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Agrifood exports reach record high of €19bn

Employment in agri-business sector dropped in 2022, despite exports rising 76 per cent since 2013

EU and US delay key trade meeting amid deadlock in negotiations

The Trade and Technology Council will likely sit early next year rather than mid-December as planned

IDA rebrands to align with digital transformation of market

Agency’s revised design features new logo, colour scheme and tagline

Suspension of Irish beef exports to China ‘another blow’ to industry

Irish Farmers’ Association expressed confidence that the pause will not impact Ireland’s status as a livestock exporter

Micheál Martin stresses need for ‘level playing field’ in trade with China

Tánaiste met with China’s foreign minister where the two discussed the Israel-Gaza conflict, foreign policy, and the war in Ukraine

Ireland pulls out all the stops for trade mission to ‘huge’ South Korean market

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and a high-level Irish delegation visited the Asia-Pacific nation in an unprecedented effort to deepen trade links with the world’s 12th largest economy

Varadkar to lead high-level delegation of ministers and Irish firms to Asia’s fourth largest economy

The travelling party will also include Simon Coveney, the enterprise minister and Charlie McConalogue, the agriculture minister, as well as Leo Clancy, the chief executive at Enterprise Ireland

Plans unveiled for first new deep-water port since foundation of the state

The Co. Meath project is expected to submit a planning application in the next three to four years, with the initial berths functional between 2028 and 2030

The Big Interview

Barry O’Connell, Dublin Port boss: ‘We need people to understand how important the port is’

The Cork native is keen to bring the government and the public with him in the ongoing sustainable development of a port that processes €40bn worth of business annually

Irish Rail fears over future access to Dublin Port dismissed

Port operator lodged plans last year to construct several new roads and increase capacity for heavy goods vehicles

Daniel Murray: Record exports to China could leave chips stacked against Ireland

Last year, 63 per cent of the country’s trade to the superpower was made up of microchips leaving it exposed to a shock if a trade war were to break out

Dublin Port and Irish Rail in stand-off over road-building plans

Train operator’s fears dismissed by engineers after claims new roads would block future freight access to docks

Economy’s outperformance won’t last ‘indefinitely’, Ibec warns

Domestic demand is forecast to grow by 3.4 per cent this year, but is expected to slow to 2.3 per cent in 2024

Woodie’s owner forecasting profits over £200m for 2023

Grafton Group delivered ‘resilient’ first half performance, with full year revenues set to increase to £1.2 billion

The Big Picture

Vincent Boland: China lecturing the west on capitalism is not without some justification

The Italian government’s intervention in a dispute at Chinese-owned Pirelli-Sinochem seems to be an example of the confusion and double standards that envelop western thinking on China

Alcohol Action Ireland says warning labels important for consumer information

The group, which aims to reduce alcohol consumption in Ireland, said the labels were important for making consumers informed about the risks of alcohol

Trade feels Brexit blow as exports to UK drop 22% in April

Imports from Great Britain fell by 9 per cent to €1.9 billion when compared to the same period last year

Irish alcohol labelling legislation sparks international industry alarm

US and Mexico have raised concerns over Stephen Donnelly’s legislation ahead of World Trade Organization committee meetings this week

Sunak won’t push Biden for trade deal on US visit next week - spokesperson

Britain is seeking a trading arrangement with the US that amounts to a free trade agreement ‘in all but name’

Brexit ‘silver lining’: State signs €200m contract to upgrade Rosslare port

Port has benefited from a surge in activity as firms move away from using Britain as ‘landbridge’ to reach Europe