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Hills, forests, rolling fields â we have it all. But what rights do the public have to </div> 452 </a> 453 454 <a href="https://factcheckni.org/articles/trade-between-ni-roi-and-gb-have-irish-goods-exports-to-the-uk-more-than-doubled-since-brexit/" class="w-full mb-8 sm:w-1/2 lg:w-1/3 posts-card posts-home flex flex-col"> 455 <img width="260" height="160" src="https://factcheckni.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Untitled-1200-Ã-630px-12-260x160.png" class="attachment-posts-card size-posts-card wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" /> <div class="bg-white dark:bg-navy_black dark:text-offwhite px-4 py-6 rounded-b-lg h-full"> 456 457 <p class="text-cherryred font-bold inline capitalize">Articles</p><p class="text-cherryred font-bold inline"> | </p><p class="text-cherryred font-bold inline capitalize">Economy</p><p class="text-cherryred font-bold inline"> | </p><p class="text-cherryred font-bold inline capitalize">Europe</p><p class="text-cherryred font-bold inline"> | </p><p class="text-cherryred font-bold inline capitalize">Topics</p> <h5 class="mb-0 font-literata w-11/12">Trade between NI, RoI and GB: Have Irish goods exports to the UK more than doubled since Brexit?</h5> 458 <p class="py-3 border-b border-grey_four">10 September 2026</p> 459 <p class="border-b border-grey_four pb-3">CLAIM: The value of goods traded from Ireland to the UK was worth under â¬11bn at the time of Brexit but had grown to â¬24.5bn last year. Irish food exp
459orts to the UK have almost tripled from 2016, to a value of â¬6.7bn in 2025. Total goods traded between Northern Ireland and RoI were worth around â¬5.5bn in each direction last year.</p> 460 <h6 class="uppercase mb-1 font-alegreya font-bold">Rating</h6> 461 <p class="border-b border-grey_four pb-3">INACCURATE WITH CONSIDERATION.</p> 462 In an Irish Times opinion article published on 26 June, the paperâs former political editor Stephen Collins wrote: âExports of goods from the Republic to </div> 463 </a> 464 465 </div> 466 </div> 467 468 <div class="flex mb-8 justify-center"> 469 <a href="https://factcheckni.org/topics" class="uppercase bg-red text-white font-semibold rounded-full hover:bg-pinkprimary drop-shadow hover:border-red-500 px-16 py-4 m-auto">View all</a> 470 </div> 471 472 </section> 473 474 <section class="py-16"> 475 <div class="container"> 476 <div class="flex"> 477 <blockquote class="w-full lg:8/12 text-left leading-tight font-literata dark:text-white px-10 sm:text-center relative md:px-8 lg:px-16">Choose from over 300 fact checks on the topics that matter most to you</blockquote> 478 </div> 479 </div> 480 481 482 <div class="container slider mt-18"> 483 <div class="mySwiper swiper"> 484 <div class="swiper-wrapper"> 485 <div class="swiper-slide"> 486 <a href="https://factcheckni.org/category/topics/peace/" class="icon-area factcheck-cats"> 487 <div class="icon-wrapper"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="65" height="59.638" viewBox="0 0 65 59.638"> 488 <path id="Path_1959" data-name="Path 1959" d="M49.125,3A19.462,19.462,0,0,0,34.5,9.792,19.462,19.462,0,0,0,19.875,3,17.7,17.7,0,0,0,2,20.875C2,33.16,13.05,43.17,29.788,58.38L34.5,62.638l4.712-4.29C55.95,43.17,67,33.16,67,20.875A17.7,17.7,0,0,0,49.125,3Zm-14.3,50.537-.325.325-.325-.325C18.7,39.53,8.5,30.268,8.5,20.875A11.107,11.107,0,0,1,19.875,9.5a12.706,12.706,0,0,1,11.6,7.67h6.077A12.625,12.625,0,0,1,49.125,9.5,11.107,11.107,0,0,1,60.5,20.875C60.5,30.268,50.3,39.53,34.825,53.537Z" transform="translate(-2 -3)" fill="currentColor"/> 489</svg> 490</div> 491 <h4 class="font-bold mt-2 dark:text-white">Peace</h4> <p>Includes paramilitaries, peace lines, and life after âthe Troublesâ.</p> 492 </a> 493 </div> 494 <div class="swiper-slide"> 495 <a href="https://factcheckni.org/category/topics/law/" class="icon-area factcheck-cats"> 496 <div class="icon-wrapper"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="65" height="67.421" viewBox="0 0 65 67.421"> 497 <path id="Path_1957" data-name="Path 1957" d="M1,62.292H37.775v6.129H1ZM13.994,22.667l8.673-8.673L66,57.327,57.327,66ZM35.691,1,53.037,18.346l-8.673,8.673L27.018,9.673ZM9.673,26.988,27.018,44.333l-8.673,8.673L1,35.661l8.673-8.673Z" transform="translate(-1 -1)" fill="currentColor"/> 498</svg> 499</div> 500 <h4 class="font-bold mt-2 dark:text-white">Law</h4> <p>Includes crime statistics, cultural and religious matters.</p> 501 </a> 502 </div> 503 <div class="swiper-slide"> 504 <a href="https://factcheckni.org/category/topics/health/" class="icon-area factcheck-cats"> 505 <div class="icon-wrapper"><svg id="Group_4467" data-name="Group 4467" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="50.556" height="65" viewBox="0 0 50.556 65"> 506 <path id="Path_1958" data-name="Path 1958" d="M24.861,46.333H15.833V35.5h9.028V26.472H35.694V35.5h9.028V46.333H35.694v9.028H24.861ZM55.556,21.056V60.778A7.243,7.243,0,0,1,48.333,68H12.222A7.243,7.243,0,0,1,5,60.778V21.056a7.243,7.243,0,0,1,7.222-7.222H48.333A7.243,7.243,0,0,1,55.556,21.056Zm-7.222,0H12.222V60.778H48.333ZM51.944,3H8.611v7.222H51.944Z" transform="translate(-5 -3)" fill="currentColor"/> 507</svg> 508</div> 509 <h4 class="font-bold mt-2 dark:text-white">Health</h4> <p>Includes reproductive rights, mental health, nutrition and COVID-19.</p> 510 </a> 511 </div> 512 <div class="swiper-slide"> 513 <a href="https://factcheckni.org/category/topics/europe/" class="icon-area factcheck-cats"> 514 <div class="icon-wrapper"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="66.694" height="64.71" viewB
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