Further comments by Irish foreign minister, Simon Coveney
- Don't get your hopes too high on a Brexit deal
- A deal can happen with the right approach from both sides
- But failure is also a distinct possibility
As for the headline comment, that would also depend on the UK and Boris Johnson and it would be a serious blow to the incumbent government's credibility if they were to kick the can down the road once again; even if just based on a technicality.
Then again, who knows?