Firms in Northern Ireland anxious about Trump tariffs, O’Neill says

First Minister Michelle O’Neill said NI businesses were anxious about the tariffs (Liam McBurney/PA)

Businesses in Northern Ireland are “anxious” about the impact that US president Donald Trump’s tariff announcements will have, First Minister Michelle O’Neill has said.

Deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly added that it is important for any retaliatory EU tariffs on the US not to penalise Northern Ireland, while Tánaiste Simon Harris said there is a need to examine the implications of a tariffs differential on the island.