Comments by Ireland's minister of state of European affairs, Helen McEntee
- Irish government and European Union are clear on the matter
- Technology is not the answer to resolve Irish border issue
They are continuing to keep a firm stance on the matter. In short, this basically shoots down the Brady Amendment that was passed in the UK parliament last week and complicates May's plans as she seeks to discuss with lawmakers on how to approach changes to the backstop with the European Union.
56 days to go until the Brexit deadline date. Tick tock, tick tock.