The US remains the biggest single market for its goods exports - notably in the pharmaceutical sector. But the threat on that sector from the White House has started to undermine the Irish economy according to the latest Central bank quarterly assessment. The report said that geopolitical and tariff concerns have blurred the picture for the Irish economy. But it says that domestic growth will continue at a decent clip and real wages will continue to rise. Joe spoke Robert Kelly, the Director of Economics and Statistics with the Central bank of Ireland and began by asking about overall growth.

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