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In Kerry, Fexco has been operating for around 36 years - handling millions of transactions across 29 countries every day of the week

Kerry making a play for Brexit financial business

Financial services is one sector that many believe could benefit from Brexit, as London-headquartered firms seek a foothold in the European Union in order to maintain their market positions in the region post-withdrawal.

Business • 26 Feb 18

Adam Maguire visited Mayo to speak with firms in the context of what Brexit might bring

Mayo's industries prepare for Brexit challenge

Mayo would have been one of the many parts of the country that benefited from the influx of multinational manufacturers over the past three decades, but unlike other locations it managed to hold on to a lot of that.

Business • 08 Mar 17

Adam Maguire visited Co Donegal to assess what Brexit may mean for the region

What effect Brexit could have on Donegal tourism

More than 40% of visits to Ireland last year came from Britain, and that proportion would almost certainly be even higher if trips made by residents of Northern Ireland were also included.

Business • 26 Feb 18

On Monday Adam Maguire was in Dundalk in Co Louth, where he spoke with retailers and representatives about what Brexit means to them

Dundalk: What Brexit means to retailers in the town

After months of what-ifs, British Prime Minister Theresa May is expected to invoke Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty this month, formally starting the UK's withdrawal from the European Union.

Business • 26 Feb 18

Firms here that export to the UK are paid in sterling and when they convert those earnings back to euro, they are now receiving roughly 15% less in euro terms than they were last summer

Brexit Bites - currency volatility and uncertainty

Even before Article 50 has been triggered and the United Kingdom formally begins the process of leaving the European Union, the first effects of Brexit have well and truly worked their way across Ireland.

Business • 07 Mar 17

Dublin Port: Assessing the Brexit impact on the ground

As the UK gets ready to trigger the formal process to leave the European Union, RTÉ Business Editor David Murphy has been assessing the impact on the ground for Ireland.

Business • 06 Mar 17

Presidion Co-founder Cathy McGennis is conscious of the unknown challenges a hard Brexit might bring

Presidion: We don't know what the repercussions will be

Producers of fresh goods have been among those worst hit by the first wave of Brexit.

Business • 21 Mar 17

'First thing in the morning I check the currency'

Irish food producers with a large dependency on the British market have been particularly vulnerable to the volatility in sterling since the Brexit vote.

Business • 03 Mar 17

Padraic O'Leary is Managing Director of the Wexford-based Walsh Mushrooms

'We have faith in the mushroom industry'

The sharp fall in sterling since the Brexit vote has brought pain to Irish companies exporting to the UK, with margins for fresh food producers hit particularly hard.

Business • 03 Mar 17

The UK accounts for 25% of Combilift's business

Combilift: 'We see the UK very much as a home market'

Since last June's Brexit vote, many Irish companies doing business in the UK have been seeking to reduce their dependency on the country by looking to new markets.

Business • 03 Mar 17

Connemara Seafoods sources its shellfish produce from local suppliers, including on the company's doorstep in Clew Bay

Known unknowns: Brexit and Ireland's shellfish sector

The first waves of Brexit have worked their way to the West of Ireland, where a devaluation in the pound has hit margins in the seafood sector hard.

Business • 03 Mar 17

A 15% drop in the value of sterling since last June, as well as a huge degree of uncertainty over future access to the British market have had a major impact across all sectors up and down the country

How firms and agencies are dealing with Brexit

With the United Kingdom yet to trigger Article 50 and formally begin the process of leaving the European Union, Irish companies exporting to the country are already dealing with the first effects of Brexit.

Business • 28 Feb 17

Brexit Bites

Kerry making a play for Brexit financial business

Mayo's industries prepare for Brexit challenge

What effect Brexit could have on Donegal tourism

Dundalk: What Brexit means to retailers in the town

Brexit Bites - currency volatility and uncertainty

Dublin Port: Assessing the Brexit impact on the ground

Presidion: We don't know what the repercussions will be

'First thing in the morning I check the currency'

'We have faith in the mushroom industry'

Combilift: 'We see the UK very much as a home market'

Known unknowns: Brexit and Ireland's shellfish sector

How firms and agencies are dealing with Brexit

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