Protestors from north and south join forces to demonstrate against a hard Irish border after Brexit

Protestors from north and south join forces to demonstrate against a hard Irish border after Brexit

  • Protests were in Louth, Fermanagh, Cavan, Monaghan, Tyrone and Donegal 
  • Northern Ireland’s border counties marched against a hard border today
  • Hundreds lined the streets with European Union flags and ‘no border’ signs 

Northern Ireland’s border counties arranged mass protests against a hard Irish border after Brexit today.

Some six counties took part in protests against a border that could see delays and restrictions for crossing between the Republic of Ireland and northern counties.

Protesters in Louth, Fermanagh, Cavan, Monaghan, Tyrone and Donegal lined the streets waving European Union flags and clutching signs that read: ‘No border no barrier. Respect the remain vote’.

People attend a protest against Brexit at the border crossing between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland in Carrickcarnon today

The Border Communities against Brexit campaign group organised the protests amid increased uncertainty over Brexit. 

A spokesperson for Border Communities Against Brexit, JJ O’Hara, said cross-community work is at risk after two decades because of Brexit. 

Speaking ahead of the protests, he told Newstalk: ‘There’s so much good work done over the last 20 years, from the Good Friday communities. 

‘So many communities came together, and so many different projects have been developed cross-community and cross-border.

Sinn Féin was among the groups supporting today’s demonstrations, with Senator Padraig MacLochlainn claiming: ‘The antics on display at Westminster show clearly the complete disregard the British Government has for Ireland, especially our border communities.’ 

A smaller protest took place outside Croke Park in Dublin earlier as both the Republic and Northern counties expressed their disapproval. 

Border Communities Against Brexit holding protests on Old Belfast Road in Carrickcarnon on the northern side of the Irish border, between Newry and Dundalk. A spokesperson for Border Communities Against Brexit, JJ O'Hara, said cross-community work is at risk after two decades because of Brexit

Border Communities Against Brexit holding protests on Old Belfast Road in Carrickcarnon on the northern side of the Irish border, between Newry and Dundalk. A spokesperson for Border Communities Against Brexit, JJ O’Hara, said cross-community work is at risk after two decades because of Brexit

A mock customs post is put up by Border Communities Against Brexit protesters on Old Belfast Road in Carrickcarnon on the northern side of the Irish border, between Newry and Dundalk. Some six counties took part in protests against a border that could see delays and restrictions for crossing from the Republic of Ireland to the northern counties

A mock customs post is put up by Border Communities Against Brexit protesters on Old Belfast Road in Carrickcarnon on the northern side of the Irish border, between Newry and Dundalk. Some six counties took part in protests against a border that could see delays and restrictions for crossing from the Republic of Ireland to the northern counties

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