Goods from Ireland to the United States will be slapped with a 20 per cent tariff from next week.
Donald Trump made his Liberation Day announcement last night at the White House promising economic freedom for American workers.
Ireland will be lumped in with a 20 per cent tax on EU goods from April 9th with Trump saying the bloc had treated his country “very badly”.
Mayo Minister Alan Dillon says the world is reeling from last night’s announcement by President Trump and he says EU negotiations are now key to reducing that figure and to ensure the retention of jobs nationally and in particular in this region.
He has been speaking to Midwest News Editor Teresa O’Malley…
