What is the Irish position in Brexit developments? As I am writing this piece, I am sitting in a “boulangerie” on the “Avenue of the Americas” in New York. The European influence is everywhere in this beautiful patisserie – the
What’s the future of Europe? When you mention Europe or the EU in Ireland or in the UK these days, the first thing – and perhaps the only thing – that comes to mind is Brexit. What will happen, what
The first thing that hits you is the heat, then it’s the number of people in such a relatively small space and then, the biggest thing of all is the chaotically efficient (or efficiently chaotic!) experience on the roads. I
How do you create your own opportunities? Many Irish SMEs are uncertain at the moment on the topic of international trade after Brexit: will agreements have to be renegotiated? Will the whole picture shift? And how? It seems that it’s
What is CETA, and what does it mean? CETA, the “Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement”, is the new Canada – EU trade deal that has taken eight years to hammer out. It opens up many doors for Ireland to sell into
How to create your own opportunities 2016 so far has been a year of surprises. Comfortable assumptions have been sharply called into question and as a result we are all looking for clarity to navigate this landscape of uncertainty.
Over the past number of months, I have heard a lot of arguments for Brexit and against. “Brexit” stands for “British Exit”, the possibility that Britain would leave the European Union. In this article, I want to examine some of
As you begin or grow your journey in exporting to the UK, be prepared for opportunity, rejection at times, competition, immense potential for scale and that it’s going to take time. In a recent InterTradeIreland report, one short paragraph
When is the right time to start exporting? In 2010, the IMF was in Ireland to cast a stern look over the finances of the country. It looked like the Irish weren’t very good at managing money… Which
Avoid international bank transfer fees with peer-to-peer currency exchange Imagine you are Irish but you work in London. Your family is still based in Ireland, though, so you take the last flight out on a Sunday evening and
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