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