Trump lifts tariffs on Irish Whiskey

US President Donald Trump announced he will lift all tariffs on Irish whiskey at the end of his two-day visit to Ireland.

He announced this before handing over the winner’s trophy at the Trump International golf resort in Doonbeg, Co Clare, to Irish Open winner Shane Lowry.

Whiskey distilled in the Republic of Ireland faces the standard 15% tariff, which applies to EU goods entering the US, while whiskey made in Northern Ireland or elsewhere in the UK has no tariff.

It comes after Trump doubled down on his support for a united Ireland and said joining Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland was “one of the naturals of all time”.