US remains a 'very important market' for Enterprise Ireland firms

Enterprise Ireland interim CEO Kevin Sherry made the comments as it launched its new 2025-2029 strategy document

Enterprise minister Peter Burke and Charlene Flanagan of Ella & Jo skincare flanked by Enterprise Ireland chairman Michael Carey and interim CEO Kevin Sherry launching the 2025-2029 strategy. Picture: Orla Murray .

The interim chief executive of Enterprise Ireland has said they are taking a “long-term approach” to where opportunities for growth may be with the US remaining a “very important market” for its client companies despite the potential risks posed by trade barriers.

On Wednesday, Enterprise Ireland launched a new strategy for the period 2025 to 2029 which sets out a number of targets including increasing the jobs supported by the agency up to 275,000 and increasing exports by client companies to €50bn.