THE impact of Brexit is to be explored in Belfast – through the art of contemporary dance.

The Republic and Britain will "beef up" co-operation after Brexit, the taoiseach said.

TAOISEACH Leo Varadkar and British prime minister Boris Johnson will travel to Belfast on Monday to meet the leaders of Stormont's freshly restored executive.

A cross-party attempt by MPs from the north to change the British government's Brexit legislation has failed.

THE Irish government has announced a funding package worth €28 million for the border region to help businesses mitigate against the potential impact of Brexit.

The European Union and Britain will struggle to seal an agreement on trade and other aspects of their future ties after Brexit next year and should consider extending the negotiations beyond 2020, a top EU official has said in an interview.

The leader of the Green Party has dismissed calls for a border poll over a united Ireland, which he says risks being divisive and counterproductive.

The UK has inflicted "unnecessary damage" on itself with Brexit but would be warmly welcomed back into the EU at any time, the European Commission's vice president has said.