Simon Coveney: ‘Brexit debate in the UK has been frustrating’
One Year to Brexit: Tánaiste says there will be no withdrawal treaty without the ‘backstop’
Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney has said that "there will not be a re-emergence of the physical border because of Brexit." Video: Simon Carswell
A year out from Brexit, Simon Coveney admits the ideal solution would be for Britain to change its mind but this is not likely.
This has left the Tánaiste, by default, in the business of securing insurance against a potentially disruptive departure of a big neighbour from the EU, and protecting “a precious status quo” of a peaceful island.