Rural Life
100 lorries take part in Brexit protest convoy at NI border
Approximately 100 lorry drivers took part in a convoy across the Northern Irish border from Co. Donegal to Co. Derry...
Northern Irish border
Agri Politics
'Farmers in NI cannot produce food to a different set of rules to farmers in the south'
If Ireland has full alignment – in relation to Brexit – then the country will also have to have a...
Agri Politics
Johnson: Leaked papers 'not talking about' proposals set to be tabled
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has rejected the leaked UK proposals regarding customs posts on both sides of the Northern...
Agri-Business
UK NI border customs proposals a 'non-starter' - Coveney
The latest proposals made by the UK which would see a number of customs clearance sites on both sides of...
Agri Politics
UK proposes customs 'sites' on both sides of NI border
A proposal has been put forward by the UK which would see a number of customs posts established on both...
Agri Politics
How serious is a no-deal Brexit for farmers working and living along the border?
It’s very serious. In fact it’s a mess; a disaster and farmers are in very serious trouble. There is a...
Agri Politics
‘Brexit will have a detrimental effect in the Republic of Ireland and in the UK’
Concerns for the future of farming along the border region in the aftermath of Brexit were brought to the fore...
Agri Politics
‘We are afraid of a no-deal Brexit happening - we hope Europe stays in our corner’
Border Communities Against Brexit (BCAB) was established in the autumn of 2016 – shortly after the Brexit referendum took place...
Agri Politics
‘This Brexit will set us back years and years – it’s difficult times’
Arthur O’Neill of O’Neill’s Tractors in Crossmaglen set up the business in 1985 and, while it has weathered a few...
N.Ireland
‘Hard Brexit is doomsday for farmers’ - McAleer
Independent reports by the Irish Institute of European Affairs (IIEA) and the Department of Economy confirm that a hard Brexit...
Agri Politics
Johnson on NI border: 'Never mind the backstop'
The UK and EU can do a deal without checks on the Northern Irish border, according to new Prime Minister...
Agri-Business
'Confusion on Brexit border arrangements is actually growing'
The publication of the European Union’s proposed legal text on the Brexit border question has been welcomed by the president...
Agri-Business
Former minister gives his views on UK's customs Brexit position
The UK government’s position on customs controls on the Northern Irish border post-Brexit is impractical, according to former minister, Dick...
Agri-Business
UK proposals 'do not address concerns of EU member states and businesses'
The UK government’s proposals for future customs arrangements and the Northern Irish border, after leaving the EU, do not go...