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Lucinda Creighton: Who’d have thought Rishi Sunak was wily enough to get a Brexit deal done?

If the British prime minister continues in this vein, he could surprise everyone when it comes to the next general election

Businesses hail Northern Ireland deal as a win for consumers

Companies say it is crucial that the Northern Ireland assembly is now restored

Rebranded Northern Ireland protocol to involve major EU concessions

The Windsor Framework will maintain the controversial role of the European Court of Justice in Northern Ireland, but with increased democratic oversight

Confirmed: EU and UK strike deal on Northern Ireland protocol

An agreement marks the end of a three-year ordeal since Britain officially left the EU in 2020

Von der Leyen to travel to London to meet Sunak after ‘very significant progress’ made on NI Protocol

Tánaiste Micheál Martin said today he hoped a deal would satisfy the Democratic Unionist Party to the point where they would re-establish power-sharing in Northern Ireland

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Editorial: Could we finally be on the verge of reaching agreement on the NI protocol?

There is optimism that now that there is approval from the Irish government and the DUP’s demands appear to have been met, a deal will be signed

Daniel Murray: Sunak's greater challenge lies in persuading the DUP and Eurosceptic Tories to sign up to any protocol deal

As an agreement over the contentious Northern Ireland Protocol appears to draw near, our political correspondent explores the hurdles the British prime minister must overcome to put an end to a three-year ordeal

Northern Ireland

Deirdre Heenan: If he gives in to the Brexit zealots, Sunak will be prime minister in name only

It is crunch time for Rishi Sunak, who cannot sit on the fence when it comes to the Northern Ireland protocol for much longer

Matt Cooper: DJ Carey debt deal may not be as favourable as it would first appear

The law recognises that where the debtor does not have the means to repay the debt, the amount can be written down, otherwise do we want to bring back 19th-century-style debtor prisons?

UK says Northern Ireland deal won’t happen without DUP blessing

Both the EU and UK are looking for a breakthrough in talks over a new Brexit deal for the region

Rishi Sunak still working to convince the DUP to back his Brexit protocol plans

The British Prime Minister has yet to persuade the DUP of the efforts he is making to resolve issues with the Northern Ireland protocol

Northern Ireland

UK prepares to face down DUP in bid to end Brexit standoff

Rishi Sunak, the UK prime minister, is aiming for a deal to be announced this week

Northern Ireland

EU ‘very conscious’ of unionist concerns on North protocol – Tánaiste

Micheál Martin spoke of the challenges around securing a deal on the protocol as speculation grows that an agreement is close

EU ‘very conscious’ of unionist concerns as Northern Ireland protocol deal moves closer

Micheál Martin was speaking to the Business Post as Rishi Sunak, the British Prime Minister, travelled to Belfast to meet with Northern Ireland parties

DUP warns Sunak not to leave Northern Ireland ‘abandoned to the EU’

Micheál Martin has said a Brexit agreement is not yet secured, but there are hopes of a breakthrough after Rishi Sunak arrived in Belfast

John Walsh: DUP and Sinn Féin need to shift positions on any border poll

The unionist community need to accept that a united Ireland is a legitimate aspiration, but Sinn Féin needs to stop putting a border poll front and centre of its agenda

Unionist and Brexiteer legal challenge to Northern Ireland protocol rejected by UK Supreme Court

Judges ruled that the controversial arrangement is in line with UK laws

NI Protocol ‘perhaps least well-done’ negotiation in modern history - John Major

Former British PM tells Oireachtas committee that protocol ‘has to be put right and the sooner it is put right the better’

Michael McGrath: Ireland and UK are determined to reach Brexit agreement

The finance minister has met with Jeremy Hunt, the British Chancellor, as hope grows for an agreement on the Northern Ireland Protocol

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Deirdre Heenan: Can Sunak pull a protocol deal out of the hat?

As the British Tory leadership softens its stance and reaches towards a compromise solution with Europe, the DUP may regret its mantra of ‘not an inch’