Closed border not an option, say Chartered Accountants

A closed Irish border is not acceptable for either trade or people, Chartered Accountants Ireland has said in its strongest statement yet on the implications of Brexit.

Speaking to more than 700 guests at the Chartered Accountants Ireland annual dinner in Dublin, Chartered Accountants Ireland president Liam Lynch said: “We simply cannot have a closed border on this island for either trade or for people.”

Mr Lynch, a tax partner and head of insurance at KPMG Ireland, said a hard Brexit would be extremely challenging to Ireland and that chartered accountants needed to make their voices heard.