Fear of further lockdown 'is top worry of most Irish businesses'

Pictured is the O’Brien Fine Foods plant which produces the well known Brady Family Ham brand in the village of Timahoe, Kildare, where they have confirmed that 80 of its employees have tested positive for Covid-19. Picture: Eamonn Farrell/RollingNews.ie

Fears of further lockdowns are the top concern of many businesses, a new official survey showed, as a range of restrictions were re-imposed for three counties earlier this month. 

The CSO's latest questionnaire of businesses facing the Covid-19 economic storm showed that two-thirds were concerned about a further lockdown.