Brexit fallout could hit Irish jobs and finances for decade

The fallout from Brexit could hit jobs, economic growth, and state finances in Ireland for the next 10 years, the ESRI has warned.

An economic simulation of the economy (by the ESRI and the Department of Finance) shows jobs in exports and imports, such as in the food industry, are not the only ones in the line of fire.

Even the least disruptive outcome for Ireland, in which the British strike the softest of Brexit terms with the EU, would spell bad news for our national finances.