Increased traffic after Christmas break will test border control systems, says Varadkar.

The Irish fintech sector continues to blossom of late, boosted by a number of companies who have established operations here primarily as a hedge against Brexit.

More ferries are to sail directly from Ireland to the European mainland in a move to circumvent the traditional trade route over mainland England and Wales.

Dublin Port has emerged as a major bottleneck for NI businesses trying to operate under new Brexit rules.

Stena Line offers new weekend service, Brittany Ferries sailing will operate on Monday.

Bank of France chief claims ‘50 British entities’ have moved over the Channel, while Dublin, Amsterdam and Frankfurt have also benefited.

In Rosslare -- the second busiest freight hub in Ireland -- there are signs logistics firms may be charting a new course to Europe: the one with least resistance.

Baldonnell site would be retail giant’s first packing centre in Ireland.

Amazon is currently on the verge of taking a 650,000sq ft unit at the Mountpark logistics centre in Baldonnell.

New routes to mainland Europe from Dublin, Rosslare and Cork seen as more reliable.

Nearly two months after Great Britain (GB) left the EU single market and customs union, the volume of freight being shipped across the Irish Sea from the Republic of Ireland to GB is still down significantly, raising further questions about government claims that trading volumes are returning to normal.

Dublin is the favorite destination for finance firms moving jobs into the European Union after Brexit, according to a study by consultancy EY.

Dublin remains the most popular destination for UK financial services firms looking to relocate staff or operations as a result of Brexit, according to EY.

Both Dublin and Luxembourg continue to be the most popular destinations for office and staff relocations, as well as new European hubs

Ashurst is the latest international law firm to establish an office in Dublin due to Brexit, following in the footsteps of, among others, Dentons, Burgess Salmon, DAC Beachcroft, DLA Piper, Pinsent Masons and Fieldfisher.

Hogan Lovells is to open in Dublin joining a procession of international law firms to set up shop there in response to Brexit.

Two weeks into Brexit, problems are mounting and recriminations are flying in all directions. The reality of Brexit is proving every bit as toxic as the four-and-a-half-year slog that got us to this point.

The Seanad Special Select Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union will meet this afternoon to discuss the impact of Brexit on the business sector, and on trade across the island and between Ireland and Britain.

Activity in first three months of year indicates UK's withdrawal from EU could remake financial centres across Europe in coming years. / A month after Britain voted to leave the European Union, Boris Johnson was asked whether he thought the finance industry would keep its rights to trade freely in the bloc. “I do, I do,” he told reporters. It was never that simple.

Finance firms have announced that about 7,600 jobs will move from the UK to the EU, according to a study by consultancy EY.

Production of a sculpture for the O’Connell plinth outside Dublin’s City Hall has been delayed due to Brexit-related difficulties sourcing the correct glue.

Retailer JD Sports is to open a 65,000 sq ft warehouse near Dublin to tackle post-Brexit trading problems.