the political leaders of northern ireland. they should put all their divisions aside and try and be cohesive and work together to provide the best future of the franchise that of having to wait till you are eighteen sixteen ask. on the eighteenth to vote the limited the franchise is. over twenty five was allowed to go what do you think then just the under twenty five the voting and not what then would have to do that the society would change dramatically yeah obviously the younger people have more liberal views you know you look at parties like the you can see they're represented by an older generation you know a generation to be stuck in the past stuck in the troubles with you know some bitterness here trying to you know you look you look at the young people today i mean the notion posy and we saw all that you know the older generations look and i think that young people shouldn't have a voice because they don't know what they're talking about but we saw that people do you know people understand politics you know they want to

to northern ireland. in the last few minutes, the business organisation, the cbi, has given its reaction — describing any no—deal tariff regime as a "sledgehammer" to the uk economy. our economics correspondent andrew walker is here. these details just released earlier this morning giving us an idea of what it might be like under no deal. talk us through what the tariffs would be. we currently get something like 80% of the goods coming into the uk tariff free and that's because more than half our imports come from the european union. under this new regime, and it's worth emphasising that this is still hypothetical at this stage, it's in the eventuality of a no deal departure, we would have goods coming from the eu, in some cases are subject to tariffs that currently don't apply, cars would be one example, a10% currently don't apply, cars would be one example, a 10% tariff on cars. we would have stuff coming in from outside the eu that is currently subject to tariffs but would no longer be. to give som

you'd have to put a hard border between northern ireland in the republic of ireland if there were no deal brecht's it to crash out within two weeks so what she's saying is deeply irresponsible and that's not a sensible solution either for the u.k. or indeed members of parliament there are only a hardcore of about fifty hardcore breaks it is who are foolish enough to contemplate that catherine the bride i mean to be in the government and then they can have that have said that that that that that they could be the to enter great deal of disruption in a no deal scenario would he say to that. well no that's not true in fact the not only of the british ferry companies and dover ready for this but the cal a mayor of cali. bertran is very very adamant that he is completely ready for this you know this is just not true that we're going to have a problem the other issue is that no one is going to suddenly change the way they do business because that's not sensible economics so the idea that we suddenly need to put up a hard border across our land is crazy if that is if you know the cattle fam

republic of ireland. they have a professional and effective border control policy and so whilst there isa control policy and so whilst there is a theoretical chance, it is something that is modest and intelligence led customs checks by the irish authorities i think would dramatically reduce the risk of that. the eu's chief negotiator, michel barnier, says the risk of a no deal brexit has never been higher. speaking to the european parliament in strasbourg, he said that the eu is ready for all eventualities. if the uk still wants to leave the european union and wants to do so in an orderly fashion, if that is still the intention of the united kingdom then this treaty which we negotiated with the government of theresa may for a year with the government of theresa may fora yearand a with the government of theresa may for a year and a half, this treaty is and will remain the only available treaty. we are at a critical point. the risk of no deal has never been higher. that is the risk of an exit even by accide

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however it leaves northern ireland in uncertainty. school boards are in crisis as we know willingness for operations grow, there is a need to target specific monies across all departments. particular to health and education, as they suggested. dozens of secretary of state feel that perhaps it is going to be vital to have an independent facility to chair the process? because the uk government, rightly or wrongly, may appear to be compromised by its current arrangement in this place with the dup. could i suggest to her that to do something a bit more radical, a bit more... you know, to take the initiative. what about calling the assembly together? what about putting it up to the parties? who is prepared to go into the government now, and who wants to sit outside? because my understanding is that four out of the five parties in northern ireland would go into government tomorrow. why not put it up to people? instead of all the talk about wanting to evolution, let‘s see who actually will vote for it. in the lords, labour‘s former north

the frontiere between the republic of ireland and e.u. member and northern ireland part of the united kingdom could put smugglers back in business. through money but all three of the fifty three. mike has plenty of tales of smuggling he lives in northern ireland right next to the border the former truck driver says lots of shady stuff went on in the area in the past much of it involving customs control between the british province and the e.u. member state to the cells i see me going to shit what's the lorry so when i go into this big shit. my day through that door that door let's share that shit are also not in the so if i were to have even thought that. it's impossible i getting rid of controls didn't get rid of smuggling completely fireworks which are banned in the republic of ireland are still taken across regularly there are legal in the north and sales of them are brisk in the border region. and foreign diesel subsidized by the e.u. also often crosses the border illegally as does heating oil from northern ireland that's not been sla

