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Liz Truss was thrust into post-Brexit talks with Brussels after the resignation of Brexit minister David Frost at the weekend

Coveney has 'positive' Brexit chat with Truss

Simon Coveney has had a "positive initial conversation" with the minister who is handling the UK's post-Brexit relationship with the EU following the departure of David Frost.

Business • 21 Dec 21

Britain delays post-Brexit checks on goods from Ireland

The British government has announced it is putting off the introduction of full customs controls on goods moving from Ireland into Britain.

Business • 15 Dec 21

Boris Johnson warned the British public to prepare for no deal

Johnson says 'strong possibility' of no Brexit deal

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has warned there is a "strong possibility" the EU and UK will not agree a post-Brexit trade deal.

Brexit • 10 Dec 20

Talks between the EU's negotiator Michel Barnier (on right) and his British counterpart, David Frost, resumed in Brussels (File pic)

Time is running out for Brexit deal, EU tells Britain

European Union diplomats have warned Britain that time is fast running out for a Brexit deal, and that it may already be too late to ratify one, as negotiators in Brussels began a last-ditch attempt to avoid a tumultuous exit at the end of December.

Brexit • 16 Nov 20

British Cabinet Office minister Michael Gove said the EU had refused to discuss legal texts of a draft trade deal

EU pledges to intensify talks on Brexit and legal texts

Senior European Union officials have said the EU is ready to intensify talks towards a deal on future trade ties with the UK after a meeting to discuss the existing Brexit agreement.

Brexit • 19 Oct 20

Mr Barnier has been speaking this week by video link to ministers from the so-called Group of Eight coastal states, which includes Ireland

EU states take a hard line over Brexit fisheries talks

EU fishing member states are taking an increasingly hard line over any concessions to the UK in the current phase of the Brexit negotiations, RTÉ News understands.

Brexit • 06 Oct 20

Michel Barner said the Brexit talks this week often appeared to going backwards rather than forwards

Barnier 'disappointed & concerned' after Brexit talks

The latest negotiating round between Britain and the European Union on future ties after a post-Brexit transition period runs out at the end of 2020 brought no breakthroughs this week on the key sticking points, an EU official has said.

Business • 21 Aug 20

Brexit negotiators David Frost and Michel Barnier

Barnier says UK position makes trade deal 'unlikely'

The UK and the European Union have clashed over a free trade agreement, with Brussels deeming it "unlikely" but London saying it still could be reached in September.

Brexit • 23 Jul 20

Tonight's dinner will kick off the latest round of Brexit talks that have all but stalled because of major differences over their future relationship

Private dinner kicks off latest Brexit talks

Top British and European Union negotiators will dine at Number 10 Downing Street this evening, kicking off the latest round of Brexit talks that have all but stalled because of major differences over their future relationship.

Business • 07 Jul 20

European Union chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier (R) and the British Prime Minister's Europe adviser David Frost

EU offering 'relatively low quality' trade deal - UK

Britain has accused the European Union of making a sub-standard offer in post-Brexit trade talks, as it urged Brussels to give ground on its proposals to strike a quick deal.

Brexit • 19 May 20

David Frost 'has been showing mild symptoms and so he is following the guidance to self-isolate'

Brexit talks uncertain as Frost and Barnier isolate

Britain's lead negotiator for post-Brexit trade talks with the European Union, David Frost, is self-isolating after showing mild symptoms of coronavirus - the day after his EU counterpart said he had the virus.

Coronavirus • 20 Mar 20

UK's European Union negotiator David Frost

UK seeks to evade Irish Sea checks on goods - reports

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Brexit team has been ordered to come up with plans to "get around" the Northern Ireland protocol in the Brexit withdrawal agreement, the Sunday Times newspaper has reported.

Brexit • 23 Feb 20

David Frost