Reacting to today's Tory leadership announcement of new party leader and British PM Boris Johnson, the British Irish Chamber of Commerce has called on both the incoming UK government and the EU to "engage constructively" in Brexit negotiations.

It is not generally known whether British prime minister Theresa May is a student of Irish history. Whether or not, she could do worse than reflect on the attempt by Michael Collins to persuade the Dáil to accept the 1922 Anglo-Irish Treaty.

Leaked British plans to create a 10-mile “buffer zone” around the border have been described as “bonkers”, “fantastical”, and “like something out of Alice in Wonderland” by both British and Irish Brexit experts.

Ireland has been urged to follow Denmark’s lead and appoint a dedicated technology ambassador to Silicon Valley.

Measures need to be taken in order to make small and medium enterprises ’Brexit-proof’ or it “could derail Ireland’s economy”, a body representing Irish and British business has said.

Britain has served its separation notice and talks over the divorce terms start soon. An all-island

Sterling has slumped from 70p to the euro a year ago to 89p now.

The Bank of England wrong-footed investors by keeping interest rates on hold, but held out the prospect of a stimulus package soon to help the economy cope with Britain’s decision to leave the EU.

Business representative bodies called for the Government to ensure that Ireland is at the forefront of upcoming negotiations as the fallout from the UK’s decision to leave the EU began to hit home.

Employers’ lobby group Ibec has said a sale of Aer Lingus could benefit the State by providing extra funds to invest in essential public infrastructure projects.

The jail term handed down to a reformed drug addict for transporting €1.6m worth of heroin was not unduly lenient, the Court of Criminal Appeal ruled today.

A reformed drug addict who agreed to transport €1.6m worth of heroin for €400 because he "needed a few quid" has been remanded in custody pending sentence by Judge Katherine Delahunt.

DUBLIN bus drivers will meet today to decide if they will restore night-time services to parts of Finglas following a series of violent incidents on routes serving the north Dublin suburb over the past few weeks.

A BUSINESS start-up package from Ulster Bank was launched yesterday boasting transaction-fee free banking for three years.

Ulster Bank head of commercial and business banking John McGrane talks to Niamh Hennessy.

GARDAÍ are to patrol passenger vehicles this weekend following a horrific attack on a man who was kicked out of the top-floor window of a bus in Dublin.