the consequences of that are devastating for northern ireland, because goods would flood northern ireland from the republic to the rest of the eu and would not be subject to tariffs. whereas if there was good land in dover or holyhead, they would be subject to tariffs. so local businesses would face competition. the other thing, that wouldn't really be sustainable, the government acknowledges we could get away with doing that for about a year, because wto might have an issue with this. but also you might have high levels of trade flowing into gb via northern ireland that could take other routes. what happens after a year? the government has to look at at and say, how do we e nforce has to look at at and say, how do we enforce this, how do we know it is goods are coming from. the goods coming from liverpool and cairnryan, are they from northern ireland or the republic? so then they start checking everything northern ireland going to gb, which creates a hard water down the irish sea, something that people who are against no's agreement fear most. many people are telling me that the dup are

and ireland. i particularly want to help you with -- thank you for your help with the plans in west ireland where hundreds of jobs were threatened as a result of russian sanctions and with the help of the administration we were able to save those jobs. thank you very much for that. president trump: they don't know about that. look forward to talking to you later about brexit, giving you our perspective and the importance of protecting the good friday agreement and the really hard one in northern ireland. looking forward to talk to you a little bit about immigration as well. also about trade and how much i would like to see a trade deal done between the u.s. and e.u. we've done one with japan, with china. president trump: we'll see. the e.u. has been tough to deal with and frankly they have been very one-sided for many, many years. and so we're changing that around. we're starting to maybe get somewhere. if we don't we'll win anyway. but i do appreciate you saying that. and again it's a great honor

next we have words from ireland. we have our council children, robert odriscoll and it's always a pleasure to be joined by councillor odriscoll. today it's a special honor, he became a father eight days ago and he's here to join us. welcome. >> on behalf of everything, welcome home to san francisco and city hall. (applause). my name is robert odriscoll as introduced and it's my great honor to be here for this remarkable occasion, celebrating the irish history here in this fair city. we've got a busy programme. we have three small short things to say. first, i want to say a huge congratulations to irish society. it's the 108th year for this parade, the longest running parade west of the mississippi and every year it's better and bert. whabetter. i love the focus on the people in the community, all of the the people who make the irish here a special community. the honorary grand marshals and this is an incredible bunch of people who made an enormous contribution and it's important they're remembered and i want to pay t

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ireland and wales. joe mastermind to lead ireland twice to the grand slam. warren gatland, his final home game. they will be pretty emotional for him. there are not many cultists sticking around. he is changing mentality and the site of welsh by mentality and the site of welsh rugby particularly in the national team. he has done an incrediblejob. mention him as captain of england. so many side stories tomorrow. what could be a potential 12 grand slam for whales in the history of this competition. warren gatland could have potentially won three of them, a quarter of those titles. that said something about his calibre. he is a winner and he has proven it with several teams before. he's got that mentality that rubs off. a great tea m mentality that rubs off. a great team around him. he has got this magic. it is not pretty sometime, but you know working is the most important thing. tblisi will have a blessed left him tomorrow. and sign up blessed left him tomorrow. and sign up to six nations in style. the atmosphere we saw three weeks ago in english talks a lot.

mark easton, bbc news, northern ireland. i don't even like that! egypt has completed its restoration of the kom el shoqafa catacombs. the ancient burial site, whose name translates as "mound of shards," for the pieces of terracotta visitors leave behind, had been threatened by rising water. kim gittleson reports. this is one of the seven wonders of the middle ages. a multi—storey network of catacombs near the egyptian city of alexandria, at risk of being permanently destroyed due to flooding. it was discovered nearly a century ago, when a donkey accidentally fell down into its steps. ever since, archaeologists have fought to preserve its unique mixture of egyptian and greco—roman architectural styles from rising water. translation: the kom el-shoqafa area is a unique antiquities area that has suffered from groundwater contamination since it was discovered in the beiginning of the 20th century. there have been a lot of attempts to prevent the water from entering, the most important of which was in 1995, but unfortunately the water rose again. bu

