of 'alarming' comments by Boris Johnson's former aide Dominic Cummings.
Thousands of Britons have applied for citizenship elsewhere since the Brexit vote. Here, Guardian readers across Europe explain why they made the decision.
No-deal scenario would disrupt seamless flow of goods and services between Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland.
Several cabinet ministers have told the BBC a no-deal Brexit could lead to a vote on Irish unification.
Ireland’s Foreign Ministry revealed it issued over 1 million passports for the first time in 2022 and everyone is saying the same thing.
Approximately 1,000 new veterinary and customs inspectors are set to be hired to deal with Brexit, An Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar, has announced this evening.
10% of Enterprise Ireland exporting firms have spent €100k on Brexit preparations - survey
04/09/2019
One in every ten exporting companies who are clients of Enterprise Ireland say they have spent over €100,000 on preparing for Brexit so far, according to a new survey by the organisation.
Dublin has been crowned the most desirable place for City jobs, as 135 firms have relocated business to the Irish capital due to Brexit, new research has revealed.
Road Safety Authority warns drivers permits must be exchanged by end of the year .
A new survey has found that Brexit worries are increasingly impacting business decisions in Ireland, with half of small and medium-sized enterprises in Ireland cancelling or postponing investment plans as a result.
52 people in Cork and Kerry waiting for wheelchairs due to Brexit and supply chain delays
13/12/2021
MORE than 50 people are on waiting lists for wheelchairs across Cork and Kerry amid calls for greater funding and resourcing to ensure people are not left facing major delays.
63% of people in Northern Ireland think a united Ireland is now more likely because of Brexit
26/05/2022
Almost two-thirds of people in Northern Ireland believe that Brexit has increased the likelihood of Irish unity, according to the results of a social attitudes survey.