I know Steve, I watch Irish Television, I read Irish newspapers, I listen to Irish radio. Since Brexit was announced not one single member of the Dail has ever suggested that Dublin want a hard border.

Not a single one.

Simon Coveney the Irish Foreign Minister said "Any barrier or border on the island of Ireland in my view risks undermining a very hard-won peace process and all of the parties in Northern Ireland, whether they are unionist or nationalist, recognise that we want to keep the free movement of people and goods and services and livelihoods."

Leo Varadkar the Irish Prime Minister (Taoiseach) said he and his government did not want to see any kind of economic border on the island of Ireland when the UK leaves the European Union.

Not a single person has spoken even vaguely suggesting the Dublin government want a hard border.

That SHOULD be easily understood.