Revenue has hailed progress in contacting exporters and importers as part of the Government’s plans to prepare for Brexit.

Electrical goods retail group Dixons-Carphone moved swiftly yesterday to underline its commitment to its Irish operations after its shares sank on the back of a group profit warning.

Gardaí have seized counterfeit goods worth over €200,000 in an operation carried out in Mullingar.

The rapid growth in Irish exports paused in June from May, but were still much higher than a year earlier, official figures published yesterday show, probably boosted by the pick-up of the UK and US economies and the price benefits the falling euro provide exporting firms here.

The effect of the pharmaceutical industry continues to distort Irish trade statistics, masking the recovery of Irish indigenous export industry, according to figures from the Central Statistics Office.