Short reprieve only for Irish shares as Theresa May faces her Brexit vote next week

At the end of a week overshadowed by global trade tensions, Irish shares clawed back some of their heavy losses. But the respite is likely to be shattered next week unless Theresa May secures an unlikely Brexit vote in the Commons on Tuesday.

The local stock market has suffered in the past week from a barrage of trade and Brexit events that hit both its heavyweight stocks and midling shares hard.