Kathleen Funchion is chairing a meeting of the British Irish Parliamentary Assembly

Kathleen Funchion says there’s no need for any hysteria surrounding Brexit.

The local Dáil Deputy is chairing a meeting of the British Irish Parliamentary Assembly which takes place today and tomorrow.

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Britain’s decision to exit the EU is expected to dominate talks at the conference.

Since the result of the referendum there’s been a surge in British residents looking for Irish passports.

Deputy Funchion told KCLR News that there’s no cause for this kind of panic at the moment.