The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland says she won't agree to a border poll after the UK voted to leave the European Union. Sinn Féin has called for a poll to take place. 

"The Good Friday Agreement is very clear ... there is nothing to indicate that (majority support in Northern Ireland for a poll)," Theresa Villiers said.

The head of Invest NI says Northern Ireland will continue to "succeed as an attractive location for inward investment," despite the UK voting to leave the EU.

"As the EU sells more to the UK than we do to them, we are positive that mutually beneficial trading arrangements will ensure continued access to the EU market," Invest NI Chief Executive, Alastair Hamilton said. 

First Minister Arlene Foster has said a poll over the future of the Irish border will not happen, after Sinn Féin called for a vote on Irish unity in the wake of the UK's EU referendum result.

Taoiseach Enda Kenny said he was "very sorry" that UK voted to leave the EU.  

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"We have prepared to the greatest extent possible for this," he said. The Dail is to be recalled on Monday.  

Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness has said the the case for a border poll has been "strengthened" after the UK voted to leave the EU.

The aerospace firm, Bombardier, which has a major operation in Northern Ireland and was in favour of the Remain vote, says it's "too early to speculate" on the impact of the referendum result.

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In a statement, it adds: "As always, we are committed to our businesses, all our employees and our customers in the UK.

"We will continue to work with the government and other industry stakeholders to create the necessary business environment to ensure our future success."

There is "a great deal of shock" at the referendum result among Polish people living in Northern Ireland, according to their representative in the region.

"They don't really know what their position is," Jerome Mullen, the honorary consul of Poland in Northern Ireland, said.

"It is a very serious decision that the British people have taken, but certainly there will be implications for the immigrant communities."

Sinn Féin's Martin McGuinness says the government must allow the people of Northern Ireland "to have their say on their own future".

"Sinn Féin will be seeking an urgent meeting with the Irish government, the European institutions and also with our counterparts in Scotland to discuss how we move forward in the best interests of all of our people," he said. 

They want the process to start "as soon as possible"

The First Minister Arlene Foster says she will work for "stability" in Northern Ireland following the UK's vote to leave the EU.  

"I'm proud of the decision taken by people here ... and I'll work to get the people of Northern Ireland the deal that they deserve," she said. Mrs Foster also paid tribute to David Cameron saying that despite their differences, she had the "utmost respect for him".

The group responsible for managing cross-border EU structural funds in Northern Ireland says it's waiting to hear more from the Department of Finance on the implications of the UK vote for Brexit. 

The Special EU Programmes Body says it will continue to implement the delivery of PEACE IV and INTERREG VA initiatives in the interim.   

The NUS-USI (National Union of Students - Union of Students in Ireland) says it is "extremely disappointed" by the result of the EU referendum.

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"Students and wider society will no doubt face the implications of this vote for years to come," NUS-USI president Fergal McFerran said.

TUV leader Jim Allister says 23 June "will go down as one of the high points" in the history of the UK.

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"The people, the ordinary people, of this great nation took back control, setting our nation on the path to liberty and prosperity," he says.

"Liberated, we now have the opportunity for the rebirth of our nation."