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Ireland is looking terrifyingly vulnerable to Trump’s trade war

9 April 2025

8:43 PM

9 April 2025

8:43 PM

The Irish government has spent a lot of time trying to reassure voters that they have little to fear from any economic realignment with America. Now it is openly acknowledging the uncomfortable truth: that more than any other EU member state, Ireland is in a remarkably precarious position following Donald Trump’s imposition of tariffs.

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