British ambassador to leave after Brexit vote

Robin Barnett is being lined up to succeed Dominick Chilcott

Dominick Chilcott, British ambassador to Ireland

The British ambassador to Ireland, Dominick Chilcott, is to leave his post later this year and be replaced by the former ambassador to Poland, The Sunday Business Post has learned.

Robin Barnett is being lined up by the British Foreign Office to succeed Chilcott. He is likely to take up the role towards the end of this year.

Barnett is understood to have attended the British-Irish Chamber of Commerce business networking event in ...