Phil Hogan: Brexit offers us a chance to shape our destiny

Ireland’s EU commissioner Phil Hogan has said Brexit gives Ireland an opportunity to strike out and forge new relationships and that the country should be prepared to cut its ties with Britain.

Phil Hogan: Brexit offers us a chance to shape our destiny

Mr Hogan yesterday said the Brexit process was a “mess” and was only getting messier.

His comment came after signals from British prime minister Theresa May at the weekend that the terms Britain would seek to leave the EU would likely create a hard Brexit.

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