Ireland is "not exactly celebrating" the new EU-US trade deal, according to an Irish minister of state, despite it providing certainty. The agreement, which sets a 15% US tariff on all EU goods, is considered the "least bad option" given earlier threats of a 30% import tax.

• The new tariff represents half of the previously threatened 30% import tax rate by US President Donald Trump.
• Irish Minister of State Neale Richmond stated the deal provides certainty that was "lacking in the last number of months."
• Ireland is the most reliant EU country on the US as an export market, having exported goods worth £60.4bn ($81.1bn) to the US in 2024.