Fresh on the heels of a meeting between the EU’s chief negotiator Michel Barnier and Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar in Brussels, it has become more apparent that a successful Brexit deal with the UK will, at this stage, requires a major compromise on the Irish border issue.

"We are in the final stage of the Brexit negotiations and working hand-in-hand with the Irish government. To agree to any deal, we need to have a legally sound backstop solution for both Ireland and Northern Ireland," Ba...