Ireland’s whiskey producers are an obvious target in the crosshairs of Trump’s trade war, now that he has proposed a reactive 200 per cent tariff on European alcoholic drinks products. Veteran John Teeling speaks of a “very serious blow” to the industry as the latest White House salvo is digested across the bloc. Eoin Burke-Kennedy examines the fallout.

And as Trump’s tariff campaign appears to spiral out of control, Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe says European unity will steer the block through. Speaking to Derek Scally in Berlin, Mr Donohoe also said he was confident that US pharma based in Ireland, a particular bugbear of the tariff-embracing president, would not turn its back on its investments in plants and people.

After years of legal fighting, Ciara Kelleher (53), former senior portfolio relationship manager at Custom House Capital, has been told she will not face a third criminal trial. Ms Kelleher was accused of conspiring to defraud investors, clients, and customers. The Director of Public Prosecutions has decided not to run a third trial. Despite that decision, Ms Kelleher’s family said she “remains devastated that she has been subjected to over a decade of suspicion, allegations and the threat of prison”.