Pádraig Hoare: US election result won’t move the needle much for Ireland

It is not yet clear what a Biden victory in the US presidential election will mean for Ireland’s thriving pharmaceutical and biopharma industries, writes Pádraig Hoare

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden speaks at a drive-in rally at Broward College, Coconut Creek, Florida. Picture: Andrew Harnik/AP.

The powerful lobby that traversed the Atlantic Ocean beginning more than 170 years ago may not have as much influence as it once had, but Ireland’s relationship with the US remains strong.

How the little island country positioned betwixt the Land of the Free, a newly isolated UK, and traditional allies in Europe, fares in a new presidential administration remains to be seen.