Opinion

Thursday 21 March 2019

If there is a no-deal Brexit, Ireland is very likely to suffer more than the UK economically, given its much greater dependence on trade, both with the UK and with the continent that moves through the British ‘land bridge’. Photo: PA

Dan O'Brien: 'Ireland would suffer most from a no-deal Brexit - and backing down on the backstop could rule it out'

Last week this column concluded with the question of what the Irish Government might be facing today if the EU and the UK had exhausted all means of avoiding the most disastrous of Brexit outcomes - a no-deal exit.

Members of different biker gangs perform the haka as a tribute to victims in Christchurch, five days after the twin mosque shootings. Photo: ANTHONY WALLACE/AFP/Getty Images

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It is unconscionable that the world has become so indifferent to great human tragedies.

In the frame: Speaker of the House of Commons John Bercow poses for a picture. Photo: Action Images via Reuters/Tony O'Brien/File Photo

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Matthew Norman: 'UK knows it's in very deep trouble when even the inevitable is a big surprise to May'

This is a direct appeal for a regressive hypnotherapist able to unlock - UNLOCK! - deeply buried memories.

Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May makes a statement about Brexit in Downing Street. Photo: Jonathan Brady/Pool via REUTERS

Editorial

Editorial: 'No-deal anxiety is growing as May flounders yet again'

Who could have foretold that 1,001 days after the vote was taken, Brexit would remain a puzzle unresolved? Even by the standards set by the travelling clown rodeo it has become, this is beyond ludicrous.

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Liz Kearney: 'Mindfulness is easy if you forget about it'

Lately, because I have been feeling very busy, I have been trying to be more mindful. Yes, I realise I'm not exactly at the cutting edge here; everyone from Madonna to Oprah Winfrey has embraced mindfulness and meditation with the kind of enthusiasm celebs usually reserve for kale smoothies.

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker and President of the European Council Donald Tusk are seen at the start of EU Tripartite Social Summit in Brussels, Belgium. Photo: REUTERS/Yves Herman

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John Downing: 'EU leaders face a tough choice of dubious delay or a crash-out'

Precisely 1,001 days on from that fateful referendum, threats of "a deal or no-deal Brexit" still hang there...

Hands up: Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko with Donald Tusk (left) and EC President Jean-Claude Juncker (right). Photo: Frank Augstein/Pool via REUTERS

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Peter Foster: 'Goodwill towards UK runs out in Brussels'

When Donald Tusk delivered his reply to Theresa May's request for an extension to Article 50 yesterday afternoon, he spoke in the hushed tones...

UK Prime Minister Theresa May during Prime Minister's Questions in the House of Commons today. Photo: UK Parliament/Mark Duffy/PA Wire

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Michael Deacon: 'Commons close to meltdown as May stokes flames'

Prime Minister's Question time was terrible. Well, obviously it was terrible, it's always terrible, but...

'If Theresa May wants to do one last act of service for her country, she should resign and use the resulting election as an excuse to extend the Article 50 deadline' Photo: Henry Nicholls/Reuters

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Colette Browne: 'Ireland and the EU have stood firm on Brexit - but no one in the UK seems to have the first clue about what they are doing,...

Theresa May's Brexit shambles has now become so bad she can't even put her deal to a vote - never mind win one.

Ruling: Speaker John Bercow has told the House of Commons that the UK government cannot have its ‘third time lucky’ vote. Photo: Niklas Halle'n/Reuters

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Sean O'Grady: 'Bercow's ruling has changed everything - Europe now decides the fate of Brexit'

How much does the European Union actually care about keeping the UK inside the Union?

Wicklow man Luke Bradley attempted to take a Ryanair flight to England but it was scuppered when he discovered his name had been auto-corrected by the app to ‘Lukewarm’. Photo: Reuters/Ints Kalnins

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Sinead Ryan: 'Ryanair should auto-correct its tepid service'

I was directly caught up in the grounding of Boeing flights last week. An imminent trip had to be hastily re-booked after my Norwegian Air plane was no longer available.

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