trade

Guinness-maker highlights changing political landscape globally and the threat of tariffs as a key risk to its business

Mexico president Claudia Sheinbaum says levies delayed in X post

Euronext Dublin was down 1.6%, which was largely in line with international peers

Ireland’s strong economic performance contrasts with Europe’s ongoing stagnation but it comes with a risky downside

US president has warned he will impose levies on European Union

Now that we know that Trump’s tariff threats are not just bluster, it is clear that risks lie ahead of the Irish economy

Carmakers, food producers and construction will be worst hit but consumers across the US, Mexico and Canada could suffer

Ireland will be exposed if Donald Trump introduces blanket tariffs on imports from the EU

Ask the Expert: ‘I’m not sure what to do with him. Should I just let him continue the way he is?’

We need to execute on policies that enhance our competitiveness, trust in the resilience of our relationship with the US and maintain a consistent message that Ireland is open for business

Unthinkable: Irish economic policy was once framed as ‘Boston or Berlin’ – our options today are much starker

There is plenty of doom mongering about what a Trump presidency would mean for Ireland. This is what is really at stake.

Latest trade figures point to strong rebound in pharma exports last year following slump in 2023

Donald Trump is a businessman at heart. Ireland’s offering is one that speaks to him

Trump will face significant logistical and legal limits to his stated aim of deporting a million migrants a year

US is the world’s largest producer of crude oil and the biggest exporter of liquefied natural gas

The upcoming Trump presidency presents a huge challenge to maintaining the State’s tax receipts

ECB chief takes aim at claim that tariffs will ‘make America great again’ — but calls for negotiation, not retaliation

While Ireland appears vulnerable, particularly in relation to pharmaceuticals, aircraft would be an obvious way for the EU to hit back

The intentions of the new administration are clear. If the promised heavy tariffs on goods entering the US from the EU are imposed, this is a big hit to our economic model

Tariff hawk’s potential reappointment to top economy role likely to alarm trading partners

The EU’s dependency on the US for security could weaken its hand in any confrontation over trade and tariffs

In a US trade war, the EU could be tempted to take retaliatory action against American corporate tax in Ireland

New data analysis from the US Department of Commerce shows that it’s not always where we think

There are excellent reasons why we may want to intervene in the economy but these taxes will rarely be the best way

Roger Crowley explores how ‘restless Europeans’ such as Spain and Portugal created a global ‘maritime belt’ of trade and empire

Ireland’s new MEPs must build on good relations with our partners as global trade barriers come back in vogue and climate fatigue sets in

Beijing accuses bloc of ‘weaponising’ trade issues

A new law aimed at tackling deforestation risks disrupting commodities exports to the European Union, raising prices for consumers and threatening the livelihoods of farmers from Indonesia to Honduras.

North’s police service provided public order training to Oman’s force as recently as February

Legislation will encourage others to do likewise, says Simon Coveney

Other companies such as Apple and Amazon also being investigated by regulators

‘London arms fair: Protesters from the Campaign Against the Arms Trade, Amnesty International and others are unlikely to breach the defensive ring’

European Commission to issue decisions on four test cases, including Apple in Ireland,

Luxembourg finance minister Pierre Gramegna says expanded investigation not a surprise

More than 340 companies have transferred profits to Grand Duchy

Final decision months away and Government confident state aid rules were not breached