Shuttle diplomacy between London, Brussels, Dublin and Belfast on the shape of a new deal on the Northern Ireland Protocol has come down to raw tribal politics.
Ireland’s reputation as an easy place to do business is under threat from increasingly onerous tax filing requirements for SMEs, the President of the Irish Tax Institute (ITI) has warned.
Aer Lingus chief executive Lynne Embleton says charges at Dublin Airport don’t need to rise and insisted passengers should be able to expect “a clean and a functioning” airport despite the DAA saying it needs more money to provide a better service.