Ireland faces a bigger threat from the US than just tariffs
Eli Lilly, which has major operations in Cork and Limerick, said it will invest $27bn (€25.7bn) in new manufacturing plants in the US.
The cross-Atlantic trade relationships are fracturing at an alarming pace and EU leaders are rushing to get in line for one-on-one with sessions with President Donald Trump, all trying to understand the likely fallout for each one’s economy and how to protect their trading companies.
In this chaotic scramble, the St Patrick's Day White House Shamrock event looks like offering Taoiseach Micheál Martin a much-coveted opportunity to try and maintain the special Irish relationship with the US and hopefully protect Ireland’s export industry.
