Brexit bullion: fear of no-deal triggers Irish gold rush

[Article] In a windowless vault under the streets of Dublin there’s a pot of gold owned by anxious investors worried by the prospect of a no-deal Brexit. In 2018, Irish gold broker and safe-deposit business Merrion Vaults saw a 70 per cent rise in clients from the British province of Northern Ireland. They're nervous about the pound plunging in value if the UK leaves the EU without an exit deal.

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Under lock and key -- and past a fingerprint scanner -- this Dublin vault is hoarding a Brexit bonanza.
These deposit boxes are brimming with 24 carat bullion.
The pot of gold is being bought by anxious investors from Northern Ireland.
Seamus Fahy, co-founder of Merrion Vaults:
“They’re...
This article was published Tuesday, 29 January, 2019 by AFP (291 words)
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