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Truck drivers from Donegal and Derry took part in the convoy

Truck drivers hold cross-border convoy demonstration

Up to 100 truck drivers have taken part in a convoy across the Donegal and Derry border this afternoon.

The biggest Brexit risks remain business readiness, EU member states imposing controls, and arrangements for the Northern Ireland border

Risks in extremely complex border Brexit preparations

There are still "significant" risks attached to the smooth operation of the UK border as the clock ticks down to a potential no-deal Brexit, the UK's spending watchdog has warned.

Business • 16 Oct 19

Simon Byrne spoke to Boris Johnson about plans for border security

PSNI will not staff border security - chief constable

Northern Ireland's Chief Constable has told British Prime Minister Boris Johnson that it is not possible to police the border with his current officer numbers.

Brexit Countdown • 04 Oct 19

The proposals would effectively mean customs posts being erected five to ten miles 'back' from the actual land frontier

UK proposes customs posts on both sides of border

The UK has proposed the creation of a string of customs posts along both sides of the Irish border as part of its effort to replace the backstop, RTÉ News understands.

Brexit • 30 Sep 19

Conference was organised by the Centre for Cross Border Studies

Top civil servants in stark warning over no-deal Brexit

Stark warnings about the consequences of a no-deal Brexit have been outlined at a conference in Dundalk, featuring the three most senior civil servants in Ireland, Northern Ireland and Britain.

Brexit • 20 Sep 19

An avoidance of a hard border in Northern Ireland may be 'unsustainable', according to the documents

Ten scenarios outlined in Operation Yellowhammer

The Operation Yellowhammer document about a no-deal Brexit claims to outline the British government's "reasonable worst-case planning assumptions". These are ten scenarios listed in the dossier.

Brexit • 12 Sep 19

The EU will assume a partnership role in the immediate aftermath of a no-deal Brexit

EU 'gradual approach' to border in no-deal Brexit

The EU will take a gradual approach to the question of how Ireland will have to comply with checks and controls along the Irish border in the event of a no-deal Brexit, RTÉ News understands.

Brexit • 06 Sep 19

The backstop is designed to prevent a hard borer on the island of Ireland

What is the backstop?

The backstop remains the biggest obstacle for Brexit negotiations with the British Prime Minister Boris Johnson insisting the mechanism must be scrapped from the Withdrawal Agreement but the EU is refusing to remove the backstop from the Withdrawal Agreement.

Brexit • 28 Aug 19

250 new Border Force officials are expected to be in place by the end of October

UK steps up border force recruitment ahead of Brexit

The British government has said the recruitment of extra border officials has been speeded up in preparation for leaving the EU "hopefully by the end of October".

Brexit • 01 Aug 19

Donald Trump has made cracking down on immigration a centrepiece of his administration

Democrats 'reluctantly' pass border aid bill

Democrats in the US House of Representatives have given up on an effort to add additional migrant protections to a Senate-passed border aid bill.

World • 27 Jun 19

Buildings can be seen in Gaza behind the border wall built by Israel

Israel-Gaza border - two women, a common dream

Hila Fenlon and Heba Al Tamimi have never met and maybe never will - they are mothers living on either side of the Israel-Gaza border.

World • 16 May 19

Hundreds of trucks line up to cross into the US at the Otay Mesa checkpoint in Tijuana, Mexico

Mexico 'concerned' over delays at US border

Mexico has expressed fresh concern to the United States about delays in the movement of goods and people across their border, after becoming Washington's biggest trade partner for the first time earlier this year.

US • 27 Apr 19

Representatives from the Irish border communities who met the chancellor say they were impressed by her knowledge of the issue

'I lived behind Iron Curtain': Merkel at border meeting

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said she was moved by the stories of people living in Irish border communities who were affected by the Troubles.

Brexit • 04 Apr 19

Drew Harris said a hard border was not on the agenda of An Garda Síochána at present, and that this was in line with Government policy

'Zero work' done by gardaí around hard border - Harris

The Garda Commissioner has said "zero work" has been done around the implementation of a hard border, as a result of the UK's decision to leave the European Union.

Brexit • 25 Mar 19

A section of reinforced US-Mexico border fence seen from Tijuana in Mexico

How would emergency powers help build US border wall?

US President Donald Trump is set to declare a "national emergency" to help fund hundreds of kilometres of wall on the southern border, but what does an emergency act do?

World • 15 Feb 19

Call for Govt to address Brexit issues for border areas

The Irish Central Border Area Network has called on the Government to help address challenges including Brexit which are facing the central border area.

Ulster • 14 Feb 19

The project is being led by a number of businesses across the northeast, including in Dundalk

Scheme to attract investment to northeastern region

A cross-border business-led initiative aimed at attracting multinational companies into the northeast region has been launched.

Ireland • 11 Feb 19

Brexit: No Deal and the Irish Border

On Tuesday, European Commission spokesman Margaritis Schinas was pressed by Irish Times journalist Paddy Smyth to spell out what would happen at the Irish border if there was no deal.

Analysis and Comment • 28 Jan 19

Increasing number of families are trying to enter the US

US to begin forcing asylum seekers to stay in Mexico

The US government is to return the first group of migrants seeking asylum in the United States to the Mexican border city of Tijuana, marking the start of a major policy shift by the Trump administration.

US • 25 Jan 19

Migrants from Honduras try to walk along the US-Mexico border fence in Playas de Tijuana, Baja California State, Mexico

US border chief defends agents after children's deaths

The head of US Customs and Border Protection has defended his agents' handling of two sick children who died in their custody, saying they did everything they could to get medical help for them in difficult circumstances.

US • 30 Dec 18

Theresa May set out her proposals in a letter seen by The Times

DUP will not support May's latest Brexit plan - Foster

The DUP leader Arlene Foster has said that she will not support British Prime Minister Theresa May's decision to have a Northern Ireland specific backstop which would see a border down the Irish Sea.

Brexit • 10 Nov 18

US is sending around 7,000 troops to the Mexican border

Pentagon said no to US troops building detention sites

The Trump administration discussed using the US military to build facilities to house detained migrants as part of its new mission on the Mexican border but the idea was dropped after the Pentagon expressed doubts about it, US officials said.

US • 05 Nov 18

Northern Ireland at centre of Brexit conundrum

Northern Editor Tommie Gorman examines the role of that Northern Ireland and its politicians are playing the countdown to the UK's withdrawal from the European Union.

Brexit • 24 Sep 18

If the proposals are enacted there would be a one-hour time difference either side of the border for part of the year

Clock changes may result in border time difference

There could be two time zones on the island of Ireland from October 2019, under a proposal announced yesterday by the European Commission.

Brexit • 13 Sep 18

Leo Varadkar said Ireland must 'up our preparations when it comes to Brexit'

1,000 new customs and veterinary inspectors to be hired

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said Ireland will have to hire about 1,000 new customs and veterinary inspectors by 2021 to prepare our ports and airports for Brexit.

Politics • 20 Jul 18