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Northern Ireland Protocol

Kelly: EU may need temporary checks on goods from Ireland

If Britain passes protocol bill, measures may be put in place to protect the single market until a diplomatic solution is found, legislation author in Europe says

Almost 75% of voters believe Britain is dishonest in its approach to protocol

Most Business Post/Red C poll respondents say British government cannot be trusted, as row over Northern Ireland trade continues

Passing of protocol bill would raise questions over Ireland’s place in EU single market, Ahern warns

Former Taoiseach describes atmosphere between EU, Britain and Ireland as ‘toxic’ but says negotiated settlement still possible

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Crunch time for the protocol: ‘Let’s call a spade a spade – this is illegal’

Britain’s move to dis-apply much of the Northern Ireland protocol is being viewed in Europe as merely a cynical attempt to reopen negotiations, thus placating the Tory party’s hardline Brexiters

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Michael Brennan: As protocol row heats up, oldest and deepest fears revived

The dispute over Britain’s latest moves to nullify the protocol represents a huge and unwelcome difficulty for those trying to strengthen cross-community relations in Northern Ireland

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Brinksmanship or battle stations: Who has the most to lose in a UK/EU trade war?

At a time of soaring inflation and slowing growth in the Irish, Northern Irish and British economies, a trade war between London and Brussels is the last thing anybody needs but fears are growing that it could still happen

Aidan Regan: Tories’ Brexit games aim to distract from Britain’s dwindling finances

Boris Johnson and his Conservative Party colleagues know they have made Britain poorer, more bureaucratic, more unequal and more expensive, that’s why they are reigniting the Brexit fight by ripping up the NI protocol

EU resumes legal action against Britain over controversial protocol bill

Bloc said publication of new legislation had undermined trust between Brussels and London

British government publishes legislation to override swathes of Northern Ireland Protocol

The European Commission has threatened legal action in response to the long-anticipated bill

Revealed: New British protocol law to remove all customs checks

Boris Johnson’s government is expected to publish the new piece of legislation tomorrow, while a spokesman for Simon Coveney, the Minister for Foreign Affairs, says that ‘breaking international law would be a retrograde step for the UK’

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Why some business reality is badly needed on what Brexit means for firms in the North

Companies in Northern Ireland, including those in the €2.4 billion aerospace industry, are determined to make the new trading regime work but they face significant challenges

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Bordering on the insurmountable: NI protocol hangs in the balance

Tensions rise as many believe legislation being prepared by Britain to unilaterally scrap parts of the Northern Ireland protocol will cause more problems than it solves

Unilateral action on protocol would mark ‘historic low point for UK’ — Taoiseach

Martin says Britain disregarding ‘solemn agreement’ would be ‘deeply damaging’

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Jim O’Callaghan: Government needs to reconsider softly-softly approach to Boris Johnson’s antics

Conciliatory approach is not working and merely encourages a provocative UK government to keep pushing its demands on the Withdrawal Agreement and Northern Ireland Protocol

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Deirdre Heenan: Johnson has no game plan and the North can only lose

The people of Northern Ireland were always going to be collateral damage in the Brexiteers’ endless, deceitful game of brinkmanship with Europe

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EU to demand real-time data to ease goods checks in North

Move comes amid tensions as Britain threatens to unilaterally scrap the protocol after seven-month hiatus in negotiations

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Liz Truss sets out plans to override Northern Ireland Protocol

British Foreign Secretary tells House of Commons that UK government will proceed with a bill ‘consistent’ with obligations under international law and Good Friday Agreement

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Pat Rabbitte: NI result is a historic and symbolic shift, but signifies little real change

The election victory of Michelle O’Neill and Sinn Féin was a momentous one, but the centre ground in the North remains a prisoner of polarised politics

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British moves to override NI protocol ‘illegal’, minister says

Thomas Byrne, the Minister for European Affairs, rejected the idea that Britain could act unilaterally on either the protocol or the Good Friday Agreement

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Dan O’Brien: It’s considered heresy to say this, but the Good Friday Agreement has never lived up to expectations

If the outcome of the Northern Ireland elections is considered a success for reconciliation then one has to wonder what failure would look like