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Full coverage: Brexit

“Trade with New Zealand is out of step with the closeness of our overall relationship”

As Ireland haggles about greenhouse gas targets, New Zealand implements new climate legislation accommodating its livestock industry – one of many common interests with Ireland. Brad Burgess, the first Kiwi ambassador to Dublin, discusses growing business links and hopes of a trade deal.

Thomas Hubert
1st May, 2020 - 19 min read

“The UK is looking for maximum freedom. The EU is looking for maximum certainty. And those are incompatible”

Former Taoiseach John Bruton fears 2020 could be a bruising and divisive year for Europe as Brexit talks gear up again. No matter. He is on a trade mission to champion Ireland as a legal services hub and to exploit the spoils of the UK’s withdrawal.

Francesca Comyn
4th Mar, 2020 - 17 min read

Brexit talks in fishy waters: can the UK be like any other EU trading partner?

The first stumbling block in Brexit negotiations starting today is fisheries, illustrating a deeper rift between the EU and the UK on how to approach an unprecedented large-scale, close-range free trade agreement.

Thomas Hubert
2nd Mar, 2020 - 7 min read

Diplomatically speaking: “If there is no solution at OECD level, corporation tax will come back at EU level”

From taxing multinationals to strengthening business ties in the wake of Brexit and getting lost in the Irish legal system, France’s pointman in Ireland inaugurates our new series of interviews with ambassadors to Dublin: Diplomatically speaking.

Thomas Hubert
5th Feb, 2020 - 19 min read

Just browsing: Online shopping is making retailers re-think the way they do business. Is Ireland’s high street in danger?

Insolvency figures are decreasing in retail in Ireland but this does not reflect the big picture for what’s going on within the industry. Bricks and mortar stores continue to battle the rise of online shopping and the uncertainty of Brexit.

Cait Caden
27th Jan, 2020 - 9 min read

Brexit wounds: How a minor provision in Brexit legislation could have a major impact on one of Ireland’s most successful businesses

Starting with a tax refund business, Fexco has built a global financial services empire. However, it fears new rules arising from Brexit could have adverse consequences, and it is now asking government to remedy it.

Ian Kehoe
24th Jan, 2020 - 4 min read

Tom McGurk: “The DUP’s indifference to business Brexit fears has to come at a political price”

This week’s Westminster election may reshape Northern Ireland’s political landscape along Brexit fault lines – but on a UK scale, it still looks set to return a majority set on unrealistic trade expectations, raising again the prospect of a no-deal.

Tom McGurk
11th Dec, 2019 - 8 min read

Energy security: when the urgent drives out the important, risks pile up

Brexit and climate change combined looks certain to create problems for Ireland's shared energy supply between the north and the south. The solution? An integrated risk agency.

Stephen Kinsella
28th Nov, 2019 - 6 min read

Francesca Comyn: Ireland will struggle to reap a Brexit dividend in legal services

Ireland, soon to be the largest English speaking, common law country in the EU, has shown a striking degree of indolence in trying to grab a slice of the high-value legal work potentially on offer.

Francesca Comyn
27th Nov, 2019 - 5 min read

“I am a strange mix of things. In some areas I’d be considered left of centre and in other areas I am centre right.”

Brexit has changed the role of the Minister for Foreign Affairs. And the current incumbent of the portfolio, Simon Coveney, has revelled in the position. In this wide-ranging interview, he discusses negotiation strategy, his political ambitions and Ireland’s role in a post-Brexit Europe.

Ian Kehoe
8th Nov, 2019 - 18 min read
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