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'A hotel without linen is not a hotel'
06/09/2021
Lilliput Services in Belfast is one of the unsung companies without which the UK's hotel industry could not exist.
Today marks 100 days since Brexit properly happened in the UK - with seamless trade and EU rules replaced by a weighty trade deal.
The company confirmed that it will end its service between the Belfast and London hubs at the end of October, and described the decision to be “Brexit-related”.
Aer Lingus set to close Belfast base as move ‘shows harmful effects of Brexit on UK travel’
16/12/2022
The closure of Aer Lingus’ Belfast base after 15 years shows the harm caused by Brexit to the UK travel industry, a travel writer has said.
The renewed tension in Northern Ireland could have far-reaching implications for the future of the United Kingdom - and post-Brexit relations with the EU.
Another Brexit calamity
17/10/2022
If any further proof was needed that Brexit has been a catastrophe for all sections of our divided society, it was supplied by the axing of the key Aer Lingus route between Belfast City Airport and Heathrow in London.
Missiles and fireworks thrown at demonstration in loyalist area with trouble also on nationalist side of peace wall.
Belfast Harbour has bounced back to strong trading and profits of £34m.
Police are monitoring tensions at the peace wall gates at the Shankill Road and Lanark Way as fresh loyalist protests break out in parts of Northern Ireland.
For British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, rioting on the streets in Northern Ireland is a reminder that once the pandemic fades, the U.K. will have to face up to the long-term consequences of Brexit.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson faced calls to bring the parties together for talks after a bus was hijacked and torched in Belfast.
Belfast violence: Douglas Ross condemns Northern Ireland violence amid grilling on post-Brexit trade rules
08/04/2021
DOUGLAS Ross has condemned the "shocking" further violence on the streets of Belfast as he was quizzed about post-Brexit trading arrangements that have created economic barriers between Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK.
Bombardier destroys bluster of Brexiteers
04/05/2019
Fantasy world meets reality of a UK industry deeply embedded in EU economy. / Bombardier has put its Belfast plant up for sale, in the process putting a question mark against the 3,600 jobs in the North’s largest private-sector employer.
AER Lingus flights between Belfast and Heathrow are being axed with a union blaming Brexit for the move.
The European Commission has cancelled the UK's turn to host the European Capital of Culture after Brexit, disappointing the bidding cities.
Ian Davies said hauliers were switching to direct routes to Belfast and only time would tell if this was a blip or long term change.
Molotov cocktails and barricades have returned to Northern Ireland. The conflict there is 4 centuries old. But Brexit is the new reason why the situation has reached the boiling point in what had been an era of peace.
Brexit Protocol brings huge cross-border trade boost with Northern Ireland exports up 61%
21/06/2021
Cross-border trade has received a massive boost since the implementation of the Northern Ireland Protocol, according to figures published by the UK Government.
Ministers’ letter confirms border control posts at ports of Belfast, Warrenpoint and Larne.
ALL regulatory animal-based food checks have been suspended at Belfast and Larne ports, Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (Daera) has said.
Brexit’s Ghosts Still Haunt Northern Ireland
28/04/2021
BELFAST, Northern Ireland—For more than a week earlier this month, Northern Ireland was rocked by riots in pro-British unionist communities, with frequent outbursts of violence in areas bordering on pro-Irish nationalist neighborhoods.
Pro-Remain parties in Northern Ireland criticise ‘petty’ decision by UK government.
Creative sector "gutted" as EU disqualifies UK cities from European Capital of Culture contest
24/11/2017
The UK has been disqualified from hosting the European Capital of Culture in 2023, as a result of Brexit.
The pro-Brexit party’s February attempt to stop EU-required controls ‘was motivated by political rather than legal considerations.’
The Agriculture Minister said he can ‘absolutely and totally stand over the decision to temporarily remove staff’ following reports of threats.
The EU is no longer seeking a Belfast office to oversee its trade relations with Northern Ireland, a senior official has said.
Maroš Šefčovič says he is trying to iron out disruption to businesses caused by the protocol.
Northern Ireland's five main political parties have sent a joint letter to the UK government urging it to fully replace EU funds which were lost after Brexit.
Trade bloc indicates desire to ease tensions with UK over alleged breach of protocol.
It is the second double-decker bus to be torched in the past week, amid protests against the Northern Ireland protocol.
It is the second such incident in and around Belfast in the past week.
The flow of certain food products into Northern Ireland could be halted if expanded Irish Sea check points are not ready for the end of the Brexit transition period, MLAs have been warned.
New trading arrangements between Ireland and the UK have had a significant and negative effect on freight traffic between the two countries.
G7 summit: Brexit row deepens as Elysee Palace rejects claims of Macron confusion over Northern Ireland
14/06/2021
The “sausage war” row between the UK and EU deepened today as the Elysee Palace rejected claims that Emmanuel Macron confused the constitutional status of Northern Ireland in a conversation with Boris Johnson at the G7 summit in Cornwall.
Minister says checks on animals and food products will be necessary to maintain island of Ireland’s ‘disease-free status’
Junior minister reveals UK officials have confirmed ‘physical posts at ports of entry’ for Northern Ireland.
Hundreds of community group staff facing redundancy due to funding shortage triggered by Brexit
09/02/2023
HUNDREDS of staff tasked with improving vulnerable people's employment prospects are to be laid off at the end of next month due to a funding shortage triggered by Brexit.
