TD for Cavan and Monaghan tells Oireachtas committee: Brexit 'could wipe us out'

Pointing out the reliance on the dominant agri-food industry in particular, she said many dairies and food businesses operated as if no border existed.

Brexit could "wipe out" towns and villages along the Irish border, an Oireachtas committee has heard.

Niamh Smyth (pictured), TD for Cavan and Monaghan said unrestricted cross-border trade was critical to the recently improved fortunes of the once badly-deprived region.