Irish firms supported by Enterprise Ireland pass €20bn export mark

The value of exports from Enterprise Ireland-supported firms has almost doubled in the past decade having broken through the €20bn mark for the first time last year.

Irish SMEs supported by the government agency increased the value of their exports to €20.6bn in 2015 — a 10% rise on the previous year.

In 2005, client companies exported €10.73bn while last year saw growth across all export sectors.