European leaders could sign off tomorrow on plans to allow Northern Ireland immediately rejoin the EU in a future United Ireland.

Ireland’s pushing for the guarantee to be allowed in the EU’s formal Brexit plans to be agreed tomorrow.

Enda Kenny has been ruling out any prospect of an immediate border poll on a United Ireland, but has been keen to make sure that if Ireland ever is reunited, Northern Ireland should be let rejoin the EU immediately, and not go through a long-winded application processes - just like East Germany.

The Financial Times this morning says plans to that effect have been included in a draft declaration, and is set to be signed off by the 27 EU leaders when they meet for a special summit in Brussels tomorrow.

It might not bring a United Ireland closer, but it will pave the way for a more seamless move, if ever it does happen - and it will raise fears in Britain that the Brexit process could bring forward a breakup of the UK too.

Today the President of the European Council says the future of the island of Ireland has to be agreed before Britain can have any talks on a European trade deal.

Donald Tusk says the issues of "people, money and Ireland" need to be settled before any talks on the UK's future role with the EU.

That's being taken as a clear sign that tomorrow's EU summit WILL include a declaration of Northern Ireland's status.

Our political correspondent Gavan Reilly filed this report for Today FM's National Lunchtime News: