LONDON IRISH VOICES: Ray O'Rourke and Rory Godson

Ray O'Rourke is a native of Co Mayo who began work in London fifty years ago as a labourer and is today the chief executive and major shareholding on the UK's largest civil engineering company, Laing O'Rourke. He spoke to Mick Clifford about the effect that Brexit is having on business and his hopes and expectations of how Brexit will work out once the general election is over and a new parliament sitting.He also spoke of the importance of the relationship between Ireland and the UK and how that relationship will be vital to the trade negotiations between the EU and UK which will put a final shape on Brexit.Rory Godson is a native of Dublin who owns and runs Powerscourt, a strategic communications company in the City of London. He is also the chair of the British chapter of the Ireland Fund, which provides assistance to worthy causes in Ireland and among the Irish community abroad. He spoke about how Irish people and businesses in the UK were faring under the shadow of Brexit and who exactly will be picking up the tab after the general election and Brexit are out of the way.

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