“It is important that Dublin and Brussels are in deal making mode,” she said. “Whilst Sinn Féin focus on a narrow agenda in Northern Ireland, I will be relaying the frustration amongst people of all backgrounds about a lack of devolution. Sinn Féin deputy leader Michelle O’Neill said there was a mounting sense of alarm within the business and farming sectors that the DUP was dragging Northern Ireland towards a no-deal Brexit. EU sources on Wednesday said exempting Northern Ireland goods coming into the Republic from EU tariffs following a no-deal Brexit may not, in fact, be possible. He refused to elaborate on whether that includes Northern Ireland.

Source: The Irish Times March 13, 2019 18:20 UTC