Oireachtas calls for special EU status for Northern Ireland

Ireland must push for special EU status for Northern Ireland after Brexit, an Oireachtas committee has found.

The special status should allow all Irish citizens in the North to remain full EU citizens and retain access to the single market and European courts, the cross-party committee said in a report.

In a 42-page document on the likely impact of Brexit on the Irish economy, the joint committee on jobs, enterprise, and innovation said that it is “essential to argue the case for designated special status for Northern Ireland within the European Union” in imminent negotiations.