By Seán O'Regan
A demonstration is to take place this afternoon in order to highlight fears over the possibility of a hard border after Brexit.
It'll take place on the old Dublin road between Dundalk and Newry, at Carrickcaron from three o'clock with organisers predicting large numbers to attend.
Protesters will build a wall to demonstrate the impact infrastructure would have on local communities in the area.
They want to send a loud unequivocal signal that those living along the border do not want checkpoints and customs posts.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Border Communities Against Brexit will protest tomorrow at Carrickcarnon at 3.00pm!<br>Come along to send a clear message to the Irish government & <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/EU27?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#EU27</a>: there can be no hard border in Ireland & the backstop on the table must be maintained to uphold their commitments! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BrexitChaos?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BrexitChaos</a> <a href="https://t.co/BMS82WvXH5">pic.twitter.com/BMS82WvXH5</a></p>— Caoimhe Archibald (@CArchibald_SF) <a href="https://twitter.com/CArchibald_SF/status/1088894822746861568?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 25, 2019</a></blockquote>
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Meanwhile, the Taoiseach has come under fire over his comments on the future of the border between the North and the Republic.
Leo Varadkar warned that a no-deal Brexit could mean a return of soldiers to the border.
Sinn Fein President Mary Lou McDonald responded that the Taoiseach's "doomsday scenario" is both "reckless and irresponsible."
