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.
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'It doesn’t look like the basis of an agreement, that’s for sure'.
Minister says withdrawal agreement including backstop will not be renegotiated.
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.
Minister warns of serious impact for food producers, especially vulnerable beef sector.
The Minister of State for European Affairs has said the UK's proposals for dealing with the Irish backstop do not go far enough.