5 h. ago Political jitters as Trump’s tariff liberation day may bring serious ramifications for Ireland

Your essential end-of-week politics catch up

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5 d. ago Canada’s new PM Mark Carney calls snap election seeking ‘strong positive mandate’

Decision comes as Mark Carney’s Liberals experience unprecedented swing in the polls that puts them ahead of Conservatives

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5 d. ago Canada’s new PM calls snap election amid ‘most significant crisis of our lifetime’ due to Trump

Decision comes as Mark Carney’s Liberals experience unprecedented swing in the polls that puts them ahead of Conservatives

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5 d. ago Canada's new PM Mark Carney calls snap election in shadow of Trump tariffs and US trade war

Carney, the former head of the Bank of England, took leadership of the Liberal Party from Justin Trudeau nine days ago.

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6 d. ago ‘The thinking has shifted’: Trump’s trade war spells economic pain for Ireland as Dublin plans for damage limitation

The working assumption had been that Trump would use the threat of tariffs to get people around the table, but that has changed

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7 d. ago New Canadian prime minister Mark Carney expected to call snap election next month

Carney wants to capitalise on a polling surge for his Liberal Party.

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8 d. ago Israel’s ‘indiscriminate’ bombing of Gaza needs greater response than Irish Bill, says Taoiseach

EU leaders meet in Brussels over Middle East, Ukraine and potential US trade war

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8 d. ago Irish Bill not going to impact immediate decisions of Israeli government, says Taoiseach

EU leaders meet in Brussels over Middle East, Ukraine and potential US trade war

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1 week ago Canada 'must diversify' its trade relationships, new PM Mark Carney says

Carney met with British leader Keir Starmer and France’s Emmanuel Macron yesterday in London and Paris.

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1 week ago Tánaiste warns of 'significant period of turbulence' over US

“Tariffs are bad for consumers in Ireland, they’re bad for consumers in Europe, and they’re bad for consumers in the United States of America," Harris said.

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1 week ago Simon Harris: Ireland faces 'significant period of turbulence' as US

Simon Harris: Ireland faces 'significant period of turbulence' as US-EU trade war escalates  Irish Examiner

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2 w. ago Northern Ireland risks becoming ‘collateral damage’ in transatlantic trade war

Northern Ireland risks becoming ‘collateral damage’ in transatlantic trade war  Financial Times

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2 w. ago Shares fall for Jameson whiskey owner after Trump's threat to impose 200% tariff

Trump’s new volley in his trade war with the EU has seen global stock markets slide.

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2 w. ago Pat Leahy: Ireland still faces threats from the Trump presidency

Micheál Martin did well at the White House but Ireland could still get caught up in US-EU trade war

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2 w. ago Government intensifies preparations for transatlantic trade war amid US tariff threats

Harris to gather trade forum next week

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2 w. ago Ireland intensifies preparations for transatlantic trade war amid US tariff threats

Harris to gather trade forum next week

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2 w. ago Portugal calls third election in three years following prime minister's resignation

President Montenegro stepped down on Tuesday after his minority centre-right government lost a confidence vote.

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2 w. ago Europe to stand united in face of trade war, Minister for Finance says

Finance Minister confident US pharma will not walk away from long-term investment in Irish plants and people

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2 w. ago 'I love the Irish': Trump receives bowl of shamrock from Taoiseach

The presentation of shamrock to the White House has been a symbol of the friendship between Ireland and the United States since 1953.

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2 w. ago Trump, Irish leader meet amid differences on trade, Gaza war

Trump, Irish leader meet amid differences on trade, Gaza war  Voice of America

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