Ireland had a larger trade surplus than China with the US for the first time in March.

US drugmakers may be stockpiling pharma and medical products

Speaking in Cork on Monday, Mr Martin said tariffs have brought a lot of ‘uncertainty’.

A cluster of high-tech plants offering well-paid jobs has transformed Carrigtwohil, quadrupling its population in just two decades.

The US president unveils 'aggressive' tariff plan "to strengthen the international economic position of the United States and protect American workers"

Luke O'Neill said Ireland's underinvestment in science and research compared to the European average was a concern

Lord Mayor of Cork to meet with Mayor of County Cork on Monday in a bid to co-ordinate for Cork's multinational companies following the US president's threat to impose 25% tariffs on pharmaceuticals being exported into the United States.

The US was both the largest export and import market for Irish goods in January

Peter Burke also said there was a plan in place to deal with any possible US tariffs on the Irish pharmaceutical sector.

The facility, where five of eight blockbuster medicines produced by the giant are made, began production last year to meet the demand for the company’s diabetes and obesity treatments.

Pfizer previously announced over a thousand job cuts in locations including Ireland, the UK, Michigan, New York and New Jersey

Corporation tax receipts are highly concentrated among a small number of large, foreign-owned multinationals, data from the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council shows

The main Irish unit of pharmaceutical giant Gilead has paid out dividends totalling $3.05 billion over the past two years

Thirty-one  private consultancies were employed to lobby the European Commission on the pharmaceutical industry’s behalf

With close to 14,000 people employed in pharmaceutical, biopharma and medical technology companies across the city and county, the life science industry is one of the most important sectors for Cork. Gráinne McGuinness finds out more.