Moving economic connections beyond Dublin and London

Joining the Dots aims to build UK and Irish relationships outside the capital cities through the countries' regions

During his visit to Cork to celebrate the fifth anniversary of Joining the Dots, British Ambassador to Ireland Paul Johnston, centre, announced the British Embassy's new Honorary Consul for the SouthWest of Ireland Katherine Fitzpatrick, alongside Lord Mayor of Cork Cllr Kieran McCarthy. Picture: Alison Miles / OSM

Ireland and the UK are now in a much better place when it comes to future certainty on trade and economic relationships following several years of uncertainty over Brexit, the British ambassador to Ireland Paul Johnston has said.

Speaking to the Irish Examiner while on a visit to Cork to mark the fifth anniversary of the Joining the Dots programme, Mr Johnston said businesses in Ireland and the North can now plan with confidence for the future in a way that was not possible just a few years ago.