The Minister for Foreign Affairs says tariffs imposed by Britain in the event of a no deal Brexit will be damaging to Irish businesses, farmers and consumers.
British MP’s will vote later on whether to leave the EU without a deal on March 29th.
Farmers say they are facing losses of 800 million euro in the event an agreement cannot be reached.
Minister Simon Coveney told the Dail the government is looking to relax state aid rules to help protect Irish jobs.
British Prime Minister Theresa May says that if her Brexit deal gets through the UK Parliament, the tariffs would never have to come in.
Meanwhile, the Clare Chair of the IFA is warning that the beef industry “has to survive in this country”, or our economy will take a major hit.
The organisation is warning this means a direct hit of €800 million for the beef sector and its Clare Chair Willie Hanrahan has been telling Clare FM’s James Mulhall that intervention will be needed to save the beef sector:
