Facing Brexit: Ireland, Northern Ireland and the EU

Simon Coveney, Republic of Ireland minister for foreign affairs and trade, speaks with Jason Naselli about his government's approach to the border, the Conservative/DUP deal and the 'Brexit bill'.

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Blog: Open Europe, 31.07.17: A light-touch border on the island of Ireland is the only politically practical option http://openeurope.org.uk/today/blog/a-light-touch-border-on-the-island-of-ireland-is-the-only-politically-practical-option/

The Independent, 28.07.17: Irish PM says country won't 'design a border for the Brexiteers' https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/irish-prime-minister-ireland-border-brexiteers-northern-belfast-dublin-uk-leave-eu-taioseach-a7865421.html

BBC News, 28.07.17: Irish government will not design 'Brexiteer border', says Varadkar http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-40750999

The Economist, 13.07.17: How a hard Irish border could return, courtesy of Brexit https://www.economist.com/news/britain/21725012-nobody-wants-hard-border-which-might-include-passport-and-customs-controls-yet-there-no

ESO: In Focus: Brexit - The United Kingdom and the European Union http://www.europeansources.info/record/brexit-the-united-kingdom-and-the-european-union/

Politico, 20-26.07.17: Brexit burns Ireland’s British bridge to EU markets http://www.politico.eu/article/cargo-food-production-producers-brexit-burns-irelands-british-bridge-to-eu-markets/

Ireland: Government: Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade: Brexit https://www.dfa.ie/brexit/

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