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New 'Scottish Hub' in Dublin to strengthen ties with Edinburgh

The Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has announced that a "Scottish Hub" is being set up a...
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15.05 19 Jun 2015


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New 'Scottish Hub' in Dublin to strengthen ties with Edinburgh

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15.05 19 Jun 2015


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The Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has announced that a "Scottish Hub" is being set up at the British Embassy in Dublin.

It will work on enhancing relations between Ireland and Scotland, with particular focus on trade and investment.

It comes as an additional Irish diplomat is to be assigned to the Consulate-General of Ireland in Edinburgh later this summer.

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The UK is Ireland's biggest trade partner, with two-way business valued at €1bn a week.

Latest figures show that Enterprise Ireland client companies achieved at least €270m in exports to Scotland in 2013.

The products and services supplied by these Irish firms are diverse - while construction services, electronics and clean technologies are the leading exports accounting for almost 50% of this figure.

Scotland also accounts for 10% of visits from the UK to Ireland.

Foreign Affairs Minister Charlie Flanagan described the move as 'very positive', adding: "I am delighted too to be able to assign an additional diplomatic officer to the Irish Consulate in Edinburgh. The increased resources there and in Dublin will help enormously as we seek to build on the work of recent years."


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