Companies in Northern Ireland have by and large adopted to the terms of the protocol and are are telling anyone who will listen to stop meddling

China is working to eliminate the spread of the Omicron variant with ultra-strict lockdowns and border controls

There is an opportunity for Ireland to make a real impact to support the Ukrainian tech sector, as well as give a welcome to the Russian tech émigrés, who have bravely denounced the war

Together with rampant fuel prices, flight restrictions are expected to create significant increases in air freight rates

Russia's black-listing effectively means a write-off for global companies of at least €150m on delivered goods

Prices rose sharply last year for cars, fuel, food, and furniture as consumers responded to Covid lockdown with a spending splurge

Donald Trump's aggressive stance towards China created opportunities for Irish exporters to expand sales to the Chinese market and there has been no change in policy since Joe Biden was elected US president

A more sober response is needed from the EU, and lessons must be learned from the sanctions that were imposed in 2014, writes John Whelan

At the heart of today’s manufacturing challenges are rampant fuel pricing and materials shortages

The roots of the shipping crunch affecting all markets can be traced back to a chronic over-reliance on China as a manufacturing base