ESRI (2) Energy and climate policies need Brexit-proofing
Ireland has had an all-island single electricity market (SEM) since 2007, which is part of the wider EU Internal Market for Electricity, as is the electricity market in Britain. According to the Economic and Social Research Institute in a new…
ICBAN seeks rural communities views on Brexit
ICBAN – the cross border organisation is teaming up with Queen’s University to conduct a research project on Brexit and the Central Border region. The results of the project will be compiled in a project report that will be shared with…
Reality is biting
There was a sense in the UK both before and after the Brexit vote that the 27 remaining EU countries would value the UK’s market sufficient for them to prioritise a new economic relationship in negotiations. In practical terms that…
Irish companies must prepare for a hard Brexit – Enterprise Ireland
Much of the debate about Brexit has been on the theoretical side with, as BBB has pointed out continually, little on the practical. Now Enterprise Ireland has launched a very practical online scorecard www.prepareforbrexit.ie . With a warning that Irish companies…
Do not get distracted from real issues by UK electioneering
EDITORIAL: We on the island of Ireland need to keep our eyes firmly fixed on the centre of the stage and ignore the off-stage commotion, raised voices and nasty tones emanating from the UK election. It is very important to…
Frontline: No new investment in wind in Northern Ireland.
Optinergy of Stradone, Co. Cavan specialises in provision of operations and maintenance services to the wind industry in Ireland north and south and across Europe. It manages and maintains a high number of wind turbines across Northern Ireland which makes up about…
FRONTLINE PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS BUSINESS CONCERNS ALONG THE BORDER
Brexit Border Blog is delighted to have been associated with The Frontline Project commissioned by the British Irish Chamber and Chambers Ireland. It is a collection of first hand testimonies collected from Louth to Donegal which reveals the extent of…
Failure to plan for a ‘no deal’ will be a serious dereliction of duty.
The government has said no Brexit deal is better than a bad deal. This has provoked Westminster’s Foreign Affairs Committee to explore the implications of a such a ‘no deal’. Its report spells out why it believes such an eventuality…
Getting the message
This Politico report reflects the Brexit Irish question to a much wider audience. It also reflects the extent to which Irish lobbying and briefing is going on in political and media circles in relation to how Brexit could impact on the island.
Negotiations not about economically optimal outcomes
The Wonk.eu has posted a must read report from the Director of the Centre for European Reform. It gives a comprehensive up-to-date analysis of Brexit issues but also the dynamics at the heart of upcoming negotiations. It makes the realistic but…
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