‘Two fingers to the EU’ as UK goes it alone on Brexit
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
Brussels to launch protocol legal action within days
The move by an increasingly furious European Commission could happen as early as this week
Cathal Mac Coille: Like it or not, the Northern Ireland protocol is the only realistic option
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
Lucinda Creighton: Britain’s underhand tactics are the actions of a despotic nation
The behaviour of David Frost in the EU talks has led to Britain again breaching its obligations, with severe implications for Northern Ireland
Deirdre Heenan: DUP is digging itself deeper with challenge to protocol
A disingenuous and ill-advised legal wrangle will only highlight the fact that Northern Ireland is a place apart
Irish shoppers to face higher prices due to Brexit, food industry warns
FoodDrinkEurope says tariffs of up to 30 per cent are being levied on a variety of products that are routed through Britain to Ireland
British stance on used car sales in North raises hackles in Brussels
EU Commission has warned that Britain’s refusal to alter its charging model in the North following Brexit is distorting competition
Brian Keegan: It’s surprising anyone is surprised about effects of NI protocol
There seems little recognition that the special arrangement designates the North as a uniquely privileged trading zone
Fishermen express alarm after EU official shuts down revisiting quotas
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
EU’s Article 16 blunder triggers tensions, threats and rhetoric
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?
Cathal Mac Coille: Johnson is gaslighting unionists, Ireland and the EU alike
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
Deirdre Heenan: DUP’s protocol-bashing is a sign of desperation
If the beleaguered party thinks Boris Johnson is going to ride to its rescue, it is mistaken
Irish firms likely to be hit hard as MasterCard ditches EU price gap
Finance minister Paschal Donohoe warned Irish buyers to beware of extra taxes on goods coming through Britain from another origin
Footing the ever-increasing Brexit bill
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
Brian Keegan: Lobbying for change won’t ease problems of trade with Britain
The difficulties being experienced by hauliers, importers and others are more than mere ‘teething problems’
Retailers hit with Brexit double tariff whammy
Importers with long-established supply chains are experiencing the ‘bombshell’ of having to pay British and EU tariffs