2018 Highlights from the Killarney Economic Conference 12th & 13th January Killarney Economic Conference

“Even the symbolism of the DUP leader addressing the Killarney Economic Conference, in the deep south, was very significant”.

Dr Mary C Murphy of the Department of Politics in UCC on this historic first visit

DUP Leader, Arlene Foster, addressing delegates at the Killarney Economic Conference at the Brehon Hotel.Photo:Valerie O’Sullivan

“Let’s assume that Ireland gets its preferred landing zone which is a common market solution with an open border. Then, I think, we remain stuck with a relatively unfavorable Sterling position, with ongoing likelihood of volatility”.

Mark Kennedy, Managing Partner of Mazars in Ireland, expects some more uncertainty on the way

Leader Fianna Fail, Michael Martin, addressing delegates at the Killarney Economic Conference at the Brehon Hotel.Photo:Valerie O’Sullivan

Killarney Economic Conference.Photo:Valerie O’Sullivan

“There is no evidence of global opportunities of an unrivalled nature that will come from Brexit, none whatsoever. It makes no sense in trading terms or in economic terms”.

Michael Russell, Minister for UK Negotiations on Scotland’s Place in Europe

Killarney Economic Conference Brehon Hotel.Photo:Valerie O’Sullivan

Matthew O’Toole,left, Former Chief Press Officer, No.10 Downing Street and Mark Hennessy, News Editor, The Irish Times, at the inaugural Killarney Economic Conference - an annual dialogue between political, economic and civic leaders from Britain and Ireland. The Conference focused on Brexit and it’s future, took place on Saturday at the Brehon Hotel, Killarney, Co Kerry.Photo:Valerie O’Sullivan/FREE PIC*** ISSUED 13–1-2018

Manager Killarney Municipal District, Angela McAllan, left and Chief Executive Kerry County Council, Moira Murrell, at the inaugural Killarney Economic Conference - an annual dialogue between political, economic and civic leaders from Britain and Ireland. The Conference focused on Brexit and it’s future, took place on Saturday at the Brehon Hotel, Killarney, Co Kerry.Photo:Valerie O’Sullivan/FREE PIC*** ISSUED 13–1-2018

“Brexit is a British policy, not an EU policy or an Irish policy, and we believe it is bad for the UK, bad for Europe and bad for Ireland. It presents challenges to our peace and challenges to our prosperity”.

Michael Creed, Minister for Agriculture, Food and The Marine

John McGrane, Director General of the British Irish Chamber of Commerce, speaking at the inaugural Killarney Economic Conference - an annual dialogue between political, economic and civic leaders from Britain and Ireland. The Conference focused on Brexit and it’s future, took place on Saturday at the Brehon Hotel, Killarney, Co Kerry.Photo:Valerie O’Sullivan/FREE PIC*** ISSUED 13–1-2018

Professor Ursula Kilkelly, Dean of the Law School University College Cork, at the inaugural Killarney Economic Conference - an annual dialogue between political, economic and civic leaders from Britain and Ireland. The Conference focused on Brexit and it’s future, took place on Saturday at the Brehon Hotel, Killarney, Co Kerry.Photo:Valerie O’Sullivan/FREE PIC*** ISSUED 13–1-2018

John McGrane, left, Director General of the British Irish Chamber of Commerce, and Professor, Philip O’Regan, Dean of the Kemmy Business School University of Limerick, at the inaugural Killarney Economic Conference - an annual dialogue between political, economic and civic leaders from Britain and Ireland. The Conference focused on Brexit and it’s future, took place on Saturday at the Brehon Hotel, Killarney, Co Kerry.Photo:Valerie O’Sullivan/FREE PIC*** ISSUED 13–1-2018

“Irrespective of where you stand, the increasingly undeniable reality is that Brexit is already causing damage”.

