Leading Enterprise Ireland’s Northern Powerhouse Trade Mission, Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, Heather Humphreys TD said “As our long-standing trading partner, the UK is, and will remain, the largest export market for indigenous Irish companies. Clients of our State Agency Enterprise Ireland alone exported €7.5 billion in goods and services, representing 35% of total client exports, in 2016. As Brexit negotiations continue, the Irish Government, through Enterprise Ireland is committed to consolidating and growing Irish exports to the UK now and into the future. Engaging with senior business and political leaders of the Northern Powerhouse is critical to this effort: firstly, to realise the scale of this opportunity, and secondly, to see firsthand our shared ambitions with the Northern Powerhouse region.”