Huge task for Irish firms to cut their British market ties

Ahead of the UK general election on June 8, Brexit has pretty much disappeared from front page media.

However, once the election is out of the way and the Conservatives come back with a larger majority in parliament, then it will return with a vengeance as the real negotiations get going.

Meanwhile, some effects are being felt here in both a positive and negative sense. The UK insurer and asset manager Standard Life announced that it is likely to choose Dublin as its EU base once the UK leaves the system.