ireland and the republic of ireland should have the republic of ireland should have the confidence that measures they can trust will be in place to prevent a hard border? and that the backstop should be exited on upon a new agreement being reached? doesn't that make perfect sense? it does make perfect sense. i have to say that i would have preferred to see a right of termination mitigated and graduated fairly balancing and apportioning risk and only usable in apportioning risk and only usable in a last resort with the. the union is not willing to agree to that moderate proposal. that is why i voted for the deal. i think it is sensible that that assurance can be given. that is why the british government has given it. i would say this, though, bad faith and best endeavours is not now, particularly now, with a context tightened and the benchmarks tightened, is not a meaningless duty because best endeavours requires that a party should consider proposals... we will pull away from the commons for now. the attorney general still addressing the chamber. ijust want to reiterate the breaking new

ireland has already had its wettest march on record. 0ne northern ireland has already had its wettest march on record. one of the reasons, the jet stream was sitting right across the uk and that was driving areas of low pressure in from the atlantic last week. this week we are seeing more of an undulation in the jet and the week we are seeing more of an undulation in thejet and the uk is to the south of the jet, which will allow high pressure to build and allow high pressure to build and allow things to turn just that little bit quieter. so that will probably come as welcome news for many this week. lighter winds and a dry story. high pressure starting to build in from the south—west. ahead of it we have a couple of nuisance weather fronts which will introduce cloud, showering rain from time to time, and a noticeable breeze or strengthening wind does make salary rate. for many on tuesday it is a cloudy affair, the odd spot or two of drizzle. breaks in the cloud from time to time and a little bit of brightness. at the same time, the ra

and the republic of ireland? >> reporter: well, opinion in northern ireland, especially along the border, on both sides of the border, is absolutely clear. they do not want what's called a hard border. what that means is customs posts possibly protected by police check points, if it came to it, by army check points. there are, you know, reconstructed terrorists out there who would only be too happy to attack those posts. and you could have the beginning of the war again, the troubles. and nobody, nobody on the island of ireland wants that. ironically, a lot of people in northern ireland are not represented by the d.u.p., and they would be perfectly happy to see the uk remain. in fact, they voted for the uk to remain in the european union, but it looks like march 29th is coming fast. so just very briefly, the next step, tomorrow they'll vote yes or no on no deal. in other words, will the uk crash out of the european union? then on thursday, they will vote probably on whether or not to extend brexit, in other words

ireland at any point. evenif even if they struggle to cut a new trade deal. and part of that solution would be to treat northern ireland differently to the rest of the uk in how it traded with the eu. the reason to avoid the hard border is northern ireland's past. go back to 1998, and 30 years of violence between republicans and unionists was ended by the good friday agreement put it stated that border checkpoints should never be necessary again. that's easy when the uk is in the eu as there are no customs checks. but what do you do when the uk is outside the eu's customs union and single market? how does the eu project its single market? —— protect. and the uk avoid a hard border with ireland. no—one is sure. but the dup will not support any plan that sees northern ireland aligned with ireland on trade, while the uk has a different status, even if it's a temporary arrangement. that is why they keep saying no to theresa may's deal, at least it does for the moment. it says it has to be treated the sam

suppose we shouldn't be surprised because northern ireland voted to stay in the eu. even though the position of the dup is strongly in favour of brexit. 7796 position of the dup is strongly in favour of brexit. 77% are dissatisfied with the uk government, i'm surprised that is not higher. laughter 6796 of the set with the way the dup has representing northern ireland but that that is really important because mps have a disproportionate amount of power and they did not represent the people of northern ireland. they don't even represent their constituents. a lot of dup supporters are also dissatisfied with arlene foster and you have to remember that she herself a year ago was in disgrace over another scandal over renewable heating initiatives, and that was why the storm in parliament collapsed, it is not like she has been a unifying bradley popular leader. —— stormont parliament. yes, she seems to have the power here because of the pressure she can put on theresa may, that is not how they see her over there. in terms of what this is about sinn fein, one of the thin

and ireland. i will give way. border between northern ireland and ireland. iwill give way. she border between northern ireland and ireland. i will give way. she talked about the eu suspending and the bad faith of the uk being a beacon across the world, but when 28 countries went to salzburg in novemberand countries went to salzburg in november and strike a deal, who later ratted on the deal, leaving the 27 high and dry? her government? cani the 27 high and dry? her government? can i say, his history is a little wrong because actually the agreement on the withdrawal agreement and the political declaration as a future framework were not agreed in salzburg, they were agreed later last year in november in brussels, and secondly he says who was it who went back on the deal, the government? no, we voted for the deal, the eu voted against it. cheering if he wants to look for an example of bad faith, look in the mirror. some colleagues... i will give way. she referred a moment ago to the possibility of th

