John Costin was an army reservist living in London who answered the call and was deployed to Cavan to run Citizen Control Points.

"The local forecourt isn't just the place you buy petrol and diesel"

Taoiseach insists the Government are not carrying out "border patrols" since an open border is a hard-won advantage of Brexit.

Deputy Tully says it would be 'impossible' to police the border region which holds 250 crossings.

The remarks made in a video on social media have been described as "concerning" and "unusual" by the Taoiseach.

Acknowledging immigration is an issue this side of the border, Senator O'Reilly, said the UK's Rwanda policy "won't stand the test of time".

The Tánaiste has told the Northern Ireland secretary that Gardaí will not be sent to police the border.

The Tánaiste says the Justice Minister's claim that 80 per cent of asylum seekers are arriving here across the border from the north, is not based in fact.