London and Dublin clash over significance of Brexit agreement

Aidhan Mac Artain: They copper-fastened EU and Irish citizenship when born in the north. That is “bullet-proof”. The EU, Irish Government, British Government and even the DUP agree that, if you are born in the north, you are Irish. It’s an acceptance of forthcoming unification.

Trevor Peel: A lot of unionists, including myself, will be getting an Irish passport, alongside my cherished British passport, so I can have the best of both worlds and easy access to Europe. Does it mean I want unification? Not on your nelly, pal.

John McClelland: Dream on.

Kevin Jackson: In Britain, it is believed that Irish reunification is inevitable.

Bill Owen: I’m born in the north and I’m Irish — UK Irish.

Wesley Ryan: If the majority of the people in the north of Ireland want a hard border, let them and the Tories get on with it. I am sick of hearing how better off they are staying with the UK. When you’re in a hole, you don’t keep digging. Let’s see how long it lasts.

Trevor Peel: The Irish government got its knickers all in a twist over exactly nothing. You have to love the British negotiators.

Jason O’Connell: Davis saying it’s not binding, even though the EU says it is, and just before trade talks start, which the Irish can veto at any stage. Yeah, I’d say he’s clearly a master tactician alright.

Dee Corry: Trevor, not really the Irish. Do you forget they have the full support of Europe?

Ernie Harris: So, if Brussels and Britain don’t get agreement in the next stage, then the whole lot collapses? A five-year-old could understand it.

Ethan Fleischer: Well, if none of this is legally binding, why did the Duplicitous Unionist Party kick up such a fuss?

Trevor Peel: Ethan, because the DUP were thinking ahead. And, if what I have previously said comes to pass, then the deal won’t be dead. The DUP were making sure it was right for them, because somewhere down the line, they could hold the veto of a trade deal over the Republic.