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Speaking in The New European, Irish politician Neale Richmond has said: Britain s loss of easy access to the single market is now potentially a gain for Ireland. We need to aggressively pursue opportunities for Irish producers to replace British suppliers in EU market places.
The Irish TD warned that Brexit had created a major shift for Irish business. He maintained that there has been a move away from the use of the UK landbridge to move goods to continental Europe . Mr Richmond: Though there was huge relief in the securing of an eleventh-hour trade agreement between the UK and the EU on Christmas Eve, avoiding tariffs on our exports to the UK, the seamless Ireland-UK trade we once knew is a thing of the past.
IRISH companies should "aggressively pursue opportunities for Irish producers to replace British suppliers in EU market places", argues politician Neale Richmond.
And the currency could even push past $1.40 soon, experts are predicting.
The pound has been a key gainer against the dollar this month as the aggressive rollout of the COVID-19 vaccination programme in the United Kingdom raised hopes that the UK economy will be able to recover more swiftly than some countries within the EU.
Britain s Brexit deal with the European Union has also removed significant pressure on sterling.
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