The Government has welcomed comments by DUP leader Arlene Foster endorsing a closer relationship between Northern Ireland and the Republic notwithstanding their contrasting positions on Brexit. She acknowledged the shared links between both communities, with Ms Foster drawing on her own childhood in Co Fermanagh. Ms Foster also cast Brexit as an opportunity for the island of Ireland rather than as an obstacle. Ms Foster said that if referendums were held to repose the questions, the process would be endless, with demands for further referendums. Ms Foster said the reason the UK voted to leave the EU was that people wanted to reject elitism.

Source: The Irish Times January 14, 2018 20:48 UTC