All I'm seeing is that Tusk hasn't entirely ruled it out
yet - they're just saying that the Irish PM has said they've made some progress on the Ireland issue after some more fat-chewing.
“I have received promising signals from the Taoiseach (Irish prime minister) that a deal is still possible. Technical talks are taking place in Brussels as we speak,” Tusk said in Nicosia.
“Of course, there is no guarantee of success and the time is practically up. But even the slightest chance must be used.”
Not ruling it out entirely as being impossible isn't the same as saying 'there's a deal'.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-brit ... SKBN1WQ123
Remember, the banks also thought sub prime mortgages were a good thing.