Brexit provides dissident republicans with a “rallying cry” in their bid to perpetuate the severe threat they pose to security services in the North, a senior PSNI officer has said. Mr Clarke said the dissident groups pose a “very significant and very dangerous threat” but that the PSNI had enjoyed “considerable success” against them. Mr Clarke said the PSNI now had a strength of 6,900, but said Chief Constable Simon Byrne wanted to bring that to 7,500. Brexit TimelineBy Fiachra Ó CionnaithTuesday, October 8: Tánaiste Simon Coveney meets the EU's chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier in Brussels. Sunday, October 13: EU chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier says the Northern Ireland plan may be unworkable.

Source: Irish Examiner October 15, 2019 14:44 UTC