Bank of Ireland’s head of food and drink says there is still uncertainty over what the new checks for meat and dairy, due to start in October, will entail

Flawed as it is, the protocol plays a big role in volumes of trade on the island of Ireland which are very much in the North’s favour

The UK government’s policy review reflects a characteristic Johnsonian feature: a chasm between aspirations and reality that cannot be bridged by make-believe and mendacity

A fall of 65 per cent in British imports to Ireland in January gives lie to the mere ‘teething problems’ claimed by Brexiteers, with the collapse now in full swing

The latest grace periods for checks and controls are merely a sticking plaster to hide how horribly unprepared Boris Johnson’s government is for the practicalities of Brexit

British bad faith puts Ireland in a difficult, but not hopeless, position, and the case for a cooperative approach to the North remains as strong as ever

With the Tories’ new Brexit negotiator David Frost adopting what some see as a wrecking-ball aproach, European frustration with an increasingly intransigent UK is being shared by Dublin

The move by an increasingly furious European Commission could happen as early as this week

The behaviour of David Frost in the EU talks has led to Britain again breaching its obligations, with severe implications for Northern Ireland

A disingenuous and ill-advised legal wrangle will only highlight the fact that Northern Ireland is a place apart

FoodDrinkEurope says tariffs of up to 30 per cent are being levied on a variety of products that are routed through Britain to Ireland

EU Commission has warned that Britain’s refusal to alter its charging model in the North following Brexit is distorting competition

There seems little recognition that the special arrangement designates the North as a uniquely privileged trading zone

Fishing industry insists Ireland should only lose half of the €40 million worth of catch it has been forced to give up as part of Brexit

The PSNI’s top officer called for calm after a week where customs officials were threatened, and unionists sought for the Northern Ireland protocol to be scrapped. Will a compromise be needed, and what form might it take?

Political stability in the North is best served by close cooperation between the Irish and British governments, not brazenly irresponsible duplicity on the part of the British prime minister

If the beleaguered party thinks Boris Johnson is going to ride to its rescue, it is mistaken

Finance minister Paschal Donohoe warned Irish buyers to beware of extra taxes on goods coming through Britain from another origin

Engulfed by an avalanche of extra tariffs, Irish retailers and hauliers are now discovering the true cost of Britain’s decision to leave the EU

The difficulties being experienced by hauliers, importers and others are more than mere ‘teething problems’