John Downing: Brexit fallout and a tangle of elections – how Ireland and the UK ended up in migration row

Justice Minister Helen McEntee has said more than 80pc of migrants entering Ireland are coming from the UK via the Border. Photo: PA

John Downing

As political tangles go, this one could hardly be more intractable, nor could it have come at a trickier time.

Justice Minister Helen McEntee is sticking to her assertion that eight out of 10 international protection applicants here have come from the UK via Northern Ireland.