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Solar installers confident despite sector challenges
Stephen Robb
Stephen Robb speaks to some of the leading solar PV suppliers about the prospects of solar energy on farms.
12 April 2025 Opinion
Opinion: there are US politicians we can talk to as Trump's aggression alarms
The Irish have long had a reputation for diplomacy. It needs to be put to use now with US politicians who can curb Donald Trump's power.
10 April 2025 News
Pause on US tariffs offers breathing space for Ireland
President Trump slashes tariffs announced last week for all trading partners, but goes the opposite way with China.
Farming braces for Trump's trade war
Donald Trump has started a trade war that will hit Irish farmers, agribusinesses and food exporters. Caitríona Morrissey reports.
9 April 2025 News
Cooler heads emerge in tariff row
It's still early days for the Trump tariff regime, but resistance is emerging within his own Republican Party.
9 April 2025 Dealer
Trump pauses tariffs for 90 days
Trump made the move, he said, based on the fact that more than 75 countries have called representatives of the US to negotiate a solution to his tariff plan and because they have not retaliated.
9 April 2025 News
Progress made to ‘protect’ Irish dairy and whiskey from tariffs - Harris
On Wednesday 2 April, US president Donald Trump announced 20% tariffs on American imports from the EU.
9 April 2025 News
US tariffs could be a disruptor to global beef trade
While US tariffs will have minimal direct impact on Irish beef because so little goes to the US, there could be indirect consequences.
6 April 2025 News
Trump tariffs are what Brexit could have been
Tariff announcement by President Trump no worse than expected, but the impact will still be damaging for Irish exports.
4 April 2025 News
Trump tariffs: Dairygold and Tirlán urge cautious response
Michael Harte of Dairygold and John Murphy of Tirlán have called for a cool assessment of the US tariff threat before any action is taken.
3 April 2025 News
Farm organisations react to 'crude' Trump tariffs
The Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association (ICMSA), Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association (ICSA) and the Green Party have given their opinions on the recently announced tariffs on the EU.
3 April 2025 News
Commission called on to shield EU dairy from US tariffs
"Dairy is not the problem here. Using it as a pawn only creates new problems on both sides of the Atlantic," the European Dairy Association has said.
3 April 2025 News