Irish taoiseach Leo Varadkar is in a tight spot domestically, but parties are united on one important point.
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The Irish taoiseach Leo Varadkar is on shaky ground. But there is almost complete unity among Irish parties when it comes to one crucial matter.
Possible future Irish border.
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Any Brexit that takes Northern Ireland out of the customs union will have a significant impact.
At the height of the Troubles, the UK and Ireland managed to keep talking –
joining the EEC together in 1973.
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With the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic a sticking point, negotiators could pick up some tips from how it was done last time.
Let’s get on with it.
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Is there light at the end of the Brexit talks tunnel?
The Queen inspects the Ulster Defence Regiment in 1977.
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In the 1970s, the British army struggled to contain the subversive activities of members linked to paramilitary organisation.
A poster protesting against a hard border in Killeen, Northern Ireland, near the Irish border.
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Since the Good Friday Agreement, political dialogue has opened up along the Irish border.
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Northern Ireland has a tourist circuit steeped in death and disaster – is this a good thing?
Michel Barnier visits the border in May.
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The European Commission has published its guidelines for talks on this thorny issue.
The two couples challenging Northern Ireland’s ban on same-sex marriage, leaving the High Court in Belfast.
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A judge in Belfast has dismissed a challenge to Northern Ireland’s ban on same-sex marriage citing it as a ‘social policy’ issue.
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The UK government continues to insist there will be no physical markers on the border. But how can that work?
Leo Varadkar speaks at Queen’s University Belfast.
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Ireland’s new leader has a warning for those who want a hard border: come up with a plan, or EU talks will stall.
Between the devil and the deep blue sea.
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Political tensions are mounting over the future of the border between Ireland and Northern Ireland.
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A depressing ruling from a Court of Appeal and a triumph in Westminster all at once.
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An exclusive interview with Norman Tebbit on Thatcher, Brexit, Theresa May’s potential successors … and a certain former chancellor.
Nice work team.
A generous funding package for Northern Ireland has gone down like a lead balloon in other parts of the country.
Theresa May has agreed on terms with the DUP to support her government.
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The unionists have pledged to back up the Conservative government in exchange for an extra £1 billion for Northern Ireland
Protestors outside the High Court in Belfast in February 2017 calling for an Irish Language Act.
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The issue of an Irish Language Act has been a sticking point at Stormont.
Campaign groups are concerned about the party’s new influence in Westminster.
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Northern Ireland remains out of step with the rest of the UK when it comes to accessing abortion. Now the people behind that have become extremely powerful.
Sinn Fein leaders Michelle O'Neill and Gerry Adams must be thinking about their future.
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The Irish nationalists now have seven MPs but they have historically refused to attend the Westminster parliament.
Democratic Unionist Leader Arlene Foster announces her openeness to talks with the Conservatives.
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A deal could have huge implications for Brexit and politics in Northern Ireland.