Enda Kenny has ruled out looking for a side deal with the UK before the BREXIT talks begin.

The Taoiseach says Ireland has to act hand-in-hand with the other 26 countries who'll be staying within the Union.

The UK's House of Lords has suggested a bilateral deal with Ireland would be the best way to guarantee the future of Northern Ireland and the border.

But leaving a summit of EU leaders in Brussels last night Enda Kenny said that's not possible: