McGuinness said the UK was facing a “head-on collision” with the EU over Brexit, and suggested Northern Ireland was likely to be “collateral damage”. Brexit secretary: no return to 'hard' border in Ireland Read moreOne aim will be to demonstrate to Brussels that Ireland deserves special legal status. About 56% of Northern Irish voters backed the remain camp in the 23 June referendum but some unionist-dominated areas supported leave. Flanagan said he could not rule out a hard border, but has previously said he could not see how such a border could be enforceable. “Leaving will require the introduction of new controls [a hard border] between Northern Ireland and the Republic.

Source: The Guardian October 04, 2016 09:34 UTC