Ireland will not be immune from British supply chain woes, warn experts

Shortages of CO2 will likely push up a wide range of grocery items because Ireland imports a big range of supermarket dry products from across the Irish Sea.

BP temporarily closed some of its UK petrol forecourt sites due to a lack of both unleaded and diesel grades, which it blamed on driver shortages.                                     

Irish business will have no let-up this winter from energy price hikes and potential shortages as global supply chains become stretched, experts have warned. 

The warnings come as Britain in particular continues to struggle amid a spike in gas prices and the fallout of Brexit that has led to a business minister there telling shoppers there was no need to panic buy ahead of Christmas. In a further sign of worsening supply chain dislocation, BP temporarily closed some of its UK petrol forecourt sites due to a lack of both unleaded and diesel grades, which it blamed on driver shortages.