Land of opportunity: EI boss says Irish firms will target Trump’s US

EI has hired 39 new people to help Irish companies cope with the fallout from Brexit

Julie Sinnamon, chief executive, Enterprise Ireland Picture: Fergal Phillips

Enterprise Ireland chief executive Julie Sinnamon expects the US market to grow in importance for Irish companies after Brexit and the election of Donald Trump as president.

Sinnamon said: “Everybody has to find ways to work together. [The election of Trump] is like Brexit, a massive thing at the moment, but at the end of the day, people will reach agreement.”

She said the US stock market had reacted well to Trump’s election, ...