Jobs could be lost in US-EU trade war, warns Paschal Donohoe

Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe said Ireland was approaching any potential trade war from a position of strength due to the country’s finances being in surplus.

There is a “real risk” of job losses in Ireland if the EU and US end up in a trade war, Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe has said.

Mr Donohoe warned the costs of goods would rise if trade barriers were put in place by the United States.