Ireland: The border and Brexit and to a lesser degree due to COVID-19. Media has little to say but what is impact? Less brands in shops like Tesco, poorer quality vegetables and fruit … what do we face this winter? …“The cocktail of the Brexit and Covid-driven driver exodus occurring against an upswing in consumer demand plus the equally pressing problem of sea-freight capacity shortages mean that our crystal ball finds it difficult to say how long delivery delays will last,”

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