Exchange rate boost for border towns

Traders along the border are seeking to boost business as customers flock from the North to enjoy the strongest sterling exchange rates seen for years.

Petrol stations in border villages such as Muff, Co Donegal, are among those benefiting from the differential as ‘Northern reg’ drivers queue to fill up.

On the currency markets yesterday, £1 was worth just over €1.23. But some near-border forecourts are offering as much as €1.25 to attract customers.