Irish foreign minister Coveney loves the craic, but this isn't it.
Coveney says this does not look like the basis for a deal.
- if what we are hearing this evening in media is true, does not sound like basis for a deal
- if there is a proposal that involves customs checks on island of Ireland, 'that in itself is bad faith'
- let's see what happens tomorrow, it is too early to say what is in the proposal
- 'the reports we are hearing are concerning to put it mildly'
- we always rejected the concept of a time-limit on a backstop unless clear what happens after
- our position has been very clear on a time-limited backstop, 'it is not a backstop at all'
