Trump election kills EU-US trade deal and will hurt Ireland: John Bruton

According to Eurostat figures, 24% of Irish exports and 14% of imports went to and came from the US in 2015

Former Taoiseach John Bruton has said Donald Trump's election victory has effectively killed the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), with knock-on effects in Ireland.

He claimed that any fall in trade as a result of a collapse of the EU-US trade deal will hurt Ireland's economy and prevent public pay increases.