Cabinet to hear plan to expedite capital projects to shield Ireland from tariff repercussions

The minister for public expenditure, Jack Chambers, will on Tuesday bring a memo to Cabinet on plans to review and update the National Development Plan. File Picture: Leah Farrell / © RollingNews.ie

Stock markets across the world have fallen sharply as Ireland and the EU braces for Donald Trump's "Liberation Day" trade tariff announcement.

A plan to rapidly expedite a number of large scale capital projects across housing, the energy grid, road infrastructure, and water services in a bid to ensure Ireland remains competitive is now being worked up by the Government.