The timber industry contributes about €2.3 billion to our economy each year and supports 12,000 jobs in rural Ireland. But with some 78 per cent of the output exported overseas, it is plain that Brexit poses a serious threat.

To discuss the industry and the threat it faces, Ciarán Hancock is joined by Coillte CEO Fergal Leamy, John Murray, owner of Murray Timber, and Lucinda Creighton, MD of Vulcan Consulting on this week’s Inside Business podcast.

But first Eoin Burke-Kennedy is here to talk about his selection of the major business stories this week, including soaring property prices, Google and Facebook backing away from political advertising and a proposed levy on diesel.

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