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How should Ireland react to Trump’s threats against tech?

US President Donald Trump has threatened to impose new tariffs and curb exports to countries with...

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07.00 27 Aug 2025


How should Ireland react to Trump’s threats against tech?


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07.00 27 Aug 2025


US President Donald Trump has threatened to impose new tariffs and curb exports to countries with digital taxes or regulations that affect American tech companies. 

With the EU Digital Services Act in affect, this puts Ireland and its tech companies firmly in the firing line, but how can we react? For more on this we heard from Dan O’Brien, Chief Economist at the Institute of International and European Affairs and Columnist with The Currency.


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