The Trump tariffs are inevitably the main focus this morning. The 20 per cent tariff imposed with a flourish of a bookies’ odds board on all EU states was very much in line with what had been expected, Cliff Taylor writes, but that didn’t soften the blow for businesses exporting from Ireland. The ball is now in the European Union’s court but Brussels may well exercise caution to see if US consumers and companies put a squeeze on the Administration in Washington DC as the higher costs of goods hits their pockets.

Passengers using Dublin Airport won’t have to fret over the 32 million a year passenger cap for some time after the High Court confirmed it will remains suspended until a case taken by airlines against the Irish Aviation Authority is decided. And as issues have been referred to the Court of Justice of the European Union, that could be some time yet. Barry O’Halloran reports.

Barry also reports on the move by Belgian group D’leteren, owner of the upmarket notebook maker, Moleskine, to buy a leading Irish car parts distributor.