Trade spat offers silver lining for Irish companies

While pessimism grows that the UK will remain stuck on the 'backstop' and Halloween will bring our worst nightmare of a crash out of the EU, there is reason for optimism that in these turbulent times there is a silver lining for Ireland ‘s traders.

Unexpectedly, there has been a shift in international trade patterns which are moving in our favour and may be enough to overcome the immediate dangers for business and the economy from a hard Brexit.