Irish firms 'buoyed by outlook for exports'

 There was “a sustained sense of optimism among Irish private sector companies, buoyed by expected improvements in export performance”, the Accenture-S&P global Ireland business outlook survey showed.Picture: Sam Boal/Rollingnews.ie

Irish companies are being buoyed by the prospects of improving demand for their exports and are the most confident of their international peers, but many firms still plan to pass on price increases to customers despite some easing in inflation pressures, a major survey has found.

There was “a sustained sense of optimism among Irish private sector companies, buoyed by expected improvements in export performance”, the Accenture-S&P global Ireland business outlook survey showed.