Sage-Tips

Why does Ireland not want a hard border?

After the UK Parliament voted to leave the European Union, all parties said that they want to avoid a hard border in Ireland, due particularly to the border’s historically sensitive nature.

What was the purpose of the IRA?

The Irish Republican Army (IRA; Irish: Óglaigh na hÉireann), also known as the Provisional Irish Republican Army, and informally as the Provos, was an Irish republican paramilitary organisation that sought to end British rule in Northern Ireland, facilitate Irish reunification and bring about an independent, socialist …

Do Irish companies pay UK VAT?

Generally speaking, if you invoice an Irish customer for a service you offer, that service is subject to UK VAT. This means that you must charge UK VAT for your services at the normal UK rate. This rate is either standard, reduced, zero-rated, or exempt depending on circumstances.

Will there be a hard border in Ireland after Brexit?

The UK voted to leave the European Union in a referendum on 23 June 2016 and all parties have stated that they want to avoid a hard border in Ireland, due particularly to the historically sensitive nature of the border.

Should there be a hard border between the UK and EU?

This is the only land border between the UK and the rest of the EU and at the moment there are no barriers and checks along it. The main concerns that have been raised about a hard border centre on the political effects on the peace in Northern Ireland, and the economic and social effects on the people and trade which cross the border regularly.

What would a hard border mean for the Irish border?

The ISC said security infrastructure or customs checkpoints erected at the Irish border would immediately become attack targets and increase the risk of political violence or unrest in border areas. It said a hard border would also be “symbolic” for dissident Republican groups and become a recruiting tool to draw in young recruits.

Would a hard border in Northern Ireland increase the terror threat?

A hard border in Northern Ireland would increase the terror threat and become a target for attacks, the government has been warned.