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.

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.

More than nine in 10 Irish exporters trade with the UK and need some sort of help in the budget next month to cushion the effects of Brexit, according to the Irish Exporters’ Association.

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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.

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).

If the UK does ultimately vote to leave the European Union it could have disastrous consequences for Irish firms. Several major business groups and think tanks outline here what they think could happen,

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 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 Greek crisis is providing a further “exceptional” boost to Irish exporters and the economy, but the outlook remains clouded by the uncertainty of the UK referendum vote on whether it turns its back on Europe, the head of the Irish Exporters has predicted.

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.

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.

Foreign multinationals in the information and communications technology sector continue to dominate as the country’s largest exporters.

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.