Slow vaccine rollout biggest concern for Irish firms

The impact of the pandemic on businesses finances is viewed as an ongoing threat, with 78% of business leaders believing Covid-19 will have a negative impact on the bottom line of their business for 2021. Picture: Larry Cummins

A slow rollout of the Covid-19 vaccination programme is seen by a third of Irish business leaders as the single biggest risk facing their organisations.

That is according to new research by the Institute of Directors in Ireland, which also found less than half of business leaders believe their workforce will return to the office before September.