Sentence examples for ireland border from inspiring English sources

One of the key uncertainties of Brexit is likely to be the fate of the Northern Ireland-Republic of Ireland border, how it might be controlled and what impact this might have.

As it explains, "the UK-Ireland border would represent an external border to the EU as a whole.

That Adams — now, in his 33rd year at the helm of the Sinn Féin — would use Brexit to make his case for a united Ireland and border poll was "as predictable as the flowers in May," said Northern Ireland First Minister Arlene Foster, whose Democratic Unionist Party campaigned to leave the EU.

Northern Ireland is more tricky – but, in theory, should no one come up with a decent plan that keeps both Irelands happy regarding the border there could be calls for independence there.

Although the 1998 Northern Ireland Act enables a Northern Ireland secretary of state to call a border poll in certain circumstances, nothing in it confers upon the assembly or the Northern Ireland Executive the right to hold a referendum of their own.

Last week the Northern Ireland secretary, Owen Paterson, ruled out any border poll in the near future.

In an interview with the Guardian, Ahern dismissed the assurances of Brexit Tories including the Northern Ireland secretary, Theresa Villiers, that there would be no new border controls or fortifications on Ireland if the UK votes to leave the EU.

Ahern dismissed the assurances of Tories campaigning for a leave vote, including the Northern Ireland secretary, Theresa Villiers, that there would be no new border controls or fortifications in Ireland if the UK voted to leave the EU.

In Ireland, the taoiseach, Enda Kenny, travelled north of the border to join the Northern Ireland secretary, Theresa Villiers, in laying wreaths at the memorial in Enniskillen, in the heart of the town ripped apart by an IRA bomb during a Remembrance ceremony 26 years ago, killing 11 people.

Earlier, James Brokenshire, the UK's Northern Ireland secretary, said London and Dublin would work together to strengthen Ireland's external borders in order to combat illegal immigration into the UK once it leaves the EU.

Ireland said it would station extra troops on the border with Northern Ireland to prevent cattle movements across the border.