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Hard Brexit could cause house prices to fall, Central Bank warns

The Central Bank warned that external events were the main risks facing the Irish economy.

THE UK CRASHING out of the EU is one of the main risks facing the Irish economy, with a hard Brexit having the potential to the cause house prices to fall, the Central Bank has warned.

In its first Financial Stability Review, published yesterday, the Central Bank warned that external events were the main risks facing the Irish economy. 

These include a “disorderly” Brexit – with the UK crashing out of the EU – an abrupt tightening of global financial conditions, or the reemergence of sovereign debt sustainability concerns in the euro.

The report warns that a negative shock to the Irish economy – from Brexit or “some other unforeseen geopolitical event” – has the potential to cause house prices to fall. 

“Income falls due to such a shock would affect demand for housing,” the report states.

The Financial Stability Review outlines the risks facing the financial system in Ireland and the resilience of the economy to withstand adverse shocks. 

Among the other risks, an abrupt fall in Irish property prices and the possibility of more risk-taking behaviour in the banking sector are listed as potential problems. 

Preparing for Brexit 

The Central Bank said that it has taken action to mitigate some of the most immediate risks to financial services between the EU and UK in the event of a hard Brexit. 

“The main outstanding source of risk to financial stability and the wider economy is a larger-than-expected macroeconomic shock in a disorderly Brexit,” it states. 

Acting Governor of the bank – Sharon Donnery – said that, as a small and highly globalised economy, with a reliance of foreign multinational companies, “Ireland is both more sensitive to developments in the global cycle and more prone to structural macroeconomic shocks”.

“It is critical that we continue to identify, plan and prepare to mitigate the impact of those shocks, should they materialise,” she said. 

“Building a resilient system is central to this. Resilience is not something that can be built after an event, but is something that should be in place well before any issues arise.

We continue to expand our macroprudential framework to ensure we have the right tools to manage potential risks to financial stability and the addition of the Systemic Risk Buffer will be an important tool for us in building a resilient banking system with sufficient capital buffers to absorb these structural shocks.

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    Jan 26th 2015, 1:56 PM

    Hopefully they’ll invest money in what are some of the most soulless and dated hotels in the country. They have the name of being nothing short of knocking shops. Bit of time effort and money is badly needed.

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    Jan 26th 2015, 2:30 PM

    They don’t need to. They have close to full occupancy every night. They don’t try or want to be a five star.

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    Jan 26th 2015, 3:36 PM

    I don’t know when you last stayed in one….. They are much improved compared to 5 or 6 years ago.

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    Jan 26th 2015, 1:38 PM

    The jury is out on this deal

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    Jan 26th 2015, 1:41 PM

    Terrible!

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    Jan 26th 2015, 1:54 PM

    Here’s your coat, what’s your rush?

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    Jan 26th 2015, 4:24 PM

    Maybe they will finally invest some money in staffing, as at the moment they are running nowadays ”labour camps”

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    Jan 26th 2015, 9:12 PM

    And why am I getting red thumbs? Has anyone worked in those camps?

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    Jan 26th 2015, 5:28 PM

    €130,000 per room? Sounds juicy. Product of ultra low interest rates I guess.

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    Jan 26th 2015, 2:33 PM

    The original Jury’s in Dame Street was a real hotel and the bar was particularly nice, as Joni Mitchell put it
    “Don’t it always seem to go
    That you don’t know what you’ve got
    Till it’s gone

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    Jan 26th 2015, 3:02 PM

    Is that Joan Mitchell from the liberties, Pats wife?

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