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Different road signs colours are the only visible evidence that there is a border between Northern Ireland (UK0 and the Republic of Ireland (EU) (Photo: Eszter Zalan)

Ireland stuck between no-deal Brexit plans and peace deal

The possibility of a 'no deal' Brexit scenario puts uncomfortable pressure on Ireland to secure the integrity of the single market while simultaneously avoiding a hard border on the island of Ireland - where the EU's newest external border will emerge once the UK leaves the bloc.

It will be tasked with keeping the 500-km-long border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland open in case of a no-deal, because of the 1998 Good Friday peace deal that

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Eszter Zalan is a Hungarian journalist who worked for Brussels-based news portal EUobserver specialising in European politics, focusing on populism and Brexit.

Different road signs colours are the only visible evidence that there is a border between Northern Ireland (UK0 and the Republic of Ireland (EU) (Photo: Eszter Zalan)

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Eszter Zalan is a Hungarian journalist who worked for Brussels-based news portal EUobserver specialising in European politics, focusing on populism and Brexit.

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