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Dealing with the known unknowns - the Brexit effect on Ireland's shellfish sector

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

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.

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The company exports to both the UK as well as mainland Europe, and Brexit is very much on the radar here.