Irish wind-farm developers, counting on a trade deal that would allow them to benefit from British power subsidies, said they are confident an agreement will be reached.

Even the smallest dent in Ireland’s export levels to Britain would outweigh the gains made in exports to the key Bric emerging nations, the British-Irish Chamber of Commerce annual conference heard yesterday.

YOUR editorial headlined ‘Considering nuclear is not commitment’ (September 10) overlooked the very considerable potential of offshore wind in generating power both within Ireland and for export.