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Pause on US tariffs offers breathing space for Ireland
Phelim O'Neill
President Trump slashes tariffs announced last week for all trading partners, but goes the opposite way with China.
9 April 2025 News
US meat and dairy hit hard by China tariff retaliation
Apart from Canada, China is the only major US trading partner so far to retaliate
9 April 2025 News
Progress made to ‘protect’ Irish dairy and whiskey from tariffs - Harris
On Wednesday 2 April, US president Donald Trump announced 20% tariffs on American imports from the EU.
Government’s failure to attend Mercosur meeting ‘unacceptable’ – Sinn Féin
The meeting, convened by France, included 10 European Union countries that have reservations against the deal.
9 April 2025 News
Strict import controls needed for used forestry machinery – IFA
The association hopes that these controls will ensure all imported used forestry machinery goes through strict biosecurity measures to stop the spread of harmful diseases.
4 April 2025 Forestry
Trump tariffs are what Brexit could have been
Tariff announcement by President Trump no worse than expected, but the impact will still be damaging for Irish exports.
4 April 2025 News
Countries increasingly working around Trump’s US
Trade pressure from the US is increasing cooperation between other countries.
2 April 2025 News
Heydon urges vigilance following foot-and-mouth outbreaks in Slovakia
No cattle, sheep or pigs have been imported into Ireland from Slovakia, Hungary or Germany since 1 January 2025.
21 March 2025 News
Mirror clauses in international trade
Production standard equivalence for imports is a regular point of friction in international trade.
28 February 2025 News
Vegetable farmer views: ‘we can't turn to a spray to deal with a problem’
We spoke to aspiring farmers and long-time growers at a commercial market opportunities for organic vegetables conference in Backweston, Co Kildare.
26 February 2025 News
Gerry Boyle: tariffs a flawed legacy from a distant time
Trump’s gripe is that too many countries are running trade surpluses with the US, and as he thinks this is a bad thing, he wants to translate these surpluses into deficits.
26 February 2025 Viewpoints
Support needed for €4m storm damage in horticulture - Organic Trust
The trust, which represents over 2,200 Irish organic growers and processors, has penned a letter to Minister of State Michael Healy Rae saying that 10% of its membership was affected by the storm.
26 February 2025 News