Brexit Republic - Withdrawal Deal 2.0
18/10/2019
The backstop is dead, long live a new solution for the island of Ireland. Tony Connelly, Sean Whelan and Colm Ó Mongáin will bring you through how the deal was done, and depending on when you're listening to this, what are the chances of, to quote Boris Johnson, Getting Brexit Done and getting it through the House of Commons.
Remainiacs Ep. 142: O, BUFFER WHERE ART THOU? Johnson’s border plans – plus WTO trade fun
04/10/2019
Government breaks its promise on no customs checks in the island of Ireland / Is Johnson throwing Ireland under the Boris Bus (again)? / Priti Patel decides that Britain is not a country but a Russell Group university. / What really makes Dominic Cummings tick? / Chris Southworth of the International Chamber of Commerce gives us the latest on those amazing WTO terms
UK PM Boris Johnson went to Manchester to address his party conference for the first time as leader proposing a new UK alternative to the backstop - the Northern Ireland/Ireland protocol.
Brexit Republic - Ep. 46: The UK political establishment risks turning itself into a Brexit-induced Hollywood fireball
08/09/2019
Brexit Republic is back, to delve into the unprecedented convulsions wracking the British political system. In his first tangle with parliament, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has suffered a sequence of embarrassing defeats.
Red wine on the couch, Alternative Arrangements on the Border, Tory leadership hopefuls on the campaign trail and the EU on 'no deal' high alert.
As the Conservative Party in the UK enters the final phase of its leadership race, the contenders were encouraged by European leaders to be realistic about what they could expect to achieve on Brexit when they enter No. 10 Downing Street.
Former Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson leads the Tory pack by a distance - all done then? / RTÉ London Correspondent Fiona Mitchell, Europe Editor Tony Connelly and Deputy Foreign Editor look at what the race means for Brexit. Also - Dutch Foreign Minister Stef Blok on the border in Ireland if there's no deal.
This week the pair plot out alternative Brexit futures, ponder whether the the border problem could have been solved a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away and crown a Brexiteer of the Week.
Brexit Republic - Ep. 28
21/02/2019
What do defections to the Independent Group for Theresa May's Brexit negotiations? Will Middle Eastern leaders help their European counterparts find peace in Sharm El Sheikh at this weekend's summit?
Brexit Republic - Ep. 24
25/01/2019
Could a new House of Commons amendment put pressure back on Ireland over the backstop? What does no deal mean for a hard border? (Multiple choice). And how has Davos been tackling Brexit questions?
Brexit Republic - Ep. 1
13/07/2018
Dr Amanda Kramer, Brexit Law NI, on the pervasive sense of unease around Brexit in Northern Ireland. She says loyalists fear the growing discussion around Irish unity, dissident republicans see Brexit as a colonial scourge and a "gift from God". / Lord Patten not optimistic about British chances of cutting trade deals nor impressed with Brexiteer solutions to avoid hard borders.
Brexit Republic - Ep. 2
13/07/2018
Ambassador Declan Kelleher about the conduct of negotiations, red lines, the border on the island of Ireland, and the upcoming UK cabinet meeting at Chequers. / Jill Rutter, Institute for Government's Programme Director and an expert commentator on Brexit among other things. The IfG is seen as having an "up close" view of the UK government's thinking.
Brexit Republic - Ep. 5
23/08/2018
Lisa Chambers believes the Irish govt oversold the Joint EU-UK December Brexit report & why 'megaphone diplomacy' has strengthened the Brexiteers' hand in the UK Conservative Party. / Helen McEntee responds to opposition criticism of the Government's approach, says she's confident that the backstop guarantee is still 'cast iron' & that's why a hard North-South border is not being planned for.
Brexit Republic - Ep. 10
05/10/2018
What's the latest on the backstop post-Salzburg? What type of custom checks are the European Commission proposing? Take us to the (Irish) Whiskey Bar post-Brexit? From geographical indicators to being grouped in with pornography and the arms trade, William Lavelle, head of the Irish Whiskey Association, outlines the challenges ahead for the industry.
n this episode of #3Blokes In A Pub, Graham and Jason travel to Belfast and are joined by Robert Stephenson on a fact-finding mission to find out what utter chaos Brexit is going to inflict on Northern Ireland and the consequences of a #NoDeal Brexit on both the border with the Republic of Ireland and the Good Friday Agreement.