World trade involves a country buying from people as well as selling to them. Well, of course the wider context is the drive by the farm lobby to scupper the Mercusor trade deal. Here’s why...Opens in new window ]The Government has proceeded with this, as a State-run facility run by Gas Networks Ireland. But the acid test of Ireland’s ability to adapt to the new world will be whether this can be delivered. [ The Irish Times view on Ireland’s infrastructure: an omnishambles blighting livesOpens in new window ]The shape of the “new” world is not clear.

Source: The Irish Times January 25, 2026 13:03 UTC