Ireland 'needs to prepare for the worst' if Britiain leaves EU, says Hayes

A senior Fine Gael politician has questioned whether Ireland can stay in the EU if Britain decides to leave later this month after its controversial Brexit referendum writes Fiachra Ó Cionnaith, Political Reporter.

Party MEP Brian Hayes, who was Fine Gael's director of elections in the run-up to the February 26 vote, said the comment "is not some academic question" and "will have to be faced in a post-Brexit environment".