Investors in NI more interested in ‘talent and tech’ than dual market access

Kevin Holland, Invest NI CEO (Liam McBurney/PA)

Would-be investors in Northern Ireland are more interested in its talent and technology than the dual market access offered under the Brexit protocol, the head of Invest NI has said.

Kevin Holland, who leads Stormont’s business support agency, said quality of life and cost of operations in the region also factored higher in the deliberations than the unfettered ability to sell goods to both the UK internal market and EU single market.