The EU sells more goods to the US than it buys, leaving the US with a deficit of €158bn last year. Ireland accounted for €32bn of the deficit, as our US exports rapidly grew

Ireland is operating close to capacity with a labour market at full employment

A higher value euro could hurt profit margins of Irish firms, many of which have signed long-term fixed price contracts with clients in the US

Given Ireland’s dependence on crude imports, the country's economy will be boosted by a drop in oil prices and falling transport costs

The escalating trade rhetoric can easily degenerate into a full-blown trade war, ranging across many industries and creating chaos along the supply chain form Ireland to China

Ireland was one of the first EU member states to implement the new EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Regulations 2024

Falling revenues in pharmaceutical firms turned around in 2024 but competition and regulation may pinch the profitability of a sector that is crucial to Ireland

The big question facing IATA and airlines including Aer Lingus and Ryanair is how to turn the passenger growth into bottom-line profits

For SMEs, ignorance of the law is no defence, and firms that buy in AI solutions from the tech giants will be obliged to review their terms and conditions to ensure they comply with the AI Act

The Russian economy has grown at the same rate as the US so far this year and a wide range of European companies have been dodging current embargoes