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

Wed, 09 Nov, 2016 - 09:58

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.

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