Brexit and Ireland: What's at stake?
The Briefing Room
BBC
4.8 • 731 Ratings
🗓️ 24 January 2019
⏱️ 29 minutes
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Summary
What is at stake for Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic in terms of security, the economy and the politics, as Britain prepares to leave the EU.
David Aaronovitch and guests discuss.
GUESTS
Peter Taylor - BBC journalist who has covered Northern Ireland for nearly five decades. John Campbell - BBC Northern Ireland’s Economics & Business Editor Dr Katy Hayward - Political Sociologist at Queen's University, Belfast Dr Margaret O'Callaghan - Political Analyst at Queen's University, Belfast Dr Etain Tannam - Expert in Irish diplomacy and cross-border co-operation, Trinity College, Dublin
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the briefing room with me, David Aronovich. |
| 0:05.6 | The idea is that we take one of those issues who feel you need to know about, |
| 0:10.0 | bring together some of the top minds on the subject, |
| 0:12.6 | and take 28 minutes to get briefed up on it. |
| 0:15.8 | And you can subscribe to the podcast via BBC Sounds, |
| 0:19.1 | and it would be really helpful if you tell us what you think |
| 0:21.7 | by writing a review or rating us on your podcast provider. |
| 0:25.8 | Our question today, |
| 0:27.4 | just how high are the Brexit stakes |
| 0:29.7 | for the Republic of Ireland and her northern neighbour? |
| 0:33.1 | And if you enjoy this podcast, |
| 0:34.7 | you might enjoy other editions of the briefing room |
| 0:36.7 | which are all available on BBC Sounds. |
| 0:48.9 | A car bomb went off last Saturday night on the streets of a British city. |
| 0:56.0 | That city was Londonderry. |
| 1:01.8 | And it was a reminder that things in Northern Ireland can be, to say the least, rather more fraught than in the rest of the United Kingdom. And although the situation they're barely figured in the |
| 1:06.8 | 2016 referendum campaign, it's come to loom large indeed in the business of getting a Brexit deal. |
| 1:13.9 | So this week we're asking, when it comes to Brexit, what is actually at stake on the island of Ireland? |
| 1:21.0 | Step inside the briefing room to find out. |
| 1:26.6 | It was hardline Republicans who exploded that car bomb in the centre of Londonderry. |
| 1:31.9 | No one was hurt, but it revived memories of the bad, bloody old days of the troubles, |
| 1:36.5 | which killed more than 3,600 people and the potential for unresolved tensions to reignite. |
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