The Government has come up short in its efforts to convince the European Commission not to target US bourbon, Boeing aircraft and agriculture produce in potential retaliatory tariffs. Jack Power reports from Brussels that the views of other governments in the European Union have begun to harden, after US President Donald Trump threatened to raise blanket tariffs on trade - which are taxes on imports - coming from the EU to 30 per cent from August 1st.

A Scandinavian consortium that had been circling Dalata Hotel Group has reached an agreement to buy the business for €1.4 billion. Joe Brennan has the story.

Talks with investors and creditors on a deal to save troubled airline Cityjet are continuing, it emerged on Tuesday. The carrier has until mid-August to secure a rescue deal after the High Court extended an order protecting it from creditors on Tuesday. Barry O’Halloran was in court.