the more dangerous the situation is becoming in northern ireland it is here at this countryside where the uncertainty is most probable farmer's fields straddle both sides of the border and every day people cross it seamlessly the prospect of a hard border between the republic of ireland and northern ireland has reignited fears of a conflict after twenty years of peace well more than three thousand people died and tens of thousands were injured during what's known as the troubles those decades of violence were put to an end in one thousand nine hundred ninety eight with the good friday or belfast peace agreement but for the hard line republicans the fight for a united ireland isn't over young people like paddy gallagher see a hard break sit as their golden opportunity to reclaim the north from great britain. the unfinished revolution miral identifies this building as a local headquarters of northern ireland's most dangerous political party c route irish for liberation the party demands the unification of ireland it was founded in twenty sixteen just three months after the break that re

and even some support for unification of ireland, as well. and increasingly, actually, in the republic, where they would be voting about 50%, or roughly half, in favour of a referendum on this, it thanks quite a picture —— paints quite a picture of ireland, and of the dissatisfaction across the uk, no matter where you are, with how the uk government has handled brexit negotiations. i can imagine that. the uk government has handled brexit negotiations. ican imagine that. if you are living over there you are not only in distance, you are far away from westminster, but also all the decision—making. if you didn't vote to remain, and you didn't vote the dup, then you probably feel very isolated, and a lachlan is to your neighbours who are only across the border. —— and a lot closer. i can imagine the frustration of the people in northern ireland, not having an answer and actually being a tool that the negotiations. do you think theresa may is going to get any think theresa may is going to get a ny a nswe i’s think theresa may is going

it island of ireland after brexit. it is not legally binding additions to say, be the uk and bd uk do not want the backstop, if it is ever triggered, because do not forget it isa triggered, because do not forget it is a guarantee mechanism, if it is ever triggered, neither want this to be everlasting. so, this is not the trap that some people fear it could be back in the uk. the eu underlines that it be back in the uk. the eu underlines thatitis be back in the uk. the eu underlines that it is not advantageous for it in terms of trade either. the two sides are also beefing up the political calculation, that aspirational document of eu, uk post brexit future relations to show that both sides want to go as rapidly as possible to a sophisticated trail deal with the backstop would not be needed. and we are feeling the prime minister also wanted to deliver a unilateral declaration on this backstop, sort of put uk flavour, saying that from the uk perception, this cannot be a permanent measure. and she is hoping that will pers

you'd have to put a hard border between northern ireland in the republic of ireland if there were no deal brecht's it to crash out within two weeks so what she's saying is deeply irresponsible and that's no sensible solution either for the u.k. or indeed members of parliament there are only a hard core of about fifty hardcore brick city is who are foolish enough to contemplate that catherine the bride i mean to be on the government island that they can have that have said that they could be but to enter great deal of disruption in a no deal scenario would he say to that. well no that's not true in fact the not only of the british ferry companies and dover ready for this but the cal a mayor of cali. bertran is very very adamant that he is completely ready for this you know this is just not true that we're going to have a problem the other issue is that no one is going to suddenly change the way they do business because that's not sensible economics so the idea that we suddenly need to put up a hard border across ireland is crazy if that is if you know the cattle families in heavily re

mark easton, bbc news, northern ireland. i don't even like that! an award—winning greek photojournalist with the reuters news agency, yannis behrakis, has died of cancer at the age of 58. in a career spanning 30 years, mr behrakis covered conflicts around the world. he captured kurdish refugees fleeing near the iraqi—turkish border in the 1990s. more recently, his photos of syrian refugees crossing into europe won a pulitzer prize. egypt has completed its restoration of the kom el—shoqafa catacombs. the ancient burial site, whose name translates as ‘mound of shards,‘ for the pieces of terracotta visitors leave behind, had been threatened by rising water. kim gittleson reports. this is one of the seven wonders of the middle ages. a multi—storey network of catacombs near the egyptian city of alexandria, at risk of being permanently destroyed due to flooding. it was discovered nearly a century ago, when a donkey accidentally fell down into its depths. ever since, archaeologists have fought to preserve its unique mixture of egyptian and gre

