ESRI: Covid-hit sectors least at risk to Brexit shock                

Irish firms in particular sectors such as food and agriculture are among the most exposed in Europe to the risk of Brexit.

Sectors of the economy worst hit by the Covid-19 health crisis are unlikely to be also exposed to the threat of Brexit, according to new research by the Economic and Social Research Institute.

The research by Luke Daly and Martina Lawless will provide some reassurance that the sectors worst hit by the Covid health emergency such as hospitality will not face a second shock should Britain crash out of the EU.