Sterling soared against the euro and the dollar as fears that the UK will crash out of the EU receded.

The experts predict that a defeat may be snatched from the jaws of victory, with logic lacking in the Brexit negotiations. From local concerns to the international outlook, Eamon Quinn, Geoff Percival, and Pádraig Hoare report on this week’s Brexit progress.

A leading think-tank has warned the Government’s plans could potentially add too much fuel to the economy and lead to another bust.

The Government is set to ignore expert calls not to build a motorway between Cork and Limerick amid claims its multi-billion euro national framework plan is an electioneering attempt to “give something to everyone” and win over voters.

Ireland’s economy appears to be in a relatively strong position for now, as is made clear in the Central Bank’s latest quarterly report. However, the east coast — and greater Dublin in particular — continue to outpace the rest of the country, while rural areas and small towns largely miss out on the recovery.

The gap in prosperity between Dublin and the rest of the country is only going to become more pronounced if more is not done to stop the current pattern of growth which is so concentrated around the capital.

Any offer by Theresa May’s government in the crunch Brexit talks that merely involved regulations and standards for trade would still lead to a hard border in Ireland and should be rejected outright by Dublin, one of the country’s leading EU experts has warned.

Ireland could attract fewer manufacturing investments in future years from US pharmaceutical giants, according to a leading analyst, as President Donald Trump unveiled a plan to cut the tax levied on US companies to 20%.

Financial markets took the surprise failure of UK Prime Minister Theresa May to secure a Commons majority on the chin, amid a prediction the UK was still relentlessly heading toward a hard Brexit.

Mortgage relief in Ireland bucks international trends with those on lower incomes benefiting more than those with higher incomes, new research has shown.

The dispute over the size of the bill Britain will have to pay Brussels as part of its EU divorce bill could blow up at a very early stage, one of the country’s leading Brexit experts has predicted.

The tens of billions of euro the UK owes the EU is a huge “bear trap” for a successful trade negotiation that will be good for Ireland, one of the country’s leading experts on Brexit has warned.

Even the most benign outcome for Ireland, in which the British strike the softest of Brexit terms with the EU, would be bad news for growth, jobs, and the national finances in Ireland, a new report has found.

A ruling by a UK court that insists the British parliament approve the Brexit vote will unlikely delay the final divorce proceedings with the EU, Ireland’s leading independent expert on Brexit has said.

Britain could take up to 10 years to strike final divorce terms with the EU, according to a leading economist.

The withdrawal of Boris Johnson from the contest to lead the Conservative Party and his pitch to become the next prime minister means a favourable outcome that aligns with Irish interests from Britain’s talks with the EU is much less likely, the country’s leading Irish expert on Brexit has said.

Moody’s Investors Service has become the first authoritative international voice to play down the potential shock to the Irish economy were the UK to vote next month to leave the EU.

The Government should urgently press Brussels to tap multi-billion euro funds if the UK were to vote in June to leave the EU, the country’s leading expert on the risks facing Ireland has said.

Dublin should immediately ask Brussels for multibillion-euro funds if the UK were to vote in June to leave the EU, the country’s leading expert on a so-called Brexit has said.

A British exit from the EU following the upcoming general election could wipe almost €4bn off the value of Irish exports.

The ESRI has said the allocations for free water for children may not be correct.

A TWO-SPEED economy is emerging in rural Ireland, according to the Economic and Social Research Institute’s Dr Edgar Morgenroth.

THE Government should not spend excessively on the next National Development Plan, the country’s major economic think-tank warned yesterday.

THE Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) has called for all public transport assets in Dublin to be integrated under one holding company.