but i would love ireland to beat wales and open it up. come on, ireland! come on england as well, just to keep the balance. windy and blustery. hunker down? snow across parts of scotland. strong winds for england and wales. massive swathe of cloud coming up from the atlantic. underneath, low pressure. developing, winds getting stronger. milder air. pressure. developing, winds getting stronger. milderair. northern edge, something colder. split the country into two for the forecast. rain in northern england —— much snow in northern england —— much snow in northern england —— much snow in northern england turning to rain now. brighter weather to the far north and west. northern ireland, persistent rain back to showers and some brighter spells later. england and wales later, north and west wales, 14—17 millimetres of rain, perhaps flooding. dry the further south and east you are generally. staying cloudy with england and wales, very strong winds, up to 60 mph gusts. travel problems, even some minor damage. the south, 10—12. ba rely some minor d

actually the violent end of ireland that is of the whole island called ireland and he sees violence to that end as justifying. the subject to political and military. occupation of the series how does and doesn't he just stand there solidly bases of our struggle are different. the young irish nationalist party member patty galahad wants the same thing the british out of iran and all of that now message if there is a practice it or not. would you vote for this comedian as president well that's a question ukrainians will answer in just a few days when the country holds presidential elections act you're a lot of millions he may play a politician in his t.v. series but in reality he has never held office his campaign learns the line between fact and fiction and it seems to be resonating with voters in a field of some forty candidates he has emerged as a leading contender well our reporter visited his headquarters in kiev where life is imitating art the ukrainian t.v. series seventy of the people an ordinary history teacher gets a surprise visit. yes . good morning mr president. in the next

he has mentioned northern ireland. he has mentioned northern ireland. he has mentioned northern ireland earlier in his comments but didn't spend enough time talking about his assessment of the constitutional risk faced by northern ireland ace, hasn't surveyed, the united kingdom were to leave the european union without a deal. —— if, heaven forbid.” leave the european union without a deal. -- if, heaven forbid. i am grateful for the opportunity to do so. we faced the situation of where there is high anxiety in northern ireland and across ireland as a whole, across all communities, and different communities, about the prospect of no deal. because the people of northern ireland know that the open border is the manifestation of peace and there is great concern that if anything happens at that border, it will put back the good work that has happened in the last 20 years. that anxiety and this issueis 20 years. that anxiety and this issue is being debated when some of those elected to this house are not here to make their views they might make on behal

within the body politic such as it isn't northern ireland. and it's making it almost of because unionism but it is the body that wants the rootin nor within the united kingdom and republicanism our national isn't which wants to reunify with the rest of the island that the last twenty years has been a long experiment in trying to create a calm a power sharing settlement between those two parties and the disturbance in a way is that either of them have gone to the other side so although a substantial body of a soldier being in the practice of referendum since then the polarization of politics has meant a unionist of gone won by on the nationalism has gone the other way and what has been left behind is a huge vacuum for constitutional or peaceful politics that is where in a sense. organizations like see your show. have an opportunity in a way to kind of movements and on vacuum not how likely is it that they will be on their own able to create a conflict on the scale we saw in sixty seventy s. and ninety's i think that is a moot point so far i me

there's a reason they both overla p ireland. there's a reason they both overlap on northern ireland. the snow situation that deals with real politics that does not have northern ireland treated differently. that's the issue. you have a choice of which first. that's a thing about the agreement being yet another unicorn is that it does not fully acknowledge the northern irish issue and until you do that you can have no deal and you do have either no deal that will pass and so you are the default outwards to no deal or you have the status quo. you cannot have anything in between and that's what keeps crashing out of the eu very much still on the table. we we re very much still on the table. we were reminding me of a comedy from a few years ago. it's a good night time drink like ovaltine or something. very nourishing. let's move on. the net of drama seems for a ministers breakthrough and even more bizarrely one of the whips effectively saying it was a state not as ideal was ordering people to go and vote the government tonight but t

mark easton, bbc news, northern ireland. i don't even like that! head to our website for more on the bbc‘s special season on bringing people together across divides. do you live in a social bubble? there's an interactive quiz that could help you find out. that's all at bbc. com/crossingdivides. you can also download the bbc news app. an award—winning greek photojournalist with the reuters news agency, yannis behrakis, has died of cancer at the age of 58. in a career spanning 30 years, mr behrakis covered conflicts around the world. he captured kurdish refugees, fleeing near the iraqi—turkish border in the i990s. more recently his photos of syrian refugees crossing into europe won a pulitzer prize. martina navratilova has apologised for language she used about tra nsgender athletes. the tennis champion used the term "cheating" when discussing whether the athletes should be allowed to compete in women's sport. she says she's been "vilified" as "transphobic" since the comment. the space x dragon capsule has successfully docked with the internati

