Build all-Ireland road, rail, and water projects, say Ibec and CBI

In the latest report, they also call for significant increases in funds for InterTradeIreland, the Newry-based agency set up to encourage north-south trade, as well as for Tourism Ireland

On infrastructure, Ibec and the CBI want a north-south committee to set priorities to develop the all-Ireland infrastructure for rail, including the Belfast-Dublin train services.

Business leaders across Ireland say the all-Ireland economy has expanded despite the barriers caused by Brexit, but that infrastructure and all-island business and trade agencies need to be bolstered to serve a population that will grow to eight million people in the next 30 years, Ibec and the the CBI have said. 

Their assessment comes as the two business groups host an annual gathering that highlights ways to increase the all-Ireland economy.