Clause For Concern: The Impact Of Tariffs On Construction Projects In Ireland

The first shot in a trade war?

Never has a press conference on US trade policy been such required viewing for those involved in construction across Ireland. Even before the President of the United States could declare his intentions social media was awash with images from the phones of journalists detailing the individual levels of pain that would be imposed on countries in the hours to come. Given this country's recent experiences with Brexit, as a nation we are more fluent than most in terms of the potential impacts that uncertainty in trade can bring. The uncertainty that the impending trade war brings will impact economic sectors of all kinds, particularly those whose service delivery requires long term planning such as the construction industry.