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# border - Friday 12 June, 2020
McEntee says NI protocol is 'vague and lacking in detail on customs' as deadline looms
The Brexit transition period is due to end on 31 December.
# border - Saturday 9 May, 2020
Garda and PSNI chiefs approve review into Covid-19 policing
Drew Harris and Simon Byrne conducted a joint patrol with local officers on the Tyrone/Monaghan border today.
# border - Thursday 5 March, 2020
TDs say treatment of people at Greek border 'brings shame to the EU'
Turkey has claimed Greece is using live rounds against people at the border, saying three have been killed.
# border - Thursday 17 October, 2019
UK and EU agree Brexit deal after intense negotiations
The DUP has not signed up to support the deal.
# border - Wednesday 16 October, 2019
British family detained for almost two weeks after 'accidentally crossing border into US'
A three-month-old and two-year-old twins are among those being detained.
Deal or no deal: Donald Tusk says there are 'certain doubts' on the British side
“We’ll see, I’m still hopeful,” he said, adding things would become clearer in the next seven or eight hours.
# border - Tuesday 15 October, 2019
Varadkar says Johnson told him he's confident of getting MPs to back Brexit deal
Speculation is mounting that a breakthrough in Brexit negotiations is imminent.
# border - Thursday 10 October, 2019
Explainer: As Turkey attacks and Trump watches on, who are the Kurds and why are they in the middle?
The US made the surprise decision to pull troops out of northern Syria, leaving Turkey to enter.
# border - Friday 4 October, 2019
Coveney says he doesn't want a quarrel with the DUP, but says the minority can't have a veto
Simon Coveney has said the UK’s Brexit proposals contain ‘significant problems’.
# border - Wednesday 2 October, 2019
'Brexit Godfather' Johnson accused of deliberately putting forward a Brexit deal the EU will reject
The British Prime Minister is today expected to again stress that the UK will leave the EU on 31 October, one way or another.
# border - Tuesday 1 October, 2019
Boris Johnson promises ‘good solution’ to Irish border in formal Brexit plan
Johnson’s comments follow the fall-out from the UK’s proposal to replace the backstop with a series of customs posts.
# border - Monday 23 September, 2019
Chair of Brexit Party says Varadkar 'hijacked' the backstop issue, and that Irish border trade is 'irrelevant'
Richard Tice, an MEP for the East of England, also explained trade across the Northern Irish border by comparing it to a jar of Smarties.
# border - Sunday 22 September, 2019
Will no-deal Brexit mean border checks in Ireland? Juncker's answer is simple: Yes
“The British have to tell us exactly the architectural nature of this border,” the European Commission president told Sky News, “I don’t like it, a hard border.”
# border - Thursday 12 September, 2019
'Time to level with people': Coveney says customs checks after no-deal will be temporary and away from the border
He said a timeline for how long the checks would be operational will have to be agreed.
# border - Saturday 7 September, 2019
Allowing customs checks on the island of Ireland amounts to 'political vandalism', says McDonald
The Sinn Féin leader claims border checks would breach the Good Friday Agreement.
# border - Monday 19 August, 2019
Explosion near border was deliberate attempt to kill police officers, PSNI says
The explosion has been condemned by politicians on both sides of the border.
# border - Friday 2 August, 2019
'Panic' and 'security gaps': Internal British document warns about impact of no-deal Brexit
Britain leaving the EU without a deal seems increasingly likely.
# border - Monday 22 July, 2019
Boris Johnson says that if we can go to the moon, we can solve the Irish border problem
During his time as Foreign Secretary, Johnson compared concerns about the Irish border as “the tail wagging the dog.”
# border - Sunday 21 July, 2019
Coveney says no-deal Brexit will be 'a disaster for us all'
The Tánaiste says he and others have worked for three years to avoid such a scenario.
# border - Saturday 13 July, 2019
Pence claims migrants 'well cared for' during visit to centre as protestors decry 'concentration camps'
The US Vice President said the situation at the border is a “crisis that is overwhelming our system”.
# border - Tuesday 9 July, 2019
Irish online shoppers will have to pay more when buying from UK retailers post a no-deal Brexit
An updated action plan on a no-deal Brexit was discussed at Cabinet today.
