Even in Death Brexit Looks Confusing
Undertakers near the Irish border are wondering what death will be like after Britain leaves the EU.
A former customs guard hut on the Irish border.
Photographer: Charles McQuillan/Getty Images
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Michael Leydon carries bodies in his jet-black hearse across Ireland’s invisible border.
Operating from near the town of Cavan in the Republic of Ireland less than three miles from where checkpoints disappeared decades ago, the journey back and forth to the U.K. province of Northern Ireland has been straight forward and required little paperwork for most of Leydon’s career. He’s now worried that’s about to change dramatically.