Questions have been raised about how this would impact immigrant communities in Cavan and Monaghan who might cross the border on a daily basis.

Micheal Martin is in Wales for a meeting of the British-Irish Council.

Almost 15 million of the 70million allocated in coming to the Northern Sound Region.

The scheme is also available to eligible businesses who wish to re-finance an existing loan.

Biden made the comments during a meeting with Boris Johnson.

The European Parliament has formally backed the Brexit Allocation Fund of 5 billion.

That's a warning from the business group IBEC today, as it outlined its budget proposals.

Leo Varadkar will be in Newry for a cross-border business event.