Irish bank shares fall as politicians signal Brexit crash-out fears are growing again

Shares in the big two Irish banks and a handful of property shares played catch-up with the global market slump to post falls, taking stock of the fading hopes of a deal that would avoid Britain crashing out of the EU at the end of October.

Bank of Ireland shares tumbled by 3.25% and AIB edged lower, while housebuilder Glenveagh fell 2.5%, and property firm Hibernia Reit and hotels group Dalata each slid by 2%.