A no-deal Brexit would mean a certain return to violence along the Irish border a UNESCO backed report has warned. Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and Hugh Orde, the former chief constable of the PSNI, have already warned that the return of a hard border in the North could risk peace as customs and border posts would become targets. The report firmly concludes that, in as little as six weeks it is possible that a hard border could materialise due to a no-deal Brexit, triggering a return to violence in Northern Ireland. This will ensure that the peace process on this island is not jeopardised by a no deal Brexit related hard border. “The EU need to ensure there is no return to a hard border in light of the facts outline in the UNESCO chairs report,” Mr Daly said.

Source: Irish Examiner February 18, 2019 05:13 UTC