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?

Episode one watches as the Europeans’ respect for a formidable negotiating opponent turns into frustration and incredulity as the British fail to present a united front. At moments funny and tragic, it ends with the debacle in December 2017 when Theresa May flies in to Brussels to finalise details of a deal and is publically humiliated by her coalition partner.

Arlene Foster tells incoming prime minister the £1bn-plus confidence and supply agreement must be renewed ‘over the coming weeks’.

Simon Coveney says British prime minister’s Commons statements ‘very unhelpful’.

Luxembourg talks are not expected to deliver a breakthrough as the clock ticks down to 31 October.

EU gives go-ahead to weekend meetings after PM appears to backtrack on customs stance.

Boris Johnson thinks he’s got a deal. Arlene Foster isn’t so sure. Nobody knows what’s in the deal – but some of the ERG think it’ll pass the Commons anyway. The Remainiacs team gather to work out what we know, what we don’t know… and what we think will be put before Parliament on Saturday.

DUP leader says customs officials told her there would have to be checks at Irish Sea, contrary to Boris Johnson's promises.

DUP says deal will put a border down the Irish sea and threaten the union with Britain.

Northern political leaders face major challenge after striking deal.

EU CHIEF Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier is to meet Sinn Féin and DUP representatives today as the countdown begins to the UK leaving the European Union on Friday.

Foreign minister challenges Johnson’s claim about goods moving from Northern Ireland to Britain.

Assembly hears of plans for customs posts at NI ports, setting the cat among the pigeons.

Lords committee warns uncertainty over trading rules may add to economic damage of crisis.

On 7 October last year, there was a defining phone call between Boris Johnson and Angel Merkel.

The increasingly shrill nature of the rhetoric around Brexit is a worrying development that has the potential to do as much damage to Irish-British relations in the longer term as the practical consequences of the process itself.

Shockwaves felt both sides of Irish divide over plan to renege on withdrawal agreement.

The EU's chief negotiator has told MEPs that negotiations on a post-Brexit deal could continue until Wednesday but no further.

Sinn Fein's Michelle O'Neill says Brexit is a gamechanger, but the DUP's Arlene Foster doesn't consider Irish unity inevitable.

The government is facing fresh criticism over the Northern Ireland Protocol amid warnings it obstructs the "free movement" of the military.

First Minister Arlene Foster has called on Defence Secretary Ben Wallace to act.

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

“Those who championed Brexit and are crying salty tears now because of the consequences of Brexit need to accept that those are consequences of their decisions, their actions, and to not point the finger at others.”