Irish Justice Minister Helen McEntee says the UK's actions over Brexit have set talks back and "damaged trust" between Britain and Ireland. / She told Sophy Ridge it is "simply not the case" that the EU has threatened to block food supplies between Northem Ireland and Great Britain and bring in a full scale trade border down the Irish Sea.

Minister warns of serious impact for food producers, especially vulnerable beef sector.

'It doesn’t look like the basis of an agreement, that’s for sure'.

The Minister of State for European Affairs has said the UK's proposals for dealing with the Irish backstop do not go far enough.

Minister says withdrawal agreement including backstop will not be renegotiated.

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.

The Irish Republic’s Europe minister, Helen McEntee, told Humphrys that it was not contemplating quitting the EU with polls showing 92% of the population wanted to remain in the bloc and Irexit was not plausible.

Ireland will not engage in bilateral talks on Brexit and will only negotiate as part of the 27 remaining members of the European Union, European Affairs Minister Helen McEntee has said.