Call for Budget to 'reboot' Ireland-UK economic relations

The British-Irish Chamber of Commerce has called for a “collaboration” fund  to boost trade and promote research work between Ireland and Britain

"A new ‘Shared Islands Fund’ is one innovative way of re-booting Ireland’s economic relationship with our nearest neighbour, the British-Irish Chamber of Commerce has said.

Targeted supports for Irish agri-food companies facing new trade barriers with Britain, due to Brexit, and funding to “reboot” Ireland’s economic relationship with the UK should be introduced in next month’s budget, the British-Irish Chamber of Commerce has said.

In its pre-budget submission, the chamber has called for a “collaboration” fund — like the Government’s Shared Island Fund project — in order to boost trade and promote research work between Ireland and Britain.