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Britain leaving the EU: How it would impact Ireland
John Springford, of the CER, said: "The biggest risks are economic ones, and the main economic risk is from foreign direct investment (FDI). Over the last 15 years, we've seen a huge amount of FDI flowing into the UK because of our EU membership. That's both from the European Union itself and from outside."