Ireland must display confidence in face of Brexit, Michael Collins commemoration told

Ireland will have to display confidence and strength in the face of Brexit and make sure that we do what needs to be done to ensure future growth and prosperity, economist Jim Power told the annual Michael Collins commemoration today at Béal na Bláth in West Cork.

The former chief economist with Bank of Ireland who has also been employed by AIB and Friends First said we "need to understand what sort of future relationship we have with the UK, but we cannot be obsessed about it. "