On this week's Inside Business host Ciarán Hancock is joined by Kara Owen, the British ambassador to Ireland.
She started in the role in October 2025, having had a long career in the British diplomatic service. Kara was previously British High Commissioner to Singapore from 2019 to 2024 and, before that, was Director for the Americas at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
Her diplomatic career has also included senior postings in Paris and Hanoi, as well as serving as Private Secretary to the Foreign Secretary.
In a wide-ranging interview, Kara covers her decision to visit all 26 counties in her first year in the role, the current state of Anglo-Irish relations, and talk of Britain rejoining the EU at some point.
Produced by John Casey with JJ Vernon on sound.
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