# border - Monday 8 July, 2019
Trump says migrant detention centres will be opened up to visits by journalists
His comments come after reports over the weekend described one centre in Texas as filled with hundreds of children wearing filthy clothes.
# border - Saturday 8 June, 2019
Venezuelan president orders reopening of border with Colombia
The country is suffering from shortages of food, medicine and other essentials.
Trump suspends tariffs against Mexico after 11th-hour migration deal
Mexico has agreed to expand its policy of taking back migrants from Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador as their asylum claims are processed.
# border - Tuesday 9 April, 2019
Garda statement on Drew Harris vehicle controversy: 'There was no security incident'
“A newly installed bollard malfunctioned,” a statement from the force said.
# border - Wednesday 3 April, 2019
Trump '100% ready' to shut down US-Mexico border despite being warned of 'catastrophic economic impact'
“Sure it’s going to have a negative impact on the economy. Security is more important to me than trade.”
# border - Tuesday 2 April, 2019
MPs could vote on May's deal for FOURTH time as it's warned hard Brexit is 'nearly inevitable'
Meanwhile, Leo Varadkar said: “No one should underestimate the difficulties that a no deal will present.”
# border - Thursday 28 March, 2019
Trump threatens to shut Mexico border again
Trump has previously made similar threats.
# border - Tuesday 26 March, 2019
Irish trucks can keep accessing the continent through the landbridge after a hard Brexit
The Taoiseach said today no one knows what will happen in a no-deal scenario.
# border - Sunday 17 March, 2019
'Offensive and embarrassing': Coveney criticises McDonald for posing beside anti-English sign at parade
In response, Sinn Féin said the partition of Ireland is “divisive and offensive”.
Having to cross the border or stay overnight: Concerns raised about location of rural Direct Provision centres
It’s a criminal offence for asylum seekers to cross the border into Northern Ireland.
# border - Sunday 10 March, 2019
Living in a forest camp and jumping the fence into Europe - Titi's rugby dream
The Cameroon native is close to making his Test debut for the Spanish national team.
# border - Wednesday 6 March, 2019
Department asks Europe to set a date for when motorists travelling to Northern Ireland will not need green cards
The government is working on a bilateral arrangement between the EU and the UK, but that has yet to be agreed.
# border - Tuesday 5 March, 2019
New armed Garda unit for border region, but Taoiseach says it would be rolled out even if Brexit wasn't happening
Varadkar confirmed today that a third unit is to be located in Cavan.
# border - Saturday 2 March, 2019
Michel Barnier says EU is open to negotiating on Brexit 'guarantees' but not on the backstop
Barnier also suggested the EU would be open to a “technical” delay to Brexit.
# border - Thursday 28 February, 2019
Sinn Féin accused of 'getting desperate' by tweeting edited version of SDLP leader's speech
Colum Eastwood has said that Sinn Féin wasn’t being truthful.
# border - Wednesday 27 February, 2019
Patrick Hutch protected by dissidents north of border as he prepares to leave for Europe
It is thought Hutch will leave for the continent in the coming days.
# border - Tuesday 26 February, 2019
A vote on revoking Trump's emergency US-Mexico wall funds takes place today
If the Democrats’ attempted funding block succeeds, Trump can use a veto to kill the measure.
# border - Saturday 23 February, 2019
Dozens of dissident weapons caches 'dotted along border region'
Gardaí fear an upsurge in violence in the event of a no-deal Brexit.
# border - Friday 15 February, 2019
White House says Trump will declare national emergency to fund border wall
Declaring a national emergency would free Trump to seek to redirect federal funds and bypass Congress.
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Poll: Will you be attending a pub or restaurant this weekend?
THIS IS THE first weekend since pubs and restaurants reopened for businesses on Monday.
There are strict guidelines in place for the businesses due to Covid-19 restrictions, with a time limits in place for patrons and a requirement to buy a meal if people are consuming alcohol.
TheJournal.ie visited some pubs earlier in the week to see what the ‘new normal’ is like, but will you?
Today’s poll: Will you be attending a pub or restaurant this weekend?
Poll Results:
I won't be going to either (1159)
Yes, I'll be heading to a restaurant (217)
Yes, I'll be heading to a pub (164)
I've no bookings made but I might (126)
I hope to go to both (77)
I've made several bookings (21)
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