A new survey released by the Dublin Chamber of Commerce has shown that Irish businesses are continuing to remain positive in their outlook for the future. The results from the first quarterly business survey of members of the Dublin Chamber found that 81pc of companies said their level of business either increased or remained stable in the past three months. A further 86pc expect their business levels to increase or remain stable in the next three months.

The survey shows, however that while businesses have confidence in themselves they are not as positive about the economy, with 35pc saying their confidence in the Irish economy had decreased in the past three months.

Businesses surveyed said they believed the Government’s top priorities for the future were stimulating the domestic economy (31pc) and managing public finances (29pc).

You can read the full report here.