Hard Brexit would pose ‘very significant challenges’ for agrifoods and tourism

The rural economy and rural employers will “suffer most” with Brexit, an economic conference has heard.

Mark Kennedy, managing partner for Mazars Ireland said there was considerable uncertainty in most scenarios still — but given that 50% of exports by weight from here go through UK ‘landbridge’, there would be “very significant challenges” from a logistical perspective in the case of a hard Brexit.