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'Curve ball': Irish whiskey producers fret over US tariffs

The US imposed 20% tariffs on EU alcoholic drinks, impacting Irish producers.
These tariffs stemmed from retaliatory measures against planned EU levies on US whiskey.
The Irish Whiskey Association reports the US market accounts for 40% of exports.
Tony Healy stated, "But it's here now, so we have to deal with it."
O Cathain said tariffs undermine exports and Healy fears business will end in the US if a 200% rate applies.

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'Curve ball': Irish whiskey producers fret over US tariffs

For Tony Healy, an Irish whiskey producer in Dundalk, near the UK border with Northern Ireland, US tariffs of 20 percent on EU alcoholic drinks were a huge and unexpected "curve ball".

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