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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 trade agreement announced by the European Union and the United Kingdom today represents “a good comp...

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 Irish economy in so far as possible in terms of Brexit, saying a no-deal outcome would have been ve...

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 ministers affected by this issue [Brexit]. If we can get [a deal], it significantly changes the sce...

Academic Colin Harvey calls on Secretary of State Brandon Lewis to spell out border poll circumstances Colin Harvey has asked Brandon Lewis whether he'll 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 Ireland's Future movement has challenged the secretary of state to spell out the circumstances under which he will call a border poll. Colin Harvey has also asked Brandon Lewis if he is prepare...

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 nobody imagined that November price was hugely significant in terms of revenue in the round of the y...