Sterling fell sharply against both the euro and the dollar over the heightened scare that Britain will crash out of the EU at Halloween.

Irish Exporters Association Chief Executive Simon McKeever has said that the new route will provide extra capacity, allow market diversification and will bring extra empty containers into Ireland.

The Irish Exporters Association has said it believes the UK’s proposed tariff regime in the event of a no-deal Brexit is against World Trade Organisation (WTO) rules.

There was much to please business in the budget.

Germany has emerged as a lucrative market for Irish firms looking to diversify with Brexit looming. And the US and Asia are also being explored, according to a report by an exporting body.

We've got the reaction as it comes in, after the Government today unveiled the National Development Plan, billed as Project Ireland 2040.

New Vision-Net research suggests two-thirds of business owners think that doing business today is more expensive than before the crash, writes Christine Cullen

Businesses have been urged to avail of a Government fund worth €3.4m to become Brexit-ready.

Ireland, even without resorting to the leprechaun economics jibes, relies very heavily on exports to contribute to economic growth, writes Brian Lucey.

The immediate impact on Irish businesses over the last year has undoubtedly been the weakening of sterling, and although it recovered somewhat against the euro on January 17 after UK prime minister Theresa May’s speech, to 86.8p, it remains 24% below the level of November 2015.

An estimated 50 Cork-based jobs are to be cut at newly merged technology giant Dell-EMC, it emerged yesterday.

In his Budget 2017 speech Michael Noonan was attempting to balance the support he could give for foreign-owned multinationals, large Irish corporations and small business, all of whom depend on a competitive trading base for selling internationally.

Trish Dromey looks at Marigot Ltd, a company based in Carrigaline, Co Cork, which exports 95% of its products.

On June 23, the UK electorate made a decision to leave the European Union. This is not to be confused with them having left. 

Almost two-thirds of businesses increased export volumes in the opening quarter of the year despite a number of potentially negative headwinds.

Ambitions for Irish-Iranian agri-food trade growth have been boosted by a successful business networking event hosted by the Irish Exporters Association (IEA).

Pfizer, which last month abandoned its $160 billion (€140bn) quest for Allergan — a deal which was controversially driven by a so-called tax inversion based on Ireland’s low tax regime — reported quarterly results that blew past analyst estimates.

It is vital that ongoing negotiations on the formation of the next government deliver a clear, comprehensive agreement that will ensure the next administration is in a position to run its full term.

Some government departments are dragging their feet in mitigating the risks to Irish business of the UK potentially leaving the European Union.

The Irish Exporters Association (IEA) has warned of the damaging effects that both a UK exit from the EU, and the uncertainty created by even the prospect of Britain leaving, will have on Irish firms.

A former British chancellor of the exchequer has warned that there would be huge economic consequences for Ireland if Britain leaves the EU, adding that uncertainty has already begun to hinder the UK economy.

The Irish Exporters’ Association has called for restraint in public sector pay rises and accused the Government of lacking the courage to tackle the issue in the proper manner.

The head of the Irish Exporters Association (IEA) has called on the Government to strengthen bilateral trade links with the UK, no matter the outcome of Britain’s referendum on its future with the EU.

The probability of the UK voting to leave the EU may be fairly low, but businesses on both sides of the Irish Sea are taking no chances.

The Irish Exporters Association has warned that the Government needs to put contingency plans in place to deal with the UK potentially leaving the EU.

Cost pressures, skills shortages and a potential ‘Brexit’ are among the chief risks Irish exporters currently face, according to the head of their representative body.

The European Commissioner for Trade Cecilia Malmstrom has said Ireland will not be flooded by hormone-treated beef thanks to strict import conditions under the new US trade deal with Europe.

As it prepares for an assault on the US market, Dublin company Smart Wall Paint has this month re-branded as Smarter Surfaces.

Many challenges remain despite a positive outlook for 2015, writes Kyran Fitzgerald.

Today’s Export Ireland 2014 survey found a 71% increase in exports during the year – higher than last year’s growth of 62% – and a positive outlook for 2015.

Proposed industrial action on the country’s rail network will damage the economy, stunt recent freight growth and cause exporters to question the viability of rail, according to the head of the Irish Exporters Association.

Booming agri-food and services exports failed to cushion a big drop in manufacturing exports to leave the overall level of Irish exports down 1.3% to €46.2bn over the third quarter of this year compared with the same period in 2012, according to the Irish Exporters Association (IEA).

Irish companies are being urged to look East for potential export markets.

In November, Julie Sinnamon will succeed Frank Ryan as chief of Enterprise Ireland, the body charged with promoting the development of indigenous enterprise and job creation.