The IDA has known for a few months that change was in the air.  Donald Trump’s tariff war and America First policies look set to change the global investment landscape. But so far, Ireland has escaped any major damage.  In fact inward investment into the country was up 37% in the first half of this year. But were these deals long in the pipeline and will that river of FDI dry up in the coming years as companies sit on their hands? 

That was just one of the issues Joe raised with Michael Lohan the Chief Executive of the IDA.