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The potential Brexit effect on Irish border towns

For the first time in a generation, border controls and customs checks between Northern Ireland and the Republic have become a distinct possibility
For the first time in a generation, border controls and customs checks between Northern Ireland and the Republic have become a distinct possibility

Ireland is in a unique position heading into next week's Brexit vote, as it is the only country in the European Union that shares a land border with the United Kingdom.

Britons go to the polls on Thursday 23 June.

For the first time in a generation, border controls and customs checks between Northern Ireland and the Republic have become a distinct possibility.

RTÉ's Business Editor David Murphy assesses how border towns in the South could be affected by a UK decision to leave the EU: 

Irish companies concerned over possible 'Leave' vote in Brexit referendum

Meanwhile, north of the border RTÉ's Brendan Wright reports on the Brexit divide among businesses in Northern Ireland:

The Brexit divide in Northern Ireland