Ireland touts record investments in US economy
Newsy
Top Irish political and business leaders are meeting with their American counterparts in Washington this week to announce new, historic levels of investment in the U.S. economy.
Top Irish political and business leaders are meeting with their American counterparts in Washington this week to announce new, historic levels of investment in the U.S. economy.
The meetings come ahead of a busy week for the Irish taoiseach, or prime minister, who is meeting with President Donald Trump and congressional leaders.
The investments total more than $6.1 billion and feature companies like nutrition giant Glanbia, insulation and construction solutions company Kingspan, and packaging firm Smurfit Westrock.
"Our focus is very much on the economic relationship with a series of engagement with business leaders who contribute so much to the sheer economic success between our nations. The Irish-US economic relationship is a very, very much mutually beneficial one, but a critical one for Ireland nonetheless. I just want to say that Ireland is a pro-enterprise country, and we are a pro-enterprise government. It's an important point to make, because everything policy-wise flows from that basic philosophical report,” Taoiseach Martin said during a breakfast briefing hosted by Amazon Web Services and Enterprise Ireland, the country’s economic development agency.
Martin added, “The business links across all of our sectors provide prosperity, jobs, and investment, not just for every Irish county, but for all of the 50 states of the USA.”
At least four American soldiers have died as the war in the Middle East intensified over the weekend and Iran and its proxy forces launched retaliatory strikes against Israel and Arab states.
Trump ordered U.S.-Israeli airstrikes on Iran; Tehran fired missiles at U.S. bases as Congress split over his authority to act without approval.