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Central Bank warns of risks from Britain’s economic turmoil

Our neighbour is facing its longest recession since records began, which will have knock on effects on Irish agriculture and food sector in particular

British Politics

Lucinda Creighton: Tories will rue choosing comfort over England’s version of the American dream

Under Thatcher, the Conservatives were the party of aspiration – but now they favour older, wealthier voters who do not want their taxes spent on housing and health

Northern Ireland

Coveney says Brexit standoff on Northern Ireland could be solved by end of the year

The Minister for Foreign Affairs also said delaying Northern Assembly elections was ‘sensible’

Talking tough on Brexit: the Thatcherite who has given up on the Tories

Equity investor Guy Hands, the heaviest of heavyweights in the City, has stuck a pin in Conservative hopes of rescuing the British economy without striking an entirely new deal with Europe

British Politics

Vincent Boland: This psychodrama is damaging everyone – we just want the old Britain back now

Only a general election can solve the national crisis that is destabilising the country and by extension Ireland and all of Europe

British Politics

Matt Cooper: Tories going down with the sinking ship that is Brexit

The best Ireland can hope for in a Britain untethered from reality is a quiet deal on access to the EU, but we might have to wait

Turbulent time for trade: what the upheaval in Britain means for Irish business

With a volatile pound and no sign of an end to the political turmoil, we examine the implications for our exports, imports and general commerce

Dan O’Brien: How much is post-Brexit ‘trade destruction’ costing this country?

Twenty months of trade data since Britain left the EU indicates that so far the news for the Republic is good – but it may not be set to remain that way

Daniel Murray: Fear and optimism as British soften stance ahead of protocol negotiations

Talks have resumed on the Northern Ireland protocol – and while Britain and the EU are sounding tentative notes of compromise, it is clear that time is running out to agree a solution

Dan O’Brien: Dublin and Brussels can but hope that Truss will cave on NI protocol

The British prime minister’s new Northern Secretary, Chris Heaton-Harris, is a hard Brexiteer like herself – which is not a great sign for future Irish-UK relations

Northern Ireland

Deirdre Heenan: Bringing stability to the North would be a good start for Truss

Britain’s new prime minister is facing an in-tray of crises unprecedented since the 1970s. Delivering on the North will win her goodwill, at home and abroad

In Liz they Truss: Britain’s next PM unlikely to be a protocol peacemaker

Liz Truss is the overwhelming favourite to defeat Rishi Sunak in the Tory leadership race tomorrow and become British prime minister. But what will her premiership mean for the Northern Ireland protocol, and for this island in general?

Port chief: Offshore wind could do for Rosslare what IFSC has done for Dublin

General manager Glenn Carr is building up the Europort, already Ireland’s number one port for direct roll-on-roll-off services to Europe, to act as the country’s main hub for the energy revolution

Trade with Britain and Northern Ireland climbs despite Brexit

State exported €17.5 billion worth of goods exports in June, including €6.4 billion of medical and pharmaceutical products

Irish firms pull back on investment as uncertainty grows

Enterprise Ireland head says companies’ appetite for risk is moderating due to inflation and energy supply issues, which might hurt their future prospects

Dan O’Brien: We shouldn’t get our hopes up about our relationship ‘reset’ with Britain

No matter who wins the leadership race, Boris Johnson’s successor is likely to tread familiar Tory terrain, from regulation to the Northern Ireland protocol

Northern Ireland Protocol

EU considers legal proceedings against Britain by end of month over Northern Ireland protocol

Final decision on timing depends on progress of a bill put forward by the British government to unilaterally override parts of the protocol

The Big Picture

Vincent Boland: It’s time for the grown ups to pick up the pieces after all the buffoonery

The Johnson era has been a disaster and Britain needs to stop indulging in delusions if it is to rebuild relations with its allies and friends

Glenisk hopes to return to 90 per cent production levels in next 12 months

Chief executive Vincent Cleary says the family yogurt business destroyed by a fire last year is steadily regaining lost ground

Northern Ireland

John Walsh: Support for Brexit in Britain goes much deeper than we even realise

As long as Brexit remains a politically destabilising force in Britain, the risks for Ireland remain high — but it is naive for us to assume that the British government will realise the errors of its ways and reverse its policies