Firms reeling from Covid and Brexit 

Half of companies surveyed by all-island trade group said they are either contracting, winding down, or surviving “at all costs” compared to just 13% last year

Brexit and Covid challenges continue to haunt businesses.

Businesses are severely struggling due to the twin challenges of extended Covid lockdown restrictions and supply-chain havoc caused by Brexit, two separate surveys show.

Of all the companies questioned in a survey by all-island trade group InterTrade Ireland, half said they are either contracting, winding down, or surviving “at all costs” compared to just 13% last year.