A British House of Lords committee said it is estimated around a third of veterinary medicines currently used in the region are at risk of discontinuation

Micheál Martin declined to say if he believed he would see a united Ireland in his lifetime, but predicted ‘new political configurations’

The Taoiseach said there is not enough talk to convince people in Northern Ireland “that a united Ireland would be a warm home for them”

Chris Heaton-Harris also stressed that there is currently no basis to suggest that a majority of people in the region wish to separate from the UK.

The Northern Ireland Office minister and leading Brexiteer acknowledged the referendum would have failed under a supermajority.

The 65th plenary session of the British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly was taking place in Co Kildare.