# Brexit
# Brexit
Liz Truss is expected to declare her intention to bring forward legislation which rips up parts of the UK’s post-Brexit trade deal.
# brexit - Sunday 15 May, 2022
# Northern Ireland
# Northern Ireland
The Foreign Affairs Minister said Ireland is “frustrated” and “dealing with the consequences now of a decision by the British people on our own country”.
# brexit - Saturday 14 May, 2022
# Sinn Féin
# Sinn Féin
Nobody should be “spooked by the actions of the British government”, McDonald said.
# brexit - Friday 13 May, 2022
# Northern Ireland
The DUP leader is refusing to sit in Stormont until issues around the Northern Ireland Protocol are resolved. Sinn Féin's Michelle O'Neill said the party are "disgracefully holding the public to ransom for their Brexit mess". The UK Government has indicated that it is set to override parts of the post-Brexit agreement.
# brexit - Thursday 12 May, 2022
# Northern Ireland
European Commission vice-president Maros Sefcovic earlier said the UK plans to scrap swathes of the Protocol are "unacceptable". Prime Minister Boris Johnson has dismissed suggestions of any possible escalatory response from the EU as "crazy". DUP MP Sammy Wilson said his party has adopted a wait-and-see approach over what the UK Government will do about the Protocol.
# brexit - Wednesday 11 May, 2022
# Brexit
# Brexit
It is understood the British Cabinet minister is poised to take further action in the coming weeks if negotiations with the EU continue to stall.
# brexit - Tuesday 10 May, 2022
# Brexit
# Brexit
The protocol effectively creates checks on goods flowing from Britain to Northern Ireland to allow an open border.
# brexit - Wednesday 4 May, 2022
# Brexit
# Brexit
Secretary of State Brandon Lewis said the Government is focusing on resolving issues with an agreement with the EU.
# brexit - Monday 25 April, 2022
# Splash
# Splash
The funding will be used for projects such as repairing and enhancing public slipways, piers and pontoons.
# brexit - Friday 22 April, 2022
# Brexit
# Brexit
Boris Johnson claimed the Northern Ireland Protocol ‘does not command the confidence of a large part’ of the population in the Northern Ireland.
# brexit - Tuesday 29 March, 2022
Ireland is focusing on building relationships with parts of the UK outside of London as part of its post-Brexit plan.
# brexit - Monday 28 March, 2022
# Brexit
# Brexit
The British Northern Ireland Secretary said 200 GB businesses are not trading with the North.
# Border Bill
# Border Bill
The new rules are due to come into force in 2025.
# brexit - Wednesday 23 March, 2022
# Brexit
# Brexit
The Foreign Affairs Minister raised concerns about plans for foreigners to have an Electronic Travel Authorisation pass when crossing the border.
# brexit - Tuesday 22 March, 2022
# Terror
# Terror
The assessment was made by MI5 – the British internal intelligence agency.
# brexit - Saturday 19 March, 2022
# UK
# UK
Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey said the UK Prime Minister “is a national embarrassment”.
# brexit - Monday 14 March, 2022
# Brexit
# Brexit
The case was pursued in the names of unionists and Brexit eers from across the UK.
# brexit - Saturday 12 March, 2022
# Protocol
# Protocol
The Taoiseach was speaking to reporters at the Embassy of Ireland in London.
# brexit - Wednesday 9 March, 2022
# Not So Bad
# Not So Bad
Irish politicians were also warned that continuing uncertainty over post-Brexit arrangements for Northern Ireland is ‘dampening’ investment.
# brexit - Tuesday 15 February, 2022
# Brexit
# Brexit
Imports and exports to and from Northern Ireland both rose by nearly €4 billion.
# brexit - Saturday 12 February, 2022
# Brexit
# Brexit
The DUP leader says the chances of a deal are “quite small”.
# brexit - Sunday 6 February, 2022
# Northern Ireland Protocol
# Northern Ireland Protocol
Triggering Article 16 could suspend elements of the Northern Ireland Protocol.
# brexit - Friday 4 February, 2022
# The Protocol Row
# The Protocol Row
The intricacies of Northern Ireland politics has add another layer of confusion for post Brexit trade.
# Stormont
# Stormont
The former BBC correspondent says recent political unrest in Northern Ireland follows a well-worn pattern.
# brexit - Thursday 3 February, 2022
# The Protocol
Mairéad McGuinness said the move created uncertainty and unpredictability for the North. It was unclear this morning whether the order by Edwin Poots last night had been complied with. Northern Ireland secretary Brandon Lewis insists UK government won't intervene.
# brexit - Wednesday 2 February, 2022
# The Protocol Row
# The Protocol Row
Poots claims he no longer has the legal authority to continue the Protocol checks – but local politics is also at play.
# The Protocol Row
Edwin Poots has argued that he has received legal advice in favour of him suspending checks unilaterally. Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney has said the move, if carried out, would be a “breach of international law”. It is yet unclear whether the senior civil servant in Poots' department can legally comply with the order.
# brexit - Monday 31 January, 2022
# Brexit
# Brexit
Announcements will be seen as an attempt by Boris Johnson to steer the narrative away from allegations of rule-breaking gatherings.
# brexit - Friday 28 January, 2022
# Post Brexit Checks
# Post Brexit Checks
Simon Coveney held a call with UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss, as negotiations between the UK and the EU continue.
# Northern Ireland
# Northern Ireland
Senator Erin McGreehan said that the video was adding tension amid “heightened” emotions before Stormont elections in May.
# brexit - Monday 24 January, 2022
# Brexit
# Brexit
Jeffrey Donaldson said the UK Government needed to make his party aware of its intentions immediately.
# brexit - Friday 21 January, 2022
# UK
Students who are studying medicine in Northern Ireland or Great Britain cannot apply for internships with the HSE this year due to Brexit. The Department of Health said it is working on changes to the Medical Practitioners Act, and hope it will come into effect later this year.
# brexit - Friday 14 January, 2022
# The North
# The North
He said he doesn’t want the NI Assembly election in May become dominated by the ‘polarising’ issue.
# brexit - Thursday 13 January, 2022
# Brexit
# Brexit
The British Foreign Secretary is having her first face-to-face meeting with the European Commission vice-president today.
# brexit - Tuesday 11 January, 2022
# Brexit
# Brexit
The EU commissioner said she hopes the appointment of Liz Truss as chief Brexit negotiator brings some ‘pragmatism’ to talks.
# brexit - Sunday 9 January, 2022
# Brexit
# Brexit
The DUP has welcomed comments by Truss, while the SDLP leader has said that the move would “only make things worse”.
# brexit - Sunday 2 January, 2022
# Brexit
# Brexit
Boris Johnson has vowed to ‘maximise the benefits of Brexit ’ in 2022.
# brexit - Thursday 30 December, 2021
# Brexit
# Brexit
European Commission vice president Maros Sefcovic said a compromise can still be found.
# brexit - Friday 24 December, 2021
# Michel Barnier
# Michel Barnier
This day last year, a last-minute Brexit trade deal was agreed between the EU and the UK.
# brexit - Sunday 19 December, 2021
# Brexit Minister
# Brexit Minister
Frost had originally planned to leave in January, but after his letter was leaked, he resigned immediately.