Ibec warns of cliff-edge scenario for Ireland

The employers’ body realises there are no easy solutions for the post-Brexit world, but says customs agreements and other measures must be agreed early, writes Stephen Rogers

In the introduction to his organisation’s “Brexit: challenges with solutions” document, Ibec chief executive Danny McCoy opens with the comment: “The departure of the United Kingdom from the European Union presents an unprecedented and profoundly unwelcome challenge to the Europe we know.”

His organisation is genuinely fearful as to how so many of its member companies could suffer — and potentially perish — if the talks between British and EU officials which begin in Brussels this morning yield the wrong outcome for Ireland.