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Dairy product manufacturers on both sides of the Irish border are becoming increasingly concerned about possible changes border arrangements between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, which could interrupt ingredients supplies, once the UK leaves the European Union (EU).

According to Dairy Industry Ireland (DII), the body that represents the interests of the Republic of  Ireland’s primary and secondary dairy processors, replacing the existing open border with a hard border after a planned Brexit transitional period to December 2020 could sever supply chains for some highly popular dairy-based exports: this could include Irish cream liqueur and Irish cheddar.…

The prospect of significant hikes in taxes and administrative red tape on Irish exports and imports travelling through the UK to and from the rest of Europe once Britain leaves the European Union (EU), has prompted Irish exporters to seek more options for direct maritime trade.…

Irish meat and livestock exporters could soon bypass the UK by shipping products directly to continental Europe, in a bid to avoid increased costs and customs checks at British ports, once the UK leaves the European Union (EU).

According to the Irish Exporters Association (IEA), around 67% of Irish exporters currently make use of the UK land-bridge to access continental markets.…

Meat producers and exporters in Britain and Ireland have called on policy makers to come up with more alternatives for a post-Brexit trade settlement between the UK, Northern Ireland and the EU.

The demands follow the publication by the European Commission on Wednesday (28 February) of a 120-page draft Brexit withdrawal agreement by the European Commission, which spelled out plans for Northern Ireland to remain within the EU’s customs union after December 31, 2020.…

IRELAND has been fighting to preserve the tax advantages it offers US firms who base their European headquarters in the country, with the Trump administration’s tax reforms creating new incentives for American firms to repatriate jobs, profits and intellectual property.

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, signed into law last December (2017) by President Donald Trump exceeded the expectations of many in its significance, believes Harry Harrison, FDI Tax Partner, PwC Ireland, who points to its “many fundamental changes” to the US tax system.…

Meat producers and exporters in Britain and Ireland have called on policy makers to come up with more alternatives for a post-Brexit trade settlement between the UK, Northern Ireland and the EU.

The demands follow the publication by the European Commission on Wednesday (28 February) of a 120-page draft Brexit withdrawal agreement by the European Commission, which spelled out plans for Northern Ireland to remain within the EU’s customs union after December 31, 2020.…

THE EUROPEAN Commission has told UK and European Union (EU) food companies that they will be able to trade food products freely across EU and UK markets into 2021, following Britain’s planned 2019 departure from the EU. A draft withdrawal agreement released yesterday (Wednesday Feb 28) gives reassurances over placing food on the EU market during and after the proposed transitional period – to December 2020.…

DAIRY products sold in Europe, a regional market where high standards of food safety apply, continue to be contaminated with plastics, glass, chemicals, biological matter and other materials. This is despite the fact that European food producers and authorities have zero risk as their ultimate goal, sector experts and the European Union (EU) regulators admit.…

CONSTRUCTION was a pillar of Ireland’s Celtic Tiger boom that brought wealth to the country before the global financial crisis hit in 2008. Now, 10 years on, the Irish building sector is once again fuelling economic growth, with construction activity having “significantly increased” in the past 14 months, according to Jamie O’Hanlon, an accountant and managing director, of Dublin and Portlaoise-based Avid Partners.…

THE EUROPEAN Parliament’s January votes also laid down a negotiating position on proposals to revise the EU’s energy efficiency directive (2012/27/EU 2011/0172(COD)). MEPs want a binding EU-wide target for improving energy efficiency by 35% by 2030. Assessments to demonstrate compliance would be held under the PRIMES model, which simulates the EU energy consumption and the energy supply system – see https://ec.europa.eu/clima/policies/strategies/analysis/models_en…