Brexit

As it happened: New trade deal for NI a 'turning point'

The UK and the European Union have reached an agreement over post-Brexit trading arrangements in Northern Ireland.

Boats will have to be scrapped and any monies paid to operators under a previous temporary tie-up scheme will have to be repaid

Boats scrapped over quotas 'end a lifetime of fishing'

Work on scrapping a number of Irish fishing vessels is under way in an effort to rebalance fish quotas following post-Brexit agreements.

Brexit • 27 Feb 23

Martin Robinson, InterTradeIreland's Director of Strategy

InterTradeIreland's survey more upbeat than expected

The latest all-island business monitor from Intertrade Ireland reveals that the majority of businesses in Ireland say they are stable or growing and despite high inflation, businesses finished the year on a more positive note than expected.

Business • 27 Feb 23

To keep the border free flowing, Brussels and London essentially moved new regulatory and customs checks required by Brexit to the Irish Sea

Northern Ireland Protocol: Key questions answered

Brexit • 27 Feb 23

Leo Varadkar addresses the media at Government Buildings in Dublin

Taoiseach welcomes positive outcome in Protocol talks

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said the announcement of a positive outcome in negotiations on the Northern Ireland Protocol between the EU and the UK is most welcome.

Brexit • 28 Feb 23

At a glance: The Northern Ireland Protocol

Analysis and Comment • 26 Feb 23

Leo Varadkar said that 'there is still some more talking to do but it is a very good sign'

Protocol meeting 'encouraging development' - Taoiseach

The Taoiseach has said the meeting between the European Commission President and the British Prime Minister on the Northern Ireland Protocol is a positive and encouraging development.

Brexit • 27 Feb 23

Leo Varadkar said there is a possibility of agreement being reached in the next few days (File photo)

'Inching towards conclusion' on NI Protocol - Varadkar

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said that talks on the Northern Ireland Protocol are "inching towards a conclusion" but there is a still a gap to be closed.

Brexit • 25 Feb 23

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak hopes the deal will get the DUP to restore power-sharing in Northern Ireland

No Brexit deal unless DUP concerns addressed - Cleverly

British ministers will not sign off on a deal with Brussels over the Northern Ireland Protocol until the DUP's concerns are addressed, Britain's Foreign Secretary James Cleverly has indicated.

Brexit • 24 Feb 23

Boris Johnson now sits on the backbenches but retains a loyal following within the Conservatives

Johnson declines to say whether he would back NI deal

Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has declined to say whether he would back any new deal negotiated by Rishi Sunak on the Northern Ireland Protocol, as talks continue between the UK and EU.

Brexit • 23 Feb 23

Rishi Sunak said he will 'keep fighting for' the people of Northern Ireland

Sunak holds talk with NI business leaders on protocol

The British parliament will get to express its view on any deal between the UK and the EU over post-Brexit trading arrangements in Northern Ireland, according to British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.

Brexit • 22 Feb 23

An Ipsos poll from January found that 45% of Britons believe that Brexit is going less well than expected compared to only 28% in June 2021 Photo: Getty Images

Are Brexit voters changing their minds?

Three years after Brexit, voters are experiencing a growing sense of "Bregret" over the choice they made

Brexit • 22 Feb 23

Brexit has drifted from the front pages but it has not gone away

Spectre of Brexit haunts Brussels again

The corridors of power are polished and poised for powerful people to come and go, making decisions affecting millions of Europeans – even those who would rather they did not, writes RTÉ's Juliette Gash.

Analysis and Comment • 21 Feb 23

Maroš Šefčovič said the work towards a deal is delicate

Finishing line in sight, but deal not done - Šefčovič

The EU's chief Brexit negotiator has said that the finishing line is in sight for a Northern Ireland Protocol deal, but that does not mean a deal is done.

Brexit • 21 Feb 23

Micheál Martin said there has been huge engagement on the issue

Martin warns against political games over protocol deal

The Tánaiste has warned against playing politics with the future of Northern Ireland as he expressed hope a deal can be reached on the post-Brexit trading protocol.

Brexit • 20 Feb 23

Mícheál Martin and Maroš Šefcovic at Government Buildings in September 2021

Tánaiste to meet Šefčovič amid push for protocol deal

The Tánaiste is in Brussels tonight where he is meeting the EU Chief Brexit negotiator Maroš Šefčovič, as the diplomatic push to get a deal between the EU and UK on the Northern Ireland Protocol continues.

Brexit • 19 Feb 23

Gone were the much more confrontational words in the many statements and speeches he has made over the past year

'Big moment' for Northern Ireland Protocol talks

After two years of protracted wrangling, the next dramatic chapter in the politics of these islands is about to unfold, writes Vincent Kearney.

Analysis and Comment • 19 Feb 23

Rishi Sunak shakes hands with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz during their bilateral meeting at the 59th Munich Security Conference

Taoiseach hopes for 'new foundation' for EU-UK ties

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has expressed his hope for a positive outcome to negotiations between the UK and EU over the Northern Ireland Protocol. Mr Varadkar had a phone conversation with Ursula von der Leyen this morning ahead of her meeting with Rishi Sunak.

Brexit • 18 Feb 23

The DUP delegation held long talks with Rishi Sunak at The Culloden hotel in Down

Five-star setting for high-stakes protocol talks

The Culloden is a five-star luxury hotel near the village of Holywood in Co Down. Today, it hosted British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak as he held talks with the five main parties in Northern Ireland.

Brexit • 17 Feb 23

Maroš Šefčovič briefed 27 EU ambassadors in Brussels this afternoon following his lunch with the British foreign secretary James Cleverly

No deal yet but things could move quickly - Šefčovič

The EU's chief Brexit negotiator Maroš Šefčovič has told member states that there was no deal yet on the Northern Ireland Protocol, but that things could move "quickly" in the coming days.

Brexit • 17 Feb 23

As deal nears on NI Protocol, how did we get here?

The UK and the EU have been embroiled in substantive negotiations over the workings of the Northern Ireland Protocol, which was agreed to ensure the free movement of goods across the Irish land border after Brexit. As a deal nears on the issue, look back on how we got here.

Brexit • 20 Feb 23

The Northern Ireland Protocol "matters to business in the Irish Republic as well," Danny McCoy, CEO of Ibec, has said.

Ibec: A deal on NI Protocol matters to business here

The CEO of business group, Ibec, has welcomed the signs of progress between the UK and the EU in a deal over the Northern Ireland Protocol.

Business • 17 Feb 23

Speaking in Limerick today, Leo Varadkar said 'we haven't seen the final text, but we are getting there'

Varadkar, Sunak hopeful for deal, but 'more to be done'

The Taoiseach has said he believes the prospect of agreement on the Northern Ireland Protocol is there, possibly within a week.

Brexit • 17 Feb 23

Rishi Sunak along with the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Chris Heaton Harris have arrived in Northern Ireland

NI Protocol meetings set amid speculation over deal

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has arrived in Northern Ireland this evening amid growing speculation that a deal between the UK and EU over the controversial post-Brexit protocol is imminent.

Ireland • 16 Feb 23

Chris Heaton-Harris met the main parties in Belfast

Deadline for new NI executive to be extended to 2024

Northern Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris has said he will use powers allowing him to extend the deadline for a Stormont election by a year.

Brexit • 09 Feb 23