Boris Johnson and Ursula von der Leyen will meet in Brussels tonight to try and keep talks on a trade deal alive.
Yesterday the EU’s chief negotiator Michel Barnier described the chances of an agreement “very slim”.
That was despite a breakthrough on an inspections regime for goods crossing between Britain and Northern Ireland.
Cróna Clohissey, Brexit spokesperson for Chartered Accountants Ireland, says many Irish business owners haven’t prepared at all.