ConnectIreland reports post-Brexit inbox influx

ConnectIreland, the state-owned firm tasked with attracting small businesses to Ireland, has recorded a 200 per cent boost in companies turning their expansion plans to Ireland after Brexit.

The IDA-backed body clocked 30 new inquiries from foreign companies eyeing up an Irish expansion or to start-up their business in Ireland over five days.

Some of these companies had been considering whether to locate in Britain or in Ireland, but said they were seriously ...