of ireland will be in a different time zone for half the year to the uk in northern ireland, ina year to the uk in northern ireland, in a sense. it will give us a contrast with something like china, really huge, all one time zone, so none of that separate regions. forgive me, you have read into this more than me. we could presumably stay on british summertime all year round. of course. it obviously, we wa nt round. of course. it obviously, we want be copping the eu, but is brexit not choosing to...|j want be copping the eu, but is brexit not choosing to... i get you. we shall see. rather resting. an interesting highlight in the i —— rather resting. pma vic term of sexism. theresa may's supporters are accusing her critics and saying it smacks of misogyny. it is a really ha rd smacks of misogyny. it is a really hard edge, the criticism she is getting. if david cameron was still prime minister and he was floundering and struggling in the way she is, you would imagine they would be just as strong. although sometimes there are certain remarks that do feel like a thing, tory mps, those

brightening up for northern ireland through the afternoon. a lot of cloud through northern england, into the midlands, east anglia, with the outbreaks of rain pushing south. bright spells in south wales into southern england, maybe the odd passing show during the day. also very gusty winds. in the evening we will pick up showers in the far south and south—east. that is clearing away on thursday night and into friday morning. as that happens and the winds eventually ease, temperatures will drop away. plenty of widespread frost as friday begins. temperatures will be lower, away from towns and city centres. highland scotland could be —5 or —6 as friday begins. the odd mist and fog match. a lot of sunshine to start the day, not going to last. quite quickly cloud increasing from the west. quite a cold feeling day. you can see more hill snow to come in scotland out of that. that‘s friday covered. i want to show you the big picture for the weekend. still with the jet stream driving weather disturbances across us. it will be wet at times over

but there was a clear concern in parliament over one issue in particular, the northern ireland backstop. having been sean ‘s policy to guarantee that there will never bea to guarantee that there will never be a hard border in northern ireland is absolutely right. —— insurer must. it honours the uk's solid commitment in the belfast good friday agreement but if we ever had to use that insurance policy, it can't become a permanent arrangement and it is not the template for our future relationship. the deal that mps future relationship. the deal that m ps voted future relationship. the deal that mps voted on injanuary was not strong enough in making that clear and legally binding changes were needed to set that right. today, we have agreed them. first, a joint instrument with comparable legal weight to the withdrawal agreement will guarantee that the eu can't act with the intent of applying the backstop indefinitely. if they do, it can be challenged through arbitration but if found to be in breach, the uk can suspend the backstop. thejoint breach, the uk can suspend the backstop. the

wales, england or ireland? three of the teams in action in this afternoon's six nations could win the tournament. and coming up in half an hour, our dateline guests discuss the last week in parliament — with only a fortnight until brexit day. good morning. police in new zealand believe there was only one gunman involved in the shootings at two mosques in christchurch in which 49 people were killed and scores of others injured. 28—year—old australian brenton tarra nt has appeared in court in christchurch, charged with murder. tarrant did not make a plea and the brief hearing was closed to the public because of safety concerns. the shootings were live—streamed and shared widely on social media. shara njit leyl reports from christchurch. a memorial for the victims of the shooting. christchurch residents have been bringing flowers and leaving notes here all day. the messages are clear. new zealand may be struggling to comprehend the tragic events in christchurch but people were determined to come together t

it has been an unsettled six nations for ireland. who began as favourites but found the wind against them. whatever they might have done better they are led by the best. having delivered the line out, rory best fought for the line. the captain scoring on what might be his last six nations game in dublin. that set the scene and the rest of the half would be played in the surrounding area. france engulfed by a green belt that ireland eventually built on. johnny sexton, now a try scorer. ireland look like the irresistible force they were last year, 19—0 at the break and it might have been more. after working so hard it was only fair ireland and collected their bonus. keith earls earned them an extra point which will take them one point behind england in the championship. france named an unchanged team for the first time since 2012. it took until the final five minutes to look as though they had met before. the frustration which had built up over the course of the match, channelled into one, last shove. that will stay in the small prin