Tom McGurk: We need to start talking about the US trade deal

The controversy around the transatlantic trade and investment partnership is non-existent in Ireland, but is raging elsewhere

Ireland and America have always had a great relationship

They may not realise it yet, but the most significant decision our new government may have to make in the future could be in relation to TTIP, the new transatlantic trade and investment partnership.

Both Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil have previously been keen supporters of the trade deal, which has been in negotiation for three years and aims to link the economies of the EU and the US. But this is no ...