Demand for Irish exports slows

Overseas demand for Irish manufactured goods dwindled in April, just two months before key trade partner the UK votes on its future relationship with the EU.

Latest data from specialist bank Investec Ireland shows that the manufacturing sector saw the slowest rise in new customer orders in nearly two and a half years in April.

The sluggishness was most acute in the export sector, with new export orders expanding only marginally in the month.