John Whelan: Getting ready for a rapid Irish upturn once the vaccines are in arms      

There is strong evidence that continued growth in Ireland’s exports to the Asian market can be expected this year and next

Lorries queue for the frontier control area at the Port of Dover in Kent, England; many Irish exporters to Europe are now shipping from the ports of Cork, Dublin, and Rosslare direct to the continent.

A flurry of trade figures has signalled that the world economy is springing back from the effects of the pandemic much faster than anticipated. 

Leading the charge was the US Congress approving the $1.9 trillion (€1.6tn) stimulus which will see a direct deposit of $1,400 (€1,171) payment landing in Americans’ bank accounts starting this week.