Alarm that Brexit path is worsening for Ireland

A ruling by a UK court that insists the British parliament approve the Brexit vote will unlikely delay the final divorce proceedings with the EU, Ireland’s leading independent expert on Brexit has said.

But Edgar Morgenroth, associate research professor at the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI), and an adviser to the Government, warned the prospects for Ireland striking any sort of favourable deal with the British over Brexit are dimming rapidly.

He urged Dublin instead to bypass London and forge alliances with European countries to insulate the Irish economy from the hardline path being taken by London.