Hypocrisy of Irish disbelief at post-Brexit relaxed regulation

Ireland is right to play by the rules, but should not be surprised when others fail to do the same, writes Edmund Heaphy

Luxembourg, which has been chosen by global insurance giant AIG as its post-Brexit European regional headquarters
Luxembourg, which has been chosen by global insurance giant AIG as its post-Brexit European regional headquarters

Stop me if you've heard the one about Dublin being the last English-speaking capital in the EU in the context of encouraging post-Brexit financial services investment.

“The fact that we’re the last English-speaking city in Europe makes it very easy for businesses to be able to communicate with the rest of the world,” said Brendan Carr, the Lord Mayor of Dublin,in a YouTube video that looks to highlight the Greater Dublin Region as a place for an “an assured EU base”.