the first time leo varadker voted was generation. radker voted was in generation. the first time leo varadker voted was in the referendum for the good friday agreement. but there is a new challenge and the potential of a new border. there are people who do want a border, a trade border, between the united kingdom and the european union, and therefore between ireland and britain, and therefore, across ireland. these are the advocates of the so—called hard brexit. at a time when brexit threatens to drive a wedge between north and south between britain and ireland, we need to build more bridges and fewer borders. there are scores of cross—border links. he wants to keep them completely open. today mr varadker post them completely open. today mr va radker post is them completely open. today mr varadker post is demand for any reds agreement to protect the free movement of people, goods and services across this island. —— anni brexit. when people talk about the border of the past, they refer to the troubles when huge security was needed. tha

leo varadker has decided to distance himself from the uk.ny had, since the referendum, said to the other eu members we are very close to britain and we can help britain through this. now, leo varadker is saying, in fact, britain better get on with it. they have to come up with solutions for the border. in politics, as everyone around this table knows, words are important. what does a seamless border mean? if you cannot trade the way you used to? if, for example, the customs union is not there any more? clearly worried about trade? it is crucial. this is not new. the way which the irish governmentmy concerns are expressed is far harsher. michael? there is two things. the border. the economic border. seems to be gone. and the more abstract, metaphysical border dividing the island since independence and the source of the troubles. it is important again. but there is another border. irish goods usually come by ferry into the islands of britain and go across into the continent. if that changes, how will irish goods get to the continent? a much lo

leo varadker has decided, probably correctly, to distance himself from the uk.a kenny, at the beginning of when the referendum was held, enda kenny has said to the other eu members, "we are very close to britain, we can help britain through this." now you get leo varadker, who is saying, in fact, "well, britain better get on with it, the border. they have to come up with solutions." and in politics, as everyone around this table knows, words are important. so what does a seamless border mean? what does it mean if you can't treat it the way you used to? what does it mean if, for example, the customs union isn't there any more? he's clearly very worried about trade. that is one of the things he was talking about. this is not new, but the way in which the irish government's concerns are being addressed is new. it is interesting because there are two things, there is the border, the economic border, and then there is the more abstract and metaphysical border, which has divided the island since independence and was the source of the civil war that went on, the troubl

the first time leo varadker voted was in the referendum for the good friday agreement.ere is a new challenge, and the potential of a new border. there are people who do want a border, a trade border, between the united kingdom and the european union, and therefore between ireland and britain, and therefore across ireland. these are, of course, the advocates of the so—called hard brexit. at a time when brexit threatens to drive a wedge between north and south, between britain and ireland, we need to build more bridges and fewer borders. there are scores of cross—border roads that he wants to keep completely open. and today mr varadker pushed his demand for any brexit agreement to protect the free movement of people, goods and services across this island. when people talk about the irish border of the past, they tend to refer to the years of the troubles, when huge security was needed along these roads. that is not the case any more. this is actually the dividing line between the countries, not that you'd notice. the political tensions, though, in northern ireland are obv

leo varadker has decided to distance himself from the uk. kenny had, since the referendum, said

the first time leo varadker voted was in the referendum for the good friday agreement.here is a new challenge, and the potential of a new border. there are people who do want a border, a trade border, between the united kingdom and the european union, and therefore between ireland and britain, and therefore, across ireland. these are the advocates of the so—called hard brexit. at a time when brexit threatens to drive a wedge between north and south, between britain and ireland, we need to build more bridges and fewer borders. there are scores of cross—border roads. he wants to keep them completely open. today, mr varadker demanded for any brexit agreement to protect the free movement of people, goods and services across this island. when people talk about the border of the past, they refer to the troubles, when huge security was needed. that is not the case any more. this is the dividing line between the countries, not that you would notice. the political tensions in northern ireland are obvious. those questions of what will happen to the border after brexit. the irish

leo varadker has decided, probably correctly, to distance himself from the uk.e other eu members, "we are very close to britain, we can help britain through this."

leo varadker crossed the irish borderfor the first time as ireland's prime minister to set out his concernswhat could happen to it after brexit. he arrived in belfast having upset unionists with recent comments about brexiteers. but inside queens university today, the new taoiseach was keen to talk about solutions and not divisions. at a time when brexit threatens to drive a wedge between north and south, between britain and ireland, we need to build more bridges and fewer borders. he is a taioseoch of a new generation. the referendum over the good friday agreement marked the first time he was eligible to vote. he said the challenge of this generation is brexit and again he challenged those he called the brexiteers to come up with proposals to ease the problems posed by new borders. they have already had 14 months to do so, which should have been ample time to come up with detailed proposals. but if they cannot, and i believe they cannot, then we can start to talk meaningfully about solutions that might work for all of us. for example, if the united kingdom doesn't want to stay in the custo