Tag: Ireland Brexit

• Thursday, December 7th 2017 - 07:13 UTC

  Theresa May promises Irish counterpart proposals for the border in the context of Brexit

  

  British Prime Minister Theresa May told her Irish counterpart Leo Varadkar that she would propose suggestions to Brexit negotiators over the next 24 hours to try to break an impasse on the issue of the Irish border, Varadkar said on Wednesday.

• Tuesday, December 5th 2017 - 07:53 UTC

  EU-UK Brexit talks stalled on Ireland; PM May's coalition partners torpedo an understanding

  

  Despite hopes of a major breakthrough on Brexit, talks between the United Kingdom and European Union (EU) have stalled, in large part over discussions about the Irish border. When British Prime Minister Theresa May arrived in Brussels on Monday to meet European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, there were indications a major breakthrough on stage one of Brexit was imminent.

• Monday, December 4th 2017 - 07:27 UTC

  Tusk warns UK on post-Brexit offer: “if unacceptable for Ireland, is also unacceptable for EU”

  

  The EU will refuse Britain’s demand for talks on a post-Brexit transition and future trade pact if Ireland is not satisfied with London’s offer on border arrangements with Northern Ireland, European Council President Donald Tusk said this weekend.

• Sunday, October 8th 2017 - 09:15 UTC

  Scotland and Ireland allies in Brexit negotiations, will argue to keep an open Irish border

  

  Nicola Sturgeon has said Scotland and Ireland are allies in the Brexit negotiations. Scotland's first minister told business leaders in Dublin she will argue for the Irish border to remain open in the wake of the UK's split from Europe. She added the Republic and Scotland were united on virtually every issue of substance relating to Brexit.