Fianna Fail leader, Micheál Martin, TD

David Clarke, Independent Financial analyst, speaking at the inaugural Killarney Economic Conference - an annual dialogue between political, economic and civic leaders from Britain and Ireland. The Conference focused on Brexit and it’s future, took place on Saturday at the Brehon Hotel, Killarney, Co Kerry.Photo:Valerie O’Sullivan/FREE PIC*** ISSUED 13–1-2018

Professor Philip O’Regaan, Dean of Kemmy Business School, University of Limerick, speaking, at the inaugural Killarney Economic Conference - an annual dialogue between political, economic and civic leaders from Britain and Ireland. The Conference focused on Brexit and it’s future, took place on Saturday at the Brehon Hotel, Killarney, Co Kerry.Photo:Valerie O’Sullivan/FREE PIC*** ISSUED 13–1-2018

Lecturer in Politics UCC, Dr Mary C Murphy, at the inaugural Killarney Economic Conference - an annual dialogue between political, economic and civic leaders from Britain and Ireland. The Conference focused on Brexit and it’s future, took place on Saturday at the Brehon Hotel, Killarney, Co Kerry.Photo:Valerie O’Sullivan/FREE PIC*** ISSUED 13–1-2018

“Brexit may well show us what the limits of the law are”.

UCD EU Law Professor Gavin Barret

President of Killarney Chamber of Tourism and Commerce Paul O’Neill and Maurice O’Donoghue, at the inaugural Killarney Economic Conference - an annual dialogue between political, economic and civic leaders from Britain and Ireland. The Conference focused on Brexit and it’s future, took place on Saturday at the Brehon Hotel, Killarney, Co Kerry.Photo:Valerie O’Sullivan/FREE PIC*** ISSUED 13–1-2018

Mark Kennedy, Managing Partner of Mazars in Ireland, addressing delegates at the inaugural Killarney Economic Conference - an annual dialogue between political, economic and civic leaders from Britain and Ireland. The Conference focused on Brexit and it’s future, took place on Saturday at the Brehon Hotel, Killarney, Co Kerry.Photo:Valerie O’Sullivan/FREE PIC*** ISSUED 13–1-2018

Prof. Jim Gallagher, Nuffield College, Oxford ,at the inaugural Killarney Economic Conference - an annual dialogue between political, economic and civic leaders from Britain and Ireland. The Conference focused on Brexit and it’s future, took place on Saturday at the Brehon Hotel, Killarney, Co Kerry.Photo:Valerie O’Sullivan/FREE PIC*** ISSUED 13–1-2018

“The problem with what the UK is taking back control of is which foot to shoot itself in and ending up shooting itself in ours”.

John McGrane, Director General of the British Irish Chamber of Commerce

Anne Lanigan, Enterprise Ireland and Mark Hennessy, The Irish Times, attending the inaugural Killarney Economic Conference - an annual dialogue between political, economic and civic leaders from Britain and Ireland. The Conference focused on Brexit and it’s future, took place on Saturday at the Brehon Hotel, Killarney, Co Kerry.Photo:Valerie O’Sullivan/FREE PIC*** ISSUED 13–1-2018

DUP leader Arlene Foster chatting with Conference Organiser Dr William Sheehan, at the inaugural Killarney Economic Conference - an annual dialogue between political, economic and civic leaders from Britain and Ireland. The Conference focused on Brexit and it’s future, took place on Saturday at the Brehon Hotel, Killarney, Co Kerry.Photo:Valerie O’Sullivan/FREE PIC*** ISSUED 13–1-2018

DUP leader Arlene Foster chatting with Mary McQuinn, Brehon Hotel, arriving to the inaugural Killarney Economic Conference - an annual dialogue between political, economic and civic leaders from Britain and Ireland. The Conference focused on Brexit and it’s future, took place on Saturday at the Brehon Hotel, Killarney, Co Kerry.Photo:Valerie O’Sullivan/FREE PIC*** ISSUED 13–1-2018

“Brexit will be complex, difficult and prolonged for business and complexity equals costs”.

