Brexit: ‘We don’t want the no-deal outcome, but we have to prepare for it,’ says Irish Taoiseach

Irish Taoiseach Micheál Martin said on Friday he hoped “common sense will prevail” and a last minute trade deal could be struck between the United Kingdom and the European Union. Speaking after an EU meeting in Brussels, Martin said the Irish economy would be damaged in the event of a no-deal Brexit and preparations were underway should a deal fall through