The Foreign Affairs Minister says good progress has been made in Brexit negotiations.
Simon Coveney is reacting to the EU and Britain agreeing an approach to Brexit negotiations that would avoid a hard border here.
The back stop solution outlined in December will apply to the Irish border unless another solution is found.
It comes after a deal was struck on a Brexit transition period.
Britain’s chief negotiator David Davis outlines the work yet to be done over the border:
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