There are calls from the US for Ireland's corporate tax rate to remain at 12.5%.

ONE of the US Senate’s staunchest budget-cutters unveiled a massive plan to cut the nation’s deficit by $9 trillion (€6.4tn) over the coming decade.

Thousands of Americans marched to the US Capitol in Washington DC today, carrying signs with slogans such as "Obamacare makes me sick" as they protested against the president's health care plan and what they say is out-of-control spending.

Thousands of Americans marched to the US Capitol in Washington DC today, carrying signs with slogans such as "Obamacare makes me sick" as they protested against the president's health care plan and what they say is out-of-control spending.