US-Irish links can be even stronger

Kyran Fitzgerald analyses the latest economic signals which point towards continuing good times the US-Irish trade.

The relationship forged between the US and Ireland has been a remarkable one.

It is one where personal sentiment has combined with cold commercial calculation to produce a remarkable result. There is little doubt that the affection of Irish America has played its part. Key figures on the boards of leading players, such as Donald Keough at Coca Cola, have looked kindly on their ancestral country and have played a part in persuading colleagues to back on investment in Ireland.