A sea border would mean checks at major ports in Great Britain and Northern Ireland, such as Holyhead, Liverpool, Belfast and Larne.
Up to 1,700 jobs are at risk over the failure to replace EU funds that were lost after Brexit, a consortium of community groups have said.
Kosher shortage: Board of Deputies warns of end of Jewish life in Belfast over Northern Ireland Protocol
08/07/2021
Northern Ireland Secretary Brandon Lewis says a “small, very vulnerable” Jewish community is under threat permanent fix can be found to so-called “sausage war”.
LOYALISTS held further white-line protests and demonstrations against the Northern Ireland Protocol over the weekend.
MICHAEL Gove has suggested that EU officials may need to cross the border into the north in order to oversee checks on goods.
NI Protocol: Business groups call on UK Government and EU to end post-Brexit trading frictions
08/06/2021
Business groups in Northern Ireland have appealed to the UK Government and the EU to bring an end to post-Brexit trading frictions.
Brexit checks on animal and food products coming into Belfast and Larne ports have been suspended over fears for the safety of staff working there, according to Northern Ireland’s agriculture ministry.
A previously confidential government study detailing 142 areas of life in Northern Ireland that will be impacted by Brexit has been published, revealing risks to everything from cooperation on congenital heart disease and cross-border child protection to rules preventing the looting of national treasures.
Northern Ireland was created 100 years ago Monday, but the day passed with little fanfare.
Simmering tensions over Brexit and allegations of ‘two-tier policing’ spark return of disturbing scenes many hoped were gone forever
Incident near Rathcoole in Newtownabbey sparks fresh fears of Brexit-related violence in region.
Northern Ireland: Government were warned of terrorist threat over Brexit sea border, claim security sources
25/03/2021
A “credible threat” from loyalist paramilitary groups in Northern Ireland may have had an influence on the Government’s decision to unilaterally extended the Brexit “grace period”, security sources and leading politicians have claimed.
Northern Ireland dominated Brexit negotiations for years and remains a highly contentious element of EU-UK relations. The nature of the UK’s departure from the EU means the issue will not go away any time soon.
One Month on the Shankill: Inside Belfast's loyalist community after NI's worst violence in years
14/07/2021
One Month on the Shankill: Watch an extended eyewitness report as ITV News gains access to the Shankill Road loyalist community following the recent violence, as tensions rise over the Northern Ireland Brexit protocol.
Unionists criticised for ‘incendiary’ rhetoric as dozens of officers injured in days of unrest.
The disturbance in a Loyalist area of the city on Friday evening followed four successive nights of disturbances in the unionist Waterside area of Londonderry.
Post-Brexit violence rocks Belfast for another night, threatening region's uneasy political balance
08/04/2021
Belfast, Northern Ireland — Rioters set a hijacked bus on fire and hurled gasoline bombs at police in Belfast in at least the fourth night of serious violence in a week in Northern Ireland, where Brexit has unsettled an uneasy political balance.
A new raft of checks on goods at the ports of Belfast and Larne under the terms of the protocol have sparked anger among unionists and loyalists.
“If we see problems today we should not forget that they do not come from the protocol but they result from Brexit. That is the reason why the problems are there."
Up to 20% of Queens University's research funding is at risk due to a row between the EU and UK.
Law enforcement uses water cannons to disperse protesters; pro-Ireland demonstrators and UK supporters square off, recalling past sectarian conflict.
UK refuses request from Brussels for Northern Ireland presence for second time.
The SDLP has called for the UK Government to extend the Brexit transition period.
Stena Line has moved one of its ferries from Belfast to Rosslare in what it has called a "Brexit busting move".
Ferries put on more capacity on direct routes as businesses look to avoid border controls.
The annual march in which loyalists celebrate their ties to the United Kingdom comes as Brexit has created a new border in the Irish Sea — and the future of the U.K. is tenuous.
Government now rejecting EU oversight of implementing Northern Ireland agreement.
UK rejected initial request from Brussels during negotiations on post-Brexit Irish border controls.
The UK government has confirmed to the EU it will enhance inspection posts at Northern Ireland's ports in order to deliver on the Brexit deal.
UK Government’s approach to Brexit causing ‘potentially irreparable damage’ to the Wales’ ports
27/06/2022
The UK Government’s approach to Brexit trade policy and negotiations protocol is causing “potentially irreparable damage” to Wales’ ports, researchers have said.
The UK position 14 months ago is in sharp contrast to the flat rejection of an EU office in Belfast under Boris Johnson's government.
Michael Gove asks for extension until 2023
Assembly hears of plans for customs posts at NI ports, setting the cat among the pigeons.
EU-UK deal means border posts to be created at Northern Ireland ports, says SF Minister.
Youths from the loyalist community in Northern Ireland continue violent protests against the UK government's Brexit policy, which they fear will lead to unity with the Irish Republic.
Irish citizens in Northern Ireland could become “second class citizens” post-Brexit, a Belfast-based human rights organisation has warned.
Kaffeo director Orla Smyth runs three independent Scandinavian coffee shops in Belfast.
Brexit Proof meets the couple behind Cafe Cuan, an independent coffee shop and event space, in Belfast.
‘We don’t forget’: Michael Gove’s address appears on Belfast wall amid anger over Northern Ireland protocol
04/03/2021
Politicians from across the political spectrum have condemned the graffiti.
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