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A good compromise: Irish political leaders welcome Brexit trade deal breakthrough Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald warns ‘this is not the end of the road’. By Ian Curran Thursday 24 Dec 2020, 3:58 PM Dec 24th 2020, 3:58 PM 21,454 Views 29 Comments Image: DPA/PA Images Image: DPA/PA Images THE TAOISEACH HAS said that the post-Brexit trad...

Updated / Thursday, 24 Dec 2020 20:10 Taoiseach Micheál Martin has welcomed the post-Brexit trade deal reached between the EU and the UK, saying that the foundations have been set for a "harmonious relationship". Mr Martin said he had been in touch with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson this morning, and they had agreed to recommit themselves to creating a framework for the future to nurture and strengthen the relationship between Britain and Ireland. He said the deal protects jobs and the...

Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue in his office in Kildare Street. \ Philip Doyle Just back from a marathon meeting of the Council of Ministers in Brussels as Brexit and CAP changes loom, Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue took time out to assess the challenges facing Irish agriculture. On the EU and Brexit Obviously, getting a deal and a free-trade agreement is very important for agri-food. There is a significant issue relating to fisheries for myself and the other eight ...

Academic Colin Harvey calls on Secretary of State Brandon Lewis to spell out border poll circumstances Colin Harvey has asked Brandon Lewis whether hell grant the north a referendum on EU membership 19 December, 2020 01:00 Secretary of State Brandon Lewis has been urged to spell out the circumstances of a border poll. Picture by Niall Carson/PA Wire A KEY figure in the Irelands Future movement has challenged the secretary of state to spell out the circumstances ...

December 15, 2020 1:34 pm The increase to milk price for November supplies “was warranted on its own right”, according to the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers’ Association (ICMSA). Reacting to milk price announcements made so far, ICMSA dairy chairperson Gerald Quain said that farmers would feel that an increase to base price was warranted in its own right “as a recognition of the small degree of stability offered by the acceptance of the Irish Protocol last week”. Quain said that while ...

Following today’s decision by the European Commission and the British government to continue Brexit trade talks, a statement by Martin Schirdewan MEP, co-president of The Left in the European Parliament & member of the EU Parliament’s UK Coordination Group: “We’re all in favour of going the extra mile in order to get an agreement – but that extra mile must not be a detour to avoid public debate and democratic scrutiny. Under no circumstances can it bypass or sideline the European Par...