Time for firms to look west, not east

The theatre of the last few weeks in Westminster has meant that all our attention has been focused east across the Irish Sea. But that begs the question as to whether we should be looking west rather than east.

Time for firms to look west, not east
Sun, 24 Mar, 2019 - 18:41
Brian Keegan

The theatre of the last few weeks in Westminster has meant that all our attention has been focused east across the Irish Sea. But that begs the question as to whether we should be looking west rather than east.

It is some time ago since that the then Tanaiste, Mary Harney, described Ireland as being closer to Boston than Berlin.

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