Professor Philip O’Regan, Executive Dean of the Kemmy Business School at the University of Limerick

DUP leader Arlene Foster chatting with MD Brehon Hotel Patrick O’Donoghue, at the inaugural Killarney Economic Conference - an annual dialogue between political, economic and civic leaders from Britain and Ireland. The Conference focused on Brexit and it’s future, took place on Saturday at the Brehon Hotel, Killarney, Co Kerry.Photo:Valerie O’Sullivan/FREE PIC*** ISSUED 13–1-2018

DUP leader Arlene Foster chatting with delegates, at the inaugural Killarney Economic Conference - an annual dialogue between political, economic and civic leaders from Britain and Ireland. The Conference focused on Brexit and it’s future, took place on Saturday at the Brehon Hotel, Killarney, Co Kerry.Photo:Valerie O’Sullivan/FREE PIC*** ISSUED 13–1-2018

DUP leader Arlene Foster addressing delegates, at the inaugural Killarney Economic Conference - an annual dialogue between political, economic and civic leaders from Britain and Ireland. The Conference focused on Brexit and it’s future, took place on Saturday at the Brehon Hotel, Killarney, Co Kerry.Photo:Valerie O’Sullivan/FREE PIC*** ISSUED 13–1-2018

“I’m concerned about the impact of Brexit on young people. There is no direct involvement by young people who weren’t able to vote and, by all accounts, don’t share the views of those that did”.

Ursula Kilkelly, Professor of Law and Dean of the School of Law at University College Cork

DUP leader Arlene Foster addressing delegates with Fianna Fáil Leader, Michaél Martin, at the inaugural Killarney Economic Conference - an annual dialogue between political, economic and civic leaders from Britain and Ireland. The Conference focused on Brexit and it’s future, took place on Saturday at the Brehon Hotel, Killarney, Co Kerry.Photo:Valerie O’Sullivan/FREE PIC*** ISSUED 13–1-2018

DUP leader Arlene Foster, getting ready for her address, as Technican Kieran Somers fit her mic, with Fianna Fáil Leader, Michaél Martin , at the inaugural Killarney Economic Conference - an annual dialogue between political, economic and civic leaders from Britain and Ireland. The Conference focused on Brexit and it’s future, took place on Saturday at the Brehon Hotel, Killarney, Co Kerry.Photo:Valerie O’Sullivan/FREE PIC*** ISSUED 13–1-2018

“We cannot accept Scotland being dragged out of Europe against our will. We are not reconciled to the inevitability of Brexit”.

Michael Russell, Minister for UK Negotiations on Scotland’s Place in Europe

DUP leader Arlene Foster chatting with Fianna Fáil Leader, Michaél Martin and Mark Drakeford, Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government, at the inaugural Killarney Economic Conference - an annual dialogue between political, economic and civic leaders from Britain and Ireland. The Conference focused on Brexit and it’s future, took place on Saturday at the Brehon Hotel, Killarney, Co Kerry.Photo:Valerie O’Sullivan/FREE PIC*** ISSUED 13–1-2018

DUP leader Arlene Foster before her address with Fianna Fáil Leader, Michaél Martin at the inaugural Killarney Economic Conference - an annual dialogue between political, economic and civic leaders from Britain and Ireland. The Conference focused on Brexit and it’s future, took place on Saturday at the Brehon Hotel, Killarney, Co Kerry.Photo:Valerie O’Sullivan/FREE PIC*** ISSUED 13–1-2018

DUP leader Arlene Foster chatting with Fianna Fáil Leader, Michaél Martin at the inaugural Killarney Economic Conference - an annual dialogue between political, economic and civic leaders from Britain and Ireland. The Conference focused on Brexit and it’s future, took place on Saturday at the Brehon Hotel, Killarney, Co Kerry.Photo:Valerie O’Sullivan/FREE PIC*** ISSUED 13–1-2018

“It was largely based on fear-mongering and outright falsehoods. As the many insider accounts of the campaign have revealed in the last year, the overall ‘Leave’ strategy was to say or do whatever was necessary and to hell with the facts and the consequences. And quite frankly this gives everyone a right to argue over the shape and nature of what happens once the UK has left the EU”.

Fianna Fail leader, Micheál Martin, TD