Barry Whyte

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217 appearances 6 recordings 2 series first heard May 2026 last heard 7 Sep

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The Claire Byrne Show · Belfast riots continue for second night - latest updates · 11 Jun 2026 podcast

So the arrangement hasn't really worked or certainly hasn't been used much, has it, Peter?

And there would be huge costs associated to that as well, right?

You'd have to put in massive investment in terms of staff and logistics in order to carry out those regular checks.

Peter, you'll remember how long we spent after Brexit arguing about whether those checks should happen and what might be the likely result if they did.

I mean, it is politically toxic, isn't it?

Do you think it's a watershed moment this week?

All right.

And that's Dr. Peter Walsh from the Migration Observatory.

Let's get political reaction to that now from Matthew O'Toole, MLA and SDLP leader of the opposition in Stormont.

Good morning to you, Matthew.

It's extraordinary that we're back having this conversation again, isn't it?

Matthew, before you blame the right wing media, I mean, think about that TikTok ad.

I mean, those people smugglers made an ad in Dublin airport, guaranteeing you access to England, to the UK via Ireland.

It is happening.

So if border checks are out of the question, how do you fix this?

Because that arrangement to have returns on either side, it either hasn't worked or it has been ignored.

Because as the London Times points out, there was one return to Ireland since 2020.

Yes, it's a separate issue, but I think what's happening more generally, it's on the agenda now.

I mean, you know, what's done is done.

All right.

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