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Donaldson says priority is removing trade checks, not ECJ

Jurisdiction of the European Court of Justice in the North has emerged as red-line issue for Britain post-Brexit, but DUP leader says issue is ‘a fair question’

Dan O’Brien: Protocol is the last piece of the Brexit puzzle for the next British leader

A new prime minister taking office without Europe as a major issue could result in British politics settling down quickly — and the focus turning to Northern Ireland

Trade volumes between Dublin and Britain plunge since Brexit

The change in customs and food safety rules resulted in a dramatic shift in trade patterns through Ireland’s largest port in 2021

Analysis: Northern Ireland protocol issue becomes ever more pressing as elections approach

Liz Truss may have struck a more diplomatic tone than her predecessor David Frost in negotiations with Maros Sefcovic, but substantive progress on key issues is required

Frost says he was ‘never taken seriously’ during Brexit and NI protocol talks

The former Brexit negotiator has also claimed that many top EU officials are ‘heavily invested in Brexit failing’

All-island research project launched to pinpoint problems in Northern Ireland economy

The project was launched today by Ibec and the Economic and Social Research Institute

Michael Brennan: Biden’s support for Ireland is key in inch-by-inch Brexit battle

Those who threaten to invoke Article 16 will be given pause for thought if the ‘special relationship’ between the US and UK is perceived to be at risk

Dan O’Brien: No good options for Ireland as Brexit nightmare goes from bad to worse

Even if the British government backs down on its threat to ditch the protocol, prospects for a calming of tensions in Northern Ireland are bleak

Editorial: Tories and DUP must face up to Brexit disaster they created

With Britain isolated in Europe and its economy hurting, the likes of David Frost and Jeffrey Donaldson must know that the hard Brexit they sought made the Northern Ireland Protocol inevitable

Susan O’Keeffe: Donaldson’s threat is a folly of stupendous proportion

The DUP leader is attempting a car crash style of solution while showing a glaring lack of understanding of just how long and tortuous this Brexit road has been

Lucinda Creighton: The greatest shame of the Brexit disaster are the weak leaders who allowed it

As the full scale of the economic costs of Brexit begins to make itself known in Britain, many who advocated for it are wishing they could turn back the clock – but, of course, they can’t

Sean Kelly: Is Britain’s Command Paper genuine negotiation or political grandstanding?

After years of erratic politics, fickle promises and cliff edges around Brexit, patience has truly worn thin, but the EU and the Irish government will continue to seek solutions

Susan O’Keeffe: Britain’s tough talking on Northern Ireland protocol conceals a crumbling mess

The British government’s call for a ‘standstill’ on the protocol lays bare the failings of Brexit and puts the EU back in the driving seat

John Walsh: Britain’s slide to illiberal state gathers pace under Boris Johnson

While Britain’s political travails are not yet on a par with Hungary’s or Poland’s, there have been some very alarming developments of late

Brexit fallout: ‘Sausage war’ is just a taste of food trade disputes to come

The row that has erupted in recent weeks isn’t confined to the status of the humble Cumberland sausage, but is indicative of core disagreements about the implementation of EU laws on food standards

Susan O’Keeffe: One Nation One Britain anthem strikes the wrong note

The British Education Secretary wants school children to join together and sing for shared values of tolerance, kindness, pride and respect on ‘One Britain One Nation day’ — has he taken leave of his senses?

Food exporters worried over increase in Brexit border controls, BOI says

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

Brian Keegan: NI protocol is working, it‘s the processes that need smoothing

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

Chris Patten: The UK’s hard Brexit choices have arrived

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

Lucinda Creighton: As value of imports and exports plummet in wake of Brexit, we need an urgent solution

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