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What it's like to live near Brexit's greatest issue

by Marketplace Staff
Oct 19, 2018
The Irish border has been a big problem for negotiators. For the people living there, that means a lot of uncertainty.
“It's very different to what's been portrayed in the media,” said James Johnston, director of the Ulster Farmers Mart in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland. "There's free movement across the border. And I think just the general consensus, whether somebody's voted to leave or voted to remain, they're all united to keep up that freedom of movement.”
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As Brexit looms, Dublin vies for financial crown

by Stephen Beard
Jun 27, 2018
The Irish capital is hoping to draw in firms fleeing post-Brexit London.
The Irish tricolour flies over the General Post Office in Dublin.
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How Ireland rebounded after Europe's debt crisis

by Stephen Beard
Jun 27, 2018
Austerity, grit and flexibility helped get the country's economy back on an even keel.
An illustration shows a two euro coin taken in Dublin in 2013.
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How to solve problems around Brexit and the Irish border

by Stephen Beard
Jun 27, 2018
Could technology help prevent bottlenecks on the EU-U.K. border?
Traffic crosses the border into Northern Ireland from the Irish Republic next to a poster protesting a hard Brexit.
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Brexit creates problem on Northern Irish border

by Stephen Beard
Jun 26, 2018
The border between the Republic of Ireland and the U.K. province of Northern Ireland is a big Brexit sticking point.
The Irish government wants its border with Northern Ireland to remain as open and accessible as it is today after Brexit.
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For Ireland, multinational companies are a blessing and a curse

by Stephen Beard
Jun 20, 2018
The government welcomes foreign firms, but its tax regime draws criticism.
Google's European headquarters in Dublin in 2010.
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Let's do the numbers: St. Patrick's Day edition

by Danielle Chiriguayo
Mar 15, 2018
From closed bars to Pedialyte, here are a few things you might not have known about the holiday.
A water taxi navigates the Chicago River shortly after it was dyed green in celebration of St. Patrick's Day on March 11, 2017 in Chicago, Illinois.
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Northern Ireland-Irish Republic border is a hurdle for Brexit

by Stephen Beard
Dec 5, 2017
The Irish Republic wants a guarantee that the border will remain open after Britain leaves the European Union. ...will stay as open as it is today.
Demonstrators wave EU flags outside the Houses of Parliament in Westminster, central London, today.
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Awkward: Merkel is poised for a diplomatic dance with Trump

by Sally Herships
Mar 16, 2017
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte is probably the happiest man in Europe today after the anti-Muslim and anti-European Union candidate Geert Wilders did worse than expected in elections yesterday. Trans-Atlantic economic attention now turns to Washington visits this week by two European leaders, both of whom have been critical of President Donald Trump. Irish Prime […]
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Everyone wants the Apple taxes that Apple doesn’t want to pay

by Andy Uhler
Dec 19, 2016
An EU dispute over Ireland’s tax treatment of Apple is really about who gets Apple’s taxes.
 
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