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TÁNAISTE SIMON HARRIS will today update Cabinet on the implications of tariffs proposed by the United States and counter measures announced by the European Union in recent days.
Over the last week, the Taoiseach, Tánaiste and the majority of Government ministers have been overseas to promote Ireland for St Patrick’s Day.
While away, the US imposed worldwide tariffs of 25% on all imports of steel and aluminium products, effective from 12 March.
On the same day, the EU announced its proposed countermeasures including re-imposition of suspended tariff measures from 1 April and proposed new measures to come into effect in mid-April.
The US is expected to announce a further round of measures on 2 April.
This morning, Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Harris returned from the US where he has been in New York and Philadelphia as part of St Patrick’s Day festivities.
While there, he took part in high-level engagements with the business community in New York and stressed the “robust” nature of the Irish economy, the strong two-way trade relationship between Ireland and the US.
More than 200,000 Americans are employed in more than 770 Irish-owned companies.
The Tánaiste delivered the message that Ireland is committed to further investing in infrastructure to maintain high levels of foreign direct investment that create jobs and economic prosperity in Ireland.
Harris is set to inform Cabinet of the work of a cross-Government body tasked with analysing the impact of tariffs for Ireland.
A meeting of the Government Trade Forum, which is made up of domestic stakeholders and is chaired by the Tánaiste, will also take place on 21 March ahead of potentially broader US tariffs being imposed on the EU on 2 April.
It is understood the Tánaiste will stress the need for Ireland to continue to work closely with the European Commission and EU partners in framing our response to tariffs.
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They should do a book, they’s make thousands at Christmas. I recognised so many of the old one, good memories.
Good idea!!!
Lovely to see them. Thanks.
it was always hard for ireland to match up to john hinde postcards it was better than the real thing; glorious sunshine and sunsets in every postcard, but very nostalgic
when i lived in new zealand i always got a john hinde calendar from my family at christmas time .it made the long year more bearable for an irishman in exile . there must be thousands of these calendars hanging in irish homes all over australia and new zealand .it would be a shame to see it come to an end ..
Well, Kevin, let me tell you I live in New Zealand and have done for the past twelve years. Let’s see. We’ve got jobs, we don’t have the political corruption that is part of the fabric of Irish life. We have a fabulous climate. We don’t have the pollution and privatising of our precious countryside. We have space to move around in. We don’t have the fear of being mugged in our own homes. We have a healthy, happy and equitable multi-cultural country. We are not defined by bigotry and intolerance. We have excellent public services. We are not riddled by the inefficiencies and couldn’t-be-arsed values of the Civil Service. Best of all, we have a wonderful country to bring up happy, curious and adventurous children. We are encouraged to love and enjoy this hidden gem at the far end of the planet. Yes, i miss my friends and family terribly, but when they come to visit, they never want to go home. . David Green
Lovely to see all the old ones. I recognize some from my own collection. A collectors book would be lovely to have.
I always bought his postcards and sent them to family and friends across the Pond. I have loved looking through them.
Good, in these times, to see something of old Ireland that we can look back on with some fondness. Don’t forget the calendars at Christmas, maybe there’s hope for them.
yes i agree a collectors book would be great or/and a postcard book to maybe have at hand to sen when you like without having to call into shops to find maybe shop have none in stock so buy a book of them at a time
A romantic view of ourselves before we lost the run of things but beautiful all the same.
Fantastic photos.
Another piece of old Ireland disappears. The beauty of those pictures is a reminder of all we’ve lost.
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