The deal will become a formality this afternoon
A memorandum of understanding, guaranteeing the reciprocal rights of Irish and British citizens under the Common Travel Area , will be signed by the Irish and UK governments in London on Wednesday.
, the deal will be signed by Tánaiste Simon Coveney and Cabinet Office minister David Lidington before an British-Irish intergovernmental conference in London, which was organised following the murder of journalist Lyra McKee in Derry last month.
The deal reaffirms the special status Ireland will have with the United Kingdom compared to other EU countries in any Brexit arrangement, committed to by both governments throughout the Brexit process, given the historical ties between the countries. Game of Thrones podcast The North Awaits: Michael Fry and Carl Kinsella are joined by Rudi 'The Red Viper' Kinsella for a breakdown of all the shocks, shifting and Starbucks cups from Episode 4.
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