Conor Haugh: Don’t trust opinion polls

This has been a monumental year for the UK and the pound, which, in the wake of the Brexit vote, acted as a pressure valve for the UK economy.

Most forecasters expected that depreciation to continue, however, sterling looks set to finish the year at close to its strongest levels since the referendum result in June.

In an unexpected turn of events, the UK currency has been one of the strongest performing currencies over the past two months. This improvement has offered temporary relief for Irish exporters, however.