Northern Irish farmers will be the hardest hit by the Brexit fallout given the agriculture sector’s dependence on EU customers and the potential loss of billions of euro in grants, according to a leading economist.

A MAJOR medical monitoring group has claimed 80,000 Europeans could die from swine flu in the coming months, naming Ireland as one of the EU’s hotspots for the deadly pandemic.

RTÉ’s policy of giving equal airtime to both the pro and anti supporters in referendum campaigns was described as “extraordinary” by Europe Minister Dick Roche.