Robin Walker
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Britain could face EU bill for £5bn if it extends post-Brexit transition
- UK
- February 22, 2018, 20:29
Britain could face a bill of £5 billion in extra contributions to the European Union budget if it extends a post-Brexit transition period beyond the 2(...)

Single Irish electricity market must continue after Brexit, UK minister says
- Energy & Resources
- February 2, 2018, 18:08
The United Kingdom and the European Union must negotiate a deal that will allow the single electricity market on the island of Ireland to continue aft(...)

UK and Irish governments move to cool rhetoric over Brexit
- UK
- November 30, 2017, 01:00
After last week’s Sturm und Drang between Britain and Ireland over the Border, both governments have sought in recent days to cool the rhetoric. Brexi(...)

Britain will take no steps to harden Border, says Brexit minister
- UK
- November 29, 2017, 19:48
Britain will take no steps to harden the Border after it leaves the European Union, even if it crashes out without a deal, a Brexit minister has told (...)

Plan to demolish Bord Fáilte building subject of Bord Pleanála hearing
- Environment
- November 1, 2017, 18:52
A landmark of Dublin’s architectural heritage will be destroyed if the redevelopment the 1960s former Bord Fáilte headquarters at Baggot Street bridge(...)

Archetype or eyesore? Plans to demolish Bord Fáilte HQ meet with mixed response
- Commercial Property
- September 19, 2017, 17:00
A ding-dong battle has developed over plans by Irish Life plc to demolish the former Bord Fáilte headquarters at Baggot Street bridge in Dublin and r(...)

Theresa May to launch Brexit business advisory group
- Economy
- July 19, 2017, 07:47
UK prime minister Theresa May will launch a new business advisory group on Thursday as her government tries to build bridges with financial and trade (...)

Rural Ireland: Beyond haciendas and hobbit houses
- Homes & Property
- June 2, 2016, 06:00
Among the heated debates we’re noted for frequently resurrecting in this country, one that shows signs of emerging again into a full- on argument is (...)

Visual art: James Joyce’s box of tricks reopened
- Visual Art
- May 17, 2016, 01:00
Whenceness – Elaine Byrne Kevin Kavanagh Gallery, Dublin ★★★★ Perhaps more than any other individual, James Joyce invented the idea of the wo(...)

A celebration of Ireland’s Modernist heritage
- Homes & Property
- January 21, 2016, 05:52
While a Modernist revival arose during the Tiger’s cub years, fostered by the new breed of architecture, Ireland is not often associated with the ori(...)